Introduction to: S H E E T M E T A L B E N D A L L O W A N C E by Robert D. Vink d.b.a. J & B Design Co. 18613 N. Fruitport Rd. Spring Lake, MI 49456 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Basic hardware: IBM PC, XT, AT, or 386 or any compatible clone with either a hard disk drive and at least one 360K floppy, or with two 360K floppies. Printer: Spacing has been set to print out on a standard 8.50" x 11.00" tractor feed sheets. Set up for Epson emulation. Turn [Cap Lock] on, Input is UPPER CASE sensitive! SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS This program requires either MS or PC Dos, level 2.10 or higher. GO.BAT To start program preceded by instructions. BEND.EXE Main executable program. BEND.MAT Sequential file for storing material information. BEND.TXT Manual in screen display format (This file). BEND.DOC Manual in printer format for paging. GETTING STARTED C:\> MD BEND [Return] Create a new directory. C:\> CD BEND [Return] Move to new directory. C:\BEND> COPY A:*.* C: Copy the contents of disk to new directory. C:\BEND\ BEND [Return] This is the main program name that will start the BEND ALLOWANCE program. USING WITH AutoCAD C: COPY A:*.* C:\ACAD Copy the entire disk into the AutoCAD directory. To access the program from within AutoCAD, enter the [SHELL] command at the command prompt. Enter [BEND] at the Dos prompt. To return to the AutoCAD screen, hit [F1]. OPERATING BEND ALLOWANCE 1. Enter [1] to start. 2. Pick the material the part is to be made from by item #. 3. Enter the number of cross-sections to process for this part. 4. Enter the number of bends for the cross-section at the prompt. 5. All flanges or legs are to be entered in their finished formed overall size. (Outside to outside) 6. The default angle is 90 degrees. Enter the actual number of degrees that the part will be formed. 180 degrees equals a full hairpin hemm. 7. The default radius is .0312". Enter the desired inside radius. 8. Enter (Y/N) prompts in upper case. NOTES 1. Machine Form: The actual center line of the die. 2. Standard Bend: The material between bends not affected by the forming radius. 3. Machine Allowance: The material actually involved in the form. UPDATING MATERIAL FILE 1. Enter [2] to revise or add to Material File. 2. Enter the item number of material to edit. 3. Enter the line number of data to edit. Remember to enter cost in dollars per square foot and weight in pounds per square foot. 4. Enter [5] to return to Material list and hit [RETURN] if completed. * * * * * * NEW PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE * * * * * * Concerned about establishing Standards Hours for your Sheet Metal operations? Looking for consistency in your sheet metal costing and estimating? Want to project machine and manpower utilization? Want to roll up material requirements and costs by release? Permit me to introduce the "Sheet Metal Job Shop Manager". ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º º J & B DESIGN PRESENTS º º º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º S H E E T M E T A L º º º º J O B S H O P º º º º M A N A G E R º º º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º VER 3.15 10/15/1989 º º by: Robert D. Vink º º Copyright (C) 1987 R. D. Vink º º Serial Number: 315040 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Licensee: º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ This stand alone computer program will: 1. Computes bend allowances. 2. Provide standard operational times for: a. Shears b. Deburring c. Numerical Control Punch d. Machine notch, punch, or embossing e. Machine forming 3. Maintains individual burden rates for the above operations. 4. Allows for a variable productivity rate. 5. Will maintain information on up to 180 different types of sheet or coil stock. 6. Will maintain a data base of over 3200 parts in a single file. 7. Will print out the entire data base in alfanumerical order using the latest costs as maintained in the materials file, the latest burden rates and direct labor rates. Ideal for year end inventory costing. 8. Will produce a production report, using a "Bill of Material", that will roll up the operational times and costs needed for Manpower planning, and will provide a recap of all the sheet metal required for the production release. A total cost for the release will also be computed. 9. Will generate and print a basic "Process Sheet" that list the estimated set up time and operation time for each part being released against a "Bill of Material". 10. Allows for easy editing of a part once it is entered into the DATA base. 11. Can be set up to operate off a hard disk drive, or will operate directly from a floppy disk, or the program can be operated form a hard disk and the data base will be maintained on a floppy. The latter approach enables the user to isolate DATA bases for separate customers or divisions. 12. Is password protected. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͺ M E N U º* * W A R N I N G * *º º º º 3 2 0 0 RECORDS º º M ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͺ MAXIMUM SORTING º º º º CAPABILITY! º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͺ (1) PROCESS NEW PART ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ º º (2) REVISE AN EXISTING PART º º (1) BEND ALº (3) PRINT ALL PART RECORDS º º (2) STANDARº (4) PRODUCTION PLANNING MENU º º (3) FILE MAº (5) PRINT PRODUCTION REPORT º º (4) INITIALº (6) PRINT PROCESS SHEETS ºÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º (5) QUIT º (7) PRINT MATERIAL FILES º º º º (8) CREATE NEW MATERIAL FILES ºUR PRINTER IS ON º º º (9) REVISE MATERIAL FILES ºUPPER CASE ONLY! º º SELECTIº (10) REVISE RATE FILES ºTORED IN C-DRIVE º º º (11) RETURN TO MAIN MENU ºÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͺ LAST RECORD = # 15 º º SELECTION = 10 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ The cost of the package is $350.00. This is less than the cost of attempting to establish and set up basic costing using a spread sheet. To order your copy, send check payable to: Robert D. Vink c/o J & B Design Co. 18613 Fruitport Rd. Spring Lake, MI 49456 P U R C H A S E O R D E R Remit to: From: Robert D. Vink __________________________ c/o J & B Design __________________________ 18613 Fruitport Rd. __________________________ Spring Lake, MI 49456 __________________________ Contact individual: __________________________ Qty Unit Price Total ___ Bend Allowance Registration $25.00 ______ ___ Sheet Metal Job Shop Manager $350.00 ______ New full function disk to be sent, with Manual. Total ______ I use 5 1/4" _____ 3 1/2" _____ disks. Enter [SHIFT+PRTSC] to print out order blank.