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SAFETY 1.d. Keep all equipment safety guards, covers and devices in position and in good repair.Keep hands, hair, clothing and tools away from V-belts, gears, fans and all other moving parts when starting, operating or repairing equipment. SECTION A: WARNINGS CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNINGS 1.e. In some cases it may be necessary to remove safety guards to perform required maintenance. Remove guards only when necessary and replace them when the maintenance requiring their removal is complete.
SAFETY ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL. ARC RAYS CAN BURN. 3.a. The electrode and work (or ground) circuits are electrically “hot” when the welder is on. Do not touch these “hot” parts with your bare skin or wet clothing. Wear dry, hole-free gloves to insulate hands. 4.a. Use a shield with the proper filter and cover plates to protect your eyes from sparks and the rays of the arc when welding or observing open arc welding. Headshield and filter lens should conform to ANSI Z87. I standards. 3.b.
SAFETY WELDING AND CUTTING SPARKS CAN CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSION. CYLINDER MAY EXPLODE IF DAMAGED. 7.a. Use only compressed gas cylinders containing the correct shielding gas for the process used and properly operating regulators designed for the gas and pressure used. All hoses, fittings, etc. should be suitable for the application and maintained in good condition. 6.a. Remove fire hazards from the welding area. If this is not possible, cover them to prevent the welding sparks from starting a fire.
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Table of Contents Preface Typographical Conventions Used ........................................................................................................ 1 Cross-References ....................................................................................................................... 1 Text You Type Using the Keyboard ............................................................................................ 1 Keys You Press and Buttons You Click ............................................
Table of Contents Uploading the Installation Key File ................................................................................................... 3.4 Register Your Company .................................................................................................................... 3.5 Creating Multiple Sites ..................................................................................................................... 3.7 Managing CheckPoint™ Tabs in the CheckPoint™ Manager ............
Table of Contents Alert Subscriptions .................................................................................................................. 5.6 Site Membership..................................................................................................................... 5.9 Overview Navigating CheckPoint™ ................................................................................................................... 6.1 Asset Tree .......................................................
Table of Contents Custom ........................................................................................................................................... 8.14 Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) OEE Tab ............................................................................................................................................ 9.1 Today Reports ......................................................................................................................... 9.2 Last 7 Days ..
Table of Contents Limit Errors Tab Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 12.1 Today .............................................................................................................................................. 12.1 Last 7 Days ...................................................................................................................................... 12.2 Custom .............
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Preface Typographical Conventions Used Before using this guide, it is important to understand the typographical conventions used to identify and describe information. Cross-References Cross-references to chapters, sections, page numbers, headings, etc. are shown in an italic typeface. e.g., Refer to Text You Type Using the Keyboard on page 1. Text You Type Using the Keyboard Text that you type using the keyboard is shown in a Courier typeface. e.g., Type John Smith in the Name field.
Preface Notes, Warnings, and Tips Notes, Warnings, and Tips Notes, stops and tips appear throughout the manual. They provide additional information that is important for you to know about the topic. NOTE | A note is an important piece of information. STOP | You should definitely read the information in a stop table. It could help you prevent a situation from which you cannot recover. TIP 2 | A tip table helps you with some interesting or useful information about using the program.
Revision History Date Change Description August 2012 Initial release as IM8000 June 2013 Major revamp and update of manual August 2013 Made the following updates reflecting the new version: Added Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) features to setup instructions Updated description of Daily Digest to reflect check mark behavior Edited User Time/Company time descriptions for shifts IM8000 Edited chapters to reflect Summary tab changes Added new OEE tab section Added new Assembly Listing
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Chapter 1 General Information Introduction to CheckPoint™ CheckPoint™ is the newest data collection and reporting technology available for the latest models of the Lincoln Electric Power Wave® family of Welding Power Sources. CheckPoint™ is cloud-based computing based on Production Monitoring™ but with more functionality and more flexibility. CheckPoint™ does not require additional hardware or software installation, allowing you to work from you own computer using your Internet browser.
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Introduction to CheckPoint™ Chapter 1. General Information - Percent below limit - Profile maximum limit - Profile minimum limit True Energy™ Date and time the weld was made Duration of the weld Weld status after limit checking Part Number, Consumable Lot and Operator ID WeldScore™ Electronic Notification System When a Welding Power Source is used with CheckPoint™, the data center can send e-mail and text-message notifications to multiple users.
Chapter 1. General Information WeldScore™ Mobile Devices With CheckPoint™, you can download native apps for iPhone®, Blackberry® and Android to provide mobile users access to their welder data anytime from anywhere. Users can view dashboard widgets, history and alarm events, receive real-time text and e-mail messages, download the latest documents, and scan barcodes as part of an easy-to-use traceability solution. Links for downloading mobile applications are available at www.lincolncheckpoint.
Security and Data Storage Chapter 1. General Information Security and Data Storage Each CheckPoint™ customer’s data is stored in a state-of-the-art data center in dedicated and partitioned databases, exclusive to each customer. Additionally, when viewing the CheckPoint™ application, highsecurity, industry-standard encryption is utilized. The hosting center is a SAS 70 Type II compliant facility. SAS 70 is designated by the U.S.
Chapter 1. General Information Requirements and Network Capacity Network Capacity Networks and Internet connections have a limited amount of bandwidth for sending data. Each Welding Power Source uses a small amount of bandwidth.
Chapter 2 Preparing for CheckPoint™ It is essential to have at least one Welding Power Source set up in CheckPoint™ prior to creating an account for your company. This chapter walks you through the necessary steps to complete this task. After successfully completing these steps, you will become the CheckPoint™ Site Administrator and have the ability to add Welding Power Sources and users through the CheckPoint™ Manager function of the application.
Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Update the Welding Power Source Firmware Procedure Details 4. In the Quick Links section, click the Power Wave®, Power Feed®/MAXsa® Software link. 5. Click the Download Power Wave® Bundle-FREE button to run the update. The system displays a page containing the Download Power Wave® Bundle-FREE button. NOTE | Depending on your Windows version, you may have to click Run or Allow to permit your system to launch the file.
Update the Welding Power Source Firmware Procedure Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Details update. You can enter the IP address for the Welding Power Source in one of two ways: Type the specific IP address into the I know the IP address of the welder field. Choosing the I do not know the IP address of the welder option. The update utility scans your network and displays a list of Welding Power Source IP addresses on the same subnet.
Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Install the Latest Power Wave® Manager Procedure Details 8. If the firmware is not up to date, you must click Continue to update the Welding Power Source. The system proceeds with the update. If the firmware is already up to date, you will receive the message Update not required and you can click Exit to close the window. 9. Exit the program once the firmware has finished updating. 10. Repeat steps 4 through 9 for each power source you need to update.
Install the Latest Power Wave® Manager Procedure Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Details 1. Log in to the computer as a user with administrative privileges. Contact your IT department if you do not have administrator privileges. The Login page displays. 2. Open your browser and go to www.powerwavesoftware.com. 3. Enter your username and password in the Email and Password fields and click Sign In. These are the same credentials you used when updating the Welding Power Source firmware.
Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Enable CheckPoint™ for a Power Source Procedure Details If this is a new installation (or once the old version is removed), the system displays the installation welcome window. 7. Click Next on the Welcome screen to move to the License Agreement and continue the installation. 8. You must accept the License Agreement and click Next to continue. 9. Leave the default value in the Destination Folder field and click Install. 10.
Enable CheckPoint™ for a Power Source Figure 2.1 Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Connecting to the Welding Power Source NOTE | Remember that the IP address displayed is either the last Welding Power Source to which Power Wave® Manager connected or that you recently updated with the Update Utility. Procedure Details 1. Select Start > Programs > Lincoln Electric > Power Wave® Utilities from the computer’s main program menu. 2. Select Power Wave® Manager to launch the utility. 3.
Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Enable CheckPoint™ for a Power Source Enabling CheckPoint™ Once you connect the Welding Power Source to Power Wave® Manager, you can now enable and set up CheckPoint™ for that power source. Once you enable CheckPoint™ for the power source, the CheckPoint™ administrator will be able to begin adding Welding Power Sources to the CheckPoint™ system for monitoring and reporting. Figure 2.2 Registration Section of Power Wave® Manager Procedure Details 1.
Enable CheckPoint™ for a Power Source Procedure Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Details 4. Enter an IP address in the DNS server field. This information is not mandatory. If you are unable to obtain it, you can still continue. If you are using a proxy server, continue with step 5. If you are not using a proxy server, skip to step 6. 5.
Chapter 2. Preparing for CheckPoint™ Enable CheckPoint™ for a Power Source Save the Production Monitoring Installation Key File Each individual power source has a unique installation key file. The system uses these files to register the equipment in CheckPoint™. The steps below walk you through how to save the installation key file for the Welding Power Source. Each Welding Power Source you add to CheckPoint™ needs its own key file. Figure 2.
Chapter 3 Setting up CheckPoint™ Now that you have updated the Welding Power Source firmware, have the latest version of Power Wave® Manager software installed, and have enabled CheckPoint™ for the first Welding Power Source, you are ready to create the Administrator user account in CheckPoint™ and register your company in the data center. Connecting to CheckPoint™ When you want to connect to CheckPoint™—which you can do anytime, anywhere—you simply visit the following web site: www.lincolncheckpoint.
Chapter 3. Setting up CheckPoint™ Create Administrator Account Figure 3.2 Get Started Page Create Administrator Account When you create your company’s account in CheckPoint™, the very first step is to create the administrator user account. Once you create your user account, you can add your first Welding Power Source and register your company. Figure 3.3 3.
Validate User Information in CheckPoint™ Procedure Chapter 3. Setting up CheckPoint™ Details 1. Click Get Started on the Home page. See Figure 3.1 on page 3.1. The Getting Started page opens (Figure 3.2). 2. Read through each step on the page and The New Account page opens (Figure 3.3). This is where you will create the administrator user account. click the link in the final step to begin. NOTE | The first user created is the CheckPoint™ administrator account.
Chapter 3. Setting up CheckPoint™ Uploading the Installation Key File Uploading the Installation Key File Once you validate the administrator user account, you need to register your first Welding Power Source. You register a power source by uploading the installation key file you saved on page 2.10. Only then will you be able to finish registering your company and begin adding more users and power sources to CheckPoint™.
Register Your Company Chapter 3. Setting up CheckPoint™ Procedure Details 5. Navigate to the location where you saved the installation key file and click Open. The Registration Step 3 page displays. It is now time to register your company. 6. Click the Continue button. Register Your Company Once you create an administrator account and add your first Welding Power Source to CheckPoint™, you need to register your company in the data center. See page 3.7 for details on multiple Company Sites. Figure 3.
Chapter 3. Setting up CheckPoint™ Register Your Company Procedure Details The Setting up your system page displays once you submit your company’s information. NOTE | This process takes a little time so do not click the Back or Refresh buttons during the process or it may fail. Once the account is registered, the Process Completed page displays. 3. Click the link in the message to log in to CheckPoint™ for the first time as the administrator user. 3.
Creating Multiple Sites Chapter 3. Setting up CheckPoint™ Procedure Details 4. Place a check mark in the I agree with the above terms and conditions checkbox and click Continue. 5. Complete the information on this screen and click the Save button. A page opens requesting you to change your password, as well as enter additional information for the user account, including a security question in the event you forget your password.
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Chapter 4 Managing CheckPoint™ The CheckPoint™ Manager allows you to manage user accounts, shift schedules, welders, alert history and documents in CheckPoint™. The settings in the CheckPoint™ Manager affect all users. NOTE | To access the CheckPoint™ Manager, your user account must have the Administrator access associated with it. To access the CheckPoint™ Manager, simply click the drop-down arrow under your user name at the top of page and click Manage (Figure 4.7). Figure 4.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Filtering Lists in the CheckPoint™ Manager Figure 4.8 CheckPoint™ Manager Filtering Lists in the CheckPoint™ Manager You can use the filters at the top of each column to narrow the alert list to only those you want to see. Simply enter the text you want to search, click the Filter icon ( ) and select the relationship that text has with the entry(ies) you want to see. Figure 4.
General Tab Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ General Tab When your company is first created in the system, the CheckPoint™ administrator entered your company’s name and address, along with the Site Name. You can edit this information if necessary (perhaps you have moved to another address). In addition to your Company Site’s details, you can specify the devices allowed to contribute information to CheckPoint™.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ User Management User Management The User Management tab allows administrator users to set up users and grant access to the system. When you first set up the system, only the individual that set up the company account is the administrator in CheckPoint™ at that time. That user has the ability to add users and give administrator access to other individuals.
User Management Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Add a User Account Now that you have your system all set up and ready to go, you’re ready to provide your team with access to CheckPoint™. In order to do this, you need to create a user account for each person. NOTE | Once you save the user account, CheckPoint™ automatically sends the user an e-mail to validate their account. Be sure you are ready for people to begin logging in and using CheckPoint™. Figure 4.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ User Management Procedure Details 3. From the drop-downs in the Site Admin Options section, select Yes for only one of the permissions. Administrator: Select Yes to allow the user to access the CheckPoint™ Manager to add, edit, and delete user accounts, Shift Schedules, Welding Power Sources and documents. This also includes the ability to access and modify their personal account settings.
User Management Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Personal Information Please see page 5.3 for more in-depth information. Password Change Please see page 5.4 for more in-depth information. Display Preferences Please see page 5.4 for more in-depth information. Daily Digest Please see page 5.5 for more in-depth information. Alert Subscriptions Please see page 5.6 for more in-depth information.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Shift Schedules Shift Schedules To help you view the data from the Welding Power Sources in your company, CheckPoint™ provides you with the ability to create a Shift Schedule in the application that matches your real production Shift Schedule. When you generate reports, you often have the option to display welding data for a specific shift—sometimes all the way down to the hour within the shift. When you click the Shift Schedule tab (Figure 4.
Shift Schedules Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Add a Shift Adding a shift to CheckPoint™ is simple. Simply click the New Shift button at the top of the Shift Schedule tab (Figure 4.14 on page 4.8). The system displays the New Shift window. Based on your needs for this shift entry, complete the information on the screen and click Save. Table 4.1 explains the fields in detail. Figure 4.15 Shift Details Screen Table 4.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Shift Schedules Field Description User Time and Company Time Set the start and end time of the shift in the User Time fields. Click the clock icon ( ) to display a pop-up time selector. You can also simply type the time. The User Time fields are set to your time zone (i.e., the user currently viewing the screen). CheckPoint™ automatically converts the time to the time zone of the Company Site you are currently managing and displays it in the Company Time fields.
Shift Schedules Field Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Description End Date End Date The End Date section allows you to determine when the shift stops. There are three options. If there is no end date for the shift, choose The shift continues forever. If the shift only occurs a certain number of times, choose the second option and specify how many times you want the shift to occur. The last option allows you to select a certain date on which the shift ends.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Shift Schedules Field Description Repeat Frequency: Daily When you set a shift to repeat on a Daily basis, you can configure the day interval. For example, the shift might occur every other day so you could set the interval to Every 2 days. Alternatively, you can set the shift to occur every weekday (i.e., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).
Shift Schedules Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Field Description Repeat Frequency: Yearly When you set a shift to repeat on a Yearly basis, you can configure the shift using two different options. Specific Date: You can set the shift to occur on a specific day of a specific month. For example, the shift might occur on the July 17 every year. General Day: The second option is to set the shift to occur on a general day of a specific month.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Shift Schedules Figure 4.16 Shift Schedule Example – Three Basic Shifts Setting up the Morning Shift First, John (the CheckPoint™ administrator user) sets up the Morning Shift. (If a default shift already exists, you can edit the default shift or create a new one. See page 4.9 for details.
Shift Schedules Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Setting up the Night Shift Finally, John sets up the Night Shift.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Shift Schedules Setting up Shift A – First Week First, Tom needs to set up the first configuration for Shift A. (If a default shift already exists, you can edit the default shift or create a new one. See page 4.9 for details.
Welding Power Sources Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ after the First Week, he enters a date that is seven days after the start date he entered on the First Week. End Date: The shift continues forever. Repeat Frequency: Weekly, Every 2 weeks on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri Once he completed this configuration, he clicked the Save button. Setting up Shift B – Alternate Week Finally, Tom needs to set up the second configuration for Shift B.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Welding Power Sources Figure 4.18 Welders Tab When you click the Welders tab, the system displays the Company Site(s) and the Welding Power Sources and Containers of power sources currently added in your system, along with their properties. This list includes ALL Welding Power Sources and Containers currently in your system, including any that are currently hidden from view in the main CheckPoint™ application.
Welding Power Sources Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Site Configuration and Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) When you first create your company in CheckPoint™, the first level on the Welders tab is the Company Site. Configuring your site’s Idle Time Threshold, Planned Arc Time Per Hour and Planned Downtime allows CheckPoint™ to calculate your OEE values accurately. Table 4.2 explains the Site Definition section.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Welding Power Sources Adding a Container Containers are separate divisions under the main company description in the Asset Tree that allow you to group Welding Power Sources together to suit your needs. You can also define the OEE “idle” and “planned” times for the Container. Once you create a new Container, you can assign a new or previously added Welding Power Source to that Container. Figure 4.
Welding Power Sources Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Procedure Details Idle Time Threshold: This is the amount of time that all machines under this Container can be idle before the lapse in productivity begins to be counted as Unplanned Downtime. Please see page 9.8 for more details on Unplanned Downtime. Planned Arc Time Per Hour: Enter the amount of time that you expect every machine under this Container to be welding. This value is used for OEE calculations. Please see page 9.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Welding Power Sources Figure 4.21 Adding a New Welding Power Source To add a Welding Power Source to CheckPoint™: Procedure Details 1. Click the New Welder button on the The Welder Definition page displays. Welders tab. 2. Enter the Welder Name and Welder Description. Welder Name: The text you enter here appears as the entry in the Asset Tree (Figure 4.21). Be sure to use an easily recognizable name.
Welding Power Sources Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Changing the Container for a Welding Power Source There may be times when you move Welding Power Sources around on the floor, and you need to reflect this change in CheckPoint™. When you first add a power source to CheckPoint™, you might need to place that power source into a Container. The system makes it simple to relocate a welder.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Alert History Alert History CheckPoint™ provides several alert messages that users can choose to receive either by e-mail or text message. They can customize the welders for which they receive alerts. They can also control the amount of messages they receive. Users can set these options under their User Profile.
Documents Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Documents The Documents tab is where you can add up to 15 GB of documentation, providing a single library for your engineering, QA and maintenance. You can add documents (or web links) and associate them to the main Company Site in the Asset Tree, as well as to a specific Welding Power Source entry or Container. When your users click the Documents tab in the main CheckPoint™ application, the documents display depending on their selection in the Asset Tree.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Documents Add a Document to the Library In order to make a document (e.g., PDF, Word document, Excel data sheet) available to other users of CheckPoint™, you need to upload that document to the data center. In the process, you associate it with a specific Welding Power Source or Container of power sources, as well as save it in a specific folder. Figure 4.25 Adding a Document to the Library NOTE | Please see page 4.
Documents Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Procedure Details 3. In the Add Files(s) section, click the Choose File button and find the file you want to upload. 4. Enter a Name and Description for the file. The Name field is a title for the document or file and displays in the list of files on the Documents tab for your users. The Description field briefly explains to other users what the file is about, without opening the file. It should be understood in a quick glance.
Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Documents Add a Link to the Document Library When you add a link to your document library, rather than uploading a file, you save space in your database. A link takes you to a page on a web site containing the information you want the CheckPoint™ user to have related to the Welding Power Source or Container of power sources they have selected. NOTE | Please see page 4.26 if you would like to add a document file to the Document Library. Figure 4.
Documents Chapter 4. Managing CheckPoint™ Procedure Details 4. In the URL field, enter the web address for the For example: page or document you want to share. http://www.lincolnelectric.com/example.pdf NOTE | Be sure that your users have access to the web address, especially if they are mobile users who may not access CheckPoint™ from within the building. 5. In the Associated Welders section, place a check mark next to the welder (or group of welders) you want to associate with the document. 6.
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Chapter 5 Your CheckPoint™ User Account Finalize User Registration Once an administrator user has created your user account in CheckPoint™ (page 4.4), you should receive an e-mail containing your user name and a temporary password (Figure 5.1). Figure 5.1 Example User E-mail Accept the End-User License Agreement When you first log in to the system with your temporary password, the system has a few steps remaining for you to complete your account registration.
Chapter 5. Your CheckPoint™ User Account Managing Your User Account Confirm Security Settings Once you accept the License Agreement, the system requires that you change your temporary password to your own personal password. You also need to select a secret question and enter an answer. This helps CheckPoint™ make sure that you are really you when you attempt to retrieve your password if you happen to forget it. Click the Save button when you have confirmed the information on this page. Figure 5.
Managing Your User Account Chapter 5. Your CheckPoint™ User Account NOTE | To view the My Account information, your user account must have the Management access associated with it. Contact your CheckPoint™ administrator if you need access. Notifications In the corner of CheckPoint™ (next to your name), there is an envelope icon (Figure 5.5). There are times when Lincoln Electric needs to communicate with you about system downtime or when a new update will be uploaded to the CheckPoint™ site.
Chapter 5. Your CheckPoint™ User Account Figure 5.6 Managing Your User Account Personal Information When you enter your cell phone number, CheckPoint™ needs to know the carrier you have in order to send alerts through the proper network. (Check with your mobile plan. Your carrier may charge a fee to receive messages.) You can also correct the way your name is displayed in CheckPoint™ by editing the text in the First Name and Last Name fields, although these rarely need to be changed.
Managing Your User Account Chapter 5. Your CheckPoint™ User Account Daily Digest The Daily Digest is a report that CheckPoint™ can create and send to the e-mail address listed on your user account (page 5.3). You can customize the information that appears in the report, including which Welding Power Sources or Containers you want to include. Select Yes, I would like to receive the daily digest from the Receive Daily Digest drop-down. Table 5.1 explains the options available in more detail. Figure 5.
Chapter 5. Your CheckPoint™ User Account Managing Your User Account Field Description Available Views The Available Views correspond or are similar to the reports you can find in CheckPoint™. Simply select a view and click the Add button. That view appears in the list. You can rearrange the order in which these views appear. Click and drag each one where you would like it to appear. If you want to remove a report from the list, click the delete icon ( ).
Managing Your User Account Chapter 5. Your CheckPoint™ User Account Weld Profile limit exceeded: If you activate this alert, CheckPoint™ sends a notification when a completed weld has exceeded one or more of the limits defined in a given Weld Profile. Wire package warning: Activate this alert to receive a notification when the consumable package reaches the limit set in the Warning weight field in Power Wave® Manager. (See the Power Wave® Manager User Manual for more details.) Figure 5.
Chapter 5. Your CheckPoint™ User Account Managing Your User Account Delivery Method CheckPoint™ can send you an alert message through e-mail and/or text message. If you choose to have a text message, you need to make sure you enter your cell phone number and carrier under the Personal Information section of your profile (page 5.3). Simply place a check mark next to each option that applies. Table 5.
Managing Your User Account Chapter 5. Your CheckPoint™ User Account Site Membership If your company has multiple Company Sites (or locations), each CheckPoint™ user can have access to any combination of those sites. Under Site Membership, you can view the list of Company Sites to which you have access and can view data. When you can access multiple sites, CheckPoint™ displays those sites in the drop-down under your name (Figure 5.10). Simply click the drop-down, select the site and click Go. Figure 5.
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Chapter 6 Overview Navigating CheckPoint™ The Summary tab is the first screen that appears when you log in to CheckPoint™ for the first time (Figure 6.1). All of the reports that appear on the right side of the web page display based on the selection you make in the Asset Tree (page 6.1). When you click through the Asset Tree, the reports on the right update to display information for the single Welding Power Source or the Container of power sources you selected. Figure 6.
Chapter 6. Overview Navigating CheckPoint™ To navigate through the Asset Tree, simply expand and collapse Assets as needed. Use the plus and minus icons ( and ) to expand and collapse Containers. The reports on the right of the web page reflect information for the currently selected asset, whether it is a single Welding Power Source or a Container. For example, in Figure 6.2, the Container called Advanced Manufacturing/Cleveland is currently selected.
Navigating CheckPoint™ Chapter 6. Overview Individual Reports The heart of CheckPoint™ is the individual reports you have available under each Report Tab. CheckPoint™ collects welding data from each weld produced by each Welding Power Source that your administrator connected to the system. Depending if you have a single Welding Power Source selected or a Container of power sources selected, the data displayed on the report is a little different. Figure 6.
Chapter 6. Overview Overview of Reports Overview of Reports The heart of CheckPoint™ is the ability to generate reports on the wealth of data provided by your Welding Power Sources. To help you get the most of the reports, several features and functionalities apply to all or most reports. Generating Reports CheckPoint™ stores the data generated by your Welding Power Sources in the data center.
Overview of Reports Chapter 6. Overview Figure 6.6 Criteria Edit Window Simply make your selections and click Save. The report automatically regenerates and displays the data based on your selections. As long as you have “cookies” enabled on your browser, the system saves your criteria from until you enter new selections, you clear the cookies or the cookies expire. Report Links Some reports have links built into the data that, when you click the link, take you to another report.
Chapter 6. Overview Overview of Reports For example, in Figure 6.7, the Summary report on the Weld Listing tab shows the Start of Weld field underlined. This means that there is a link to another report. Click this link to view the details of the individual weld. TIP | If the Consumable Lot column appears as a link, you can click this link to display the Certificate of Conformance for that material. Sorting by Columns CheckPoint™ automatically sorts the data in reports for you.
Overview of Reports Chapter 6. Overview Click the page number to move to that page of data on the report. To navigate to the next page of the report, click the Next icon ( ). If you want to go to the previous page, click the Back icon ( ). If you want to display the first page of the report, click the First icon ( navigate to the last page of data on the report. ). Click the Last icon ( ) to You can also select how many items you want to see on the page. In the Page size drop-down (Figure 6.
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Chapter 7 Summary Tab – Container Level The Summary tab at the Container level in the Asset Tree provides a set of Equipment reports, Operator reports and a set of Overview reports for welds performed during a specific time frame. For details on the Summary tab at the Welding Power Source level, please see Chapter 8. NOTE | The reports in the Standard version of CheckPoint™ only displays up to 30 days of data. This is important when you select date ranges in the Criteria window of a custom report.
Chapter 7. Summary Tab – Container Level Figure 7.1 TIP Table 7.1 Equipment Reports Equipment Reports | If you would like to view the data in a different order (e.g., by the status of the welder or by WeldScore™, you can simply click the column header to reorder the data. See page 6.6 for more details on sorting by columns.
Equipment Reports Chapter 7. Summary Tab – Container Level Column Description Welder This column displays the name of the Welding Power Source in the selected Container. The CheckPoint™ administrator entered this text when creating the Asset Tree (page 4.17). Welds This displays the total number of individual welds performed by the Welding Power Source over the time period selected during the selected shift (if specified).
Chapter 7. Summary Tab – Container Level Operator Reports Column Description Time Of Last Weld This is the start time and date of the most recent weld performed by the Welding Power Source, regardless of the time period selected. TIP | The word “Welding” appears in this column if the machine is currently making a weld. OEE This column displays the Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) calculation for the Welding Power Source over the time period selected during the selected shift (if specified).
Operator Reports Chapter 7. Summary Tab – Container Level Table 7.2 Columns on the Operator Reports Column Description Operator ID When an operator begins welding on a power source, his or her ID or badge number is entered through Power Wave® Manager or another method. This column represents that operator’s ID. TIP | The information displayed in CheckPoint™ is for all the welders in the Container you have selected in the Asset Tree.
Chapter 7. Summary Tab – Container Level Overview Reports Overview Reports The Overview reports provide you with graphical representations of the data captured by the Welding Power Sources in the Container you select in the Asset Tree. You have the option to quickly view Today’s data, data from the last seven days or customize the date range and shift you want to see. Figure 7.
Overview Reports Chapter 7. Summary Tab – Container Level Productivity The Productivity graphs provide an overview of the number of welds made during the time period you select (Figure 7.5) and breaks them into categories: Without Limit: CheckPoint™ includes in this category any welds performed during the selected time period that did not have WeldScore™ or other limit enabled when it was performed.
Chapter 7. Summary Tab – Container Level Overview Reports Lowest Consumable Time Remaining The Lowest Consumable Time Remaining widget (Figure 7.6) is only available when you select the Today report and is a great tool that allows you to view the 10 Welding Power Sources with the least amount of time remaining on their current wire packages—all in one place. Figure 7.6 Lowest Consumable Time Remaining WeldScore™ The WeldScore graph (Figure 7.
Overview Reports Chapter 7. Summary Tab – Container Level Avg. WeldScore™ Top 10 and Avg. WeldScore™ Bottom 10 The Avg. WeldScore™ Top 10 and Avg. WeldScore™ Bottom 10 widgets are only available when you select the Today report. They display your 10 best performing welders and your 10 worst performing welders, respectively, based on their WeldScore™ averages. The average is for the welds made on that welder over the last 24 hours. Figure 7.8 TIP IM8000 Avg.
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Chapter 8 Summary Tab – Power Source Level The Summary tab provides a snapshot of data for the Welding Power Source you have selected in the Asset Tree. CheckPoint™ provides this snapshot of data in the form of “widgets”, which are small panels containing a glimpse into how your production floor has been performing in the last 24 hours and over the last seven days. There is an additional group of widgets where you can customize the date range and shift.
Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Today Status The Status widget (Figure 8.2) displays current information for the Welding Power Source you have selected in the Asset Tree. CheckPoint™ displays a picture of the Welding Power Source and basic information for the last 24 hours. Table 8.1 explains the data in more detail. Figure 8.2 Status Widget The background color of the data in this section reflects what the Welding Power Source is doing (or not doing) right now on the floor.
Today Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level TIP Table 8.1 | The information icon ( ) in the corner of the widget provides a handy legend of the background colors. Data Points on the Status Widget Field Description Time Since Last Weld or Arc Time The first data point on the status widget displays depending on if the Welding Power Source is currently welding. Time Since Last Weld: If the Welding Power Source is either Idle or Faulted, the text is Time Since Last Weld.
Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Figure 8.3 TIP Today Availability (Last 24 Hours) | For a closer look at a time period within the last 24 hours, simply click and drag your mouse to highlight the section of time you want to display. You can zoom down to minutes within the last 24 hours. Click the Reset Zoom button to go back to the initial view of the widget.
Today Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level NOTE | Time spent welding during Planned Downtime is excluded from the Availability calculation. Disconnected (gray): The Disconnected time is the amount of time this Welding Power Source was not connected to the network and could not communicate with CheckPoint™. In the Availability calculation, the amount of Disconnected time is subtracted from the Asset Scheduled Time to remove the unknown status from the calculation.
Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Today Serial Numbers The Serial Numbers widget is only available when you have a single Welding Power Source selected in the Asset Tree and displays the active ID numbers currently entered on the power source. Figure 8.5 Serial Numbers The following ID numbers appear in the widget: Part SN: The number here represents the current part number entered on the Welding Power Source.
Today Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Utilization (Last 24 Hours) The Utilization (Last 24 Hours) pie chart shows the total arc-on time compared to idle, disconnected and faulted time (Figure 8.7). It reflects the amount of time that the Welding Power Source was in use (or not in use) over the last 24 hours.
Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Today Welder Detail The Welder Detail widget displays detailed information about the selected Welding Power Source and is useful when troubleshooting and you need to know the details about the components inside the power source. When the CheckPoint™ administrator first registers this power source in the application, CheckPoint™ updates this widget with the information from the power source.
Today Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Field Description Weldset CS The Weldset CS (or checksum) provides programmers a way to determine if any accidental changes occurred in the programming. It gives them a way to verify if there was an error in the code. Ethernet IP This is the network address to this specific Welding Power Source. You can use this information to connect to the Welding Power Source using Power Wave® Manager.
Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Last 7 Days WeldScore™ (Last 24 Hours) The WeldScore (Last 24 Hours) graph (Figure 8.11) displays the number of welds scored on the Welding Power Source (meaning that a Weld Profile was selected when creating the weld) and the number of welds not scored (meaning that a Weld Profile was not selected when creating the weld), as well as the average WeldScore™ per hour on the Welding Power Source. Figure 8.
Last 7 Days Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Figure 8.12 Utilization (Last 7 Days) Widgets Productivity (Last 7 Days) The Productivity (Last 7 Days) widgets provide an overview of the number of welds made in the last seven days (Figure 8.13). The graphs breaks them into categories: Without Limit: CheckPoint™ includes in this category any welds performed over the last seven days that did not have WeldScore™ or other limit enabled when it was performed.
Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Last 7 Days Figure 8.13 Productivity (Last 7 Days) Widgets NOTE | If no Weld Profile was used or there were no limits set in the profile, CheckPoint™ includes that weld or welds in the Without Limit category on the pie chart. For example, Advanced Manufacturing performed 45,000 welds over the course of seven days. Of those 45,000 welds, 9000 had no limits set, 2250 were outside the limits set for them and 33,750 were within limits.
Last 7 Days Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Figure 8.14 WeldScore™ (Last 7 Days) Widget Avg. True Energy™ in Kilojoules (7 Days) The Avg. True Energy™ in Kilojoules (7 Days) widget displays the average True Energy™ value for the selected Welding Power Source over the last seven days. True Energy™ is a Lincoln Electric technology that uses the digital control system embedded in each Power Wave® power source to measure and calculate the instantaneous amount of energy put into a weld.
Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Custom Custom The Custom option contains the same widgets you find under Last 7 Days; however, the Custom widgets allow you to set the criteria for the information you want to view so you can narrow the data to a specific time period. This allows you to analyze the welding operations for the individual Welding Power Source in more detail.
Custom Chapter 8. Summary Tab – Power Source Level Field Description Shift If you want to see weld data for a specific shift during the date range you chose, select that shift from the Shift drop-down. CheckPoint™ narrows the data to include only welds performed during the times of that shift. The CheckPoint™ administrator configured the shifts in the CheckPoint™ Manager (page 4.8). Group By The Group By drop-down allows you to set the widgets to display data in year, months, days or hours.
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Chapter 9 Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) is a method for analyzing your plant’s productivity data with the intent of helping you improve the processes at your plant. You can use the OEE calculations to determine the effectiveness of your manufacturing processes. This includes the welders, assembly lines and operators. This chapter explains the OEE tab in CheckPoint™ and reviews the OEE calculations and what data CheckPoint™ uses to make those calculations.
Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) TIP OEE Tab | When you select a single Welding Power Source, CheckPoint™ also provides you with a detailed Availability graph. Simply click the Availability button to display the graph. Click the Criteria link to fine tune the information. The same graph displays on the Summary tab. For more details on this graph, please see page 8.3.
OEE Tab Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Last 7 Days At the Container level, the Last 7 Days report displays a row for each of the last seven days for each of the Welding Power Sources in the selected Container. At the Welding Power Source level, the Last 7 Days report displays the OEE data down to each shift over the last seven days for the selected power source. Details on each of the calculations begin on page 9.5. Figure 9.
Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) OEE Tab Custom The Custom report allows you to narrow the OEE data to a specific time period for the Welding Power Source or Container of power sources you have selected in the Asset Tree. This allows you to analyze your welding operations in a way that meets your specific needs. Simply click the Criteria link to set a specific date and/or shift and how you want to display the data on the report (e.g., by hour, shift, day or month). Figure 9.
Calculations of OEE in CheckPoint™ Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Calculations of OEE in CheckPoint™ CheckPoint™ uses various data points from the Welding Power Source, as well as the Planned Downtime specified in the CheckPoint™ Manager (page 9.10) to make your OEE calculations. Once CheckPoint™ calculates the Availability, Performance and Quality, it can then calculate your OEE percentage. Figure 9.
Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Calculations of OEE in CheckPoint™ You can further break this equation down into: = ݕݐ݈ܾ݈݅݅ܽ݅ܽݒܣ ൫( ݁݉݅ܶ ݈݀݁ݑ݄݀݁ܿܵ ݐ݁ݏݏܣെ ݈ܲܽ݊݊݁݀ ) ݁݉݅ݐ݊ݓܦെ ܷ݊݁݉݅ݐ݊ݓܦ ݈݀݁݊݊ܽ൯ ( ݁݉݅ܶ ݈݀݁ݑ݄݀݁ܿܵ ݐ݁ݏݏܣെ ݈ܲܽ݊݊݁݀ )݁݉݅ݐ݊ݓܦ For example, at Advanced Manufacturing, John wanted to see his Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) for last Friday’s evening shift on a production line he’s watching.
Calculations of OEE in CheckPoint™ Table 9.2 Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Variables in Availability Variable Description Asset Scheduled Time The Asset Scheduled Time in CheckPoint™ is any time when there is no Planned Downtime. If your company has no Planned Downtime entered at the Company Site, Container or Welding Power Source level (page 9.10), CheckPoint™ considers the asset scheduled and productive 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Calculations of OEE in CheckPoint™ Variable Description Unplanned Downtime Unplanned Downtime is the amount of time that stops Planned Production (e.g., equipment failures, material shortages and changeover times). CheckPoint™ determines Unplanned Downtime using the two of the welder statuses: Idle: When the Idle time of the welder exceeds the Idle Time Threshold set for the welder (page 4.21), CheckPoint™ flags this as Unplanned Downtime.
Calculations of OEE in CheckPoint™ Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Each Welding Power Source reflects this same Planned Arc Time Per Hour. The Planned Arc On Time for the entire shift is 8 hours x 30 minutes per hour, or 240 minutes. Arc On Time: The total Arc On Time for the shift is the total Arc Time of the welds during that shift, which was 185.46 minutes. ܲ݁= ݁ܿ݊ܽ݉ݎ݂ݎ Figure 9.8 185.
Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Establishing Planned Downtime NOTE | The Sum of Normalized Limits uses limits, not welds. A single weld could have three (3) limits enabled. NOTE | WeldScore™ uses the actual WeldScore™ value from the weld as a decimal (e.g., 0.96 for 96%). Total Limits Enabled is the total number of limits that were enabled for the welds performed during the selected time period.
Establishing Planned Downtime Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Planned Downtime Example Advanced Manufacturing runs two shifts during the week: Morning (6:00 AM to 2:00 PM), Afternoon (2:00 PM to 10:00 PM). They run one morning shift on Saturday. Overnight during the week and the rest of the weekend is time they aren’t planning to be productive. They also close the plant during national holidays. During each shift, every employee receives two 15-minute breaks and one 30-minute meal break.
Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Establishing Planned Downtime Field Description User Time and Company Time Enter the start time and end time of the event in the User Time fields. The User Time fields are set to your time zone (i.e., the user currently viewing the screen). CheckPoint™ automatically converts the time to the time zone of the Company Site you are currently managing and displays it in the Company Time fields. For example, Mark at Worldwide Industrial is in California.
Establishing Planned Downtime Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Planned Downtime – Company Site When you begin to establish your company’s Planned Downtime, we recommend you start at the Company Site level and work down to the Welding Power Source level. Any site-wide downtime (e.g., a holiday like Christmas Day) trickles down to the Containers and Welding Power Sources. This makes it easier for you to maintain if you only need to change this type of downtime in one place. See page 9.
Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Establishing Planned Downtime Planned Downtime – Container If you have Planned Downtime that is specific to only a certain group of welders (e.g., Line 1 goes down for monthly scheduled maintenance on the first Monday of every month), you can add that Planned Downtime at the Container level. Any downtime that was added at the Company Site level appears in the list automatically. See page 9.10 for details on how to add Planned Downtime. Figure 9.
Establishing Planned Downtime Chapter 9. Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Planned Downtime – Welding Power Source For any Planned Downtime that occurs differently per welder (e.g., staggered employee breaks), you can add that Planned Downtime at the Welding Power Source level. Any downtime that was added at the Company Site level and at the Container Level appears in the list automatically. See page 9.10 for details on how to add Planned Downtime. Figure 9.
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Chapter 10 Assembly Listing Tab The Assembly Listing tab is for use with the Weld Sequencer software and provides comprehensive part assembly information, including cycle time, arc time, actual versus expected weld counts and total wire deposition. CheckPoint™ captures and associates each weld record with a specific part/assembly reference and displays this information for you in the Assembly Listing tab so you can easily review and analyze the data.
Chapter 10. Assembly Listing Tab Overview Report Field Description Avg. Cycle Time (min) When a Weld Operator begins a sequence, they click the Start button in some fashion (whether automatically at the end of the last one or manually). This starts the Job Timer in Weld Sequencer. Once the Weld Operator completes the sequence, the Job Timer stops. This provides you with a “Cycle Time”. The Avg. Cycle Time column displays the average from all of the Weld Sequence instances within this assembly. Avg.
Overview Report Chapter 10. Assembly Listing Tab Overview Drilldown When you click the assembly’s link in the Assembly Name column (Figure 10.1 on page 10.1), CheckPoint™ drills down and displays each instance of the Weld Sequences that make up that assembly (Figure 10.2). Table 10.2 explains each of the columns in more detail. Figure 10.
Chapter 10. Assembly Listing Tab Table 10.2 Overview Report Columns on the Assembly Drilldown Field Description Start Time The Start Time column reflects the date and time that the Weld Operator clicked the Start button in Weld Sequencer for this instance of the Weld Sequence (whether automatically at the end of the last instance of the sequence or manually). TIP | Depending on the complexity of the Weld Sequence, some Weld Sequences take longer than a single day to complete.
Overview Report Chapter 10. Assembly Listing Tab Field Description Welds Out of Limits This column displays the number of welds (from the Welds part of the Welds/Expected column) where limits were enabled, and the weld went outside those limits. If limits were not enabled for a weld, CheckPoint™ does not take that weld into consideration for this column. If none of the welds in the Welds part of the Welds/Expected column had limits enabled, the Welds Out of Limits column is “0”.
Chapter 10. Assembly Listing Tab By Assembly Table 11.2 on page 11.4 explains each of the columns on this report. This is the same as a Weld Listing report, just for this instance of the Weld Sequence. From here, you can click the link in the Start of Weld column for each weld and review the in-depth details of the weld (Figure 11.3 on page 11.5). Table 11.3 on page 11.6 explains the information in detail. By Assembly If you want to view a list of all assemblies (i.e.
Chapter 11 Weld Listing Tab The reports on the Weld Listing tab provide detailed information for each of the welds made by a specific Welding Power Source or a Container of power sources. People such as Weld Engineers will find these reports especially useful for reviewing all the attributes of the welds performed on the production floor. Figure 11.1 Weld Listing Tab NOTE | The reports in the Standard version of CheckPoint™ only display up to 30 days of data.
Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Summary Report Figure 11.2 Criteria: Weld Listing – Summary Report Table 11.1 Criteria Available on the Weld Listing – Summary Report Field Description Start Date and End Date Select a date range in which the weld(s) were performed for the data you want to review. Welds completed within this date range (that also meet all other criteria you select) appear in the resulting report.
Summary Report Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Field Description Operator ID When an operator begins welding on a Power Wave®, his or her ID or badge number is entered through Power Wave® Manager or another method. If you want to generate a list of welds performed by a specific operator, you can enter their ID in this field. TIP | The information generated by reports in CheckPoint™ display based on the individual Welding Power Source or the Container of power sources you have selected in the Asset Tree.
Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Table 11.2 Summary Report Columns on the Weld Listing – Summary Report Field Description Start of Weld The Start of Weld column displays the date and specific time the Welding Power Source began performing the weld. If you want to see additional information about the individual weld, simply click the underlined date and time, and the system displays the details of the weld. See page 11.5 for more information on the data displayed.
Summary Report Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Field Description Avg. Voltage Hundreds of times per second, the Welding Power Source takes a measurement of the arc voltage while the welder is active for this weld. When the weld is complete, the power source averages those measurements together. The Avg. Voltage column displays that average arc voltage value for this weld. Avg.
Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Table 11.3 Summary Report Data on the Weld Detail Page Field Description Welder This column displays the name of the Welding Power Source. The CheckPoint™ administrator entered this text when creating the Asset Tree (page 4.17). Part Assembly Name For use with Weld Sequencer, this column displays the assembly name associated with this weld. Part SN The Part SN is the part number associated with this weld.
Summary Report Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Field Description End Delay This is the amount of delay used at the end of this weld. The End Delay is an option set in the Weld Profile and is the amount of time (in seconds) directly before the end of a weld that CheckPoint™ stops applying the limits entered for the Weld Profile. This option is necessary because, at the end of a weld, the set points for the Welding Power Source are often different than the rest of the weld (e.g.
Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Field Summary Report Description the Welding Power Source throughout the duration of this weld (minus the Start and End delays). Current Average Hundreds of times per second, the Welding Power Source takes a measurement of the arc current while the welder is active for this weld (minus the Start and End delays). When the weld is complete, the power source averages those measurements together. The Current Average column displays that average arc current value for this weld.
Summary Report Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Field Description Voltage Percent Low This value is the percentage of measurements taken during the weld (minus the Start and End delays) that were below the low end of the arc voltage limit set in the Weld Profile that was used to make this weld.
Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Weld Profiles Weld Profiles The Welds by Weld Profile graph shows the total number of welds made for each Weld Profile, as well as how many of those welds are in or out of limit. Engineers create Weld Profiles in the Power Wave® Manager software. Within these profiles, engineers set various limits for the weld. If the weld goes above or below those limits, the system records that information as “out of limits”.
Profile Reports Table 11.4 Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Criteria Available on the Weld Listing – Weld Profile Report Field Description Start Date and End Date Select a date range in which the weld(s) were performed for the profile data you want to review. Welds completed within this date range (that also occurred during the shift you select) appear in the resulting report.
Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Profile Reports Criteria on the Profile Reports You can customize this graph to show the data on the report for all Weld Profiles or for a specific profile (as long as they are trained), as well as for different time durations. See Table 11.5 for details on the criteria available. Figure 11.7 Criteria for the Profile Reports Table 11.
Profile Reports Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab WeldScore™ A WeldScore™ is the average WeldScore™ taken throughout the duration of the weld. The system then provides an average WeldScore™ value for the weld. The WeldScore™ report on the Weld Listing tab provides the average score per hour for each of the Weld Profiles over the time period you select. NOTE | If WeldScore™ data is not available (i.e., no weld was trained), the Weld Profile does not display in the report.
Chapter 11. Weld Listing Tab Profile Reports True Energy™ If you are someone like a weld engineer analyzing welds made on power sources on your production floor, you will find the True Energy™ report on the Weld Listing tab quite useful. True Energy™ is a Lincoln Electric technology that uses the digital control system embedded in each Power Wave® power source to measure and calculate the instantaneous amount of energy put into a weld.
Chapter 12 Limit Errors Tab Overview When Weld Engineers set up Weld Profiles for operators to use when welding a part, they set limits for several attributes of the weld. If, during the weld, the measurements for these attributes fall below the minimum value or above the maximum value set for the weld, the system considers that “out of limit”. If the measurements fall right within the range established, the system considers that “in limit”.
Chapter 12. Limit Errors Tab Last 7 Days Last 7 Days The widgets that appear for the Last 7 Days report display information for welding performed over the last seven days. The system displays the total number of welds performed each day and how many of those welds were within the limits set for the Weld Profile used and how many were outside the limits set for the profiles they used.
Custom Chapter 12. Limit Errors Tab the Welding Power Source or the Container you have selected in the Asset Tree. Table 12.1 explains the criteria in more detail. Figure 12.4 Criteria for the Limit Errors – Custom Report Table 12.1 Criteria Available on the Limit Errors – Custom Report Field Description Start Date and End Date Select a date range in which the weld(s) were performed for the profile data you want to review.
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Chapter 13 Events Tab There are several types of events on a Welding Power Source that create downtime. CheckPoint™ collects the data from these events and displays them on the Events tab. The Events tab provides a Summary graph and report of the events that have occurred, as well as a History report of those events, for the single Welding Power Source you have selected in the Asset Tree or the Container of power sources you have selected.
Chapter 13. Events Tab Report Criteria Report Criteria The criteria available for the Events reports allow you to customize the reports to meet your needs. The criteria for both reports are the same. For more in-depth information on report criteria in general, please see page 6.4. Figure 13.1 Criteria for the Events Reports To set the criteria, simply click the Criteria link to open the Criteria window (Figure 13.1) and make your selections.
Summary Chapter 13. Events Tab Summary If you need to review the events that have occurred on the Welding Power Source(s) on your production floor, the Summary graph is the tool you need. The Summary graph displays the source and brief description of the event that occurred, along with the number of times it occurred within the time frame selected under the Criteria. You can generate a Summary graph for a single Welding Power Source or a Container of power sources.
Chapter 13. Events Tab History History To research any events that have occurred, you can use the History report to analyze the performance of the power source(s) over a period of time. The History report details every occurrence of events on the single Welding Power Source you have selected in the Asset Tree or the Container of power sources you have selected. You can also isolate a specific event by using the Criteria to narrow the data.
Chapter 14 Documents Tab The Documents tab allows you to access your company’s documentation library. Click the Documents tab and you have access to the standard library of documents provided by Lincoln Electric, as well as access to documentation that was uploaded by your CheckPoint™ administrator. For details on adding documentation to your library, please see page 4.25. Figure 14.
Chapter 14. Documents Tab Operators Manuals Operators Manuals CheckPoint™ comes with access to the Operating Manuals for the Power Wave® family of welders. At the company level, there is a link to the library on the Lincoln Electric web site, which includes manuals for all Lincoln Electric products.
Appendix A Troubleshooting Inevitably, there will be an issue when working with a software program or installing software that you need a little extra information to help troubleshoot and solve the problem. There are some common minor issues you might be able to fix without a call to support. NOTE | If you continue to have trouble, please contact your local IT department or CheckPoint™ support. For CheckPoint™ support in the USA or Canada, dial 1.800.691.5797. The direct dial number is 1.727.786.0121.
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Appendix B Overall Equipment Efficiency Examples The following examples provide you with some sample data you can plug into the equations that begin on page 9.5. All data is meant for illustration purposes only. Availability Example 1 In this example, one of the welders at Advanced Manufacturing was in the states listed in Table 14.1 during the Morning shift on 08/02/2013. Table 14.
Appendix B. Overall Equipment Efficiency Examples Availability Example 2 Availability for Each Hour Calculating the Availability factor for each hour results in the figures in Table 14.2. Table 14.2 Availability Factor for Each Hour * Hour Disconnected Time Asset Sched. Time Planned Downtime Planned Prod.
Availability Example 2 Appendix B. Overall Equipment Efficiency Examples Time Stamp Status Duration Time in Planned Downtime Time Not in Planned Downtime 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Disconnected Disconnected 3603 3603 0 3603 3603 0 * All times listed in seconds. Availability for Each Hour Calculating the Availability factor for each hour results in the figures in Table 14.4. Remember that when the Asset Scheduled Time is equal to the Planned Downtime, Availability is 0% (e.g.
Appendix B. Overall Equipment Efficiency Examples Availability Example 3 Availability Example 3 To further highlight how CheckPoint™ calculates the Availability factor based on data it receives, assume the following states for a welder. The states occurred for a welder at Worldwide Industrial during the Morning shift (7:00 AM to 1:00 PM) one day. (Bold = Planned Downtime Scheduled.) Table 14.
Availability Example 3 Appendix B. Overall Equipment Efficiency Examples Availability for the Entire Shift To calculate the Availability for the entire shift, you use the totals from the various time columns with the following results. Disconnected Time Asset Scheduled Time Planned Downtime Planned Production Time Unplanned Downtime Operating Time Availability 129 231 90 141 91 50 36% IM8000 CheckPoint™ User Manual B.
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Glossary ArcLink®: This is a communications protocol developed by Lincoln Electric for use in a welding system. This protocol takes into account specific needs of a welding system and the interaction of the multiple components that make up the network. Asset: An asset is entry in the Asset Tree on the left side of the CheckPoint™ screen. An asset can be either a single Welding Power Source or a Group of power sources.
Glossary Octet through Welding Set Point Octet: A number ranging from zero to 255 used in IP addresses. PLC: Programmable Logic Controller, a specialized device used in the control of industrial processes. Port: In a specific network such as a TCP or a UDP network, a port is an endpoint to a logical connection. The port number defines what type of information will be transmitted. An example would be port 80 for HTML data or port 25 for email data.
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