SolidShop – the Eco-System for Digital Manufacturing

SolidShop is SolidCAM’s ecosystem for optimal management of shop floor data. It provides a globally proven set of software modules for shop digitization.

SolidShop encompasses document and manufacturing process management (PDM), bi-directional communication with CNC machines (DNC), real-time CNC machine monitoring (MDC), and tracking & scheduling of production orders and jobs in real-time.

For many years, manufacturers have been waiting for affordable shop floor digitization, that is proven in the field, compatible with older and newer CNC machines, and with shorter implementation times – SolidShop is SolidCAM’s answer to all these demands.

A powerful CNC editor able to manipulate NC code and automate programming tasks

• Simulate parametric code using solid models and watch program variables changing values during the execution
• Compare files, program canned or complex probing cycles and parametric code through the editor macros with just a few clicks
• Apply mathematical transformations to G-code (mirror, rotation, scaling, plane transposals, basic math operations, handle angle heads, etc.)
• Convert proven G-code from one CNC type to another (e.g., Heidenhain to ISO or FANUC to Siemens, etc.)
• Gain the ability to simulate canned & parametric cycles for turning (Roughing, threading, drilling), milling (Pocketing, drilling, engraving), probing, block skips, and conditional logic used by the mainstream CNC controls

An add-on for the SolidShop Editor that enables you to verify your G-code for CNC machines from 2 to 5 axes, and lathes equipped with a C axis and a turret

• Detects collisions between machine elements and axis overtravel, allowing work envelope studies and offline training on the programming aspects of the machine, as well as static and dynamic stock sectioning
• Rigorous and configurable syntax checker that enables you to deliver verified code to the CNC machine
• When used with SolidShop DNC, provides bi-directional protection for your processes and machines
• Lightning fast material removal simulation

Our manufacturing-oriented Product Data Management module delivers one of the most important steps towards shop floor digitization. Fully integrated into SolidShop Editor, SolidShop PDM manages all types of documents in a centralized database accessible to anyone in the company, through a desktop application or web clients.

• 100% oriented to manufacturing and shop floor staff
• Single source of truth (SSOT) for all CAM, CMM, CNC files, sub-programs, setup sheets, tool lists, quotations, drawings, CAD models, e-mails, catalogs, and anything else that must be centralized
• Eliminates hard copies and out-of-revision documents
• Efficiently manage programs, sub-programs, and their parent/child relationships with other programs. In conjunction with the SolidShop DNC, one click is enough to send main programs and linked sub-programs directly to the CNC machines, all at once
• Advanced access controls to manage precisely what and who can perform tasks
• All interactions with the system and documents or programs are tracked and traceable
• Ideal solution for highly regulated industries looking for robust change and access controls for sensitive manufacturing data, especially when industrial cyber security is becoming critical
• Supports ISO 9001, AS9100, API, and other standards
• Tightly integrated with SolidCAM and SolidCAM for Operators - An end-to-end paperless solution
• Control backups and revisions in SolidCAM files, NC programs and documents in general. Rollback changes with a few clicks & implement design revisions without overwriting files permanently

Enables robust communication with CNC controls to upload/download NC programs, or also signal capturing from PLCs or sensors.

• Supports all models in the market, ranging from serial RS-232/RS-422 communications to ethernet, using proprietary or open-source protocols, such as FANUC Focas, Heidenhain LSV2, OPC UA/DA, MTConnect, Haas M-Net, Brother HTTP, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Modbus, OPC, and modern IoT protocols like MQTT for PLCs, sensors, and special machines
• Perfectly integrated into SolidShop PDM, it provides bi-directional communication, traceability and version control for any changes performed by the CNC programmers or the machine operators

A real-time machine monitoring solution with interface to ERP, FMS systems, Power BI, Graphana, SQL databases (Read/Write), TCP connections & pure text-based protocols. It supports integration with other systems to read/write & manage production order information and execution status, turning SolidShop PDM and SolidShop Machine Monitoring into an MES solution.

Advanced module for production planners to determine when to start production to deliver on time (Backward planning), find slots in upcoming days, weeks, or months to schedule, track in real-time production orders and keep the machines loaded with work (Forward planning).