Run a Production Check

Pipe Production Checks examine the pipe spools for production readiness, production checks can only be carried out on a single spool at a time. Production checks run using the fabrication machines associated with the individual pipe-pieces of the spool. If no machines are associated with a pipe-piece, then the software checks it against all machines defined in the default machine list.

Once the pipe spools have been generated, you can use the Pipe Production Checks window to view, remove and validate different aspects of the production check on the pipe and its spools:

The Pipe Production Checks window acts a task hub for the Pipe Production Checks, depending on the selections made, you will be presented with further windows.

Pipe Tasks

You can validate a pipe, view production information for the pipe and remove machine information.

Spool Tasks

You can validate a spool, view the production data for the spool and remove machine information.

Navigation

You can change the 3D graphical view to view the selected spool.

Setup Production Checks

for further information on Setup Production checks, refer to Setup Production Checks.

When the production checks have run the Pipe Spools part of the Pipe Production Checks window is populated with the results for each spool:

Each pipe spool is examined by the Pipework Application and has one of three results:

The Production Results part of the Pipe Production Checks window displays the results for each pipe-piece of the selected spool. A list of pipe-pieces shows the production check results per piece, and each piece also has one of the three states above associated with it.

By selecting a pipe-piece from the Pipe Production Checks window, the detailed results of the check below the pipe-piece list are displayed in the Detailed Result part of the Pipe Production Checks window. The information displayed in this part of the Pipe Production Checks window depends on the results of the check. Some examples of different results follow.

Successful Check with no Modifications

The check has succeeded against both bending- and welding-machines, if these machines were required, and the pipe-piece did not have to be modified.

The Detailed Results part of the Pipe Production Checks window displays which, if any, bending machine was used and which flanges, if any, can be pre-welded. In the example below, you can see no bending was required, and the leave flange can be machine-welded by WELDING-MACHINE-1.

Successful Check with Modifications

The check succeeded against both bending and welding-machines, and some excesses were needed to make the pipe-piece pass the checks.

As well as the bending and welding machine information there is a list of excesses the pipe required. Bm1 is suitable for bending the tube, no flanges can be pre-welded, and both the arrive and the leave of the tube required excesses. Click Arrive of Tube or Leave of Tube, the excess is displayed on the pipe piece in the 3D graphical view, where it applies to the pipe-piece:

Failed Check with Modifications Required

If the pipe-piece requires excesses to pass the checks but you will have to set up the auto resolve preferences not to include excess automatically, then the check will fail. In this case the results display the excess required. You can accept these excesses to make the pipe-piece pass the checks.

You can also set the pipe to be manually bent and so ignore bending checks.

Non Resolvable Failure

The pipe-piece may fail the production checks for a more serious reason. For example, it may not be possible to find a bending machine that can handle the pipe tubing the pipe-piece uses.

The Detailed Results part of the Pipe Production Checks window displays the system cannot resolve the failure by adding excess. To overcome this, you can set the pipe-piece to be manually bent:

Length Check Failure

If the pipe-piece length exceeds the pipe stock length for this specification as defined in the Pipe Data Table, this is displayed in the Detailed Results part of the Pipe Production Checks window:

If the pipe piece length is greater than the maximum length of pipe MaxLP of the Bending Machine, this is displayed to you:

Notes:

The pipe stock length can be changed in the respective Pipe Data Table in Paragon.

The maximum length of pipe MaxLP is a user-modifiable attribute of the Bending Machine.

These two types of parameters are independent of each other. The GUI refers to the maximum length of pipe as 'maximum material length', to avoid confusion.

Expanding Machine Results

You can expand the bending machine and welding machine results in the Detailed Results part of the Pipe Production Checks window, to display more information. If there is more information to view then the Expand icon appears by the Bending Machine Result title. Clicking the title or the icon expands the bending machine results.

Modify Production Information

You can also modify the production information applied to the pipe-piece. Click Modify Production Information¼ to display the required results.

Use this part of the Pipe Production Checks window to change the bending or welding machines and modify the end excesses or apply minimum feed to a leg.

Change or Assign a Machine

To change or assign a bending or welding machine click the appropriate link. If no machine is associated with the pipe-piece then Change bending machine¼ will read Assign Bending machine¼.

If the tube is straight then there are no bending machine options. If there are no pre-welded flanges then there are no welding machine options.

Select the required machine then click Apply. To cancel any changes and go back to the previous window, click Back.

After selecting a new machine click Accept Changes at the bottom of the window to accept the changes.

Edit End Excess

To edit the end excess first expand the collapsible panel by clicking End Excess.

You can add your own end-excess by entering a value in the User Defined text box.

Click Accept Changes to accept the new value.

Apply a Minimum Feed to a Leg

To view the feed excesses applied to a leg between two bends, click Feed Excess to expand collapsible panel.

For each leg there is an editable text box in which you can enter a minimum feed value for the leg. If you enter a new minimum feed value for the leg then the system recalculates the feed excess the next time it checks the pipe-piece.

Revalidate the Pipe Piece

After changing the production information you can revalidate the pipe-piece by clicking Revalidate Pipe Piece. A production check which runs on the pipe-piece with the new values.

Finish Viewing Results

To finish viewing the results of the production checks click Finish Viewing Results to return to the top level of the window.

View Production Information

You can view the production information assigned to pipe-pieces of a spool without having to go through a production check.

To do this click View Production Information for either the pipe or a spool. This displays a view of the production information assigned to each pipe-piece.

Remove Machine Information

To remove all machine information associated with a pipe spool or all the spools on a pipe click Remove Machine Info for either the pipe or the selected spool: