Material Types offers a way to manage all of the different types of 3D printing material resources available at your business. Once a Material Type is added, the resource is now selectable throughout the platform. Note that you will need to have Material Stocks for each Type
Material Types are an integral part of the Authentise MES platform and can be found in:
Orders (CAD Line Items)
Printer Types
Post Processor Types
Material (Stock) Management
Material Management offers a powerful tool for tracking the life of a material as it flows through the various points of the production process including receiving, storage, initial use, reclamation of unused material, and all of the actions in between.
Once activated on your Authentise MES license, your users will be able to:
Receive material into your factory in the form of Lots. These are managed to assist your supply chain team in monitoring and controlling the overall inventory of the factory.
Create and manage Batches of material to be used to produce parts within your facility.
Link parts and runs that utilize a specific material batch, automatically.
We have a number of tools to help you manage your Material Inventory at the level of granularity that you need. For our most granular options, Lots and Batches, be sure to check out our Material Management module. This article will explain how the different levels coexist and why you would want to use each of them.
Stocks
A Stock is the total group of a single Material Type at a specific Location. They are used to record and reflect the quantity of a given material type that is in your Inventory, or On Order, at a given time. Stocks also inform your Line Item Order forms by limiting which Materials can be selected within an Order. If a Location does not have Stock of a specific Material, it cannot be selected for Order's assigned to that Location.
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Introduction
Material Test Panels encompass all your material testing needs in the Material Management Module. A Material Test Panel is a set of tests that can be performed at the Material Batch Level, to fill out test results, notes, and documents related to each test. The Material Tester will be able to create and edit Panels, and any user with access to the Material Management module can navigate through these results to find out more about the mechanical and chemical composition of the material batches they are dealing with.
Setting up
Before addin a material test panel to a batch, there are a few set-up actions that need to be completed:
adding your own personalised material tests (if you wish)
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