William P. Quinlan

Manager Plant Floor Systems

William P. Quinlan

Manager Plant Floor Systems

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Factory Information System (FIS)Factory Information System (FIS)

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About AAMAbout AAM

1994 2005Revenue $1.7 Billion $3.4 Billion

Customers 2 >100

Suppliers 8 countries, Mostly domestic

24 countries including Argentina, China, Czech Republic, Israel, India, Japan, Korea, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela

AAM Facilities 5 Plants, USA 27 Offices/Facilities around the Globe

Product Portfolio

3% > 80% New Products

Manufacturing Processes

Legacy Cross wedge rolling for Colfor, ring rolling for Tonawanda, Rotary table machining for Detroit. Suppliers based in Czech, Germany, Italy, respectively.

New Markets

Innovation

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AAM Global LocationsAAM Global Locations

Guanajuato Gear & AxleGuanajuato Forge,

Silao, Mexico

JBOTokyo, Japan

World H.Q.Detroit Gear & AxleDetroit ForgeBuffalo Gear, Axle & LinkageThree RiversTonawanda ForgeCheektowaga

Rochester HillsTechnical Center

Colfor Manufacturing MSP Industries

AAM do Brasil, Araucária, Brazil

Albion AutomotiveEngland / Scotland

CBOShanghai, China

KBO Seoul, South Korea

IBOPuné, India

NEW FACILITYChangshu, China

European HQBad Homburg, Germany

NEW FACILITYOlawa, Poland

Key Facts:• 27 Facilities in 12 Countries• 11,000 Associates• 8 Global Technical Centers• 18 Manufacturing Centers

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AAM ProductsAAM Products

Rear Beam Axle

Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier

Integral Oil Pan Front Axle & Electronic Disconnect

Aluminum Axles

Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon

Rear Beam Axle

Front Independent Axle

Gear Sets

Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Pick-ups

11.5’ Rear Beam Axle with Dual Rear Wheels

Front Steerable Beam Axle

VSES

SmartBar®

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BackgroundBackground

Factory Information system was developed about 10 years ago

Software and Hardware platforms did not keep pace and not easily adaptable with emerging technologies

Factory Information system was developed about 10 years ago

Software and Hardware platforms did not keep pace and not easily adaptable with emerging technologies

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Driving FactorsDriving Factors

Existing plant floor Factory Information System could not be easily integrated with new plant floor equipment (VLC, PLC, CNC)

Not flexible enough to grow as the functionality of the system expanded

No clean migration path from current application

Fat versus thin client migration path

Existing plant floor Factory Information System could not be easily integrated with new plant floor equipment (VLC, PLC, CNC)

Not flexible enough to grow as the functionality of the system expanded

No clean migration path from current application

Fat versus thin client migration path

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Evaluation CriteriaEvaluation Criteria

Standards based interfaces (OPC, Web)

Modular architecture

Database interface (Oracle, SQL Server)

Easy device integration

Multi-language support

Standards based interfaces (OPC, Web)

Modular architecture

Database interface (Oracle, SQL Server)

Easy device integration

Multi-language support

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ArchitectureArchitecture

FIS Web ServerMS IIS 6.0 ASP.NETSQL Reporting Services GenBrokerICONICS Web HMI 8.0

SQL Database ServerMS SQL Server 2000

FISGUI (s)ICONICS GenBrokerWebHMI Client (IE – Active-X)DataWorx32Transaction ExpressSQL Server PE

User Interface (s)IE BrowserWebHMI Client (Active-X Plug-ins)ASP.NET

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FIS Marquee

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FIS GUIFIS GUI

GenBroker

ICONICS DataWorX32

Local OPC Server(s)(PLC,CNC interfaces)

Internet Explorer(Real-time FIS Screens)

TransactionExpress

SQL Server 2000(Personal Edition)

Remote OPC Server(s)(VLC interface)

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Web ServerWeb Server

GenBroker

ICONICS DataWorX32

Microsoft IIS

ICONICSGenesis-32Enterprise

ICONICSWebHMI

(Real-time FIS Screens)

QIS ReportingInterfaceASP.NET Application

FIS ReportingInterface

SQL Reporting Services

SQL Server 2000(Standard Edition)

SQL ReportingServices

ICONICSAlarmWorX32

E-Mail Client

GraphWorX32TrendWorX32

Windows 2003 Server(HP Proliant DL380 Single Proc. 4GB, 3-146GB Drives)

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FIS MarqueeFIS Marquee

GenBroker

ICONICS GraphWorx32

GDF Screens (templates)

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FIS Main screenFIS Main screen

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Line Overview ScreenLine Overview Screen

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Debug screensDebug screens

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Key screensKey screens

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ReportingReporting

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Report by hourReport by hour

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Language SupportLanguage Support

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SummarySummary

Iconics provided flexible architecture which is standards based allowing the FIS system to globally grow with the business

Iconics provided flexible architecture which is standards based allowing the FIS system to globally grow with the business