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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2003
Andrew P. Bowman, Sumner, WA (US);
Mark E. Van Horne, Bellevue, WA (US);
Geoffrey M. Lindblad, Snohomish, WA (US);
Milton O. Olson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Craig A. Neidig, Issaquah, WA (US);
Allan M. Hansen, Glencoe, MO (US);
Ronald H. Eastman, Wichita, KS (US);
Lynda L. Tuttle, Wichita, KS (US);
Andrew P. Bowman, Sumner, WA (US);
Mark E. Van Horne, Bellevue, WA (US);
Geoffrey M. Lindblad, Snohomish, WA (US);
Milton O. Olson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Craig A. Neidig, Issaquah, WA (US);
Allan M. Hansen, Glencoe, MO (US);
Ronald H. Eastman, Wichita, KS (US);
Lynda L. Tuttle, Wichita, KS (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing tool operators in a manufacturing environment with clear and accurate tooling information increases tool operators' efficiency and reduces possibilities of errors. An output device and an input device are coupled to a processor. A tool operator enters a product option and a line number in the input device. The processor automatically selects a previously-defined build plan based on the entered information. The processor outputs the selected build plan to the output device. The outputted build plan includes tool information based on the entered product option and line number. The system communicates with a manufacturing system and a tool design system over a network. Build plans with product option and line number information are created at the manufacturing system, and the tool design system associates tools with the product option and line number information.