WinMulti - Main Screen

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Single Screen Machines

Autoflow, Saw, Ecoline, Routers and Microlines have a single user input screen


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Dual Screen Machines (Flowlines, ZX machines)

Flowlines and ZX machines have two operator screens. on on the machining centre side and one on the saw side

On v5 software, the machining centre screen is the same as the above . A separate "winSaw" program runs the saw side. For instructions on operating the saw centre software click here.


On v6 software, the desktop is shared across the saw side and machining centre side screens. The same computer and software runs both sides of the machine.

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...This is referred to as "All-in-one" software

Menu Bar Icons

the top area of the screen is a row of buttons to access different functions via the icons

Icon Functions
Icon Function Notes
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Load Batch


This allows the user to load a batch sent from the office onto the machine, after optimising to ensure minimum waste.

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Manual Input


This allows the operator to prep an operation on a piece of profile or cut a selection of pieces from a bar.

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Offcuts


This allows the operator to add, view or remove from the machine’s list of offcuts

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Remakes


This section allows the operator to select a number of pieces from the batch and piece numbers on the label to be remade

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Settings


This section contains all the critical settings which drive the machine and should be handled with much care.

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Open Door


This option allows the user to open the machine door safely.

This option is only enabled on Microlines or Sawing machines where the guard door is interlocked
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Service


This section contains diagnostic information and utilities which are used to recover from errors and maintain the machine.

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Shutdown


This option closes both winMulti and the underlying windows operating system ready for powering the machine down.

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Exit to Windows


This option closes down winMulti leaving the operator on the Windows desktop.

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Reset Machine


This option resets the drives and re-datum’s the machine after an error has occurred

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Backup


This option backs up all the machine critical files to a location chosen at the time of backup.

Machine Messages

The messages box displays important text relayed from the machine controller

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Bar Queue

The bar queue displays the current state of the bars waiting to be processed.

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Bar Queue Details
Title Description Notes
1 Batch The Batch number that the pieces belong to Batch numbers are created by the Window Designer package in the office. One or more windows are grouped together in a batch
2 Pieces and Frames Total The number of pieces (or full frames) left in this batch to cut A Frame is a collection of pieces in the batch that belong to one "Slot" on the output trolley. When all the pieces in a frame are processed, the frame is flagged as finished
3 Profile Code and Name The code is used to reference the profile type, with a longer description to help the operator The code is up to 10 digits long and needs to be unique. It normally only references the shape of the profile not the colour
4 Profile Colour Code A 5 character code that indicates the foil colour and core colour of the profile.
For more detail and abetter visual impact, the Foil and Core indicator can be used
5 Foil and Core Indicator A visual representation of the profile colour, showing the core colour in the centre and the top and bottom face foil colours For more details on the function and how to update the colours, click here
6 Profile drawing or DXF A drawing of the side profile This image also shows the operator the correct loading orientation
7 Bar view A visual representation of the pieces and operations on the bar The images are a representation only for guidance, not an accurate depiction of the prep.
8 Estimated Time An estimation of the remaining machining time for this batch This number is calculated from actual data recorded timings from machine, so will get more accurate as more work is processed.

The time assumes that the operator keeps the infeed fed with fresh bars and there are no stoppages

9 Run Now Button Button to send this batch to the top of the queue For more detail on Bar Queue Management, click here
10 Clear Button Button to clear the batch For more detail on Bar Queue Management, click here
11 Fast Fwd Button Button to advance this profile type to the top of the batch queue For more detail on Bar Queue Management, click here
12 Hold Button Button to hold this profile (if the profile is not available) For more detail on Bar Queue Management, click here
13 Reoptimise Button Button to reoptimise the pieces in the profile stack For more detail on Bar Reoptimising, click here

Current Bar

During processing, the current bar will appear above the work queue. The bar will move across the machine in real time to reflect the actual processing position of the gripper axis

Alarms Window


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