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How to Schedule Lights-Out Machining With One Operator in EDGEBIC
Schedule lights-out machining in EDGEBIC: set a routing step's operator attention to 0.0 so one operator sets up many machines and the runs execute unattended, even overnight.
How to See a Machine's Job History on the Kiosk in EDGEBIC
See a machine's job history on the EDGEBIC kiosk: open the History drawer to review every punch and every supervisor edit, filtered by Run, Setup, Down, and Idle.
How to See a Work Center's Load for Next Month in EDGEBIC
How to look ahead at one machine's booked load versus capacity for the coming month in EDGEBIC using the Resource Calendar and per-day capacity view.
How to See Shift Production Totals in EDGEBIC
Run the shift production report in EDGEBIC to see planned versus actual hours, pieces, and operator counts per work center per day, with an on-rate status badge.
How to See Which Jobs a Run Will Touch Before You Commit in EDGEBIC
Check a scheduling run's scope in EDGEBIC before it writes: your selection defines which jobs are touched, and the Confirm Scheduling dialog reports the new-versus-existing split first.
How to Set a Default Setup Time for a Work Center in EDGEBIC
How to set a work center's default setup time in EDGEBIC so routing steps inherit a flat changeover value, and where that default sits in the setup-time ladder.
How to Set a Parallel Processing Factor in EDGEBIC
Set the Parallel Factor on a dependent parallel machine in EDGEBIC. Control how many of the primary's hours are booked onto a synchronized mirror without changing its start or end.
How to Handle Preventive Maintenance for a Machine in EDGEBIC
EDGEBIC holds no maintenance interval and shows no PM-due banner. See where the service cadence belongs and how to take the hours out of the plan so the schedule is honest.
How to Set a True Alternate With a Speed Factor in EDGEBIC
Give a routing step a fallback machine that runs at a different speed in EDGEBIC. Enter the alternate's own hours so the scheduler weighs its speed when it picks the earliest finish.
How to Set a Work Center Cost Rate in EDGEBIC
How to set a work center's cost per hour in EDGEBIC so quote simulations and cost rollups charge the right labor cost, and how routing steps inherit the rate.
How to Set a Work Center to Run at Reduced Capacity in EDGEBIC
How to run one machine at reduced but non-zero capacity across a period in EDGEBIC using per-day overrides, for a retooling week or a partial-crew stretch.
How to Set an Operator Pin in EDGEBIC
Set an operator pin in EDGEBIC: name one qualified operator on a routing step so the work schedules only for that person and slides through their absence instead of substituting.