Contour capture of a wheel for CNC machining

Software

OPT2WORK: planning, control and documentation of wheel refurbishment.

More than ten years of programming for one purpose: making wheel refurbishment predictable. OPT2WORK is the base software to which the modules OPT2CUT, OPT2DOC, OPT2BURN and OPT2COLOR connect. Developed in our own workshop, on our own machines.

  • 5modules in one software family
  • 9languages in OPT2CUT
  • 1 yearOPT2CUT licence included with every CNC lathe

The software family

The software family

  • OPT2WORK

    Planning and control software for wheel refurbishment with ERP functions, customer management and live status.

  • OPT2CUT

    Contour optimisation for CNC machining, including non-uniform re-cutting.

  • OPT2DOC

    Safety documentation and traceability of every wheel.

  • OPT2BURN

    Curing analysis of powder coatings based on oven measurement.

  • OPT2COLOR

    Database for wheel-to-paint assignments by part number.

The modules

OPT2WORK: planning and control

OPT2WORK brings the complete ERP functions a wheel refurbishment business needs: master data for customers and suppliers, quote to invoice, open items and dunning, payments, production planning, purchasing and stock management. The software can be adapted without programming (custom fields, free database tables) and remains update-safe. Interfaces: customisable export and import, DATEV export, article import from wholesalers. Automation tasks convert orders to the next step or send status e-mails.

Functions in detail

  • Order intake with all wheel data: size, offset, base colour, wheel manufacturer, tyre size and make, accessories; automatic traceability code, for example as a Data Matrix
  • Processing variants for efficient batching; filtering and sorting per workstation, e.g. powder department by colour and due date, or CNC by AMG wheels to be diamond-cut
  • Time management and priorities with automatic customer notification when dates change
  • Set status manually or by scanner: tyre removal, tyre fitting, stripping, blasting, wet painting, powder coating, CNC machining. Automated status notification to the customer, live status for example on your own website
  • Complete correspondence log per customer, including callbacks
  • Storage location per wheel, tyre and accessory, manually or by scanner
  • Documentation of all steps: CNC program, infeed, paints, run-out reports; the wheel history
  • Defined problem workflows, for example for faulty coatings, with automatic customer notification
  • Quality management with rating, comment and employee; quality thresholds per customer trigger automatic rules, for example an e-mail to management or service management
Online order status for customers
CNC cutting of a wheel

OPT2CUT: contour optimisation for CNC machining

OPT2CUT interpolates the measured points fully automatically and smooths the contour in real time. Sub-areas, such as the damaged rim lip, are re-cut more deeply than the rest; this reduces overall material removal. Captured contours can be extended towards the centre or the rim lip (horizontal approach to the lip), and probe points moved, deleted or added.

  • Export manager selects speed, feed and tool
  • Multicut: several passes with selected infeeds in one program
  • Selectable machining direction (inside to outside) for chip evacuation
  • Individual retract position per CNC
  • Customisable display: point and line thicknesses, colours, labels
  • Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Portuguese; more to follow

OPT2DOC: safety documentation and traceability

OPT2DOC documents all work tamper-proof as a safety record. Any values and documents can be stored per work step: contours, infeeds, machine numbers, part numbers, manufacturers, photos, colour codes, paint manufacturers, curing temperatures, film thicknesses, measurement reports, customers, employees, branches, date and time. Material removal capture compares the original and cut contours via a difference function with evaluation. The content of the automatic wheel marking (order number, customer number, date, company code) is defined here.

OPT2DOC PRO

Guided wheel intake with the customer on PC, tablet or smartphone: photos, quotes, additional items, appointments, digital signature and notification preferences. Photo documentation before, during and after; compare, mark up, send. Output documents with your own layout, logo and watermark.

Marking a wheel with a traceability code
Powder curing oven

OPT2BURN: curing analysis of powder coatings

OPT2BURN evaluates oven measurements and works with all common oven measuring systems. Presets for batch oven and conveyor oven, electric, oil or gas. Paint types with any curing parameters freely definable; table printout with temperature, time and degree of cure in a free print layout; graphical and numerical analysis; any number of sensors; automatic detection of oven start, timer delays. We use OPT2BURN to carry out the loaded oven measurement for every customer line.

OPT2COLOR: the database for OEM wheel paints

OPT2COLOR assigns wheel paints by part number or vehicle model, with pictures of the wheels. Results include the complete coating system (primer, colour, clear coat, tinted clear), processing notes and user experience reports. Customers who enter their own wheel and paint data use the database free of charge; the data is checked by our coating team. In the myOPT2COLOR customer area you manage retrieved records and order the paint directly from OPT2COLOR.

Colour samples for wheel paints

Licensing

Licences and prices

Documented prices net plus VAT. For the other modules we prepare a quote according to business size and module scope.

SoftwareVariantPrice
OPT2CUTlight: contour optimisation€750
OPT2CUTpro: contour optimisation with non-uniform re-cutting€1,050
OPT2CUTAnnual licence included with every CNC latheincluded
OPT2COLORFor customers who contribute wheel and paint datafree
OPT2WORK, OPT2DOC (PRO), OPT2BURNAccording to module scopeon request

Once the necessary processing steps have been assigned, the software plans and controls largely on its own. For the individual areas of stripping, blasting, powder coating, wet painting, CNC diamond cutting and laser welding, the software automatically groups orders. OPT2WORK is a powerful tool in modern wheel refurbishment.

Wolfgang Schehl · Wheel Masters Oberflächentechnik GmbH, Austria

Tailor the software to your business

We will show you OPT2WORK and the modules in ongoing operation in Dietzenbach: +49 (0) 6074 21 50 70.