Synoptik

Synoptik, developed by Gravity Pull Systems, is a solution designed to optimize the end-to-end production process for manufacturing and additive manufacturing (AM) industries. According to the vendor, Synoptik offers pre-configured best-practice scenarios for AM, aiming to make manufacturing operations more economical, scalable, and sustainable while ensuring compliance with quality requirements. The product is suitable for companies of all sizes and caters to manufacturing professionals, additive manufacturing professionals, supply chain professionals, production managers, and operations managers.

Key Features

Optimized End-to-End Production Process: According to the vendor, Synoptik optimizes the entire production process, including costs, resource utilization, material consumption, and other custom-defined objectives. It provides pre-configured best-practice scenarios for additive manufacturing, with the goal of ensuring compliance with quality requirements.

Integrated Nesting and Scheduling Automation: Synoptik's feature optimizes the nesting configuration and scheduling of all process steps, including post-processing, in a single step. The system supports both static and dynamic nesting configurations and includes material requirements and consumption planning.

Resources Scheduled with Infinite Capacities: According to the vendor, Synoptik assigns resources with optimal capabilities to activities based on real-time reevaluations. The scheduling system aims to ensure the most efficient utilization of resources, leading to enhanced productivity.

Price Configurator: Synoptik includes a flexible price configurator engine that, according to the vendor, enables competitive pricing decisions while minimizing costs. The system supports multiple cost accounting principles, allowing businesses to determine pricing strategies aligned with their financial objectives.

Configuration-Based Adjustments: The vendor states that Synoptik offers quick deployment of adjustments due to new or modified processes, business cases, resource types, or supply chain scenarios. The system's configuration-based flexibility aims to reduce the time required for adapting to changing manufacturing requirements.

Simulations: According to the vendor, Synoptik allows users to simulate new or modified processes, business cases, resource types, or supply chain scenarios. The simulations provide insights into potential outcomes before implementation, helping businesses make informed decisions and optimize their production processes.

Reactive Optimization: The vendor claims that Synoptik's optimizer continuously monitors events on the shop floor and recalculates the most optimal scenario in real-time. The system delivers new schedules instantly, aiming to ensure an optimal production flow and minimize disruptions.

Plan/Actual Variances and Root Cause Analysis: Synoptik provides businesses with access to plan/actual variances and their root causes at any moment in time, according to the vendor. The system aims to provide insights into deviations from the plan, enabling companies to identify and address underlying causes promptly.