The WPCS (Wire Processing Communication Standard) is a flexible interface that enables the simple networking of fully automatic wire processing machines.
WPCS is used to send production orders, article and material specifications to crimping machines. Orders are often managed together with material specifications by an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system or MES (Manufacturing Execution System). They are sent to the desired wire processing machine via a network in the standardized WPCS format. Sources of error are reduced, product quality is ensured, and valuable time is saved as there is no need for manual data entry at the machine. Material consumption, quality and statistics data, machine errors, order and production status are also reported back via the WPCS interface for evaluation.