| 20090171476 | Control System for Production Machine - A system for controlling cyclic production machines (CPMs) includes a control processor linked to a plurality of controllers. One or more controllers, some of which may also serve as controllers of dispensing and dosing devices feeding the CPM with materials, are coupled to a CPM. An operator interface supporting one or more user stations provides for displaying data to a user. Each controller is linked at least to a timing unit of a respective CPM. One or more sensors whose signals provide indications as to the working parameters of the CPM are further linked to a controller. Gathered signals are temporarily stored in respective controllers to be further transferred to, processed and stored in, the control processor. Working parameters are associated with characteristic profiles and/or statistics to be further stored in the control processor. A user of a CPM may examine the history of a working parameter, the current and/or stored characteristic profiles and statistics; correlate between profiles and/or statistics of different parameters or related to different times. The user may adjust the configuration parameters of the CPM and/or the respective dispensing and dosing devices, such that the current characteristic profile or statistics conform with a pre-stored characteristic profile and/or statistics. | 07-02-2009 |
