Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
700096000 | Integrated system (Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) | 47 |
20080319565 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PROCESS FLOW CHANGES - A computer program product for performing automated error checking in an automated production line, includes instructions for: receiving change information for changing a production process; comparing the change information to standard information for the production process; and reporting information from the comparing. Manufacturing execution software and a system for employing the manufacturing execution software are provided. | 12-25-2008 |
20090037010 | Communication Driver - To obtain a communication driver performing data conversion between a equipment and a management unit even when different data formats are used in a manufacturing system, in which the equipment that is equipped with a device for controlling a machine based on an instruction from the management unit and the management unit having a management application program that manages the equipment are connected to the machine, the communication driver includes device drivers ( | 02-05-2009 |
20090118850 | Transportation control method and transportation control system - Embodiments of the present invention provide a workpiece transportation control method and system that automatically processes a plurality of steps in a successive manner, thereby enhancing production efficiency. According to one embodiment, a transportation control method includes the steps of: monitoring the state of an automated manufacturing system to see if there is a request for transporting a workpiece; extracting the subsequent step path for the workpiece when a transportation request is issued; calculating a standard necessary period along the extracted step path; converting the subsequent standard necessary period into an evaluation value, issuing a transportation request, stacking tasks in response to other transportation requests; and selecting a workpiece with the shortest subsequent standard necessary period from the stacked transportation requests. | 05-07-2009 |
20090118851 | FACTORY LEVEL AND TOOL LEVEL ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS INTEGRATION IMPLEMENTATION - Integration of factory level advanced process control (FL-APC) system and tool level advanced process control (TL-APC) system using selectable APC operation modes indicating different operational settings for the FL-APC system and at least one TL-APC system is disclosed. During operation, the FL-APC system controls operation of the TL-APC system. The invention allows a manufacturing execution system (MES) to have additional capability to run the process control functions at FL-APC system and/or TL-APC system, and allows integration of a variety of different tools with a TL-APC system. An implementation method, system and program product are also disclosed. | 05-07-2009 |
20090157208 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Closing of a Plant Application - A method and system control for closing a plant application running on a manufacturing execution system (MES) application. The method includes the steps of providing to a set of classes, a custom shutdown rule to be customized at engineering time; defining, for certain classes belonging to the set of classis, certain shutdown rules with a set of actions to be performed by the MES application; notifying the closing request to the MES application; invoking the shutdown rules once for each object of the classes which have a defined shutdown rule; performing the actions defined in the invoked custom shutdown rules; by the MES application, closing or not closing the plant application according to the results of the invoked shutdown rules; by the MES application, notifying the PM launcher whether the plant application was closed or not. | 06-18-2009 |
20090271016 | RECONFIGURABLE NUMERICAL CONTROL FOR MULTI LEVEL MODULAR MACHINE - A control system for a modular reconfigurable numerically controlled machine comprising at least one memory storage device associated with each of a plurality of detachable modular components to store kinematic and connection information about the modular component. The information in the memory storage devices is read and processed by a main processing unit when the modular component is attached to a primary structure of the numerically controlled machine. The control system further comprises a plurality of component actuators, which receive control signals from the main processing unit, to actuate the modular components attached to the numerically controlled machine. A hardware component connector may provide at least one of a physical, electrical, communications, and pneumatic connection between the primary structure of the numerically controlled machine and the modular components. | 10-29-2009 |
20090287330 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A MANUFACTURING PROCESS HAVING A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTED DISCREET OPERATING STATIONS - A process to control product throughput in a multi-station manufacturing system is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: providing the manufacturing system as a plurality of discrete operating stations; separating the plurality of pathways into a plurality of independent pathways; identifying a first constraining throughput capacity corresponding to each of the plurality of independent pathways; adjusting a target rate of each of the discrete operating stations in each of the plurality of independent pathways according to the corresponding first constraining throughput capacity; reconstituting the plurality of independent pathways into an interconnected pathway comprising the discrete operating stations; reforming the plurality of pathways for the object of manufacture to pass from the first operating station to the distal operating station; combining the target rate of each of the discrete operating stations of the interconnected pathways; and, adjusting product throughput according to the combined target rates. | 11-19-2009 |
20090287331 | Systems and Methods for Bio-Refinery Application Management and Process Improvement - Systems and methods are provided for management of bio-fuel production research and development, comprising (1) mapping process template layers into process segments, wherein each process template layer specifies configuration of a bio-fuel manufacturing process via process segments, and wherein each process segment specifies a stage of the bio-fuel manufacturing process via a grouping of segment modules, (2) recording specified data at each segment module, wherein the specified data includes input data, output data, and environment data, (3) configuring workflow through each process segment according to the segment modules within respective process segments, and wherein the workflow specifies the segment modules that are present and the order of the segment modules, and (4) providing the specified data to a research and development lifecycle management module for determination of results based on tracking and comparison of specified data, and wherein segment modules are modified based on the determined results. | 11-19-2009 |
20090306799 | Mechatronic system and method for positioning bolts in order to provide a frame with a reconfigurable surface using memory effect actuators - The invention relates to a reconfigurable computer-controlled system based on the positioning of bolts. A greater density of bolts per unit area increases the variety of figures or shapes that can be defined by a frame or tool used in the industry, such that it is no longer necessary to construct rigid surfaces with each change made to the shape of the product to be produced or surface to be formed. The use of the memory effect material as an actuator in the reconfigurability mechanism is the key to the success of the reconfigurable system and the control system owing to the permissibility of small bolts which can be adapted to standard sizes and shapes. The invention also relates to the application of the mechatronic system which uses the positioning of bolts for the reconfigurability of surfaces in order to manufacture and shape materials. | 12-10-2009 |
20100023147 | RECONFIGURATION OF ASSETS FOR REUSE DURING MANUFACTURING - A method for reconfiguring a partially manufactured product during a manufacturing process is disclosed. The method can include reading a configuration of the partially manufactured product and reading at least one order for a manufactured product, wherein each order is associated with a target configuration. The method can further include reading a set of rules that match a given configuration with one of a set of target configurations and executing the set of rules upon the configuration of the partially manufactured product so as to match the configuration of the partially manufactured product with one of a target configuration of the at least one order. The method can further include initiating re-configuration of the partially manufactured product to the target configuration with which it was matched. Thus, the partially manufactured product is reused in the manufacturing process to fulfill an order it was not originally created to fulfill. | 01-28-2010 |
20100030353 | PROCESS CONTROL DEVICE, PROCESS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - A process control device includes a tracking controller receiving event information indicating that a product pass a predetermined location is received; a conductor unit for determining a corresponding process based on the event information; and a work instruction unit for issuing a work instruction for the product in the production line in response to the request from the conductor unit. The device further includes a work instruction past record control unit for controlling past record of the work instructions in response to an issue of the work instruction; a work instruction sequence order control unit for controlling a sequence order of the work instructions; and a work instruction sequence order storage for storing information of the sequence order of the work instructions to control the information of the sequence order of the work instructions in addition to the current location information of the product. | 02-04-2010 |
20100100213 | REMOTE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF A VESSEL FORMING PRODUCTION LINE - An embodiment of the present invention is a method of remotely managing a vessel forming production line, the method comprising communicating from a remote data processing resource a plurality of consumer or event data to a controller, the controller controls a plurality of vessel forming stations having a plurality of shape forming operations and a plurality of non-shape forming operations, configuring each of the plurality of shape forming operations and the plurality of non-shape forming operations based in part on the plurality of consumer or event data to manufacture the shaped vessel, and manufacturing the shaped vessel. | 04-22-2010 |
20100138016 | EXTENDABLE MES FOR CROSS-AMHS TRANSPORTATION - A cross-semiconductor fabrication (fab) facility transportation system and method for cross-fab transportation is provided. An exemplary method for cross-fab transportation includes providing a unified control unit that facilitates transportation of one or more wafers across a plurality of wafer fabrication facilities (“fabs”). The unified control unit facilitates selecting a wafer at a first location in a first automated material handling system (“AMHS”) of a first fab for transfer to a second AMHS of a second fab; selecting a second location within the second AMHS of the second fab; selecting a route for transferring the wafer between the first location and the second location; and issuing instructions to the first and second fabs, such that the wafer is transferred from the first location to the second location. | 06-03-2010 |
20100152869 | PHASED ACCEPTANCE OF A PRODUCT - System(s) and method(s) are provided to enable phased acceptance of a product as part of an acquisition contract. Phased acceptance establishes a set of one or more phases of product acceptance, each directed to grant approval of a set of specific aspects of the product based at least in part on one of quality of operation or functional performance. Operational and functional performance metrics that determine acceptance thresholds in each acceptance phase are negotiated between a vendor and a client. To protect investment, phased acceptance can include remedies as part of each phase of acceptance based at least on one of product operational or functional failures, or unavailable features vendor committed to during negotiation of performance metrics; the remedies include at least one corrective measures or liquidated damages. A Final acceptance phase is the last approval from client to vendor, and can be employed to close out the acquisition contract. | 06-17-2010 |
20110035037 | Control System and Method Therefor - A flexible control system and method of controlling a processing operation. The control system and method may be employed to control a high speed manufacturing system for processing articles of manufacture requiring processes to be performed on the articles at a pre-selected processing rate includes a trunk for simultaneously conveying a plurality of the articles of manufacture at the pre-selected processing rate in a first mode of motion from the beginning of the manufacturing system to the end of the system. At least one branch processing station is positioned intermediate the beginning and the end of the trunk wherein the branch processing station during its operation performs at least one process on articles of manufacture conveyed on the branch processing station and where the articles are conveyed in a second mode of motion. At least one transfer device is positioned intermediate the trunk and the branch processing station to continuously extract articles of manufacture from the trunk and transition the movement of the extracted articles of manufacture from the first mode of motion to the second mode of motion for transfer to the branch processing station. The transfer device also extracts each of the processed articles of manufacture from the branch processing station and transitions the movement of the articles from the second mode of motion to the first mode of motion for transfer to the trunk. | 02-10-2011 |
20110153051 | Context Control Mechanism For Data Executed in Workflows of Process, Factory-Floor, Environmental, Computer Aided Manufacturing-Based or Other Control System - The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for workflow editing. Such methods and apparatus permit, for example, user-defined and/or other tasks to be combined in any combination or combinations to specify a workflow. The tasks can be linked for direct, serial processing and/or for conditional processing that includes branching and/or looping. The invention also improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with extensible actions. The invention provides, further, improved methods and apparatus for workflow definition and processing which utilize workflow variables for communication of data and control information among tasks within a workflow. The invention provides, still further, improved methods and apparatus of workflow definition and processing with enhanced messaging. The invention provides, still yet further, improved methods and apparatus for workflow definition and processing which permit definition of hierarchically enumerated data types and for definition of “plans” to collect, e.g., for storage, data such as the aforementioned hierarchical data types. | 06-23-2011 |
20110184543 | Method and Device for Planning an Industrial Automation Arrangement - A method and a device for planning an industrial automation arrangement, where an object model is generated from data objects, which represent automation components, and from relationships between these objects, a sequence of control actions by a user is used to select the objects from an object library and to relate them to one another. A plurality of sequences of control actions and their respective effects on the object model are stored as respective entity control trees with control steps, where at least two of the entity control trees are selected and used to generate a generalized type control tree using a first comparison, and the type of control tree is used to automatically plan the industrial automation arrangement. | 07-28-2011 |
20110202157 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING INDIVIDUAL COSMETIC ARTICLES READY FOR DISPATCH - A method and device for the manufacture of individual cosmetic articles ready for dispatch includes the steps of: collecting several user inputs regarding an individual composition of a cosmetic substance, a container to receive the substance, an exterior configuration of the container, a packing for the container and exterior configuration of the packing, and individually manufacturing and packing the cosmetic articles in accordance with the user inputs, wherein for each of the several cosmetic articles the following steps are carried out individually in accordance with the user selections: preparing the container to receive the cosmetic substance, manufacturing the exterior configuration of the container, preparing an amount of the cosmetic substance which is to be decanted, filling the container with the amount of the cosmetic substance, closing of the container with a closure, packing the container, and manufacturing the exterior configuration of the packing and dispensing the packing. | 08-18-2011 |
20110213478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-RESOLUTION ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL - System and method for implementing multi-resolution advanced process control (“APC”) are described. One embodiment is a method comprising obtaining low resolution metrology data and high resolution metrology data related to a process module for performing a process on the wafer; modeling a process variable of the process as a function of the low resolution metrology data to generate a low-resolution process model; and modeling the process variable as a function of the high resolution metrology data to generate a high-resolution process model. The method further includes calibrating the low resolution process model; combining the calibrated low resolution process model with the high resolution process model to generate a multi-resolution process model that models the process variable as a function of both the low resolution metrology data and the high resolution metrology data; and analyzing a response of the multi-resolution process model and the low and high resolution metrology data to control performance of a process module. | 09-01-2011 |
20110218659 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Only a wafer for QC check may be transferred and a production wafer may prevent from being transferred into an assigned process chamber whose QC check is not completed after a maintenance task, and the production wafer may be processed the assigned process chamber after the completion of the QC check. The wafer for QC check is transferred while inhibiting a transfer of the production wafer into the assigned process chamber, and the production wafer is transferred into each of the process chambers of the plurality except the assigned process chamber. | 09-08-2011 |
20110264250 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A substrate processing system includes a controller that outputs a control signal for controlling a substrate processing apparatus; and a software interlock component that outputs an interlock signal if a predetermined interlock condition is satisfied. In the substrate processing apparatus, a multiple number of devices of the same kind are provided and each device is selected to be either an interlocked state or a non-interlocked state with other devices. The software interlock component outputs an interlock signal to any one of the multiple number of devices of the same kind if it is determined that the multiple number of devices satisfy the predetermined interlock condition. If any one of the multiple number of devices of the same kind receives the interlock signal, the multiple number of devices are interlocked according to an instruction of the interlock signal regardless of an interlocked state or a non-interlocked state of the devices. | 10-27-2011 |
20110301732 | METHOD AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT PLANNING AND SURGICAL GUIDE CAD/CAM - A method and interactive software system for treatment planning and surgical guide design. In the heart of the method is a fully associative workflow integrating image processing, treatment planning, surgical kit configuration and surgical guide CAD/CAM, wherein any changes in the earlier stage will be automatically propagated to the downstream. This characteristic is referred as associativity. The software system is built upon this concept and a corresponding data model. The status, as well as the display, of the workflow at certain time point is recorded as a snapshot, with which the system can always re-enter into the status of certain point of the saved operation history. Such a snapshot is called re-enterable snapshot. In this invention, the design of surgical guides is driven by a universal surgical kit configuration tool. This approach drives surgical guide design with kit parameters and enables the professionals to plan their cases according to the kit. It also serves as a tool for the users and suppliers to define their own surgical kits as well. It supports the concept of choosing surgical kits for individual implants in a single case. This invention also includes an image processing and geometric modeling approach that is characterized as design for manufacturability and applicability. It is integrated with the feature-based CAD module and rapid prototyping technology to constitute a complete CAD/CAM solution, which is also fully associative. The surgical guides resulted from this design can better fit the patients' anatomy and can be manufactured with other CAM technologies through standard format file exporting. | 12-08-2011 |
20110301733 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING SYSTEM - The movement of a single electrode by a welding robot system (a) is followed by the movement of a single electrode by another welding robot system (b). By constructing the single electrode of one welding robot system (a) and the single electrode of the another welding robot system (b) to perform welding simultaneously in the same direction on the same welding line, the degrees of freedom of the robots are not restricted, the available welding range becomes wide, and constraints on the posture of the robots are eliminated, compared with a case where a tandem welding-dedicated torch is used. | 12-08-2011 |
20120035754 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND APPARATUS HAVING AN INTERCHANGEABLE MACHINE TOOL HEAD WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL - A modular manufacturing system and methods of using are provided. The modular manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing heads that perform different manufacturing processes. These heads may include multi-axial machining heads, fiber placement heads including fiber tow and fiber tape lay-up heads. The heads are fixably attachable to a single positioning system that can manipulate the various heads along a plurality of different degrees of freedom relative to a tool or material blank. | 02-09-2012 |
20120130520 | FACTORY LEVEL PROCESS AND FINAL PRODUCT PERFORMANCE CONTROL SYSTEM - A factory control server stores module configuration data for modules. The modules include processes for producing a final product and have corresponding module requirements. The factory control server analyzes in real-time actual product output data that is generated by a final product tester after a factory produces at least one final product to determine whether the actual product output data meets an expected product output. The factory control server analyzes actual module data in real-time to determine a new module requirement to cause new actual product output data for a subsequent final product to meet the expected product output in response to a determination that the actual product output data does not meet the expected product output. The factory control server notifies a module controller in real-time of the new module requirement. The module controller changes parameters in real-time to manufacture the subsequent final product. | 05-24-2012 |
20120290114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CYCLE TIME VISUALIZATION - The embodiments described herein include a system and a method. In one embodiment, an industrial process control system includes a processor and a link active scheduler. The link active scheduler is configured to schedule execution of a macrocycle. The macrocycle includes an application timeslot and an asynchronous timeslot. The link active scheduler is further configured to schedule execution of scheduled instructions for a plurality of field devices of the industrial process control system in the application timeslot. The link active scheduler is further configured to schedule execution of unscheduled instructions for the plurality of field devices of the industrial process control system in the asynchronous timeslot. The industrial process control system further includes a macrocycle viewer executable by the processor. The macrocycle viewer is configured to display the macrocycle in a visual format. | 11-15-2012 |
20120310398 | COMPUTER DIRECTED ASSEMBLY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING - Provided is a method and system for creating assembly instructions and using them on a computer system to direct assemblers working in a light-manufacturing environment. The assembly instructions break the assembly process into smaller elemental steps with specific instructions to be performed and verified in sequence during assembly. Each assembly instruction may identify a specific pocket in a matrix tray holding the material to be used in the assembly. Before the assembler begins assembling the manufactured product, in some embodiments, a training history is retrieved with the assembler's experience, If the assembler has fulfilled a prerequisite training sequence or equivalent from the training history, in some embodiments, assembly instructions are provided through the user interface coordinated with multimedia assembly data that guide the assembler to combine materials with the component and complete the assembly. | 12-06-2012 |
20120330448 | Manufacturing Control System - A method and apparatus comprising a tracking system and a controller in communication with the tracking system. The tracking system is configured to identify characteristics about a group of portable machines configured to perform a number of manufacturing operations on a workpiece. The controller is configured to control performance of the number of manufacturing operations on the workpiece using the characteristics about the group of portable machines identified using the tracking system. | 12-27-2012 |
20130197683 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL PARTS AND MOLDS AND MICRO-ROLLER USED THEREFOR - A method for manufacturing parts and molds by: 1) slicing a three-dimensional CAD model of a part or mold; 2) planning a modeling path according to slicing data of the three-dimensional CAD model, whereby generating numerical control codes for modeling processing; and 3) performing fused deposition modeling of powders or wire material of metal, intermetallic compounds, ceramic and composite functional gradient materials by layer using a welding gun on a substrate layer via a numerical control gas shielded welding beam or laser beam according to a track specified by the numerical control code for each layer. A micro-roller or a micro-extrusion unit is installed at a contact area between melted and softened areas. The micro-roller or the micro-extrusion unit synchronously moves along with fused deposition area, which results in compressing and processing of the fused deposition area during the fused deposition modeling. | 08-01-2013 |
20130211568 | AUTOMATAED MASS PRODCUTION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure illustrates an automated mass production method, adapted for an automated mass production system in manufacturing at least an electronic device having a storage unit, the method includes steps of: determining a protocol type of the Auto Handler to select one of the agents; establishing a first communication protocol communication between the MP tool module and the selected agent; establishing a second communication protocol communication between the selected agent and the Auto Handler; the Auto Handler outputting a processing command to the selected agent; the selected agent converting the processing command into a MP tool module executable MP tool instruction; and the selected agent outputting the corresponding MP tool instruction to the MP tool module so as to have the MP tool module executed the MP tool instruction to automatically perform a corresponding mass production process to the electronic device. | 08-15-2013 |
20130297055 | NETWORK-BASED CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A WHOLE-FLOW PRODUCTION PROCESS - A web-based automation control method and system for controlling a whole-flow production process are provided. The system includes a first production equipment; an inspection equipment; a warehouse controlling instrument designed to collect or monitor some elements concerning warehouse; an environmental parameter controlling instrument for collecting and monitoring variable environment elements; an input/output (I/O) cabinet connected to the first production equipment, the inspection equipment, the warehousing controlling instrument, environmental parameter controlling instrument; a programmable logic controller (PLC) cabinet connected to the I/O cabinet; a switch for connecting the PLC control cabinet with a manufacturing execution systems (MES) server; and a terminal connected to the manufacturing execution systems (MES) server via a communications network. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297056 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND DATA GENERATION METHOD - A production system which is centralizedly managed by a server so that electronic components fed from feeders are mounted on a board by each mounting apparatus, is configured so that the feeders are placed in predetermined placement regions of a feeder bank provided in the mounting apparatus, the server detects the placement regions where the feeders are placed, and manages the feeders and the placement regions in association with each other, and the mounting apparatus acquires management information from the server and automatically generates layout data indicating correspondence between the feeders and the placement regions. | 11-07-2013 |
20130331973 | INTEGRATED CONTROLLER SOLUTION FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - Methods and apparatus for controlling manufacturing equipment are provided herein. In some embodiments, a manufacturing system may include an integrated controller having one or more inputs to receive input values corresponding to operating information of at least one of a process tool, a mass flow controller or at least one sub-fab auxiliary system, wherein the integrated controller is configured to receive the input values, determine that an error condition is matched based on the received input values, and control the at least one sub-fab auxiliary system to operate at a fail-safe operating mode responsive to the determined error condition. | 12-12-2013 |
20130338807 | CAM INTEGRATED CNC CONTROL OF MACHINES - Systems and Methods for Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) devices comprising a CNC integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) controller configured to input a CAD file and output a CAM file and a CAM integrated CNC controller configured to input the CAM file and output at least one command for at least one servo controller of a set of one or more servo controllers. | 12-19-2013 |
20140156048 | Integrated Manufacturing and Test Process Platform - The present specification provides a novel process platform that replaces paper-based work instructions and data collection used for manufacturing products. Specifically, the present specification provides a method and platform for performing automated testing of a product being manufactured. The process platform of the present invention may be deployed at multiple locations and be integrated with existing quality control systems. The process platform includes a plurality of pre-defined instructions and is programmed to execute these instructions automatically at different stages for performing desired quality checks on the product being manufactured at multiple manufacturing stages. | 06-05-2014 |
20140277657 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A manufacturing system includes: a plurality of processing devices capable of outputting processing information including a processing detail performed to a work; a processing tool capable of outputting backup information including a processing detail performed to the work; and a management device configured create management information by associating the processing information and the backup information with identification information identifying the work. | 09-18-2014 |
20140343705 | System and Method for Customized, On-Demand Production of Minted Metal and Minted Metal Assemblies - A computer-based system and method for the customized, on-demand production of minted metal pieces or minted metal assemblies is presented herein. Particularly, the system includes an on-demand management system and data storage device comprising a plurality of selectable metal data and/or selectable housing data for ordering, customizing and the on-demand production of minted metal and/or housings thereof. | 11-20-2014 |
20150120029 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND APPARATUS HAVING AN INTERCHANGEABLE MACHINE TOOL HEAD WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL - A modular manufacturing system and methods of using are provided. The modular manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing heads that perform different manufacturing processes. These heads may include multi-axial machining heads, fiber placement heads including fiber tow and fiber tape lay-up heads. The heads are fixably attachable to a single positioning system that can manipulate the various heads along a plurality of different degrees of freedom relative to a tool or material blank. | 04-30-2015 |
20150134092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT USING A MES - A method produces a pharmaceutical product using a manufacture execution system (MES), and an automation system, such as a batch system. The automation system is configured to drive and to monitor production machines located at a plant floor level. The method is characterized in that it communicatively couples the MES with the automation system, it receives at the MES from the automation system at least one event representative of a situation that has occurred at the plant floor level and relative to the machines, and it depends on the event received at the MES starting at least one workflow controlled by the MES. | 05-14-2015 |
20150321349 | METHOD FOR ROBOTIC ENERGY SAVING TOOL SEARCH - Systems and a method for robotic energy saving tool search. The systems and method include receiving inputs including one or more of robot information, tooling information, operation information, and position information. Using the information received, a list of tooling candidates of a robot required to complete one or more tasks for a complex operation and a task location for each of the one or more tasks in the complex operation is generated. Tooling candidate are then removed from the list of tooling candidates when the robot cannot reach every task location on a path required by the complex task. The path is adjusted to remove one or more collision events. The total energy consumption value for each remaining tooling candidate is calculated, and returning the tooling candidate with the lowest energy consumed. | 11-12-2015 |
20150346713 | Method for Processing an Automation Project Using a Plurality of Processing Stations - A method for processing an automation project having at least one object using a plurality of processing stations includes storing the automation project on an industrial automation component. The method also includes storing a copy of the automation project on each of the plurality of processing stations, respectively. Each of the copy of the automation project includes a copy of the at least one object for processing. The method further includes storing the time of the last change as a change time with or in each of the at least one object and its copies. The method also includes bringing a copy of the at least one object stored in a processing station into line with the at least one object stored in the automation component when synchronizing a copy of the automation project stored in the processing station with the automation project of the automation component. | 12-03-2015 |
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