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A process control and data collection system which analyzes the data collected to provide information regarding the quality of the raw material supplied by specific vendors, the quality of production for a particular job, the efficiency and quality of the employee\s work and the effective yield from

A process control and data collection system which analyzes the data collected to provide information regarding the quality of the raw material supplied by specific vendors, the quality of production for a particular job, the efficiency and quality of the employee\s work and the effective yield from raw material to final product on a batch basis. Each of a plurality of remote stations include input devices for providing a measurement of the raw material being processed whether it be weight, count or quality as well as identifying data which may include workstation identification, employee identification, work product identification and processing time. This allows correlation and tracking of the material from the beginning to the end of the process through various steps and comingling of raw materials.

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A processing line data acquisition system for a process line having a sorting and first and second raw material processing steps comprising: sorting means for sorting an identified batch of raw material by a preselected criteria into a plurality of grades; first measuring means for measuring total q

A processing line data acquisition system for a process line having a sorting and first and second raw material processing steps comprising: sorting means for sorting an identified batch of raw material by a preselected criteria into a plurality of grades; first measuring means for measuring total quantity of each grade of raw material sorted by said sorting means for a batch; second measuring means for measuring a quantity of raw material after a first raw material processing step for portions of identified batches; third measuring means for measuring a quantity of processed material after a second processing step for portions of said identified batches; and central computer means connected to said sorting means and each measuring means for collecting and correlating the quantities measured on an identified batch basis.