Manufacturing information and troubleshooting system and method
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-019/00
B32B-031/00
출원번호
US-0299110
(2002-11-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Popp, Robert L.
Allen, Kyle S.
Bell, Jamie L.
Carbone, II, Henry L.
Chapple, Scott G.
Clark, Clinton David
Dollevoet, Tim G.
Hein, John G.
Morgan, Archie Dodds
Popp, Nicholas A.
Quereshi, S
출원인 / 주소
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Senniger Powers
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86
초록▼
Systems and methods for automatically troubleshooting a machine, suitable for use in connection with a high speed web converting manufacturing process having at least one machine operating at a set point and producing a composite article from a sequential addition of component parts during a product
Systems and methods for automatically troubleshooting a machine, suitable for use in connection with a high speed web converting manufacturing process having at least one machine operating at a set point and producing a composite article from a sequential addition of component parts during a production run of composite articles. A first inspection system is adapted to automatically inspect a first aspect of a composite article being produced during the production run. A second inspection system is adapted to automatically inspect a second aspect of the composite article. A logic system is adapted to obtain via the communication network a plurality of the first inspection parameters, each corresponding to one of a plurality of composite articles produced during the production run and is further adapted to determine a corrective action.
대표청구항▼
1. An automatic troubleshooting system, suitable for use in connection with a web converting manufacturing process having at least one machine operating at a set point and producing a composite article from a sequential addition of first and second component parts to a portion of the composite artic
1. An automatic troubleshooting system, suitable for use in connection with a web converting manufacturing process having at least one machine operating at a set point and producing a composite article from a sequential addition of first and second component parts to a portion of the composite article during a production run of the composite articles, said system comprising:a communication network; a first inspection system automatically inspecting a first aspect of the portion of the composite article after the first component part has been added to the portion, said first aspect relating to a first characteristic of the composite article, said first inspection system providing via the communication network a first inspection parameter indicative of a value of the first aspect; a second inspection system automatically inspecting a second aspect of the portion of said composite article after the second component part has been added to the portion, said second aspect relating to a second characteristic of the composite article, said second inspection system providing a second inspection parameter via the communication network indicative of a value of the second aspect; and a logic system obtaining via the communication network a plurality of the first inspection parameters, each corresponding to one of a plurality of composite articles produced during the production run, and obtaining a plurality of the second inspection parameters, each corresponding to one of said plurality of composite articles, said logic system determining a first mathematical characteristic associated with the obtained plurality of first inspection parameters and a second mathematical characteristic associated with the obtained plurality of second inspection parameters, said logic system determining one or more of a plurality of corrective actions as a function of both the first and second mathematical characteristics. 2. An automatic troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first inspection system inspects the first aspect of substantially all composite articles produced during the production run, and said second inspection system inspects the second aspect of substantially all composite articles produced during the production run.3. An automatic machine troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first inspection system inspects the first aspect for a sample set comprising less than all of the composite articles produced during the production run, and said second inspection system inspects the second aspect of said sample set of composite articles.4. An automatic machine troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first inspection system comprises a first detection system, and the first inspected aspect of the composite article comprises a position of a component part of said article.5. An automatic troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the second inspection system comprises a second detection system positioned downstream from the first detection system on the production run, and the second inspected aspect of the composite article comprises the position of the component part of said article.6. An automatic troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 5 wherein the second detection system comprises a machine vision system position to inspect completed composite articles.7. An automatic troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 4 wherein the second inspection system comprises a second detection system positioned adjacent the first detection system on the production run, and the second inspected aspect of the composite article comprises the position of the component part of said article.8. An automatic troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a machine control system for controlling the machine in response to the set point, and wherein the logic system selectively provides a set point control signal for use by the machine control system for adjusting the set point, said logic system providing the set point control signal as a function of the determined corrective action.9. An automatic troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:a machine control system for controlling the at least one machine in response to the set point; an operator display for displaying the determined corrective action; and wherein the determined corrective action comprises an indication of a change to the set point for use by an operator of the machine. 10. An automatic troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the logic system determines a first corrective action in response to the first mathematical characteristic and a second corrective action in response to the second mathematical characteristic, said logic system applying a logic filter to identify a priority as between the first and second corrective actions.11. An automatic troubleshooting system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the composite article comprises a disposable absorbent article.12. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said logic system determines two or more of the plurality of corrective actions in response to the first and second mathematical characteristics and wherein said logic system prioritizes the two or more determined corrective actions.13. The system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:a third inspection system automatically inspecting a third aspect of the portion of said composite article after a third component part has been added to the portion, said third aspect relating to a third characteristic of the composite article, said third inspection system providing a third inspection parameter via the communication network indicative of a value of the second aspect; and wherein said logic system is configured to obtain a plurality of the third inspection parameter, each corresponding to one of said plurality of composite articles, said logic system determining a third mathematical characteristic associated with the obtained plurality of third inspection parameters, said logic system being configured to determine one or more of a plurality of corrective actions as a function of the first, second, and third mathematical characteristics. 14. A method of automatically troubleshooting a machine, suitable for use in connection with a web converting manufacturing process having at least one machine operating at a set point and, producing a composite product from a sequential addition of first and second component parts to a portion of the composite product during a production run of the composite products, said method comprising:inspecting a first aspect of the portion of the composite product after the first component part has been added to the portion, said first aspect relating to a first characteristic of the composite product; providing a first inspection parameter being indicative of a value of said first aspect of said composite product; inspecting a second aspect of the portion of the composite product after the second component part has been added to the portion, said second aspect relating to a second characteristic of the composite product; providing a second inspection parameter being indicative of a value of said second aspect of said composite product; obtaining a plurality of the first inspection parameter, each one of the obtained plurality of first inspection parameters corresponding to one of a plurality of composite products produced during the production run; determining a first mathematical characteristic associated with said obtained plurality of the first inspection parameters; obtaining a plurality of the second inspection parameters, each one of the obtained plurality of second inspection parameters corresponding to one of a plurality of composite products produced during the production run; determining a second mathematical characteristic associated with said obtained plurality of the second inspection parameters; and determining one or more of a plurality of corrective actions associated with the at least one machine as a function of both the determined first and second mathematical characteristics. 15. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein inspecting the first aspect of a composite product being produced during the production run comprises inspecting a sample set comprising less than all composite products produced during the production run, and wherein inspecting the second aspect comprises inspecting said sample set.16. A method as set forth in claim 15 further comprising selecting the sample set to correspond to a sampling plan.17. A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein inspecting the first aspect of the composite product being produced during the production run comprises detecting a position of a component part of the composite product.18. A method as set forth in claim 17 wherein inspecting the second aspect of the composite product being produced during the production run comprises inspecting the composite product with a machine vision inspection system positioned to detect the position of the component part.19. A method as set forth in claim 14 further comprising selectively adjusting the set point of the at least one machine as a function of the determined corrective action.20. A method as set forth in claim 14 further comprising displaying to an operator the determined corrective action.21. A method as set forth in claim 20 wherein displaying to the operator the determined corrective action comprises displaying a recommended amount of adjustment to be applied to the set point of the machine.22. The method as set forth in claim 14 wherein said determining corrective actions comprises determining two or more of the plurality of corrective actions associated with the at least one machine in response to the determined first and second mathematical characteristics and prioritizing the two or more determined corrective actions.23. The method as set forth in claim 14 wherein the second parameter comprises raw material data.24. The method as set forth in claim 14 further comprising:inspecting a third aspect of the portion of the composite product after a third component part has been added to the portion, said third aspect relating to a third characteristic of the composite product, providing a third inspection parameter being indicative of a value of said third aspect of said composite product; obtaining a plurality of the third inspection parameters, each one of the obtained plurality of third inspection parameters corresponding to one of a plurality of composite products produced during the production run; determining a third mathematical characteristic associated with said obtained plurality of the third inspection parameters; and wherein determining the one or more of the plurality of corrective actions comprises determining the one or more of the plurality of corrective actions with the at least one machine as a function of the determined first, second, and third mathematical characteristics. 25. An automatic troubleshooting system, suitable for use in connection with a web converting manufacturing process having at least one machine operating at a set point and producing a composite article from a sequential addition of first and second component parts to a portion of the composite article during a production run of the composite articles, said system comprising:a communication network; a first inspection system automatically inspecting a first aspect of the portion of the composite article after the first component part has been added to the portion, said first aspect relating to a first characteristic of the composite article, said first inspection system providing via the communication network a first inspection parameter indicative of a value of the first aspect; said first inspection system further automatically inspecting a second aspect of the portion of said composite article after the second component part has been added to the portion, said second aspect relating to a second characteristic of the composite article, said first inspection system providing a second inspection parameter via the communication network indicative of a value of the second aspect; and a logic system obtaining via the communication network a plurality of the first inspection parameters, each corresponding to one of a plurality of composite articles produced during the production run, and obtaining a plurality of the second inspection parameters, each corresponding to one of said plurality of composite articles, said logic system determining a first mathematical characteristic associated with the obtained plurality of first inspection parameters and a second mathematical characteristic associated with the obtained plurality of second inspection parameters, said logic system determining one or more of a plurality of corrective actions as a function of both the first and second mathematical characteristics. 26. The system as set forth in claim 25 wherein the second parameter comprises raw material data.27. The system as set forth in claim 25 wherein said first inspection system is configured to automatically inspect a third aspect of the portion of maid composite article after a third component part has been added to the portion, said third aspect relating to a third characteristic of the composite article, said first inspection system providing a third inspection parameter via the communication network indicative of a value of the third aspect, and wherein said logic system is configured to obtain a plurality of the third inspection parameters, each corresponding to one of said plurality of composite articles, said logic system determining a third mathematical characteristic associated with the obtained plurality of third inspection parameters, said logic system being configured to determine one or more of a plurality of corrective actions as a function of the first, second, and third mathematical characteristics.
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