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| 20080215175 | AVAILABLE TO PROMISE ALLOCATION OPTIMIZATION TOOL - A distributed, network-based system and computer program product determines an optimal allocation of available to promise components in a supply chain. An aggregate demand request is generated by a demand entity intelligent agent. The aggregate demand request is propagated via a network throughout the supply chain to a plurality of supply entity intelligent agents. The supply entity intelligent agents respond with an evaluation of available to promise supply capability. Optimal allocation of the available to promise supply is made by calculating a sequence of squared set solutions of unit demand problems using a message-based communications protocol between the demand entity and supply entity intelligent agents. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080262642 | Component Mounting Order Deciding Method and Component Mounting Order Deciding Apparatus - To provide a component mounting order optimizing method and a component mounting order optimizing apparatus by which it is easy to change a preparatory plan and it is possible to shorten time necessary for a change of substrates to be produced. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080319567 | Location Based Programming And Data Management In An Automated Environment - A method and system for providing information related to a set of automated resources that may cooperate in an environment to perform an automated process, the method comprising the steps of associating a specific environment location with the automated process, determining the locations of resources with respect to the specific location and, where resources are proximate the specific location, providing information related to the automated process. Also a method for facility communication between distributed resources where location or an attribute akin thereto is used to tag data and to monitor network data for specific required data. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090143887 | Dynamic Order Swapping in mass customization production environment - A method for addressing process variability in a build-to-order, mass customization production environment. The method includes receiving an order for a product having a particular configuration defined by the order, initiating a production order specifically assigned to the order, fabricating the product based upon the production order, determining if an unrelated product order contains an identical product item configuration and automatically swapping identical product items contained on unrelated production orders to optimize overall production process objectives. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090204245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINE SELECTION, INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATION - The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having computer-controlled equipment, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety, emissions, noise, vibration, operational cost, or the like. More particularly, the subject invention provides for employing machine diagnostic and/or prognostic information in connection with optimizing an overall business operation over a time horizon. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090210081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINE SELECTION, INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATION - The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having computer-controlled equipment, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety, emissions, noise, vibration, operational cost, or the like. More particularly, the subject invention provides for employing machine diagnostic and/or prognostic information in connection with optimizing an overall business operation over a time horizon. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090248185 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING SYSTEM, PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING PROGRAM FOR ALLOWING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING METHOD - To provide a production system creating system that can freely combine a plurality of production factors of various types from a superordinate concept toward a subordinate concept thereof to thereby create a production system of a finished product. In a production system creating system | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090248186 | Methods and Systems for Matching Configurable Manufacturing Capacity Requirements and Availability - The present invention comprises methods and systems that provide the ability to functionally and temporally match configurable manufacturing capacity requirements and availability at their lowest levels of configurability. This is generally accomplished by first modeling the capabilities of the equipment comprising the required capacity and available capacity at their lowest allowed levels of configurability. Each of the required capabilities is then matched in turn against the corresponding available capabilities, generating a match ranking based on capability alignment and substitutability, as well as business objectives. In addition, the present invention identifies needed or excess capacity components for a given match—again described at the lowest allowed level of configurability. Furthermore, the present invention also iteratively matches capacity according to varying combinations of specified search attributes and terms to provide a sortable list of match results. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090276071 | MUTEX-MEDIATED CONTROL OF SPATIAL ACCESS BY APPLIANCES MOVEABLE OVER A COMMON PHYSICAL SPACE - A configurable mutual exclusion function oversees movement of appliances mobile over a common physical space in an automated laboratory workstation. A configurable mutex is allotted for each moveable appliance and is configurable to protect a task site when obtained for the respective appliance. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090276072 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING UNIFIED ACCESS TO SCADA AND MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM (MES) INFORMATION - A system is disclosed that simplifies configuring an MES entity corresponding to a SCADA system object representing plant equipment. The system includes an equipment model builder (EMB) that receives a set of configured UCO information for a modeled piece of plant equipment in a SCADA system. The EMB extracts relevant MES information from the utilization capability object and invokes an application interface on an MES database to create a corresponding entity (e.g., a database element). Another aspect of the disclosed system and methods involves the enhancement of a SCADA system object, through a new MES facet, to support acquiring and reporting equipment status received via the SCADA system to a corresponding MES entity. A raw reason code configuration interface is provided by UCO configurator computer software executed on a computer. Each raw reason code is associated with a prioritized logical expression defining circumstances under which the reason code becomes true. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100010656 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM CREATING METHOD - To provide a production system creating system that can create production systems of various articles by freely combining a plurality of production factors of various types from a superordinate concept toward a subordinate concept thereof. In the production system creating system, while referring to a point in time when a three-term relationship creates a production system and a point in time when the three-term relationship separates from the production system, a plurality of three-term relationships of various types required for the creation of the production system at an arbitrary point in time are extracted from the relational database 18 and a plurality of production factors of various types corresponding to first to third production factors for forming the extracted three-term relationships are extracted from the factor-type database | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100082138 | System and Method for a Demand Driven Lean Production Control System - A system is disclosed providing visualization of a production control framework. The system includes a database storing production control data associated with one or more entities and a production control system coupled with the database and configured to model a production control framework of the one or more entities. The production control system includes one or more work centers authorizing one or more tasks for one or more parts and one or more manufacturing processes that produce one or more finished parts using the one or more parts. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100100215 | ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD AMOUNT CALCULATION METHOD, EXECUTION PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND EXECUTION APPARATUS THEREFOR - Power consumption required for producing a product is obtained more accurately and in an earlier stage. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100114352 | METHOD OF MOLDING - Disclosed is a method of molding molded articles, amongst other things. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100179676 | SYSTEM FOR THE FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION OF A PLURALITY OF TYPES OF MOULDED FOOD PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY CHOCOLATE-BASED PRODUCTS AND THE LIKE - The system comprises a conveyor for conveying a plurality of moulds along a production path on which is located a plurality of stations, each of which can execute at least one corresponding operation. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100185311 | System and Method for Improved Automated Semiconductor Wafer Manufacturing - System and method for automated semiconductor manufacturing is provided. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a system for automated semiconductor wafer manufacturing includes a smart overlay control (SOC) database having empirical alignment data related to overlay alignment, and a simulation module communicatively coupled to the SOC database, the simulation module determining a simulated overlay alignment of a wafer on the plurality of photolithography tools in a tool bank based on the empirical alignment data stored in the SOC database. The system also includes a dispatch module communicatively coupled to the SOC database and the simulation module, the dispatch module controlling the dispatch of a wafer to one of a plurality of photolithography tools in a tool bank based at least in part on the simulated overlay alignment. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100249967 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPATCHING WORKPIECES TO TOOLS BASED ON PROCESSING AND PERFORMANCE HISTORY - Metrology data associated with a plurality of workpieces processed at a selected operation in the process flow including a plurality of operations is retrieved. A processing context associated with each of the workpieces is determined. The processing context identifies at least one previous tool used to perform an operation on the associated workpiece prior to the selected operation. A plurality of performance metrics is determined for a plurality of tools capable of performing the selected operation based on the metrology data. Each performance metric is associated with a particular tool and a particular processing context. A set of the performance metrics is identified for the plurality of tools having a processing context matching a processing context of a selected workpiece awaiting performance of the selected operation. The selected workpiece is dispatched for processing in a selected one of the plurality of tools based on the set of performance metrics. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100249968 | FACTORY RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION IDENTIFICATION PROCESS AND SYSTEM - A method and system for factory resource optimization identification is described herein. In one embodiment, an expected usage rate is determined for a resource in a manufacturing facility and an actual usage rate is determined for the resource in the manufacturing facility. A comparison between the expected usage rate and the actual usage rate is facilitated. A determination is made, based on the comparison, of whether a variance between the expected usage rate and the actual usage rate exceeds a threshold. A notification is provided if the variance exceeds the threshold. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100280643 | LOT PROCESSING START DETERMINING METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT - A lot processing start determining method includes: storing, in a memory, processing conditions of each lot in a first substrate vessel and a maximum usable number of dummy substrates in a second substrate vessel; counting the used number the dummy substrates in the second substrate vessel; and calculating the number of dummy substrates required to process all substrates of a next lot in the first substrate vessel based on the processing conditions of each lot which are stored in the memory, adding the calculated number of the dummy substrates of the next lot to the counted used number of the dummy substrates, and determining whether the added value exceeds the maximum usable number of the dummy substrates stored in the memory. The method further includes prohibiting start of processing the next lot when the added value is determined to exceed the maximum usable number of the dummy substrate. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100286809 | ANALYTICAL MODEL GENERATING APPARATUS - An analytical model generating-apparatus including: an input portion which inputs CAD data describing at least a first part and a second part, face-to-face angle threshold data, face-to-face distance threshold data, and leg length data of a welding bead; a CAD data reading-portion; a welding bead retrieving-portion comparing an angle between the first part and the second part with the face-to-face angle threshold data so as to retrieve a place where the welding bead should be produced; a clearance checking-portion comparing a distance between the first part and the second part with the face-to-face distance threshold data; a virtual shape creating-portion creating a virtual shape in the clearance between the first part and the second part; a welding bead producing-portion producing the welding bead in the virtual shape based on the leg length data of the welding bead; and a CAD data saving-portion saving CAD data including the produced welding bead. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100305735 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED STACKING OF WOOD PRODUCTS - The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for stacking wood products. In some embodiments, the disclosure the steps of designing at least two types of engineered wood products via a software application; producing the at least two types of engineered wood products based on the designs utilizing a saw in conjunction with the software application; designating, via the software application, at least two bins to hold the at least two different types of engineered wood products; selecting a first bin for depositing a first type of engineered wood product; selecting a second bin for depositing a second type of engineered wood product; automatically placing the first type of engineered wood product into the first bin; and automatically placing the second type of engineered wood product into the second bin. The at least two types of engineered wood products are at least two of: panels, I-joists, headers and dimensional lumber. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110060440 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR PROPAGATING A SCALING MODE IN A PRODUCTION PROCESS - A method and a system propagate a scaling mode in a production process controlled and executed by a manufacturing executing system (MES). The method includes the steps of providing a production request in terms of an initial quantity of a predetermined product to be produced, identifying the predetermined product by a predetermined production rule thereby dividing the production rule in a number of segment requirements that represent production actions, and defining within the segment requirements resources required to produce the required quantity. A rescaling attribute is defined and is aligned with each of the resources in a production request tree. An interface to the MES is used to update the quantity of the predetermined product to be produced and to recalculate in response to the update, the resources required to produce the updated quantity by applying a rescaling factor calculated from the initial quantity and the updated quantity. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110077761 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF A MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM - A manufacturing execution system contains a depicting device for depicting at least a part of a productive process to a hierarchically structured set of entities and an application programming interface for managing data in a data base and for inputting a tree into the application programming interface. The tree representing a hierarchical relationship between at least two entities of the hierarchically structured set of entities. A program device provides a method accessible by the application programming interface. The method is adapted to manipulate the hierarchically structured set of entities. A manipulating device is provided for manipulating the entities of the tree according to the method. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110093107 | Computer-Implemented Method and System for Determining a Material Utilization for Part Assemblies - Various embodiments may include determining a material utilization for one or more assemblies having a plurality of parts. Offal data for one or more parts comprising one or more part assemblies and a blank material utilization status for each of the one or more part assemblies may be received. The blank material utilization status for the one or more part assemblies may be based on a blank material utilization status for each of the one or more parts. The offal data may be standardized to obtain standardized offal data. One or more offal utilization assignments for the part assemblies having a plurality of parts may be determined based on the standardized offal data and the blank material utilization status for the part assemblies. The offal utilization assignments may then be transmitted for assignment to the one or more part assemblies. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110106285 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN PERFORMANCE OF INJECTION MOLDING OPERATIONS - There is provided a system for use in performance of injection molding operations, wherein the system can include a plurality of injection molding assembly components. In one embodiment, the system can be operative so that various information respecting components of the system can be recorded within a component database. The component database can be a computer implemented database and in one embodiment can be utilized to output information that indicates past and/or present conditions prevailing within the system. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110130855 | TEMPLATE FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED PROCESS ROUTING - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for determining an optimum manufacturing process routing. The method comprises electronically constructing a plurality of manufacturing process routings for a component to be manufactured. The electronically constructing for each manufacturing process routing of the plurality of manufacturing process routings comprises defining a recursive process routing tree for each manufacturing process routing, the recursive process routing tree comprising a plurality of nodes, each node of the plurality of nodes corresponding to a manufacturing process and comprising a branch node when the manufacturing process for a given node may be decomposed into a plurality of sub-processes for the given node. The method further comprises electronically determining an optimum process routing of the plurality of manufacturing process routings by evaluating each recursive process routing tree for the plurality of manufacturing process routings with reference to an electronic process routing variable to be optimized and determining the optimum process routing that minimizes the electronic process routing variable to be optimized. The electronic process routing variable to be optimized may be a cost for manufacturing the component, a production time for manufacturing the component, or a capacity used for manufacturing the component. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110230994 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EMPLOYING DYNAMIC RISK-BASED SCHEDULING TO OPTIMIZE AND INTEGRATE PRODUCTION WITH A SUPPLY CHAIN - A production and inventory control for a manufacturing facility is provided that facilitates and coordinates improved planning and execution of such facility in a supply chain with a focus on providing an improved and robust planning, production and inventory control, even in the presence of uncertainty. This may include Optimal Planning that can balance the need for low inventory, low cost (i.e., high utilization of equipment and labor), and efficient on-time delivery. The result of such planning is not a schedule per se but a set of parameters that form a dynamic policy that generates an evolving schedule as conditions (demand, production) materialize. An Optimal Execution applies the dynamic policy resulting in a manufacturing system that is robust enough to accommodate moderate changes in demand and/or capacity without the need to reschedule. Optimal Execution may also involve a “Capacity Trigger” that detects when the assumptions regarding demand and capacity used to determine the dynamic policy are no longer valid. The Capacity Trigger also may provide a Trigger Signal to the planner indicating the need for either more or less capacity. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110230995 | A Method and System for Managing Compatibility of a Plurality of Devices within a Work Cell - According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method and system for managing compatibility of a plurality of devices within a work cell. A method for managing a compatibility of a plurality of devices within a work cell in a molding site, the plurality of devices including a first device and a second device, is provided. The method comprises receiving an indication of a first unique parameter from the first device and a second unique parameter from the second device; based upon the first unique parameter and the second unique parameter, determining a compatibility indicator, which is indicative of compatibility between the first device and the second device; and responsive to the compatibility indicator being indicative of incompatibility between the first device and the second device, generating a conflict resolution parameter for rendering the first device and the second device compatible. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110301734 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING INTERDEPENDENCIES IN BATCH PROCESSES - According to various embodiments, an interdependency modeling method for controlling a batch process with an industrial automation system includes evaluating an input parameter expression residing in a level of a supervisory system of the industrial automation system to determine a value, transferring the value of the input parameter expression to a level of an equipment control system of the industrial automation system, transferring data from the level of the equipment control system to the level of the supervisory system, and evaluating an output parameter expression residing in the level of the supervisory system based on the data from the level of the equipment control system. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120065758 | CHARACTERIZING LAMINATE SHAPE - A method of sorting laminates includes characterizing first shapes of laminates from measurements taken of each, assembling the laminates to derive a first relationship between the first shapes and yield loss, characterizing second shapes of the laminates from a reduced number of the measurements to derive a second relationship between the second shapes and yield loss, analyzing a change in the derived relationships to determine a least number of the measurements necessary for achieving the yield loss and sorting supplied laminates in accordance with a characterized shape of each, which is obtained from the least number of the measurements taken for each supplied laminate. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120089243 | IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION SETTING DEVICE AND IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION SETTING METHOD - The present invention provides an identification information setting device and an identification information setting method that can easily set identification information for a transfer chamber. In an embodiment of the present invention, a storage portion ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120116563 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING DRINK BLENDS - A system for optimizing blending. The system can include a processor configured to aggregate material information, aggregate production information, model consumer liking of the at least one product, and provide plan information for controlling production resources based on the material information, the production information, and the consumer liking. The material information can be associated with a product input of the at least one product. The production information can be associated with the production resources of the at least one product. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120116564 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING A DISTRIBUTION - Systems and methods are provided for calculating a distribution of a quantity over receiver objects. In one implementation, a data processing system is provided that comprises application programs adapted to generate a distribution request, storage means for storing rules adapted for distribution of the quantity and storing an assignment of a sub-set of the rules to each application program, each rule having an assigned priority of execution and each sub-set of rules having an assigned identifier. The system may also comprise means for receiving the request comprising the identifier of the sub-set of rules assigned to the one of the application programs, the quantity to be distributed, and the identifiers of receiver objects, the distribution calculation means adapted to access the storage means for execution of the sub-set of rules assigned to the one of the application programs. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120130522 | METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN OF A MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR FABRICATION OF SOLID STATE HYBRID THIN FILM ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION DEVICES - A method and system for designing a manufacturing facility for solid state thin film battery devices. The method can include providing a plurality of processing tools for arrangement within a predetermined spatial region of one or more manufacturing facilities. A plurality of variables can be assigned for the plurality of processing tools. A target financial variable can be defined to evaluate different manufacturing processing tool configurations. The plurality of variables in the tensor relationship can be processed to reduce a magnitude of the target variable. An optimized set of the plurality of processing tools and respective configuration with the plurality of tools associated with the reduced magnitude of the target variable can be determined through processing. The optimized set of the plurality of processing tools in the respective configuration can be used in the one or more manufacturing facilities for the manufacture of a solid state thin film battery device. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120150329 | METHOD OF SUPPLYING MOLTEN METAL TO AUTOMATIC POURING MACHINE AND EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - The present invention provides a method of supplying molten metal to an automatic pouring machine and equipment therefor. The equipment can not only supply the molten metal into the automatic pouring machine corresponding to the molding speed of the high-speed molding machine, but it can also appropriately supply the molten metal to the automatic pouring machine, so that the quality of that molten metal in the pouring ladle matches that of the molten metal that is poured in the molds. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120215335 | DETECTING COMBINED TOOL INCOMPATIBILITIES AND DEFECTS IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING - A system, a method and a computer program product for identifying incompatible manufacturing tools. The system receives measurements of products that were subject to a manufacturing process involving a plurality of manufacturing tools. The measurements pertain to a performance characteristic of each product. The system evaluates whether each manufacturing tool implemented in a sequential manufacturing process individually performs normally based on the received measurements. In response to evaluating each manufacturing tool implemented in said manufacturing process individually performs normally, the system evaluates whether a first combination of the manufacturing tools together in sequential manufacturing process perform normally based on the received measurements. The system further evaluates performance of products generated by all other combinations of tools in the sequential manufacturing process not including the first combination of tools, and, using objective measures, identifies a combination of tools that perform optimally. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120296461 | FLEXIBLE LASER MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - Embodiments of flexible laser manufacturing systems are disclosed herein. A flexible laser manufacturing system configured in accordance with one embodiment includes a plurality of laser processing stations. Each laser processing station can include a laser source configured to generate a laser beam for processing target material, and a first controller coupled to the laser source. The flexible laser manufacturing system also includes a second controller coupled to the first controller of the individual laser processing stations. The second controller is configured to monitor and instruct each of the first controllers for processing target material of each of the corresponding laser processing stations. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130060370 | ADVANCED PLANNING SYSTEM - A production planning system for allocating production capacity to meet a demand includes an operational module and a simulating module. The operational module is for receiving demand inputs, calculating a consolidated demand based on the demand inputs, calculating and storing a production capacity, and creating a production plan. The simulating module includes a data retriever, a simulated data handler, and a simulating planner. The data retriever is for retrieving and storing consolidated demand and capacity data from the at least one operational processor. The simulated data handler is for receiving a simulated demand input and creating a simulated consolidated demand by adding the simulated demand input to the retrieved consolidated demand. The simulating planner is for creating a simulated production plan based on the simulated consolidated demand. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130190913 | PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEMS - First inter-organizational tracking & tracing systems facilitate timely identification and handling of disruptions along the supply chain. However, these systems typically operate at supply chain management (SCM) and enterprise resource planning system (ERP) level and therefore lack knowledge and control over production processes. The idea is to bridge the gap between logistics and production IT by proposing a novel architecture for coupling the manufacturing operations as defined in IEC 62264 with an EPCIS-compliant real-time tracking & tracing system. The system leverages logic-based complex event processing for detecting critical disruptions in the supply chain and initiates rescheduling of production. It is shown that in the presence of unexpected events the rescheduling algorithm minimizes delays and inventory costs while avoiding <> caused by frequent changes. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130274908 | PROCESSING CHAMBER ALLOCATION SETTING DEVICE AND PROCESSING CHAMBER ALLOCATION SETTING PROGRAM - Provided is a method that may quickly and simply select the allocation of the type of wafers to the processing chamber having a higher productivity in a semiconductor processing device in which a plurality of conveyance robots is disposed in a conveyance mechanism to which a processing chamber is connected and an object to be processed is delivered between the plurality of conveyance robots, when processings are performed on a plurality of types of wafers in parallel. From the information on the arrangement of the processing chambers of the semiconductor processing device and input type of wafers to be processed, the processing chamber allocation candidate is comprehensively generated and a simulation that manufactures all processing targets for each of the processing chamber allocation candidates is performed to calculate a productivity and the candidates are displayed in the order from a higher productivity to support the adoption of a user. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140018949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - The present disclosure discloses a supply chain management system that can estimate manufactured item delivery times at a facility, manufactured item costs or prices, and dynamically control supply chain performance. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140031964 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTICLE - A system and method for manufacturing an article comprising at a receiving station receiving an order for the manufacture of an article at a receiving station from a purchaser, determining a geographic location of the order, selecting at least one manufacturing location from a database containing a list of a plurality of manufacturing locations having computer numerical controlled machine tools and transmitting to the computer numerical controlled machine tools at the at least one manufacturing location computer readable instructions for forming the article. At the at least one manufacturing location, the computer readable instructions for forming the article are received, transmitted to a computer numerical controlled machine tool the article is provided to the purchaser. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140121802 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING DRINK BLENDS - A system for optimizing blending. The system can include a processor configured to aggregate material information, aggregate production information, model consumer liking of the at least one product, and provide plan information for controlling production resources based on the material information, the production information, and the consumer liking. The material information can be associated with a product input of the at least one product. The production information can be associated with the production resources of the at least one product. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140142737 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS FOR SETTING MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT PARAMETERS - The method includes receiving first data from an in-memory computing module, the data including performance indicators, receiving second data from a enterprise resource planning database, predicting a target time per piece based on the first data and the second data, predicting a target cost per piece based on the first data and the second data, and setting an equipment speed based on the target time per piece and/or the target cost per piece. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140288689 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF BUILDING MEMBERS OF A TYRE IN A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - Method and apparatus for controlling the movement of building members of a tyre in a process for manufacturing tyres for vehicle wheels includes: providing a first device of a first electromagnetic radiation on a first tyre building member; detecting, during a movement of the first building member, a first image in which the first electromagnetic radiation defines a trajectory followed, in the movement, by the first emitter device; carrying out a first comparison between the first image and one or more first reference data; and generating a first notification signal as a function of the first comparison. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150039114 | SELECTION OF PHOSPHORS AND LEDS IN A MULTI-CHIP EMITTER FOR A SINGLE WHITE COLOR BIN - An emitter for an LED-based lighting device has multiple groups of LEDs that are independently addressable, allowing the emitter to be tuned to a desired color bin (e.g., a specific white color) by adjusting the relative current supplied to different groups. The LED dies for the groups and a phosphor chip for each LED die are individually selected such that each LED-die/phosphor-chip combination produces light in a desired source region associated with the group to which the LED belongs. Robotic pick-and-place systems can be used to automate assembly of the emitters by selecting LED dies from a bin based on based on spectral characteristics and phosphor chips from a number of distinct phosphor chip types. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150100146 | METHODOLOGY FOR DESIGN OF A MANUFACTURING FACILITY FOR FABRICATION OF SOLID STATE HYBRID THIN FILM ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION DEVICES - A method and system for designing a manufacturing facility for solid state thin film battery devices. The method can include providing a plurality of processing tools for arrangement within a predetermined spatial region of one or more manufacturing facilities. A plurality of variables can be assigned for the plurality of processing tools. A target financial variable can be defined to evaluate different manufacturing processing tool configurations. The plurality of variables in the tensor relationship can be processed to reduce a magnitude of the target variable. An optimized set of the plurality of processing tools and respective configuration with the plurality of tools associated with the reduced magnitude of the target variable can be determined through processing. The optimized set of the plurality of processing tools in the respective configuration can be used in the one or more manufacturing facilities for the manufacture of a solid state thin film battery device. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150134097 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM AND COMPONENT MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM - Necessary component data indicative of the type and number of electronic components used in component mounting operation is obtained on the basis of production plan data, and mounting data in advance for each of production lots in advance. New allocation processing for allocating an electronic component necessary for production execution of a new production lot to be newly produced on an electronic component mounting line for the new production lot on the basis of the necessary unit data is executed, and component reservation processing for registering the allocation result in question as the inventory data is conducted by a unit reservation unit. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150290805 | Vision-Assisted System and Method for Picking of Rubber Bales in a Bin - The problem of picking tightly-pack generally uniformed products such as rubber bales in a bin is solved by sequentially selecting each one of the products based on the products depths in the bin, using a robot with a tool to grip each selected product, and moving on an output station each gripped product considering its position relative to the gripping tool. A first sensor system is used to determine the product depths in the bin. The sensor system can be mounted on the robot tool or be positioned above the bin. The position of each gripped product in the gripping tool is achieved by analyzing an image of the gripped product in the gripping tool. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150293529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MANUFACTURING PLANT WITH A MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM - A manufacturing plant with an MES system is controlled through the execution of a given workflow. a) A plant designer application models a representation of the manufacturing plant through a set of equipment objects and through a workflow, b) a complex entity (plugin) is provided for expanding the characteristics of an equipment object; the plugin exposing an interface with a configuration, a set of property elements, a set of functionality elements; c) at engineering time, designing a set of plugins usable by the set of equipment objects; d) at engineering time, for at least one equipment object, associating at least one plugin; e) defining, through the plant designer, a given workflow according to given customer requirements, the workflow including an interaction with an element of a plugin associated with an equipment object; f) at runtime, executing the given workflow and performing the interaction with the element of the plugin. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150316924 | DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM - Provided is a data transmission system for automated material handling system in that, in the automated material handling system for transferring the products in course of manufacturing in the semiconductor manufacturing process or the liquid crystal display manufacturing process etc. to each manufacturing station, it switches the communication between the unmanned automatic transfer vehicle and the manufacturing station to the optical communication or the RF communication in readiness for the communication failure between the unmanned automatic transfer vehicle for master and the manufacturing station for slave, it transmits various input and output state data including the communication log data to the higher control system for master or the management computer system of slave/wireless data transmitter-receiver for slave by means of the master and/or slave device through the wire and wireless transmission and reception communication, thereby quickly coping with the operation error through the data analysis. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150378357 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING EXECUTION OF A MANUFACTURING ORDER - A method and a system manage the execution of a production order via a MES system. Pieces of equipment and their connections as nodes and arcs of a digraph are associated for reproducing a layout of a plant where the production has to be made. The data of the layout are stored as tables of the nodes and arcs. At least one virtual line is created starting from a node selected as a root node and including a plurality of nodes reachable from the root node, the at least one virtual line lying over the plant layout. The data of the at least one virtual line is stored as tables of nodes and arcs of a sub-digraph representing the virtual line. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160062347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIERARCHICAL DATA-DRIVEN INVENTORY AND WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTS - A method, data processing system and computer program product for managing inventory used in a manufacturing operation to manufacture a product. The method includes a processor communicating with at least one database containing manufacturing operation data. Several inventory locations and components are identified within the manufacturing operation data. A current component inventory and space data, historical component usage data and a demand forecast are retrieved. A statistical analysis is performed upon the current component inventory and space data, the historical component usage data and the demand forecast to obtain a target inventory level range for each of the components at each of the inventory locations. An inventory level control chart is generated, based on the statistical analysis, for selected components associated with at least one inventory location. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160062352 | PROCESS FLOW CHECKING SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROCESS FLOW CHECKING METHOD - The process flow checking system includes a manufacturing route generator, a rule-information storage part, and a check processor. The manufacturing route generator generates manufacturing route information while associating additional information indicating, contents of respective processes in a semiconductor process flow with the respective processes. The rule-information storage part stores therein rule information in which a rule about an order of processes in the manufacturing route information is described by using expressions included in the additional information. The check processor checks appropriateness of the order of processes in the manufacturing route information by comparing the additional information of the manufacturing route information with the rule information. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160070257 | OPTIMIZATION OF A PROCESS - A controller of a process includes a resource consumption optimizer which receives sets of control actions for a plurality of actuators from an advanced process controller performing independent data processing with respect to the resource consumption optimizer, each set of control actions resulting in a set-specific combined control action effect. The resource consumption optimizer optimizes resource consumption associated with the sets of control actions by modifying at least one control action on the basis of resource consumption associated with the actuator performing the control action while keeping a difference between a combined control action effect of a modified control action set and a combined control action effect a received control action set set-specifically within an accepted range. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160077508 | CONTROLLER FOR TREATMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT EFFLUENT - Embodiments disclosed herein include a controller for a treatment system for lessening the hazard of effluents produced in a processing system. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160170407 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
