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| 20080201006 | WEIGH BATCHING - A method of weigh batching for batch formulae using a number of ingredients conveyed to a weigh hopper by a number of different conveyers. Free fall weights and conveyor delivery speeds for each of the ingredients and each of the conveyors used to convey each ingredient are stored in a control system memory. The stored information is used to prepare batches of various formulated products optimizing both the weigh up time and the ingredient weight accuracy. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080221723 | Control system for a plurality of chip mounters and operating method thereof - A control system includes at least one part mounter installing parts on a printed circuit board and a control device integrally controlling the operation of the at least one part mounter. The control device controls the part mounter using information about the printed circuit board and information on a production process flow of the printed circuit board. The control device integrally controls the operations of the part mounters, including receiving and storing information on parts that the part mounters install, information on a feeder that supplies the parts, and information on arrangement of the parts on the printed circuit board, receiving and displaying operation information and operation situations from the part mounters, and controlling operations of the part mounters using the stored information and displayed information. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080243293 | Fabrication system and fabrication method - A fabricating method for a system that includes a plurality of processing apparatuses connected to each other by an inter-apparatus transporter and a computer storing managing information of processing and transporting of semiconductor wafers. The processing apparatuses have an interface for loading and unloading a plurality of the semiconductor wafers that are contained in a carrier. The semiconductor waters are processed in processing chambers of the processing apparatuses and the result of processing is monitored. In the processing, a first carrier containing the plurality of the semiconductor wafers having been processed in the first processing apparatus is transported toward the second processing apparatus by the inter-apparatus transporter prior to unloading of a second carrier containing semiconductor wafers processed in the second processing apparatus, according to the managing information. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080249648 | SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING APPLICABILITY OF NEW OPERATION RECIPE TO SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a system which makes it possible to determine whether or not a new operation recipe is applicable to a substrate processing apparatus, the apparatus including plural functional components which operate to perform predetermined tasks to a substrate, and a controller comprising a computer which controls operations of the plural functional components based on an operation recipe including a plurality of operation parameters. An electronic medium storing a new operation recipe and a judgment program is connected to the computer of the substrate processing apparatus. The new operation recipe is retrieved from the electronic medium by means of the computer. The computer executes the judgment program to determine, by using the judgment program, whether or not the new operation recipe can be executed by the functional components. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080255697 | VERTICAL FURNACE HAVING LOT-UNIT TRANSFER FUNCTION AND RELATED TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD - A system and method of transferring wafers by the lot to a vertical furnace are disclosed. The method includes receiving batch information related to a track-in operation and storing the batch information in a memory associated with the vertical furnace, wherein the batch information identifies a plurality of lots, sequentially transferring a plurality of carriers associated with the plurality of lots from an 1/0 port of the vertical furnace to a carrier stocker, transferring at least one of the plurality of carriers from the stock carrier to a wafer transfer stage before the carrier stocker receives all of the carriers in the plurality of carriers, and transferring wafers from at least one of the plurality of carriers from the wafer transfer stage to wafer boat. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080269937 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate processing system of the present invention includes a transfer-in/out section for transferring-in/out a substrate and a processing section for performing a plurality of processing and treatments on the substrate, in which a throughput of substrate processing at a pre-stage performed from when the substrate is transferred in from the transfer-in/out section to when the substrate is transferred out to the external apparatus is set higher than a throughput of substrate processing at a post-stage performed from when the substrate is returned from the external apparatus into the processing section to when the substrate is returned into the transfer-in/out section. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090012642 | Modular Transfer System for Workpieces - A modular transfer system for workpieces. Workpiece carriers are positioned in a manufacturing module with the same CNC (x-y) axis systems and the same servo drives the workpiece carrier and transfers such between modules. A separate conveyor belt is thus not required for the transfer. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090024241 | DUAL-MODE ROBOT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING - Electronic device manufacturing systems and methods are provided. In some aspects, a system having a dual-mode robot is provided which is disposed within a system component (e.g., a factory interface or transfer chamber) and adapted to operate in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the robot may transfer a substrate between components of the system (e.g., between a carrier and a process chamber or chamber to chamber) and in the second mode, the robot may execute a process motion profile (e.g., metrology). | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090082895 | Integrated wafer transfer mechanism - An integrated high speed robotic mechanism is disclosed for improving transport equipment, integrating an object movement with other functionalities such as alignment or identification. The disclosed integrated robot assembly typically comprises an end effector for moving the object in and out of a chamber, a rotation chuck incorporated on the robot body to provide centering and theta alignment capability, and an optional identification subsystem for identifying the object during transport. The present invention also discloses a transfer robot system, employing a plurality of integrated robot assemblies; a transfer system where a transfer robot system can service a plurality of connected chambers such as FOUP or FOSB; a front end module (FEM); or a sorter system. Through the use of these incorporated capabilities into the moving robot, single object transfer operations can exceed 500 parts per hour. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090105866 | Method of Controlling a Production Process - In order to increase the efficiency of a production process a new method is presented. Thereby a flow of items is generated in a production system. Electronic devices that are attachable to the items are used for tracking the items. An identification of a first electronic device attached to a first item is read out. The identification is forwarded to a computer system that steers the flow of items. Due to a reception of the identification by the computer system, a transport status indicating authorization or prohibition to process the second item is set. The transport status is then transmitted to a second electronic device with an authorizing signal that is sent from the computer system to the second electronic device. The second electronic device contains a signal receiver circuit for receiving the authorizing signal and the second electronic device is attached to the second item. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090143893 | INCREMENTAL ENCODER AND SERIALIZER - An apparatus and associated method directed to encoding data from an object in order to simultaneously identify a serialization value of the object from the data while incrementally tracking the object's position from the data. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090198367 | Work Machining Apparatus Control Program and Work Machining Apparatus Control Device For Executing The Control Program - A control system is provided for each pair of a work fixing part and a work machining part. In each control system, a work receiving program block, a work machining program block and a work discharge program block are provided, and the work machining program block starts on the condition that the work receiving program block ends and the work discharge block program starts on the condition that the work machining program block ends. The work receiving program block is associated with the work supply program of the work supply apparatus, or the work discharge program block is associated with a work transfer program of a work transfer apparatus so that a command is issued to the work receiving program block or the work discharge program block, and a command to perform a cue of the head of the program of each control system is provided at the last part of the control system. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090234487 | ASSEMBLY SYSTEM - An objective of the present invention is to provide an assembly system capable of reducing the equipment space while various kinds of automotive parts are assembled on one production line. The assembly system assembles plural kinds of automotive parts consisting of a main body and a part to be installed to the main body. This assembly system comprises an operator area at which an operator is assigned, a plurality of travel carts on which a main body of each of automotive parts is placed, traveling along the operator area, a part pallet on which a part to be installed to each of the automotive parts is placed, a belt conveyer conveying this part pallet along the operator area, and a control device controlling thereof. The control device drives the travel carts and the belt conveyer so as to convey the travel carts and the part pallet synchronously. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090248190 | Portable modular manufacturing system - A modular manufacturing station is provided. The modular manufacturing station has plurality of beams forming a skeleton and an article transportation system. The article transportation system is configured to transport one or more articles through the manufacturing station at a speed selected from a plurality of speeds and at a height selected from a plurality of heights. The modular manufacturing station also has at least one utility connection for receiving external utilities and at least one piece of manufacturing equipment. The modular manufacturing station further has a controller configured to regulate the speed and height at which articles are transported through the modular manufacturing station and regulate the operation of the manufacturing equipment. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090292388 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor manufacturing system used for manufacturing a semiconductor in a semiconductor manufacturing facility according to a flow shop scheme. The semiconductor manufacturing system is provided with a plurality of bays having a plurality of pieces of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and intra-bay conveyance devices; an inter-bay conveyance device for conveying a carrier between the bays; and a flow shop controller, wherein each piece of semiconductor manufacturing equipment has one or more modules comprising a subsystem provided with at least one or more I/O devices; the bays, the semiconductor manufacturing equipment, the modules, the subsystems, and the I/O devices are each provided with a controller; each of the controllers is provided with a controller framework for implementing each function in accordance with a shared control scheme. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090299516 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND MANIPULATING OBJECTS - Systems and methods of identifying and manipulating objects are disclosed. One system disclosed comprises a light source adapted to emit a collimated light beam onto a contoured surface, a sensor adapted to view a profile of the contoured surface illuminated by the collimated light beam, a processor in communication with the sensor, and a controller in communication with the processor. The controller may be adapted to generate a signal based on an attribute of a predefined profile. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090319073 | MATERIAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS USING AUTONOMOUS CONTROLS - A plurality of autonomous control processes, with each controlling one or more components of the material transport (or processing) system, is used to radically simplify the controller software. Each autonomous control process is responsible for the actions of only a subset of the cluster tool components. For example, in one embodiment, a separate autonomous control process is used to control each automated component in the material handling system. However, other embodiments in which a control process controls a plurality of components are also contemplated. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090319074 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR TOOL PROCESSING VARIATION IN THE ROUTING OF WAFERS/LOTS - A method for increasing overall yield in semiconductor manufacturing including routing wafers or wafer lots from tool to tool in a manner which at least partially neutralizes or compensates for processing variations. A system for increasing overall yield in semiconductor manufacturing includes a module for recording processing data from plural first and second types of tools and a module for routing wafers or wafer lots from tools of the first type of tools to tools of the second type of tools so as to at least partially neutralizes or compensate for processing variation. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090326703 | INTEGRATED MINIATURE MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE FACTORY - An integrated miniature factory for fabrication of a device is provided. In one example, the factory includes an enclosure, multiple compartmentalized process modules, and a transportation mechanism. The compartmentalized process modules are configured to removably couple to the enclosure. Each compartmentalized process module is sized to receive a substrate on which the device is to be fabricated and is configured to aid in fabrication of the device. The transportation mechanism is configured to transfer the substrate between at least two of the compartmentalized process modules during a fabrication process. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100030363 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRE-PLATING TRUSS MEMBERS - A pre-plating station may include an automated pre-plating device configured to receive a cut truss member and at least partially fasten a connector plate to a portion of the truss member based on truss design data prior to communication of the truss member to a truss assembly location. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100106281 | FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In a flexible manufacturing system, a control apparatus for a transfer device stores in a memory section thereof correlation information for correlating workpieces (ante-machining workpieces) to be attached to pallets with blank materials contained in blank material baskets. When a selected one of the pallets is to be transferred to a pallet loading station, the control apparatus determines blank materials corresponding to the workpieces to be attached to the selected one of the pallets based on the correlation information and then, controls the transfer device to transfer a blank material basket containing the determined blank materials from a basket rack to a basket loading station located adjacent to the pallet loading station in connection with transferring the selected one of the pallets to the pallet loading station. Thus, when the selected one of the pallets is transferred to the pallet loading station, it becomes possible to reduce the time taken for the worker to search for the blank material basket. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100131093 | FABRICATION SYSTEM AND FABRICATION METHOD - A fabricating method for a system that includes a plurality of processing apparatuses connected to each other by an inter-apparatus transporter and a computer storing managing information of processing and transporting of semiconductor wafers. The processing apparatuses have an interface for loading and unloading a plurality of the semiconductor wafers that are contained in a carrier. The semiconductor waters are processed in processing chambers of the processing apparatuses and the result of processing is monitored. In the processing, a first carrier containing the plurality of the semiconductor wafers having been processed in the first processing apparatus is transported toward the second processing apparatus by the inter-apparatus transporter prior to unloading of a second carrier containing semiconductor wafers processed in the second processing apparatus, according to the managing information. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100174397 | PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a processing apparatus to restrain load of a common usage system shared by a plurality of liquid processing modules. A processing module group includes k sets of share groups comprising a plurality of processing modules to perform an identical processing for each substrate (where, k≧2), each set of share groups includes n processing modules (where, n≧2), and each processing module includes the common usage system shared by n processing modules in each set and having a maximum capacity capable of processing m processing modules (where m≦n). A carrying mechanism repeatedly loads a substrate one by one to the processing module of each set in sequence. At this time, (1) after the completion of the processing in one processing module that uses the common usage system, the substrate is loaded into another processing module in the same set, or (2) without waiting for the completion of the processing in one processing module, the substrate is loaded into another processing module and then the processing is started in another processing module after the completion of the processing in one processing module. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100228378 | STOCKER APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS - A stocker apparatus includes openers for receiving FOUPs acting as containers each for storing a plurality of substrates, to feed and collect the substrates to/from a substrate treating apparatus main body, a transport mechanism for holding and transporting the FOUPs, and racks arranged above the openers for receiving the FOUPs. The racks include an incoming rack for receiving the FOUPs from an external transport device, an outgoing rack for delivering the FOUPs to the external transport device, and a mid-treatment storage rack for keeping an empty FOUP after the substrates are fed therefrom. The openers include a feed-only opener for feeding the substrates, and a collect-only opener for collecting the substrates. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100268370 | CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A conveyance system. The conveyance system includes a movable device for conveying an article, and a robot selected from the group consisting of an articulated robot and an orthogonal robot. The movable device is configured to be both vertically and horizontally movable; and, the robot is mounted on the movable device. The robot includes a hand and a gripper disposed on the hand. The gripper is configured to hold the article. The movable device and the robot are configured to convey the article in conveyance operations that include an extraction, a conveyance, and an installation, of the article; the range of the conveyance operations lies within a working range of the robot from a present position that is selected with priority. The movable device is configured to remain in a stationary state when the article is conveyed by the robot using the conveyance operations within the working range. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100280647 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR HANDLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - Arrangement ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100305742 | System and Method for an Integrated Additive Manufacturing Cell for Complex Components - An integrated additive manufacturing cell (IAMC) that combines conventional manufacturing technologies with additive manufacturing processes is disclosed. Individual IAMCs may be configured and optimized for specific part families of complex components, or other industrial applications. The IAMCs incorporate features that reduce hardware cost and time and allow for local alloy tailoring for material properties optimization in complex components. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100324717 | THIN-FILM SOLAR-CELL MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND COMMON SUBSTRATE STORAGE RACK - A thin-film solar-cell manufacturing system enabling a reduction in installation space in a factory. The thin-film solar-cell manufacturing system includes a first common substrate storage rack, a second common substrate storage rack, and a plurality of processing equipments. The first common substrate storage rack and the second common substrate storage rack accommodate the substrate being tilted. The plurality of processing equipments are used to process the substrate in manufacturing steps of the thin film solar-cell and are disposed in a region between the first common substrate storage rack and the second common substrate storage rack, the plurality of processing equipments being disposed such that one of substrate loaders and substrate unloaders face the first common substrate storage rack and the other face the second common substrate storage rack. The first common substrate storage rack and the second common substrate storage rack are shared by the plurality of processing equipments. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110004334 | Substrate Processing System and Substrate Processing Device - The present invention provides a substrate processing system capable of extending and changing a substrate processing module easily according to changes of processing contents for a substrate. An embodiment of the present invention is the substrate processing system including a main device ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110029123 | Seating System and Assembly - This invention relates specifically to a seating system or assembly which utilizes a modularized system of standard sized components. The system reduces manufacturing costs, simplifies storage and shipping and improves assembly efficiencies. The system of modularized components allows flexibility in seating use and design. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110077767 | SYSTEM FOR TEMPORARILY SUPPLYING POWER AND A METHOD THEREOF - The method for temporarily supplying electric power includes steps of: providing a system which has a power supplying unit and a controlling unit for applying a temporary power to a broken semiconductor carrier of the semiconductor carrying facility; utilizing the power supplying unit to supply electric power to the broken semiconductor carrier; and utilizing the controlling unit to control movements of the broken semiconductor carrier. Thereby, the broken semiconductor carrier can be driven to a maintain area efficiently and safely. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110093112 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOUBLE END MANUFACTURING OF COMPONENTS - An apparatus for machining the ends of a component includes a plurality of work stations, and a transport mechanism for moving the component along a path to the plurality of work stations. The transport mechanism is positioned to be inboard of the ends of a component. At least one of a first work station or a second work station of the plurality of workstations includes a first fixturing portion for holding a first end, and a first machine for carrying out machine operations on the first end. The first fixturing portion and the first machine are movable in a direction transverse to the path. A method of manufacturing components having two ends that are machined at both ends of a component includes conveying the component to a first work station along a path, moving a first fixture in a direction substantially transverse to the path to a position for holding one end of the component, and moving a first machine in a direction substantially transverse to the path to a position for machining one end of the component. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110125307 | PRODUCT ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND CONTROL SOFTWARE - An improved assembly, test, packaging and/or processing system and a control system, each of which may be expanded or reduced in size, capability and/or capacity on a modular basis to suit or adapt to a number of different applications. The product assembly, test, packaging and/or processing system comprises a number of modules which are assembled and arranged as required. Pallets move between stations on the modules along track portions which cooperate with track portions on adjacent modules so other modules can be added without affecting the movement of the pallets. When those modules are added or removed, or when stations are added or removed, corresponding controllers in the control system are also added or removed. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110130858 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING TRANSFER ROBOT - A method of controlling a transfer robot is provided, in which method the communication time of the transfer robot can be reduced and the transfer time of a substrate can be shortened. A series of actions of the transfer robot when a substrate that is present in a processing chamber is transferred to a predetermined position in a processing chamber, are performed by a single command. The series of actions may include a swap action in which, after having taken out by a robot hand the substrate that is present in the processing chamber, a substrate that is different from the substrate is handed over by a robot hand to a predetermined position on the processing chamber. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110130859 | Method and Device for Carrying out a Work Operation on a Moving Workpiece - A method and a device for carrying out a work operation, on a workpiece continually moving forward on a conveying device, by an industrial robot moving along with the workpiece during a common run though a work path are provided. The industrial robot is displaceable along a separate longitudinal guide next to the conveying device. During the common run a base part of the industrial robot is rigidly coupled to a workpiece carrier, and the base part floats relative to a bogie running in the longitudinal guide. The industrial robot includes an exchangeable tool which, at the beginning of the common run through the working path, is a scanner tool connected to a working arm of the industrial robot. A relative position between the workpiece and the workpiece carrier is determined from the reference coordinate system of the industrial robot. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110144792 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - In a processing system of a linear tool in which plural carrying robots are arranged in carrying mechanical units to which processing modules are coupled and a processing target is delivered and received between the plural carrying robots, in the case where there are plural carrying routes on which the processing target is carried, the present invention provides a technique for determining the carrying route on which the highest throughput can be obtained. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110202164 | Apparatus and method for preparing product portions - An apparatus for preparing portions of products, in particular food products, conveyed by means of a product conveyor, includes a plurality of robots which each define a working region. A first robot serves to sort the conveyed products in accordance with a sorting criterion. At least one second robot serves to pick up sorted products from the product conveyor and to place them down at a placement location in order to prepare a product portion satisfying a target criterion at the placement location. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110208344 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate processing system, which repeats a carrying cycle in which a substrate is carried sequentially in carrying order indicated by module numbers assigned to the modules, respectively, from the module of a lower module number to that of a higher module number, is capable of processing substrates at a high throughput even if some module becomes unusable and, thereafter, becomes usable. A controller controls a carrying means such that the carrying means carries a substrate taken out from the module preceding a multimodule unit including a plurality of modules to the module nest in carrying order to the module of the multimodule unit from which a substrate is carried out at time nearest to time when the substrate was carried out from the module preceding the multimodule. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110218662 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - Provided is a method for controlling efficient transferring operations in a vacuum processing apparatus with a linear tool. In the apparatus, plural transferring robots are arranged in transferring mechanism units in which plural process chambers are connected with each other, and to-be-processed wafers are received and passed between plural transferring robots. As the transferring robots is far from the load lock, the number of transferring operations to the process chambers is set larger, the number of times of continuous transferring operations to the process chambers is set as small as possible, and an odd number of times of continuous transferring operations to buffer rooms is set, by a destination determination unit and operation control rules. Further, transferring operations are performed based on the destination determination unit and the operation control rules. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110238201 | VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VACUUM TRANSFER APPARATUS - Transfer capability is improved without having to extend a longitudinal space of a platform of a cluster tool downward. In a platform PF, a first transfer robot | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110320028 | SIGHT-LINE NON CONTACT COUPLED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY - Control systems and methods are disclosed for controlling operation of movable systems in an automated process with a stationary system having a first control system component and at least one movable system having a second control system component, in which optical or other non-contacting signaling between the stationary and movable systems is used to ascertain whether a movable system is proximate the stationary system, and wireless communications is used to transfer control data between the systems while the non-contacting signal link is maintained. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120016509 | Semiconductor Processing Dispatch Control - An embodiment is a method for semiconductor processing control. The method comprises identifying a key process stage from a plurality of process stages based on a parameter of processed wafers, forecasting a trend for a wafer processed by the key process stage and some of the plurality of process stages based on the parameter, and dispatching the wafer to one of a first plurality of tools in a tuning process stage. The one of the first plurality of tools is determined based on the trend. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120046779 | AUTOMATED 3D BUILD PROCESSES - A conveyor or other transport mechanism is provided to support multiple, sequential builds from a three-dimensional fabrication machine. The conveyor may be heated/cooled, coated, or otherwise treated to assist in adhesion during a build, as well as removal of objects after a build. Each fabricated object may be automatically removed from the conveyor as the conveyor moves in order to restore a buildable surface for fabrication of additional objects. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120059502 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a substrate transfer method capable of preventing fine particles from adhering to a wafer. A substrate processing system | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120059503 | AUTOMATED 3D BUILD PROCESSES - A conveyor or other transport mechanism is provided to support multiple, sequential builds from a three-dimensional fabrication machine. The conveyor may be heated/cooled, coated, or otherwise treated to assist in adhesion during a build, as well as removal of objects after a build. Each fabricated object may be automatically removed from the conveyor as the conveyor moves in order to restore a buildable surface for fabrication of additional objects. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120072004 | Automatic mould stripping system - An automatic mould stripping system for moulding modules ( | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120083918 | SEALED CONTAINER AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120089245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING DISPATCHING AND ROUTING RETICLES - A method includes generating a reticle transport job using a computing device. The reticle job identifies a selected reticle. A reticle pod available for transporting the reticle is autonomously identified using the computing device. The reticle transport job is updated suing the computing device with an identifier of the reticle pod. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120123585 | PARTS ASSEMBLY SYSTEM - In a parts assembly system which assembled subsidiary parts with main parts, the main parts are conveyed through a first conveying path to an assembly robot provided along the first conveying path, and the subsidiary parts are supplied through the first conveying path to stockers provided along the first conveying path. In consequence, the travel space of the conveying cart is saved. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120130527 | Storage Device Having Protrusion Monitoring - The invention relates to a storage device ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120136471 | SUBSTRATE APPARATUS CALIBRATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION PROCEDURE - A method for positioning substrates in a substrate processing apparatus having a substrate alignment device, a first substrate transport apparatus and a second substrate transport apparatus, includes calibrating the substrate alignment device with a motion of the first substrate transport apparatus, and calibrating a coordinate system of the second substrate transport apparatus with the substrate alignment device. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120143366 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD FOR SUCCESSIVELY PROCESSING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATES - One of reverse passing parts provided in a substrate passing part comprises a first holding mechanism and a second holding mechanism. The first holding mechanism and the second holding mechanism are arranged in vertically symmetry with respect to a rotary central axis and rotate 180 degrees about the rotary central axis, to replace each other in position. A transport robot on the loading side passes a substrate to a third holding mechanism or a fourth holding mechanism at a first vertical position. The substrate reversed in the reverse passing part is passed to a transport robot on the unloading side from the third holding mechanism or the fourth holding mechanism at a second vertical position. Before a reverse process on the preceding substrate is finished, the transport robot on the loading side can start the transfer of the following substrate. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120209416 | EYEGLASS LENS SUPPLYING SYSTEM - An eyeglass lens supplying system for supplying an eyeglass lens to a plurality of eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a plurality of conveyer line units, each of which includes: at least one conveyer line conveying a tray; a tray moving unit separating at least two trays from the conveyer line to move the trays to standby positions, and put the tray on the conveyer line; and a control unit obtaining processing information from a host computer; a carrying-in conveyer line connected to the conveyer line of the conveyer line unit; a carrying-out conveyer line connected to the conveyer line o the conveyer line unit; a main control unit communicating with each of the control units, and determines the processing apparatus to process the lens in the tray on the carrying-in conveyer unit, or determines the conveyer line unit to convey the tray on the carrying-in conveyer unit. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120283865 | METHODS OF IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS OF WAFER BOW - Various embodiments describe a method of quantifying bow in a wafer. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring a first plurality of distances from a first sensor to a first surface of the wafer to calculate the bow in the wafer. The first sensor is positioned outside of a set of process modules of the plasma processing system. A determination is made whether the calculated bow of the wafer is within a pre-determined range. If the calculated bow of the wafer is within the pre-determined range, the wafer is moved into a process module of the set of process modules for processing and a recipe for processing the wafer is adjusted based on the calculated bow of the wafer. If the calculated bow of the wafer is outside the pre-determined range, the wafer is removed from the plasma processing system. Other methods are described as well. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130006410 | Material Feeding Apparatus with Gripper Driving Member and Linkage - An apparatus for the intermittent feeding of a workpiece. The apparatus includes a first linearly guided gripper mechanism which is movable in a first direction of workpiece feeding and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first gripper mechanism includes a first gripping member and a second gripping member wherein the second gripping member is movable relative to the first gripping member for gripping the workpiece. The apparatus further includes a gripper mechanism drive actuator which is angularly adjustable, reversible and rotary, a fixed length driving member connected to the gripper mechanism drive actuator for rotation therewith. The apparatus further includes a first gripper mechanism drive connecting link with a first end pivotally connected to a first end of the fixed length driving member and with a second end pivotally connected to the first gripper mechanism for moving the first gripper mechanism in the first direction of workpiece feeding and the second direction. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130013098 | Material Feeding Apparatus with Gripping Member Linkage and Method of Operation - A gripper type material feeding apparatus for the intermittent feeding of a workpiece. The apparatus includes a first linearly guided gripper mechanism which is movable in a first direction of workpiece feeding and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first gripper mechanism includes a first gripping member and a second gripping member wherein the second gripping member is movable relative to the first gripping member for gripping the workpiece. The apparatus includes a first release actuator for moving the second gripping member of the first gripper mechanism in a direction relative to the first gripping member of the first gripper mechanism. The apparatus includes a first release connecting link with a first end pivotally connected at a first pivot axis to the first release actuator and with a second end pivotally connected at a second pivot axis to the second gripping member of the first gripper mechanism. The second pivot axis of the first release connecting link is movable in the first direction of workpiece feeding and the second direction opposite to the first direction. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130018501 | TEST TERMINAL AND SETUP SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A setup system at least including a substrate processing apparatus and a test terminal is provided. The substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of process chambers, a plurality of process chamber control units, a comprehensive control unit and an operation unit. The test terminal is connected to the plurality of process chamber control units while the comprehensive control unit and the operation unit are disconnected from the plurality of process chamber control units. The test terminal transmits a process chamber test operation command to the plurality of process chamber control units by executing a test terminal program. The setup system is capable of reducing time necessary for a setup process when starting to operate the substrate processing apparatus with the plurality of process chambers. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130041495 | FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION COLLATING SYSTEM - In a system, one or more robotic arms are positioned adjacent a transport surface that is moving workpieces, and one or more picking elements are connected to each of the robotic arms. The picking elements have physical picking features that remove the workpieces from the transport surface and move the workpieces to another location. A controller is operatively connected to the robotic arms and the picking elements, and the controller independently controls the robotic arms and the picking elements to dynamically position the picking elements in coordination with a dynamic size, spacing, and transport speed of the workpieces being moved by the transport surface. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130085593 | MODULAR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a modular semiconductor substrate processing system ( | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130103179 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND PROCESSED OBJECT MANUFACTURING METHOD - A robot system includes transport means which transports an object, first detecting means which detects a three-dimensional shape of the object transported on a transport path by the transport means, a robot which performs a predetermined task on the object transported on the transport path by the transport means, means which generates an operation command to the robot, and means which corrects the operation command based on a detection result by the first detecting means. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130123966 | SPATIAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL INLINE HANDLING SYSTEM - A spatial three-dimensional (3D) inline handling system comprises: a ceiling with guide rails; a plurality of cassettes disposed at a bottom surface of the ceiling to temporarily store substrates; a plurality of processing units disposed below the cassettes to process the substrates; and an overhead handling apparatus for handling the substrates between the cassettes and the processing units and slidably connected with the guide rails. In the present disclosure, the ground space occupied by the handling system is reduced by adopting a 3D handling manner and disposing robot arms at overhead positions, and the space utilization factor is greatly increased by disposing the processing units of the substrate processing line concentratively. Meanwhile, the robot arms handles the substrates overhead to improve the handling efficiency; furthermore, because the overhead handling apparatus is located near the FFUs, cleanliness of the substrates is increased and, consequently, the product yield is increased. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130158696 | Method and Apparatus for Assembling a Complex Product in a Parallel Process System - A method and apparatus for assembling a complex product in a parallel process system wherein a collection of components are provided for assembling the complex product. The present invention involves transferring the collection of components to one of a plurality of similar computerized assembly cells through the use of a transport system. The collection of components is automatically assembled into the complex product through the use of the computerized assembly cells. The complex product is then transferred from one of the assembly cells to a computerized test cell, where the complex product is tested to ensure for the proper dimensioning and functioning of the complex product. The complex product is then transferred from the test cell via the transport system to either a part reject area or conveyor, if the product is defective, or to an automatic dunnage load or part return system, if the product is not defective. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130184848 | Retrofitting Cleanroom Fabricators into Cleanspace Fabricators - The present invention provides various methods for forming cleanspace fabricators by retrofitting a structure of an existing cleanroom based fabricator. In some embodiments, a cleanspace fabricator is formed within a region of a cleanroom fabricator which is not transformed. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130204421 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate transfer apparatus to transfer a circular substrate provided with a cutout at an edge portion thereof, includes: a sensor part including three light source parts applying light to positions different from one another at the edge portion, and three light receiving parts paired with the light source parts; and a drive part for moving the substrate holding part, wherein the three light source parts apply light to the light receiving parts so that whether or not a detection range of the sensor part overlaps with the cutout of the substrate is determined on the basis of an amount of received light by each light receiving part, and when it is determined that there is an overlap at any position, positions of the edge portion of the substrate are further detected with the position of the substrate displaced with respect to the sensor part. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130211571 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD - A technique which, when transporting a substrate from one module to another, detects a displacement of the substrate on a holding member and transfers the substrate to another module with the displacement within an acceptable range. Displacement of a wafer on a fork of a transport arm from a reference position is determined when the fork has received the wafer from one module and, when the displacement is within an acceptable range, the wafer is transported by the transport arm to another module. When the displacement is out of the acceptable range, the wafer is transported by the transport arm to a wafer stage module, and then the transport arm receives the wafer from the wafer stage module so that the displacement comes to fall within the acceptable range. The wafer can therefore be transferred to another module with the displacement within the acceptable range. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211572 | Method and Process of Verifying Physical Connections Within a Material Handling System - Manufacturing and industrial processes that involve the transfer of materials from source locations to destination location may utilize the presently described system and process to verify that the correct physical connections are established and maintained in a material handling system. The system collects information related to individual physical connections, including machine-identifiable indicia, and compares this information to data that defines the intended connections within the material handling system. In doing so, the system and process verify whether the proper physical connections are in place. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130226329 | Cleanspace Fabricators for High Technology Manufacturing and Assembly Processing - The present invention provides various aspects for processing multiple types of substrates within cleanspace fabricators or for processing multiple or single types of substrates in multiple types of cleanspace environments. In some embodiments, a collocated composite cleanspace fabricator may be capable of processing semiconductor devices into integrated circuits and then performing assembly operations to result in product in packaged form. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130310964 | SAMPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The sample transport system includes a management section which holds information on the status of a sample transport system as a whole as well as sample information in order to transport and control a plurality of carriers as a consecutive group and which generates group information on a group of carriers to be handled simultaneously based on sample attributes and request information; and units made up of a conveyer line, a connecting line, and a processing section to control received carriers at a converging point based on the group information, so as to permit group management control of the carriers. In this manner, the sample transport system processes as a single batch a plurality of samples collected for the same processing purpose. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130331974 | CARD ISSUING APPARATUS - Provided is a card issuing apparatus that includes a plurality of processing units that perform predetermined processing on a card, which enables reduction of the installation space thereof. A card issuing apparatus that performs processing on a card to be processed and issues the processed card includes: a plurality of processing units including at least a first processing unit that executes a process of forming at least one of a character string and a symbol on a surface of the card to be processed, and a second processing unit that executes a process of recording information on a recording medium included in the card to be processed. The plurality of processing units are installed in the card issuing apparatus body to be arranged in the up-down direction. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140005817 | APPARATUS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MOLDED PARTS AND SIMILAR ITEMS | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140052286 | OBJECT TRANSFER METHOD AND OBJECT PROCESSING APPARATUS - Disclosed are an object transfer method and an object processing apparatus. The object transfer method includes: extending a first transfer arm into a processing chamber, and retracting the same after a first pick picking up an processed object accommodated in the processing chamber; rotating the first and second transfer arms to move a second pick holding an unprocessed object to a transfer position in front of the processing chamber and to move the first pick holding the processed object to a position adjacent to a transfer position in front of a load-lock chamber; extending the second transfer arm into the processing chamber, and retracting the same after accommodating the unprocessed object held by the second pick in the processing chamber; and rotating the second transfer arm to move the second pick holding no object to the transfer position in front of the load-lock chamber. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140067109 | WORKPIECE-PROCESSING SYSTEM - A workpiece processing system may be provided which includes an installation having a plurality of process units integrated such that the units are reconfigurable on unit-by-unit basis, and also includes a loader that transfers a workpiece. Each of the units has one or more positioning point for the loader, at which the loader may be positioned by a controller. Each one of the units includes a marker indicating a reference point in the each one of the units. A reader in the loader reads the marker to determine a location of the reference point. The controller includes memories which store a relative location of the positioning point(s) and the location of the reference point determined by the reader in the each one of the units. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140074276 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BAY TYPICAL BASED IEC 61850 ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION - A method and system are provided for bay typical based IEC 61850 engineering and integration to be used in an automation plant. Functional parts of each bay typical are distributed across tools by using unique identifiers. An identification of a tool's specific functional part of a bay typical is based on the unique identifier. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140081443 | PLATE MEMBER REVERSING SYSTEM AND REVERSING/TRANSFER METHOD THEREOF - A plate member reversing system adapted for sequentially reversing and transferring a plurality of plate members, includes a second delta robot, a reversing device and a second transfer device. The second delta robot is configured such that it sequentially holds the plate members and transfers and places them onto the reversing device. The reversing device, onto which the plate member is transferred and placed in a horizontal position by the second delta robot, is configured such that, while the transferred and placed plate member is being held by application of suction with its upper surface in an open state, it reverses the upper and the lower surfaces of the plate member. In addition, the second transfer device receives the reversed plate member from the reversing device and transfers it in a reversed state and in a horizontal position. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140107825 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING A TRANSFER UNIT, METHOD FOR CALCULATING POSITIONAL DEVIATION AMOUNT OF AN OBJECT TO BE PROCESSED, AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING TEACHING DATA OF THE TRANSFER UNIT - In a method for positioning a transfer unit including, support pins for supporting object, and a pick having at a leading end thereof a detection unit for detecting presence or absence of the object, a height reference position of the pick is determined by detecting an upper edge of one of the support pins by the detection unit. A forward moving angle of the pick is corrected by obtaining a deviation angle between a radial direction of the mounting table passing through the corresponding support pin and a forward moving direction of the pick. A forward movement starting point of the pick is corrected by obtaining a horizontal deviation distance between the radial direction of the mounting table and the forward moving direction of the pick. A forward moving reference amount of the pick is obtained from coordinates of the corresponding support pin. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140114459 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND PROCESSED PRODUCT PRODUCING METHOD - A robot system includes a robot arm, a controller, an imager, a display device, and an input receiver. To the robot arm, a tool is to be mounted so as to process a workpiece. The controller is configured to control the robot arm. The imager is configured to pick up an image of the workpiece. The display device is configured to display the image of the workpiece picked up by the imager. The input receiver is configured to receive an input of a processing position where the workpiece is to be processed based on the image of the workpiece displayed on the display device. The controller is configured to control the robot arm based on the processing position received by the input receiver. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140135969 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PRINTED PRODUCT PROCESSING SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to the control of a printed product processing system, which comprises a collecting system having a conveyer and a plurality of feed conveyers for creating product collections from products fed by the feed conveyers, occupancy plans are generated and stored which specify, for the feed conveyers, in each case a chronological sequence of the products to be fed by the feed conveyer to the conveyer to create the product collections. On the basis of the occupancy plans, for the feed conveyers, in each case one product to be fed is determined and transmitted to mobile transport devices. The occupancy plans enable the operating personnel to announce early and in good time which products the feed conveyers are to be occupied with and which must for this purpose be supplied thereto on pallets. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140148935 | PRESSURIZED GAS STOPPER FOR LEADFRAME TRANSPORTING APPARATUS - An apparatus for transporting a leadframe sheet during semiconductor die assembly includes a rail having sub-rails defining a machine track and an inner space along which the leadframe sheet is moved. A position detector senses a position of the leadframe sheet as the leadframe sheet moves along the machine track. A controller including a processor is coupled to the position detector for receiving the position of the leadframe sheet. A pressurized gas stopper is positioned within the inner space including a gas distributor having at least one gas inlet for receiving a pressured gas supply and at least one gas outlet for directing a flow of gas toward the leadframe sheet sufficient to stop movement of the leadframe sheet. The controller provides control signals for controlling the flow of gas to provide non-contact stopping of the leadframe sheet at one or more locations along the machine track. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140156052 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device includes a pulse interpolation unit. The pulse interpolation unit obtains an intervening variable at each time point based on an intervening variable time function, obtains a position coordinate of a post-interpolation tool path in the workpiece coordinate system and a position coordinate of a post-interpolation second transfer axis path on a second transfer axis which correspond to the obtained intervening variable at each time point, and obtains a position coordinate on each transfer axis corresponding to the position coordinate of the post-interpolation tool path in the workpiece coordinate system at each time point based on a specific relational expression using the obtained position coordinate on the second transfer axis as a constraint and representing a correlation between a position coordinate of a tool in the workpiece coordinate system and a position coordinate on each transfer axis. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140188262 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC ADDRESSING AND RECOGNITION OF SPATIAL PROXIMITY RELATIONSHIPS IN MODULAR SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFERRING OBJECTS - A method for the recognition of spatial proximity relationships in a modular system having module assemblies, each module assembly having a transmitter and a receiver arranged so that the transmitter of a first module assembly corresponds to the receiver of a second module assembly, and each of the module assemblies having a network connection for connection via a communication network to other of the module assemblies, includes: automatically requesting and allocating a network address for each of the respective network connections via the communication network so as to enable an addressing of the module assemblies via the network; and determining spatial proximity relationships of the module assemblies by triggering and evaluating the transmitters and receivers using the communication network via the network connection. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140200702 | Digital Wireless Data Collection - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device. The apparatus includes a portable device. The portable device includes first and second sensors that respectively measure first and second fabrication process parameters. The first fabrication process parameter is different from the second fabrication process parameter. The first and second sensors may communicate the parameters using different and incompatible protocols. The portable device also includes a wireless transceiver that is coupled to the first and second sensors. The wireless transceiver receives the first and second fabrication process parameters and transmits wireless signals containing the first and second fabrication process parameters. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140288690 | Method for Operating a Production Plant - A method to operate a production plant having a plurality of work regions in which respective work stations are arranged to carry out at least on respective work step, and having at least one transport system that transports goods to be processed on at least one predetermined path between the work stations, involves selecting the arrangement of the work stations, the work step that is able to be carried out by the respective work station, and the at least one predetermined path according to at least one predetermined criterion that is related to a production requirement, and adapting these due to a change of the at least one criterion. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140297017 | PRODUCTION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT DEVICE AND PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT METHOD - There is provided a production processing system including: a production efficiency improvement device configured to select a processing apparatus that processes workpieces in consideration of a position of each of a plurality of processing apparatuses arranged along a transfer path; and a transfer control device configured to move a transfer apparatus that transfers workpieces from a predetermined position on the transfer path to the selected processing apparatus. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297018 | COMPONENT OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to an assembly line to assemble a medical device and comprising at least one communication member adapted to communicate with a corresponding communication member of an initial component of the device, wherein the assembly line comprises at least one assembly stage adapted to conduct at least one step of assembly being at least influenced by device-related data obtained from the component. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140358271 | PROCESSING INSTRUCTING DEVICE, PROCESSING INSTRUCTING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND PROCESSING DEVICE - A processing indicating device to improve the efficiency of processing on an object. The device includes a first communication unit which communicates information with a plurality of processing devices for processing the object and a second communication unit which communicates information with a conveyance controlling device controlling conveying of the object to the plurality of processing devices. An arrival time predicting unit predicts on the basis of information received by the second communication unit, the time when the conveying device arrives at one of the processing devices. In addition, a finish time predicting unit receives information and predicts the time when the processing on the object in the one processing device finishes. A processing indicating unit causes processing control information that orders the execution of device state improvement treatment to be transmitted to the one processing device on the basis of the predicted respective times. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150025669 | Production Line System and Controlling Method Thereof - A production line system includes n operational stations L | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032243 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system according to an aspect of the embodiment includes at least one robot, a transporter, and a controller. The robot performs multi-axial operation based on an operation instruction by the controller. The transporter has a pair of guides arranged parallel to each other along a predetermined transport direction, the guides having a variable spacing therebetween, transports a workpiece to a working position of the robot while restricting the movement of the workpiece present in an area between the pair of guides toward the direction of the spacing, and sandwiches and holds the workpiece by the pair of guides at the working position. The controller instructs the robot to perform the operation to apply predetermined processing to the workpiece held at the working position. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150094839 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A CONVEYOR SYSTEM DURING PRODUCT CHANGEOVERS - A system is provided for controlling a line speed of a conveyor belt of a conveyor system during product changeovers in a wallboard production line. A central control module controls operation of a position sensor and a database. The position sensor is located on top of a conveyor table for providing positional information of a slurry head formed in front of a forming plate of the conveyor system. A position detection module receives a position signal from the position sensor, and determines whether the slurry head is located within a predetermined distance relative to the position sensor based on the position signal. A speed adjustment module regulates the line speed of the conveyor belt based on the position signal. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150142155 | Holding and Transporting Device - The invention relates to a holding and transporting device for intermediate products ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150142156 | FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - There is provided a flexible manufacturing system that can reliably place a workpiece that isn't defective piece in a state where the workpiece will be machined again. After a pallet is conveyed to a standby position and before machining of the workpiece attached to the pallet is started, controllers determines whether machining of the workpiece with a corresponding machining device is possible. When it is determined that machining is possible, the controller starts machining with the machining device. When it is determined that machining is impossible, the controller make a conveyor convey the pallet from the standby position to a pallet storage room, and stores the machining status information on the conveyed pallet as the machining-waiting state. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150294044 | Method for the determination of workpiece transport trajectories in a multiple station press - A method for the determination of workplace transport trajectories in a multiple station press, comprises the steps of providing a set of constraints for the workplace transport trajectories, the constraints comprising at least pickup and deposit positions for a workplace in a plurality of stations of the multiple station press, providing machine properties of the plurality of stations and of at least one transfer device for transporting the workplace from a first of the plurality of stations to a second of the plurality of stations, providing information on a candidate workplace transport trajectory, simulating the plurality of stations and the at least one transfer device based on the provided information for determining whether the candidate workplace transport trajectory conforms with the provided machine parameters, and displaying the result of the determination. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150301523 | OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM AND SUBSTRATE PROCESS SYSTEM - An optimization device, that optimizes a process procedure for each of a plurality of process machines in a substrate process system in which circuit substrates can be transported on two paths, including a first process for setting a process procedure for each of the process machines so as to optimize a total process time that is the sum of a process time for each of the plurality of process machines for a circuit substrate being transported on one of the two paths, and a process time for each of the plurality of process machines for a circuit substrate being transported on the other of the two paths; and a second process for setting a process procedure for each of the process machines so as to optimize the process times. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150301524 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANSPACE FABRICATORS - The present disclosure provides various apparatus and methods for novel cleanspace fabricator designs. In some examples, a cleanspace fabricator may be comprised of vertically stacked tools wherein the product and the processing tools are conveyed through the cleanspace. In another example, a fabricator is formed and utilized wherein at least a portion of the fabricator may be comprised of vertically stacked tools that occupy a peripheral position on a cleanspace and wherein at least a portion of the fabricator is comprised of horizontally deployed tools in a cleanroom environment. Product may be comprised of or processed upon substrates in some examples. In other examples product may be comprised of materials contained within vessels. In some examples the product within vessels may be in liquid or powder form. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150309504 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of arms used for transferring a substrate, a plurality of processing sections for processing the substrate, a recipe storage section storing at least one recipe for designating at least one of the plurality of arms as a usable arm and at least one of the plurality of processing sections as a usable processing section and for specifying processing conditions in the usable processing section, and a control unit for, according to the at least one recipe, controlling the plurality of arms and the plurality of processing sections so that a substrate is transferred using the usable arm and is processed in the usable processing section under the processing conditions. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150321404 | MOLDING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein, amongst other things, is a molding system ( | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150353293 | MASS FLOW CONTROL FOR A CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A material feed system includes a conveyor powered by a motor, a bin disposed to retain and deposit the material on the conveyor, a load transducer configured to sense total weight of the bin and retained material, a tachometer configured to produce a tachometer output reflecting conveyor speed, a motor controller configured supply the motor with a motor control command driving the motor to a volumetrically estimated mass flow rate based on the tachometer, and a compensator configured to compute a gravimetric mass flow rate based on change in total weight sensed by the load transducer. The compensator is disposed to intercept and adjust either the motor control command or the tachometer output, so as to correct for differences between the volumetrically estimated mass flow rate and the gravimetric mass flow rate. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150355623 | CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CONVERTING MACHINE, CONVERTING MACHINE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A CONTROL METHOD - A control method for controlling a converting machine that acts on plate elements for forming containers, the method including displaying with a graphical control interface at least one image representing a plate element or a container formed by a plate element, and control areas which are superimposed on the image and which respectively symbolize characteristic magnitudes of the conversions to be induced on each plate element, receiving by a processing unit a command entered individually by the operator by activating a control area, and controlling in response to the individually entered command, the processing unit to generate at least two respective adjustment signals correlated by a predetermined adjustment law to adjust at least two respective adjustable parameters, whereby corresponding converting members induce a change in a characteristic magnitude. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150370246 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A substrate transporting apparatus includes a first light emitting sensor emitting a first sensing light in a first direction, a first light receiving sensor receiving the first sensing light, a second light emitting sensor emitting a second sensing light in a second direction different than the first direction, a second light receiving sensor receiving the second sensing light, a substrate transporting loader passing through traveling lines of the first sensing light and the second sensing light, a state information storage unit storing state information of the substrate transporting loader, and an operation information computing unit computing operation information of the substrate transporting loader based on the state information. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160004243 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT FABRICATORS WITH COGNITIVE COMPUTING - The present invention provides various aspects of support for a fabrication facility capable of routine placement and replacement of processing tools in at least a vertical dimension relative to each other. The support aspect may include a cognitive computing system. | 01-07-2016 |
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| 20160132045 | Multilevel Fabricators - The present invention provides various aspects for supporting multilevel fabricators. In some examples, the multilevel fabricators may include a cleanspace region for moving work material. In some examples, panels of filters may be positioned to support the cleanspace. In some embodiments existing processing equipment and automation are placed into the new environment. In other embodiments the processing equipment is placed and new automation equipment is used. Automated tool placement equipment may be used to place the equipment. In some examples, automated tool handling equipment may be used to remove and replace processing equipment into the multilevel fabricator. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160161941 | BOARD PROCESSING APPARATUS, BOARD PROCESSING METHOD, AND BOARD PROCESSING SYSTEM - A second control device of a second substrate processing apparatus creates a virtual carrier, thereby storing a piece of positional information of a substrate to be carried into the second substrate processing apparatus through a direct carry-in entrance before the substrate is carried into the second substrate processing apparatus. The second control device creates a second schedule to convey a substrate carried into the second substrate processing apparatus through the direct carry-in entrance from the outside of the second substrate processing apparatus to the inside of the second substrate processing apparatus, based on the prestored positional information of the substrate outside the second substrate processing apparatus, before the substrate is carried into the second substrate processing apparatus. | 06-09-2016 |
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