Operator identification system

An operator identification system including one or more manufacturing cells including one or more manufacturing machines operated by an operator and a cell controller connected to each of the manufacturing machines communicatively,

• wherein the cell controller includes:
• a first operator identification information acquisition unit for acquiring operator identification information for identifying the operator;
• a first operation permission/inhibition information storage unit for storing operation permission/inhibition information indicating an operation executable on the manufacturing machine by the operator;
• and
• a first operator identification unit for determining an operation executable on the manufacturing machine by the operator based on the operator identification information and the operation permission/inhibition information,
• wherein the manufacturing machine includes:
• a second operator identification information acquisition unit for acquiring operator identification information for identifying the operator;
• a second operation permission/inhibition information storage unit for storing operation permission/inhibition information indicating the operation executable on the manufacturing machine by the operator;
• a second operator identification unit for determining an operation executable on the manufacturing machine by the operator based on the operator identification information and the operation permission/inhibition information;
• and
• an operation unit for accepting the operation by the operator, and
• wherein the operation unit executes the operation when the operation by the operator is an operation determined to be executable by the first operator identification unit or the second operator identification unit, and
• wherein the second operation permission/inhibition information storage unit acquires the operation permission/inhibition information from the first operation permission/inhibition information storage unit in the case where the second operation permission/inhibition information storage unit does not have the operation permission/inhibition information that is necessary for the second operator identification unit to make a determination.