US 11,520,544 B2 · Waste determination for generating control plans for digital pre-print paper, sheet, and box manufacturing systems

Abstract

Systems for providing efficient manufacturing of paper, sheet, and/or box products of varying size and structure, often with pre-applied print (“pre-print”), are provided herein. One or more controllers can be used to aggregate upcoming orders and information needed to complete the manufacturing process for the order. A controller enables a user to prepare control plans (e.g., reel maps, reel plans, etc.) for processing rolls of web product through the manufacturing process. Criteria filtering and/or various features enable generation of efficient and effective control plans for rolls of web product, including, in some cases, multiple orders. The control plan may include a set of instructions for operating one or more systems within the manufacturing process to form the desired finished paper-based product. In such a regard, efficient manufacturing of various paper-based products, including corrugated boxes, folded carton, labels, flexible paper, industrial bags, plates, cups, décor, and many others, can be achieved.

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A system for generating a control plan for controlling manufacturing of one or more paper-based products, the system comprising:

at least one controller configured to:
receive a request for generation of a control plan associated with a roll of web product for manufacturing one or more paper-based products;
provide a plurality of available orders for paper-based products for selection, wherein each of the plurality of available orders is associated with order information, wherein the order information for each order comprises information related to completing manufacturing of a desired product associated with the order;
receive a selection of an order from the plurality of available orders;
determine at least one of a width or a length of the roll of web product planned for use for the selected order;
determine an amount of waste on the roll of web product based on at least one of the width of the roll of web product and an order width of the selected order or the length of the roll of web product and an order length of the selected order, wherein the amount of waste corresponds to an amount of unused space on the roll of web product;
provide an indication of the amount of waste;
and
generate the control plan associated with the roll of web product, wherein the control plan includes at least the selected order.

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A graphical user interface for generating a control plan for controlling manufacturing of one or more paper-based products, the graphical user interface being configured to:

receive a request for generation of a control plan associated with a roll of web product for manufacturing one or more paper-based products;
provide a plurality of available orders for paper-based products for selection, wherein each of the plurality of available orders for selection is associated with order information, wherein the order information for each order comprises information related to completing manufacturing of a desired product associated with the order;
receive a selection of an order from the plurality of available orders;
determine at least one of a width or a length of the roll of web product planned for use for the selected order;
determine an amount of waste on the roll of web product based on at least one of the width of the roll of web product and an order width of the selected order or the length of the roll of web product and an order length of the selected order, wherein the amount of waste corresponds to an amount of unused space on the roll of web product;
provide an indication of the amount of waste;
generate the control plan associated with the roll of web product, wherein the control plan includes at least the selected order;
and
cause presentation of a representation of the control plan.

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A method for generating a control plan for controlling manufacturing of one or more paper-based products, the method comprising:

receiving a request for generation of a control plan associated with a roll of web product for manufacturing one or more paper-based products;
providing a plurality of available orders for paper-based products for selection, wherein each of the plurality of available orders for selection is associated with order information, wherein the order information for each order comprises information related to completing manufacturing of a desired product associated with the order;
receiving a selection of an order from the plurality of available orders;
determine at least one of a width or a length of the roll of web product planned for use for the selected order;
determine an amount of waste on the roll of web product based on at least one of the width of the roll of web product and an order width of the selected order or the length of the roll of web product and an order length of the selected order, wherein the amount of waste corresponds to an amount of unused space on the roll of web product;
provide an indication of the amount of waste;
and
generating the control plan associated with the roll of web product, wherein the control plan includes at least the selected order.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Waste determination for generating control plans for digital pre-print paper, sheet, and box manufacturing systems

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Waste determination for generating control plans for digital pre-print paper, sheet, and box manufacturing systems

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