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US 12,157,262 B2Granted
Machine system for producing or treating synthetic threads
AssigneeOerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG
InventorArnulf Sauer
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Abstract
Techniques involve a machine system for producing or treating synthetic threads, comprising a plurality of machine components, having actuators and/or sensors, that are associated with a plurality of control components. The control components are connected by a machine network to a central machine control station. In order to remedy process disruptions as quickly as possible and to ensure uniform product quality, the control components are coupled in parallel to a central analysis station by an analysis network.
Claims8
A machine system for producing or treating synthetic yarns, the machine system comprising:
- a plurality of machine components constructed and arranged to perform a process of producing synthetic yarns, the machine components having actuators and/or sensors to influence the process of producing synthetic yarns;
- a plurality of control components associated with the plurality of machine components, each control component of the plurality of control components having:
- a first network connection which connects with a machine network,
- a second network connection which connects with an analysis network, and
- a third connection which connects with a respective machine component of the plurality of machine components;
- a central machine control station programmed to control the machine components via the first network connections of the control components and the machine network;
- a central analysis station programmed to perform real time monitoring and analysis of the process of producing synthetic yarns via the second network connections of the control components and the analysis network;
- wherein the control components communicate with the central machine control station through the first network connections and the machine network;
- wherein the control components communicate with the central analysis station through the second network connections and the analysis network;
- wherein the control components communicate with the machine components through the third connections;
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- wherein isolation between the machine network and the analysis network enables the central machine control station and the central analysis station to communicate with the control components in parallel.
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