Method and electronic device for controlling a manufacturing of a group of final metal product(s) from a group of intermediate metal product(s), related computer program, manufacturing method and installation

An electronic controlling device for controlling a manufacturing of a group of at least one final metal product from a group of at least one intermediate metal product, the electronic controlling device comprising:

• an acquisition module configured for acquiring a set of at least one intermediate characteristic for each intermediate metal product;
• a determination module configured for determining, for each intermediate metal product, a current estimated set of at least one final characteristic with at least one corresponding prediction model and according to the set of at least one intermediate characteristic and to a respective current manufacturing route from the intermediate metal product;
• a comparison module configured for comparing, for each intermediate metal product, the current estimated set of at least one final characteristic with a current target set of at least one final characteristic for a respective current final metal product;
• an obtaining module configured for obtaining, for each intermediate metal product and if a deviation between the current estimated set of at least one final characteristic and the current target set of at least one final characteristic is above a predefined threshold, at least one new target set of at least one final characteristic for a respective at least one new final metal product;
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• a calculation module configured for calculating a new manufacturing route from said intermediate metal product according to the set of at least one intermediate characteristic and to the at least one new target set of at least one final characteristic
• wherein the calculating step includes:
• determining at least one new estimated set of at least one final characteristic with at least one corresponding prediction model, the at least one new estimated set of at least one final characteristic being determined, from the intermediate metal product, according to the set of at least one intermediate characteristic and according to a plurality of potential manufacturing routes;
• and
• selecting one of the plurality of potential manufacturing routes as the new manufacturing route according to a comparison of each new estimated set of at least one final characteristic with a corresponding new target set of at least one final characteristic.

A method for controlling a manufacturing of a group of at least one final metal product from a group of at least one intermediate metal product, the controlling method being implemented by an electronic controlling device and comprising, for each intermediate metal product, the following steps:

• acquiring a set of at least one intermediate characteristic for the intermediate metal product;
• determining a current estimated set of at least one final characteristic with at least one corresponding prediction model and according to the set of at least one intermediate characteristic and to a respective current manufacturing route from the intermediate metal product;
• comparing the current estimated set of at least one final characteristic with a current target set of at least one final characteristic for a respective current final metal product;
• and
• if a deviation between the current estimated set of at least one final characteristic and the current target set of at least one final characteristic is above a predefined threshold, the method further comprises the following steps:
• obtaining at least one new target set of at least one final characteristic for respective new at least one final metal product;
• and
• calculating a new manufacturing route from the intermediate metal product according to the set of at least one intermediate characteristic and to the at least one new target set of at least one final characteristic,
• wherein the group of the at least one final metal product comprises N metal products and the group of at least one intermediate metal product comprises P metal products, N and P each being an integer greater than or equal to 2,
• wherein the calculating step further includes computing a plurality of pairs of an intermediate metal product and a new final metal product, a respective new manufacturing route being calculated for each computed pair of the plurality of pairs.

An electronic controlling device for controlling a manufacturing of a group of at least one final metal product from a group of at least one intermediate metal product, the electronic controlling device comprising:

• an acquisition module configured for acquiring a set of at least one intermediate characteristic for each intermediate metal product;
• a determination module configured for determining, for each intermediate metal product, a current estimated set of at least one final characteristic with at least one corresponding prediction model and according to the set of at least one intermediate characteristic and to a respective current manufacturing route from the intermediate metal product;
• a comparison module configured for comparing, for each intermediate metal product, the current estimated set of at least one final characteristic with a current target set of at least one final characteristic for a respective current final metal product;
• an obtaining module configured for obtaining, for each intermediate metal product and if a deviation between the current estimated set of at least one final characteristic and the current target set of at least one final characteristic is above a predefined threshold, at least one new target set of at least one final characteristic for a respective at least one new final metal product;
• and
• a calculation module configured for calculating a new manufacturing route from said intermediate metal product according to the set of at least one intermediate characteristic and to the at least one new target set of at least one final characteristic
• wherein the group of the at least one final metal product comprises N metal products and the group of at least one intermediate metal product comprises P metal products, N and P each being an integer greater than or equal to 2,
• wherein the calculating step further includes computing a plurality of pairs of an intermediate metal product and a new final metal product, a respective new manufacturing route being calculated for each computed pair of the plurality of pairs.