Device management apparatus, substrate work machine, and device management method

A board working machine configured to perform a predetermined board work on a board to produce a board product, comprising:

• a first slot configured to hold a first feeder used in production of the board product;
• a second slot configured to preliminarily hold a second feeder scheduled to be used in the production of the board product and configured to temporarily hold a third feeder that is not used in the production of the board product;
• and
• a management section configured to
• acquire a management plan that indicates that a target device requires an update of a control program, the target device being at least one of the first feeder, the second feeder, or the third feeder,
• instructs an operator or an unmanned conveyance vehicle to carry-in the target device to the second slot,
• update the control program of the target device requiring the update of the control program, the update performed in the second slot,
• when the target device is the second feeder, leave the target device in the second slot after the updating the control program, and
• when the target device is the third feeder, carry-out the target device from the second slot after the updating the control program.

A device management method using a board working machine including a first slot configured to hold a first feeder used in production of a board product and a second slot configured to preliminarily hold a second feeder scheduled to be used in the production of the board product and configured to temporarily hold a third feeder that is not used in the production of the board product, and performing a predetermined board work on a board to produce the board product, the device management method comprising:

• a management step of
• acquiring a management plan that indicates that a target device requires an update of a control program, the target device being at least one of the first feeder, the second feeder, or the third feeder,
• instructing an operator or an unmanned conveyance vehicle to carry-in the target device to the second slot,
• updating the control program for controlling the target device requiring the update of the control program in the second slot,
• when the target device is the second feeder, leaving the target device in the second slot after the updating the control program, and
• when the target device is the third feeder, carrying-out the target device from the second slot after the updating the control program.