Apparatus and method for planning and controlling production sequences
AssigneeHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
InventorJorg Bauer
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Abstract
An apparatus for planning and controlling production sequences, in particular printing processes in a printing system. The apparatus includes a sequence control apparatus formed of at least one data input unit, a data output unit, a data processing system and a memory unit, which are connected so as to communicate with one another and with the printing system. The apparatus also includes at least one planning board, which has display elements for displaying individual or a number of printing processes. In addition, a method of planning and controlling the production sequences is described.
Claims32
An apparatus for planning and controlling production sequences, comprising:
- a sequence control apparatus to be connected to a printing system for controlling printing processes formed of sequence data, said sequence control apparatus including:
- a data input unit;
- a data output unit;
- a data processing system;
- and
- a memory unit, said data input unit, said data output unit, said data processing system and said memory unit are connected to each other so as to communicate with one another and the printing system;
- a planning board connected to and communicating with said sequence control apparatus;
- and
- display elements for displaying the printing processes on said planning board, the sequence data of a printing process is assigned to one of said display elements and said one of said display element, individually or with others of said display elements, can be positioned on said planning board.
An apparatus for planning and controlling production sequences, comprising:
- a sequence control apparatus to be connected to a printing system for controlling printing processes formed of sequence data, said sequence control apparatus including:
- a data input unit;
- a data output unit;
- a data processing system;
- and
- a memory unit, said data input unit, said data output unit, said data processing system and said memory unit are connected to each other so as to communicate with one another and the printing system;
- a planning board;
- a data carrier connected to said planning board;
- and
- display elements disposed on said planning board for displaying individual or a number of the printing processes, the sequence data of at least one printing process is assigned to one of said display elements which is connected to said data carrier and, individually or with further ones of said display elements, can be positioned on said planning board.
A method for planning and sequence control of production sequences, which comprises the steps of:
- inputting sequence data of a printing process of a printing system to a data processing system using a data input unit;
- storing the sequence data in a memory unit;
- coordinating and planning printing processes on a planning board having display elements for displaying an individual printing process or a number of the printing processes;
- assigning the sequence data of at least one printing process to a display element, and the display element, individually or with further ones of the display elements, is positioned and displayed on the planning board;
- and
- transmitting the sequence data and the position of the display element on the planning board to a sequence control apparatus.
A method of planning and controlling production sequences, which comprises the steps of:
- providing a sequence control apparatus for controlling printing processes of a printing system, the sequence control apparatus formed of a data input unit, a data output unit, a data processing system and a memory unit which are connected so as to communicate with one another and with the printing system;
- providing a planning board having display elements for displaying an individual printing process or a number of the printing processes;
- assigning sequence data of at least one of the printing processes to a display element;
- storing the sequence data in a data carrier which is connected to the display element;
- and
- positioning the display element, individually or with further ones of the display elements, on the planning board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.