Diagnostic Tools and Methods Thereof
OwnerRicardo J. Caroinventor
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Abstract
A diagnostic tool for use in adjusting a welding project. The diagnostic tool having an input device adapted to transfer base data into a first computer readable database. The input device further adapted to transfer performance data relating to each welding apparatus into a second computer readable database. The diagnostic tool further having a computer program adapted to transform the base transform the base data and the performance data into optimization data. The diagnostic tool further having an output device adapted to display the optimization data.
Claims8
1) A computer readable medium for use in connection with a welding project, the welding project having a plurality of weld zones, each weld zone having a plurality of welding apparatuses, each welding apparatus working a plurality of daily apparatus shifts, the computer readable medium comprising:
- means for receiving base data relating to each of the plurality of weld zones;
- means for receiving performance data relating to each welding apparatus;
- means for transforming the base data and the performance data into optimization data;
- and
- means for displaying the optimization data.
6) A method of using a computer program for adjusting a wire feed speed of a welding apparatus, the computer program embodied on a computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions, the method comprising:
- identifying at least one welding project having a plurality of weld zones, each weld zone having a plurality of welding apparatuses, each welding apparatus working a plurality of daily apparatus shifts;
- inputting base data of the welding project into a computer readable database;
- obtaining performance data of the welding project at least one time per daily apparatus shift;
- inputting the performance data of the welding project into a second computer readable database;
- obtaining wire-feed data of the welding project at least two times per daily apparatus shift;
- inputting the wire-feed data into a third computer readable database;
- using the computer program to transform the base data, performance data, and wire-feed data into optimization data, the optimization data including at least one generated element selected from the group consisting of:
- productivity per welding apparatus and progress per welding apparatus;
- displaying the optimization data on a screen;
- visually inspecting the displayed optimization data;
- identifying a welding apparatus having departing optimization data;
- and
- adjusting the wire feed speed of the welding apparatus having departing optimization data.
7) A method of using a computer program for adjusting a welding project, the welding project, the welding project having a plurality of weld zones, each weld zone having a plurality of welding apparatuses, each welding apparatus operated by an operator, each welding apparatus working a plurality of daily apparatus shifts, each operator working a plurality of daily operator shifts, the computer program embodied on a computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions, the method comprising:
- identifying at least one welding project having a plurality of weld zones, each weld zone having a plurality of welding apparatuses, each welding apparatus operated by an operator, each welding apparatus working a plurality of daily apparatus shifts, and each operator working a plurality of daily operator shifts;
- inputting base data of the welding project into a computer readable database;
- obtaining performance data of the welding project at least one time per daily apparatus shift;
- inputting the performance data of the welding project into a second computer readable database;
- obtaining wire-feed-speed data of the welding project at least two times per daily apparatus shift;
- inputting the wire-feed-speed data into a third computer readable database;
- using the computer program to transform the base data, performance data, and wire-feed-speed data into optimization data, the optimization data including at least one generated element selected from the group consisting of:
- productivity per welding apparatus and progress per welding apparatus;
- displaying the optimization data on a screen;
- inspecting the displayed optimization data;
- identifying a welding apparatus, or operator, having departing optimization data;
- and
- adjusting the welding apparatus, or operator, having departing optimization data.
8) A diagnostic tool for use for adjusting a welding project, the welding project having a plurality of weld zones, each weld zone having a plurality of welding apparatuses, each welding apparatus operated by an operator, each welding apparatus working a plurality of daily apparatus shifts, each operator working a plurality of daily operator shifts, the diagnostic tool comprising:
- an input device adapted to transfer base data relating to each of the plurality of weld zones into a first computer readable database, the input device further adapted to transfer performance data relating to each welding apparatus into a second computer readable database;
- a computer program adapted to transform the base data and the performance data into optimization data;
- and
- an output device adapted to display the optimization data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.