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US 2014/0195311 A1Published application
Method and system for integrating production, quality and repository functions in a computer-based manufacturing system
OwnerFei Wanginventor
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and program storage device for integrating a quality inspection system, a production system and a repository system in a computer-based manufacturing system.
Claims14
A computer-based system for integrating a quality inspection system, a production system and a repository system in an automated manufacturing system, comprising:
- a storing means for collecting materials information, production information and inspection information related to a product wherein the information is stored in a database;
- a linking means for linking the database to a planning system, a materials system, a product quality inspection system and a production system;
- a generating means for generating a production plan order by the planning system;
- an assigning means for assigning a production task;
- a first sending means for sending data concerning production requirements to manufacture a product to the production system;
- a second sending means for sending data concerning materials requirement to manufacture a product to the repository system;
- a third sending means for sending a materials test sample result to the quality inspection system if the repository system shows that the materials does not meet a pre-set product requirement;
- a fourth sending means for sending a test sample result to the quality inspection system to inspect if a product needs to be inspected before a manufacturing process is performed;
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- a fifth sending means for sending the inspection result to the material system and the production system.
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A method for integrating a quality inspection system, a production system and a repository system in a computer-based manufacturing system, comprising:
- collecting and storing materials information, production information and inspection information related to a product, wherein the information is stored in a database;
- linking the database to a planning system, a materials system, a product quality inspection system and a production system;
- a computer program generating a production plan order from the planning system;
- the computer program assigning a production task based on the production plan order, sending data concerning production requirements relating to manufacturing of the product to the production system, sending data concerning materials requirement relating to manufacturing of the product to the repository system, sending a materials test sample result to the quality inspection system if the repository system shows that the material does not meet a pre-set production requirement, sending a product test sample result to the quality inspection system if the repository system shows that the product needs to be inspected before a manufacturing process is performed, and sending the materials and product inspection test results to the material system and the production system.
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An apparatus for integrating a quality inspection system, a production system and a repository system in an automated manufacturing system, the apparatus comprising:
- a computer-readable memory;
- a computer-readable tangible storage device for storing program instructions;
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- a processor, to execute program instructions via the computer-readable memory, the program instructions when executed by the processor:
- collecting and storing materials information, production information and inspection information related to a product, wherein the information is stored in a database;
- linking the database to a planning system, a materials system, a product quality inspection system and a production system;
- generating a production plan order from the planning system;
- assigning a production task based on the production plan order;
- sending data concerning production requirements relating to manufacturing of the product to the production system;
- sending data concerning materials requirement relating to manufacturing of the product to the repository system;
- sending a materials test sample result to the quality inspection system if the repository system shows that the material does not meet a pre-set production requirement;
- sending a product test sample result to the quality inspection system if the repository system shows that the product needs to be inspected before a manufacturing process is performed;
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- sending the materials and product inspection test results to the material system and the production system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.