Method for Optimizing Movement Profiles, Method for Providing Movement Profiles, Control Device, System and Computer Program Product

A non-transitory computer program product for installation encoded with a computer program which, when executed on a processing unit, causes and optimization of movement profiles in a system including at least one press with a tool and a plurality of transfer systems, the computer program comprising:

• program code for presetting a respective transfer movement profile;
• program code for presetting synchronization points via a respective transfer movement profile, a first synchronization point defining an entry of a first transfer system into at least one press, a second synchronization point defining an exit of the first transfer system from the at least one press, a third synchronization point defining an entry of the second transfer system into the at least one press and a fourth synchronization point defining an exit of the second transfer system from the at least one press;
• program code for assigning respective instants of time to the synchronization points;
• program code for defining a first time range between the first synchronization point and the second synchronization point;
• program code for defining a second time range between the third synchronization point and the fourth synchronization point;
• program code for shortening the first and second time ranges successively to minimum times whilst maintaining boundary conditions;
• and program code for creating respective press movement profiles via the minimum times.

A control device for a system the control device controlling presses;

• wherein the control occurs via movement profiles which have been provided via a method comprising:
• presetting a respective transfer movement profile;
• presetting synchronization points via a respective transfer movement profile, a first synchronization point defining an entry of a first transfer system into at least one press, a second synchronization point defining an exit of the first transfer system from the at least one press, a third synchronization point defining an entry of the second transfer system into the at least one press and a fourth synchronization point defining an exit of the second transfer system from the at least one press;
• assigning respective instants of time to the synchronization points;
• defining a first time range between the first synchronization point and the second synchronization point;
• defining a second time range (between the third synchronization point and the fourth synchronization point;
• shortening the first and second time ranges successively to minimum times whilst maintaining boundary conditions;
• and
• program code for creating respective press movement profiles via the minimum times.

A system comprising:

• at least one press;
• at least two transfer systems;
• and
• a control device which controls presses;
• wherein the control occurs via movement profiles which have been provided via a method comprising:
• presetting a respective transfer movement profile;
• presetting synchronization points via a respective transfer movement profile, a first synchronization point defining an entry of a first transfer system into at least one press, a second synchronization point defining an exit of the first transfer system from the at least one press, a third synchronization point defining an entry of the second transfer system into the at least one press and a fourth synchronization point defining an exit of the second transfer system from the at least one press;
• assigning respective instants of time to the synchronization points;
• defining a first time range between the first synchronization point and the second synchronization point;
• defining a second time range between the third synchronization point and the fourth synchronization point;
• shortening the first and second time ranges successively to minimum times whilst maintaining boundary conditions;
• and
• creating respective press movement profiles via the minimum times.