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US 2022/0177175 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus to facilitate plastic film processing
AssigneeS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsBryan L. Ackerman, Daniel P. Zimmerman
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Abstract
A system includes a film processing module, a processor, and memory. The processor and memory are in communication with the film processing module. The processor is configured to dynamically coordinate movement of the film processing module relative to a moving web of film and to perform a function on the web of film with the film processing module.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a film processing module moveably mounted to a supporting rail;
- and
- a processor and memory in communication with the film processing module to:
- dynamically coordinate movement of the film processing module relative to a moving web of film, and
- perform a function on the web of film with the film processing module,
- wherein the film processing module includes, and is electrically powered by, a battery, and
- a registration sensor adjacent to the web of film, the registration sensor to detect demarcations on the web of film.
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A method for producing film products, the method comprising:
- dynamically coordinating, with a processor, movement of a plurality of film processing modules relative to a moving web of film;
- instructing, with the processor, at least one film processing module of the plurality of film processing modules to perform a function on the web of film;
- controlling, with the processor, an air controller of the at least one film processing module to draw a vacuum to retain a film product formed from the web of film;
- and determining, with the processor, an offset of the plurality of film processing modules relative to demarcations on the web of film based on information from a module sensor mounted in each of the plurality of film processing modules.
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A system, comprising:
- a film processing module moveably mounted to a supporting rail;
- and
- a processor and memory in communication with the film processing module to:
- dynamically coordinate movement of the film processing module relative to a moving web of film, and
- perform a function on the web of film with the film processing module,
- wherein the processor is further configured to control an air controller of the film processing module to draw a vacuum to retain a film product formed from the web of film, and
- wherein the film processing module includes a module sensor in communication with the processor and the processor is further configured to determine an offset of the film processing module relative to a demarcation on the web of film based on information from the module sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.