Mold Lifecycle and Performance Digitalization
OwnerJohnny J. Headrick, David E. Jackson +1inventors
InventorsJohnny J. Headrick, David E. Jackson, Robert J. VanCoillie
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring mold lifecycle and performance. The system includes a memory and a processor that receives, from a sensor implemented on a mold, first information associated with the mold, generates a digital molding process fingerprint associated with the mold based on the received first information, stores, in the memory, the generated digital molding process fingerprint, receives, from the sensor, second information associated with the mold, compares the received first information to the generated digital molding process fingerprint associated with the mold, and based on the comparison indicating a change in state of the mold, triggers a recommended action for the mold.
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A system, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
- receive, from a sensor implemented on a mold, first information associated with the mold, the received first information comprising at least one of measured plastic melt pressure, plastic melt temperature, water line temperature, blow air temperature, exhaust, or unscrewing/ejection force data;
- generate a digital molding process fingerprint associated with the mold based on the received first information;
- store, in the memory, the generated digital molding process fingerprint;
- receive, from the sensor, second information associated with the mold, the received second information comprising at least one of mold cycle count, mold cycle time, updated measured plastic melt pressure, updated plastic melt temperature, updated water line temperature, updated blow air temperature, updated exhaust, or updated unscrewing/ejection force data;
- compare the received first information to the generated digital molding process fingerprint associated with the mold;
- and
- based on the comparison indicating a change in state of the mold, trigger a recommended action for the mold.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by a digital data gatherer from a sensor implemented on a mold, first information associated with the mold, the received first information comprising at least one of measured plastic melt pressure, plastic melt temperature, water line temperature, blow air temperature, exhaust, or unscrewing/ejection force data;
- generating, by a digital molding process fingerprint generator, a digital molding process fingerprint associated with the mold based on the received first information;
- storing, in a memory, the generated digital molding process fingerprint;
- receiving, by the digital data gatherer from the sensor, second information associated with the mold, the received second information comprising at least one of mold cycle count, mold cycle time, updated measured plastic melt pressure, updated plastic melt temperature, updated water line temperature, updated blow air temperature, updated exhaust, or updated unscrewing/ejection force data;
- comparing, by a digital data analyzer, the received first information to the generated digital molding process fingerprint associated with the mold;
- and
- based on the comparison indicating a change in state of the mold, triggering, by an alert generator, a recommended action for the mold.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive, from a sensor implemented on a mold, first information associated with the mold, the received first information comprising at least one of measured plastic melt pressure, plastic melt temperature, water line temperature, blow air temperature, exhaust, or unscrewing/ejection force data;
- generate a digital molding process fingerprint associated with the mold based on the received first information;
- store, in the memory, the generated digital molding process fingerprint;
- receive, from the sensor, second information associated with the mold, the received second information comprising at least one of mold cycle count, mold cycle time, updated measured plastic melt pressure, updated plastic melt temperature, updated water line temperature, updated blow air temperature, updated exhaust, or updated unscrewing/ejection force data;
- determine a degree of difference between the received information and the generated digital molding process fingerprint, the degree of difference indicating a state of the mold;
- identify at least one aspect of the received second information as contributing to the change in the state of the mold;
- based on the degree of difference indicating a change in the state of the mold, trigger a recommended action for the mold;
- and
- display, on a user interface device, a dashboard that presents at least one of the generated digital molding process fingerprint for the mold, the received second information associated with the mold, and the triggered recommended action for the mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.