Method for process automation of a production process

Abstract

The invention refers to a method (200) for process automation of a production process referring to an extruded foaming thermoplastic polyurethane process for producing a polyurethane foam. The method (200) comprises providing (210) process data indicative of at least a part of the performed production process for producing the polyurethane foam. Further, a property determination model is utilized (220) to determine a material property of the produced polyurethane foam, wherein the material property is indicative of at least one characteristic of the produced polyurethane foam and wherein the property determination model is a data driven model adapted to determine the material property based on the process data. Control actions are generated (230) for controlling the production process of the polyurethane foam based on the determined material property. The method allows for an improved automatic control of the production process referring to an extruded foaming thermoplastic polyurethane process.

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