Manufacturing information and alarming system and method

A method for displaying process information to an operator, suitable for use in connection with a manufacturing production line executing a web converting manufacturing production line for constructing a composite article from a sequential addition of a first component part to the composite article followed by the addition of a second component part during a production run of composite articles, said method comprising:

• automatically inspecting a first component part of the article during the production run of the web converting manufacturing process after the first component article has been added to the composite article;
• providing a first inspection parameter indicative of a characteristic of the inspected first component part wherein the provided first inspection parameter comprises a numerical value;
• storing the provided first inspection parameter in an information exchange system associated with the manufacturing production line;
• providing a first process display parameter corresponding to the first inspection parameter;
• automatically inspecting a second component part of the article during the production run after the second component part has been added to the composite article having the first component part;
• providing a second inspection parameter indicative of a characteristic of the inspected second component part;
• storing the provided second inspection parameter in an information exchange system associated with the manufacturing production line;
• providing a second process display parameter corresponding to the second inspection parameter;
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• displaying an indication of the first and second process display parameters to the operator and wherein storing the provided indication of the first inspection parameter further comprises:
• obtaining a plurality of first inspection parameters, each associated with one of a plurality of articles produced during the production run;
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• determining a mathematical characteristic of said obtained plurality of first inspection parameters, whereby the first process display parameter comprises an indication of the mathematical characteristic.

A method comprising:

• constructing composite articles from a sequential addition of a first component part to the composite article followed by the addition of a second component part during a production run;
• inspecting a first component part of the composite articles constructed by the production run of the web converting manufacturing process;
• inspecting the first component part after the first component part has been added to each composite article;
• providing via a communication network a first plurality of numerical values indicative of a characteristic of the inspected first component parts;
• inspecting a second component part of a composite article during the production run;
• inspecting the second component part after the second component part has been added to each composite article having the first component part;
• providing via the communication network a second plurality of numerical values indicative of a characteristic of the inspected second component parts;
• obtaining via the communication network the provided indication of the first numerical value and obtaining via the communication network the provided indication of the second numerical value;
• selectively providing a plurality of first process display parameters corresponding to the provided first plurality of numerical values and providing plurality of a second process display parameters corresponding to the provided second plurality of numerical values each associated with one of a plurality of composite articles produced during the production run;
• obtaining the provided first process display parameters and obtaining the provided second process display parameters and selectively displaying indications corresponding to the obtained first process display parameters and selectively displaying indications corresponding to the obtained second process display parameters;
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• determining a mathematical characteristic of said obtained first plurality of numerical values whereby the first process display parameters are indications of said mathematical characteristics.