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Systems and methods for improving manufacturing efficiency through operator activity detection

A technology for operators and manufacturing equipment, applied in general control systems, control/regulation systems, manufacturing tools, etc., to solve problems such as time-consuming and clock system problems

Active Publication Date: 2021-12-21
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
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However, in order to obtain this number, information usually needs to be extracted from the clock system, which can be problematic and time-consuming to access

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[0011] Herein, the present disclosure is described in detail with reference to embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. Other embodiments may be utilized and / or other modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. The exemplary embodiments described in the detailed description are not intended to limit the subject matter presented herein.

[0012] Reference will now be made to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It should be understood, however, that no limitation of the scope of the invention is intended. Variations and further modifications of the inventive features set forth herein, as well as other applications of the principles of the invention set forth herein, will occur to those skilled in the relevant art and possessed of the invention, and are deemed to be within the scope of this disclosure Inside. ...

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A system for optimizing manufacturing utilization is disclosed. The system includes a manufacturing apparatus configured to transmit a first electronic message type indicative of a time period when the manufacturing apparatus is in use, and a sensor disposed within a work cell associated with the manufacturing apparatus, the sensor configured to transmit an indication of the work cell The second electronic message type within the time period of operator activity. The system further includes a computing device configured to receive the first electronic message type and the second electronic message type and accumulate one of each of the corresponding time periods of the first electronic message type and the second electronic message type or more. The computing device determines utilization of the manufacturing facility based on a percentage of the cumulative time period corresponding to the first electronic message type over the cumulative time period corresponding to the second electronic message type.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to fabrication facility management, and more particularly to welding facility information management. Background technique [0002] Maximizing manufacturing efficiency and utilization of manufacturing equipment requires an information management system capable of tracking multiple measures of efficiency. For example, in the case of tracking welding equipment utilization, the percent arcing metric is the amount of time welding occurs divided by the amount of time available within the work environment. Typically, the available time is the amount of time in the shift or possibly the amount of time the welding power source is on. While measuring the amount of time the machine power is on may be a good measure, this is a manual process and has the potential to leave the welding power on when not in use. [0003] Another important measure of efficiency is the number of equipment operators working during a shift or d...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/06G07C3/00
CPCG06Q10/06393B23K9/0953G07C3/04G07C3/00G06Q10/0639G05B19/402G05B19/406G05B2219/37217
Inventor 内森·约翰·拉默斯
Owner ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC