Method and machine assembly for segmenting a plate-

Abstract

In order to monitor the properties of a machined product (11) produced from an initial workpiece (2), in particular a metal sheet, by dividing the initial workpiece (2) of a machined sheet in the context of an ongoing manufacturing method, the properties of the machined product (11) are detected before the dividing machining of the initial workpiece (2) during the course of the manufacturing method in such a way that the properties of the machined product (11) are detected before the dividing machining of the initial workpiece (2). An actual state of at least one parameter of a property of the initial workpiece (2) is detected on the initial workpiece (2) prior to the cutting machining of the initial workpiece (2), and the actual state of the parameter of the property of the initial workpiece (2) detected for the region is assigned to a product-forming region of the initial workpiece (2) which forms the machined product (11) after the cutting machining of the initial workpiece (2), the actual state is a parameter of the property of the processed product (11). The above mentioned monitoring method is carried out in the category of methods for controlling the ongoing manufacturing method and in the category of manufacturing methods for the split machining of sheet-like workpieces, in particular metal sheets. A machine assembly (1) for the cutting machining of sheet-like workpieces, in particular metal sheets, is designed to carry out the aforementioned production method. The computer program comprises control commands for controlling the machine component (1) during execution of the ongoing manufacturing method.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the properties of a processed product produced from an initial workpiece, particularly a sheet of metal, by dividing an initial workpiece into a sheet-like material in the context of an ongoing manufacturing process, wherein, during the process of the manufacturing method, the actual state of at least one parameter of the properties of the processed product is detected.

[0002] The present invention also relates to a method for controlling an ongoing manufacturing process and to a manufacturing process in which, within the scope of such methods, the properties of a processed product produced by dividing an initial workpiece are monitored according to the monitoring method mentioned above.

[0003] The present invention also relates to machine components for the cutting and processing of sheet-like workpieces, particularly metal sheets.

[0004] It has a dividing device, by means of which a processed product can be produced from an initial workpiece by dividing and processing the initial workpiece, and

[0005] • It has a monitoring device configured to detect the properties of a processed product, wherein the monitoring device has a detection device by means of which the actual state of at least one parameter of the properties of the processed product can be detected on the processed product.

[0006] Finally, the present invention relates to computer program products for running machine components of the types mentioned above. Background Technology

[0007] The prior art of the type discussed is disclosed in DE 10 2020 123 555 A1.

[0008] Prior art relates to methods and apparatus for automated quality control in a cutting system used for slitting fabric strips. In a processing unit of a previously known apparatus, fabric strips are produced by slitting them. After production, the fabric strips move past a camera device to inspect their properties. The control unit of the apparatus checks whether the detected properties of the fabric strips conform to relevant specifications. If a defective fabric strip is identified, the control unit modifies selected parameters of the processing unit to eliminate the cause of the defect and enable subsequent production of defect-free fabric strips. Summary of the Invention

[0009] The purpose of this invention is to minimize the production of defective processed products during the cutting and processing of workpieces, especially metal plates.

[0010] According to the present invention, this objective is achieved by the monitoring method according to claim 1, the control method according to claim 5, the manufacturing method according to claim 8, the machine component according to claim 9, and the computer program product according to claim 18.

[0011] In the case of this invention, the properties of the processed product produced by dividing the initial workpiece are detected before the production of the processed product based on the area of ​​the initial workpiece that will form the processed product after the division. Here, the actual state of at least one parameter of the properties of the initial workpiece is detected on the initial workpiece in a position-related manner. Thus, it is known which region of the initial workpiece has what actual state of the parameter of the properties of the initial workpiece. In order to detect the actual state of the parameter of the properties of the initial workpiece before the division process, the machine assembly according to the invention has a detection device arranged upstream of the division device.

[0012] Simultaneously, prior to the segmentation of the initial workpiece, for example, based on the nesting of the processed products on the initial workpiece stored in the digital controller of the machine component according to the invention, it is already known which region of the initial workpiece will form the processed product after the segmentation of the initial workpiece. By means of an evaluation device, the actual state of the parameters of the initial workpiece's characteristics identified for that region is assigned to the region of the initial workpiece that will form the product, as the actual state of the characteristics of the processed product.

[0013] The monitoring concept according to the invention enables the understanding of the properties of the processed product at an early stage of the ongoing manufacturing process, and allows for intervention in the manufacturing process in a controlled manner when necessary.

[0014] The computer program product according to the invention controls the machine components according to the invention for performing the manufacturing method according to the invention, and includes corresponding control commands for a digital component controller for this purpose.

[0015] Specific embodiments of the inventive concept according to independent claims 1, 5, 8, 9 and 18 are derived from dependent claims 2 to 4, 6, 7 and 10 to 17.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention, after the initial workpiece is divided, the actual state of at least one parameter of the properties of the processed product is also detected. Here, the detection is performed on the processed product (claim 2). The machine assembly configured to implement this embodiment of the method according to the invention includes a monitoring device having a detection device arranged downstream of the dividing device (claim 10).

[0017] In another embodiment of the method according to the invention, the actual state of at least one parameter of the property of the processed product that remains unchanged in subsequent processes of the manufacturing method is detected on the initial workpiece and / or the processed product (claim 3). In this case, it is sufficient to detect the actual state of the property parameter once. The actual state of the property parameter of the initial workpiece detected on the initial workpiece particularly reflects the actual state of the property of the processed product.

[0018] In another embodiment of the invention, the thickness and / or surface properties and / or flatness and / or segmentation edge properties and / or dimensional accuracy of the processed product are monitored as property parameters that are particularly important for the quality of the processed product produced by dividing the initial workpiece (claims 4 and 11).

[0019] In order to control the machine assembly according to the invention, in another embodiment of the invention, the actual state of the parameters in question of the properties of the processed product, detected before and / or after the initial workpiece slicing, is compared with the associated target state. The manufacturing method according to the invention and / or the machine assembly according to the invention (claim 6) are controlled based on the comparison result.

[0020] In another preferred embodiment, the machine component according to the invention has a digital component controller as described in claim 12 or claim 13.

[0021] When controlling the machine components according to the invention, the constraints of the monitored ongoing manufacturing process (claims 7 and 14) can also be taken into account.

[0022] In some cases, information regarding the constraints of the ongoing manufacturing process is stored in the preferred programmable data memory of the digital component controller of the machine component according to the invention. For example, it can be envisioned that, prior to the dicing of the initial workpiece, it is confirmed, within the scope of the invention's monitoring of the characteristics of the product-forming region of the initial workpiece, that the ongoing process, based on the confirmed characteristics of the initial workpiece, cannot produce a processed product with the desired quality. If, simultaneously, the information stored in the data memory of the digital component controller indicates that the characteristics of the initial workpiece unsuitable for the ongoing process meet the quality requirements of a manufacturing process planned to follow the ongoing process, the ongoing manufacturing process can be terminated by means of the digital component controller, and the subsequent planned manufacturing process can be brought forward.

[0023] In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the data storage for constraints of the ongoing manufacturing process is part of an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system (claim 15).

[0024] The dividing device of the machine assembly and / or the feeding device arranged on the supply side of the dividing device and / or the unloading device arranged on the removal side of the dividing device are particularly suitable as functional units of the machine assembly according to the invention, by means of which the initial workpiece can be supplied to the dividing device, and by means of which the processed product can be removed from the dividing device, and the functional unit is controlled according to the characteristics of the processed product monitored before and / or after the dividing processing of the initial workpiece (claim 16).

[0025] A particularly important practical application of this invention is the slitting of sheet metal from coils (claim 17). When slitting sheet metal from coils, the output of processed products is extremely high. In this context, it is especially important to detect the quality of the produced processed products as early as possible and to intervene in the ongoing manufacturing process as early as possible, if necessary. Attached Figure Description

[0026] The present invention will now be described in more detail based on exemplary schematic diagrams.

[0027] In the attached diagram:

[0028] Figure 1 The machine assembly for slitting sheet metal from coils is shown, and

[0029] Figure 2 The machine assembly used for cutting and processing a whole sheet of metal is shown. Detailed Implementation

[0030] according to Figure 1 Machine component 1 is used to process metal sheet 2 wound in the form of coil 3 on reel 4. A straightening device 5 of conventional structure is arranged adjacent to reel 4, which has straightening rollers 6.

[0031] The straightening roller 6 is equipped with a controllable motor driver in a conventional manner and is part of the feeding device 7, by which the metal sheet 2 is unwound from the roll 3 in sections and moves in the feed direction 8 into the workspace 9 of the laser cutting machine 10, which is a slitting device.

[0032] In the example shown, the laser cutting machine 10, which is highly schematically illustrated, is a conventional laser flatbed cutter. A metal plate 2 is supplied sectionally to the workpiece holder of the laser cutting machine via a feeding device 7 as the initial workpiece to be diced. During dicing, the laser cutting head (not shown) of the laser cutting machine 10 moves in a known manner on the section of the metal plate 2 resting on the workpiece holder of the laser cutting machine 10 with a dual-axis horizontal working motion.

[0033] Currently, the metal plate 2 produces the metal plate workpiece 11 as a processed product, and also produces the residual grid plate 12 surrounding the metal plate workpiece 11.

[0034] After the segmentation process is completed, the metal plate 2 moves further in the feed direction 8. Therefore, the processed section of the metal plate 2 reaches the unloading table 13, which is located downstream of the laser cutting machine 10 in the feed direction 8. Simultaneously, the unprocessed section of the metal plate 2 moves as a new initial workpiece to its processing position on the workpiece support of the laser cutting machine 10.

[0035] At the unloading table 13, the sheet metal workpiece 11 is picked up by a conventional suction frame 14, which serves as an unloading device, and is carried to a storage location 15 by means of the suction frame 14, where a first workpiece storage area 16 and a second workpiece storage area 17 are provided. The residual grid plate 12 initially left on the unloading table 13 is split by means of a device not shown, and is then also removed from the unloading table 13.

[0036] Like the feeding device 7 and the laser cutting machine 10, the suction frame 14 also forms a functional unit of the machine assembly 1.

[0037] In the ongoing segmented manufacturing method, the properties of the sheet metal workpiece 11 produced on machine assembly 1 are continuously monitored. For this purpose, a monitoring device 18 is provided, which includes a first detection device 19, a second detection device 20, and a third detection device 21.

[0038] A metal plate thickness measuring device 19a, serving as a detector for the first detection device 19, is arranged between the reel 4 and the straightening device 5. A second detection device 20, with an imaging device 20a serving as a detector, is located between the straightening device 5 and the laser cutting machine 10. An additional imaging device 21a is installed near the unloading table 13 as a detector for the third detection device 21.

[0039] The first detection device 19, the second detection device 20, and the third detection device 21 share a common digital detection unit 22. A metal plate thickness measuring instrument 19a, as well as camera devices 20a and 21a, are connected to the digital detection unit. The digital detection unit 22 is part of the digital component controller 23 of machine component 1.

[0040] In the illustrated exemplary case, the thickness of the metal sheet 2 unwound from the roll 3 is determined by means of a first detection device 19. In the illustrated example, a second detection device 20 is used to determine the surface characteristics of the metal sheet 2 after leaving the straightening device 5, and a third detection device 21 is used to determine the characteristics of the dividing edge of the metal sheet workpiece 11 transferred to the unloading table 13 after leaving the working space 9 of the laser cutting machine 10. Based on the arrangement of the metal sheet thickness measuring device 19a and the imaging devices 20a and 21a, the first detection device 19 and the second detection device 20 are arranged upstream of the laser cutting machine 10, and the third detection device 21 is arranged downstream of the laser cutting machine 10.

[0041] The actual state of the thickness and surface properties of the metal plate 2 detected by the first detection device 19 and the second detection device 20, and the segmentation edge properties of the metal plate workpiece 11 detected by the third detection device 21 are evaluated in the evaluation unit 24 of the digital component controller 23.

[0042] In the ongoing manufacturing process, the metal sheet 2 unwound from the coil 3 is intermittently fed in segments along the feed direction 8 by means of the feeding device 7. The movement of the feed segment length is matched with the extension dimension of the workpiece support in the feed direction 8 and the effective range of the laser cutting head in the workspace 9 of the laser cutting machine 10. The movement of the metal plate 2 in the feed direction 8 is defined by the displacement measurement system of the feeding device 7. This ensures that the feed segment length of the metal plate 2, detected by the metal plate thickness measuring device 19a regarding its thickness, and / or the feed segment length of the metal plate 2, detected by the camera device 20a regarding its surface characteristics, reaches the defined processing position in the workspace 9 of the laser cutting machine 10 during the movement of this feed segment length in the feed direction 8. Simultaneously, for the feed segment length of the unprocessed metal plate 2, the layout of the metal plate workpiece 11 is stored in the evaluation unit 24 of the digital component controller 23 of the machine component 1. Therefore, in the evaluation unit 24, the following region of the feed segment length of the unprocessed metal plate 2 (initial workpiece) can be identified on the unprocessed metal plate 2 (which is scanned segmentally by means of a metal plate thickness measuring device 19a and a camera device 20a before the dicing process), which is the region of the initial workpiece forming the product, and will form the metal plate workpiece 11 (processed product) after dicing by means of a laser cutting machine 10.

[0043] The evaluation device 24 assigns the actual state of the thickness of the unprocessed segment length of the metal plate 2, detected by the first detection device 19, to the area of ​​the product formation, as the actual state of the thickness of the metal plate workpiece 11, and the actual state of the surface characteristics of the unprocessed segment length of the metal plate 2, detected by the second detection device 20, as the actual state of the surface characteristics of the metal plate workpiece 11. Therefore, this assignment is particularly possible because the actual states detected by the first detection device 19 and the second detection device 20 remain unchanged during the further manufacturing process.

[0044] With the aid of the third detection device 21, the shape of the dividing edge of the metal plate workpiece 11 arranged on the unloading table 13 is directly detected on the metal plate workpiece 11 after the metal plate is divided and processed.

[0045] In the evaluation unit 24, the actual state of the thickness, surface properties, and segmentation edge properties of the metal plate workpiece 11 is compared with the target state of these three parameters stored in the evaluation unit 24. Based on the comparison result between the actual state and the target state, the control unit 25 of the digital component controller 23 controls the feeding device 7, the laser cutter 10, and the suction frame 14 with corresponding control commands.

[0046] If a deviation between the actual state and the target state is confirmed in the comparison of the monitored parameters of the properties of the sheet metal workpiece 11 performed in the evaluation unit 24, the control unit 25 generates a control command for the relevant functional unit of the machine component 1, which adjusts the detected actual state to the relevant target state.

[0047] If, for example, the first detection device 19 confirms that the thickness of the area where the unprocessed metal plate 2 forms the product deviates from the thickness of the metal plate workpiece 11 specified for the ongoing manufacturing method, the control unit 25 can stop the feeding device 7 by means of a corresponding control command, thereby ensuring that the cutting process of the metal plate 2 is stopped immediately after the metal plate feeding begins, and thus avoiding the manufacture of a metal plate workpiece 11 of poor quality from the beginning.

[0048] In the illustrated exemplary case, it is also possible that the digital component controller 23, when controlling machine component 1, may also consider the constraints of the ongoing manufacturing process. These constraints are stored in the programmable data memory 26 of the digital component controller 23. The data memory 26 is part of an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system.

[0049] In this exemplary case, information about a manufacturing method is stored in the data memory 26, which is to be performed by means of machine component 1 after an ongoing manufacturing method, and differs from the ongoing manufacturing method only in the requirements for the surface quality of the manufactured sheet metal workpiece 11.

[0050] If the evaluation unit 24 confirms that the surface characteristics of the metal sheet workpiece 11 detected by the second detection device 20 do not meet the quality requirements of the ongoing manufacturing process, but meet the quality requirements of the planned subsequent manufacturing process, the ongoing manufacturing process can be stopped by means of the control unit 25, and the manufacturing process originally planned for a later time can be brought forward. Correspondingly, the digital component controller 23 can control the machine component 1 if the thickness of the metal sheet workpiece 11 detected by the first detection device 19 does not meet the current requirements but meets the requirements of the planned subsequent manufacturing process.

[0051] The digital component controller 23, when controlling the suction frame 14, considers the actual state of the segmented edge characteristics of the sheet metal workpiece 11 obtained by means of the third detection device 21. If the third detection device 21 confirms that the segmented edge characteristics of the sheet metal workpiece 11 conform to the requirements of the ongoing manufacturing process, the control unit 25 controls the suction frame 14 to transfer the sheet metal workpiece 11 to the first workpiece storage area 16 at the storage location 15. If the segmented edge characteristics of the sheet metal workpiece 11 detected by the third detection device 21 do not meet the specified quality requirements, the control unit 25 controls the suction frame 14 to convey the sheet metal workpiece 11 to the second workpiece storage area 17. The second workpiece storage area 17 is intended for sheet metal workpieces 11 whose segmented edges require rework.

[0052] In the exemplary case shown, information obtained in the monitoring and control of machine component 1 within the scope of the ongoing manufacturing process is transmitted to data integration platform 27, which can be accessed during future manufacturing processes.

[0053] like Figure 2 The machine component 100 shown is in accordance with Figure 1 The difference in machine component 1 is that the metal sheet 2 to be processed is not in the form of a coil, but exists as a whole metal sheet (Blechtafel). During its processing, the whole metal sheet is supported on a conventional workpiece tray in the working area 9 of the laser cutting machine.

[0054] Therefore, the feeding device 7 of machine component 100 does not include, according to Figure 1Instead of a straightening device, it includes a loading device 101 and a pallet changer 102. The loading device 101 and pallet changer 102 are of conventional structural type, and... Figure 2 The image is shown only in a highly schematic manner. The pallet changer 102 is loaded with the metal sheet 2 to be processed by means of the loading device 101. Here, the metal sheet 2 to be placed on the pallet changer 102 is removed from the metal sheet stack by the loading device 101.

[0055] Similar to the laser cutter 10 and suction frame 14 of machine assembly 100, the loading device 101 and pallet changing device 102 are also controlled by means of a digital component controller 23. In terms of monitoring and controlling the machine assembly 100 for performing the manufacturing method for cutting processed metal sheets, in accordance with... Figure 1 The same method is used for machine component 1.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring the properties of a processed product (11) produced from an initial workpiece (2) of the form of a sheet metal, particularly a metal sheet, within the scope of an ongoing manufacturing process, wherein, The actual state of detecting at least one parameter of the properties of the processed product (11) during the manufacturing process, Its features are, In the process of the manufacturing method, before the initial workpiece (2) is divided and processed, the properties of the processed product (11) are detected in the following manner: - Before the initial workpiece is segmented, the actual state of at least one parameter of the initial workpiece (2)'s properties is detected on the initial workpiece (2), and - Assign the actual state of the parameters of the initial workpiece (2) that form the processed product (11) after the initial workpiece (2) is divided and processed as the actual state of the parameters of the processed product (11).

2. The monitoring method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In the process of the manufacturing method, after the initial workpiece (2) is segmented, the actual state of at least one parameter of the properties of the processed product (11) is detected on the processed product (11).

3. The monitoring method according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that, The actual state of at least one parameter of the properties of the processed product (11) that remains unchanged during further manufacturing processes is detected on the initial workpiece (2) and / or on the processed product (11).

4. The monitoring method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, • The actual state of the thickness and / or the actual state of the surface properties and / or the actual state of the flatness of the processed product (11) detected on the initial workpiece (2) as the actual state of the parameters of the properties of the processed product (11), and / or • The actual state of the thickness and / or surface properties and / or flatness and / or segmentation edge properties and / or size of the processed product (11) are detected as the actual state of the parameters of the properties of the processed product (11).

5. A method for controlling an ongoing manufacturing process, within the scope of which a processed product (11) is produced from an initial workpiece (2) of the form of a sheet metal, particularly a metal sheet, by dividing the initial workpiece (2) into sections. • During the ongoing manufacturing process, the properties of the processed product (11) are monitored, and ·in, The ongoing manufacturing process is controlled according to the properties of the processed product (11). Its features are, Perform the monitoring method according to any one of claims 1 to 4 to monitor the properties of the processed product (11).

6. The control method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The ongoing manufacturing process is controlled according to the properties of the processed product (11) in such a way as follows: • Compare the actual state of the parameters of the detected properties of the processed product (11) with the associated target state, and • The ongoing manufacturing method is controlled based on the comparison between the detected actual state and the associated target state.

7. The control method according to claim 5 or claim 6, characterized in that, The ongoing manufacturing process is controlled based on the properties of the processed product (11) and also based on the constraints of the ongoing manufacturing process.

8. A manufacturing method, within the scope of said manufacturing method, of producing a processed product (11) from an initial workpiece (2) of the form of a sheet metal, particularly a metal sheet. • During the ongoing manufacturing process, the properties of the processed product (11) are monitored, and ·in, The ongoing manufacturing process is controlled according to the properties of the processed product (11). Its features are, The control method according to any one of claims 5 to 7 is performed to control the ongoing manufacturing process.

9. A machine assembly for cutting and processing plate-like workpieces, particularly metal plates. • It has a dividing device (10), by means of which a processed product (11) can be produced from the initial workpiece (2) by dividing the initial workpiece (2) into parts, and • It has a monitoring device (18) configured to detect the properties of the processed product (11) in such a way that the monitoring device (18) has detection devices (19, 20, 21) by means of which the actual state of at least one parameter of the properties of the processed product (11) can be detected on the processed product (11). Its features are, The monitoring device (18) is configured to detect the properties of the processed product (11) before the initial workpiece (2) is divided during the manufacturing process, in such a way that... - The monitoring device (18) has detection devices (19, 20) arranged upstream of the dividing device (10), by means of which the actual state of at least one parameter of the properties of the initial workpiece (2) can be detected on the initial workpiece (2) before the initial workpiece is divided. - An evaluation device is provided, by means of which the actual state of the parameters of the initial workpiece (2) detected for the product forming product (11) after the initial workpiece (2) is divided and processed is assigned to the region of the initial workpiece (2) that forms the product forming product (11), as the actual state of the parameters of the product forming product (11).

10. The machine component according to claim 9, characterized in that, The monitoring device (18) is configured to detect the properties of the processed product (11) after the initial workpiece (2) is divided during the manufacturing process, in such a way that the monitoring device (18) has a detection device (21) arranged downstream of the dividing device (10), by means of which at least one parameter of the properties of the processed product (11) can be detected on the processed product (11).

11. The machine component according to claim 9 or claim 10, characterized in that, • The upstream detection devices (19, 20) of the monitoring device (18) are configured to detect the actual state of the thickness of the initial workpiece (2) and / or the actual state of the surface properties of the initial workpiece (2) and / or the actual state of the flatness of the initial workpiece (2), and / or • Wherein, the downstream detection device (21) of the monitoring device (18) is configured, if necessary, to detect the actual state of the thickness of the processed product (11) and / or the actual state of the surface properties of the processed product (11) and / or the actual state of the flatness of the processed product (11) and / or the actual state of the segmented edge properties of the processed product (11) and / or the actual state of the size of the processed product (11).

12. The machine component according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that, The machine assembly (1, 100) has a digital component controller (23) that controls at least one controllable functional unit (7, 10, 14) of the machine assembly (1, 100) to perform the manufacturing method according to claim 8. The digital component controller (23) includes a detection unit (22), an evaluation unit (24), and a control unit (25). • In this embodiment, the detection unit (22) of the digital component controller (23) forms part of the upstream detection device (19, 20) and is connected to the detectors (19a, 20a) of the upstream detection device (19, 20). • Information regarding the actual state of the parameters concerning the properties of the initial workpiece (2) can be transmitted from the detectors (19a, 20a) of the upstream detection devices (19, 20) to the detection unit (22). • In this embodiment, the evaluation unit (24) of the digital component controller (23) is configured as an evaluation device and is connected to the detection unit (22). • In this process, with the aid of the evaluation unit (24), -The actual state of the parameters of the initial workpiece (2) that are detected in the region where the processed product (11) is formed after the initial workpiece (2) is divided and processed, can be assigned to the region where the initial workpiece (2) is formed, as the processed product. The actual state of the parameters of the property of (11), and -A comparison of the actual state of the parameters of the processed product (11) whose properties are detected on the initial workpiece (2) with the associated target state. • In this configuration, the control unit (25) of the digital component controller (23) is connected to the evaluation unit (24) and to the controllable functional units (7, 10, 14) of the machine component (1, 100), and • The controllable functional units (7, 10, 14) can be controlled by the control unit (25) based on the result of comparing the actual state of the parameters of the detected properties of the processed product (11) with the associated target state, and if necessary, can be used to adjust the actual state of the parameters of the detected properties of the processed product (11) to the associated target state.

13. The machine component according to claims 10 and 12, characterized in that, The detection unit (22) of the digital component controller (23) forms part of the downstream detection device (21) and is connected to the detector (21a) of the downstream detection device (21). Information regarding the actual state of the parameters concerning the properties of the processed product (11) can be transmitted from the detector (21a) of the downstream detection device (21) to the detection unit (22). • By means of the evaluation unit (24), it is possible to perform a comparison between the actual state of the parameters of the properties of the processed product (11) detected on the processed product (11) and the associated target state, and • The controllable functional units (7, 10, 14) can be controlled by means of the control unit (25) based on the result of comparing the actual state of the parameters of the properties of the processed product (11) detected on the processed product (11) with the associated target state, and if necessary, to adjust the actual state of the parameters of the properties of the processed product (11) detected on the processed product (11) to the associated target state.

14. The machine component according to claim 12 or claim 13, characterized in that, The control unit (25) of the digital component controller (23) is connected not only to the evaluation unit (24) but also to a data memory (26), which is preferably programmable and stores information about the constraints of the ongoing manufacturing process performed by means of the machine components (1, 100). • It is also possible to control the controllable functional units (7, 10, 14) of the machine assembly (1, 100) according to the constraints of the ongoing manufacturing method by means of the control unit (25).

15. The machine component according to claim 14, characterized in that, The data storage (26) used for the constraints of the ongoing manufacturing process is part of an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system.

16. The machine component according to any one of claims 12 to 15, characterized in that, The controllable functional units (7, 10, 14) of the machine components (1, 100) are: • The dividing device (10), and / or • Feeding device (7), which is arranged on the supply side of the dividing device (10) and by means of which the initial workpiece (2) can be supplied to the dividing device (10), and / or • Unloading device (14), which is arranged on the removal side of the dividing device (10) and by means of the unloading device can remove the processed product (11) from the dividing device (10).

17. The machine component according to any one of claims 9 to 16, characterized in that, The machine component (1) is configured to process sheet metal from coils.

18. A computer program product for running a machine component according to any one of claims 9 to 17, characterized in that, The computer program product includes control commands that, when the computer program product is run on the digital component controller (23), cause the manufacturing method according to claim 8 to be executed on the machine component (1, 100).

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