Processing apparatus, processing method, and storage medium

Abstract

A coating device (2) is provided with: a processing unit (4) for applying a coating process to an object to be conveyed (3); a process data acquisition unit (71) that acquires process data relating to the coating process performed by the processing unit (4); a measuring unit (5) that measures the object to be conveyed (3) on which the coating process has been performed, in a subsequent stage of the processing unit (4) in the conveyance direction, and acquires measurement data; and a data association unit (73) that associates processing data and measurement data relating to the same region on the object to be transported (3) on the basis of the distance between the processing unit (4) and the measurement unit (5) in the transport direction. The coating device (2) is provided with a display unit (74) for displaying the processed data and the measured data according to time, and the data association unit (73) shifts one of the processed data and the measured data with respect to the other by a time corresponding to the distance, and then displays the shifted data on the display unit (74).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to coating apparatus and other processing apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] As a processing apparatus for performing a predetermined treatment on a transported object, there are known coating machines or coating apparatuses for coating sheet-like transported objects (hereinafter also referred to as substrates).

[0003] Previous technical documents Patent documents Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-230819 Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the invention In the coating apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, an infrared sensor 32 for measuring the amount of coating material applied to the transported object 12 is located at the rear of the processing unit 14 where the coating process is performed. Here, the transported object 12 moves a relatively long distance between the time the coating process is performed by the processing unit 14 and the time the infrared sensor 32 measures the amount. Therefore, it is unclear which point in the coating process the data measured by the infrared sensor 32 corresponds to.

[0005] This disclosure was made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to provide a processing apparatus, etc., which can appropriately correlate data measured at a location far from the processing unit with the processing performed by the processing unit.

[0006] means for solving technical problems To address the aforementioned issues, one embodiment of the processing apparatus disclosed herein includes: a processing unit that performs predetermined processing on a transported object; a processing data acquisition unit that acquires processing data related to the processing performed by the processing unit; a measurement unit that measures the transported object after the processing unit in the transport direction to acquire measurement data; and a data association unit that establishes an association between the processing data and the measurement data related to the same area on the transported object.

[0007] According to this embodiment, it is possible to appropriately establish a correlation between processing data and measurement data related to the same area on the transported object.

[0008] Another embodiment of this disclosure is a processing method. This method performs the following steps: performing a predetermined treatment on a transported object by a processing unit; acquiring processing data related to the treatment performed by the processing unit; measuring the transported object after the treatment by a measuring unit at the rear of the processing unit in the transport direction to obtain measurement data; and establishing a correlation between the processing data and the measurement data related to the same area on the transported object.

[0009] Another embodiment of this disclosure is a storage medium. The storage medium stores a processing program that causes a computer to perform the following steps: performing a predetermined process on a transported object by a processing unit; acquiring processing data related to the processing performed by the processing unit; measuring the transported object after the processing unit in the transport direction by a measuring unit to acquire measurement data; and establishing a correlation between the processing data and the measurement data related to the same area on the transported object.

[0010] Furthermore, any combination of the above-mentioned constituent elements or the conversion of these expressions into methods, apparatus, systems, storage media, computer programs, etc., are also included in this disclosure.

[0011] Invention Effects According to this disclosure, it is possible to properly correlate data measured at a location far from the processing unit with the processing performed by the processing unit. Attached Figure Description

[0012] Figure 1 A coating apparatus is schematically shown for applying a coating treatment to a transported object.

[0013] Figure 2 A comparative example is shown schematically, directly displaying the film thickness of the coating obtained by the measuring unit.

[0014] Figure 3 An example of a display after correcting for the time difference between the processed data acquired by the processing data acquisition unit and the measurement data acquired by the measurement unit is shown schematically. Detailed Implementation

[0015] Hereinafter, the embodiments for carrying out this disclosure (hereinafter also referred to as implementations) will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and / or drawings, the same or equivalent constituent elements, components, and processes are labeled with the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions are omitted. For ease of description, the proportions or shapes of the parts are appropriately set in the drawings, which are not intended to be limiting unless otherwise specified. The implementations are exemplary and do not limit the scope of this disclosure. All features or combinations thereof presented in the implementations are not necessarily essential features of this disclosure. For convenience, the implementations are presented as constituent elements of each function and / or each group of functions. However, one constituent element in an implementation may actually be implemented by a combination of multiple constituent elements, and multiple constituent elements in an implementation may actually be implemented by a single constituent element.

[0016] Figure 1A coating apparatus 2 is schematically shown as an example of a processing device for performing a predetermined treatment on a transported object 3. The transported object 3 may include, for example, a linear material such as rope or thread, or a planar material such as paper, cloth, film, foil, or rubber. In this embodiment, a roll-to-roll coating apparatus 2 will be described, which uses a planar substrate as the transported object 3 along the transport direction (…). Figure 1 The transport is indicated by multiple arrows (symbolically representing the direction). In this case, the transported object 3 is, for example, copper foil. Furthermore, the processing apparatus involved in this disclosure is not limited to a coating machine or coating apparatus 2 that performs coating or coating treatment on the transported object 3, but may also be an apparatus that performs any treatment on the transported object 3, such as a printing machine that performs printing treatment on the transported object 3, or a stretching apparatus that applies tension to the transported object 3 to perform stretching treatment.

[0017] The coating device 2 uses multiple transport rollers 20 ( Figure 1 Only one transport roller 20 is shown in the figure, which transports the object 3 along the transport direction. The transport roller 20 shown is a drive roller driven by a motor 11. Although omitted in the figure, the transport roller 20 may include: a driven roller that holds the object 3 between itself and other drive rollers (not shown) and rotates in conjunction with the drive rollers; a guide roller that is disposed on the transport path of the object 3 to guide the object 3; a release roller that is disposed at the beginning of the transport path and releases the object 3 along the transport direction; and a take-up roller that is disposed at the end of the transport path and takes up the object 3.

[0018] Driven by motor 11 Figure 1 The clockwise rotating conveying roller 20 conveys the object 3 along the same conveying direction. Figure 1 In the example, the object 3, which is conveyed to the left below the conveyor roller 20, is turned clockwise by the conveyor roller 20. As a result, the object 3 is conveyed to the right above the conveyor roller 20.

[0019] An encoder 12 is provided in the motor 11 to detect its rotation. The rotation of the motor 11 detected by the encoder 12 represents the amount of transport of the transported object 3 along the transport direction. Specifically, based on mechanical design values ​​such as the reduction ratio of the reducer 13 attached to the motor 11 and the diameter of the transport roller 20 connected to the motor 11 via the reducer 13, the rotation of the motor 11 detected by the encoder 12 is converted into the amount of transport of the transported object 3. Thus, the encoder 12 of the motor 11 constitutes a transport amount detection unit for detecting the amount of transport of the transported object 3 along the transport direction. Moreover, in the illustrated example, the encoder 12 detects the rotation of the motor 11, which drives the transport roller 20, which transports the transported object 3, at a position opposite to the processing unit 4 (especially the slit die head 41) described later.

[0020] Furthermore, an encoder serving as a transport quantity detection unit can be installed on the transport roller 20 to directly detect the rotation amount of the transport roller 20, which is equal to the transport quantity of the transported object 3. Moreover, the encoder serving as a transport quantity detection unit can also detect the rotation amount of at least one of other transport rollers (not shown, such as other drive rollers, driven rollers, guide rollers, release rollers, take-up rollers, etc.) and the motor that drives these other transport rollers. Furthermore, the transport quantity detection unit is not limited to an encoder; for example, it could be a sensor or camera that directly measures or photographs the transported object 3 to directly detect its transport quantity. For example, in a coating apparatus 2 implementing intermittent coating C, the transport quantity of the transported object 3 can be detected by detecting the movement of each coating C.

[0021] The conveying roller 20 shown in the diagram conveys the object 3 at a position opposite to the processing unit 4, which performs a predetermined treatment on the object 3. In a processing apparatus that is a coating apparatus 2... Figure 1 In the example, processing unit 4 is a coating processing unit that performs coating or coating treatment on the transported object 3 transported by the transport roller 20. Although the figure is omitted, when the processing device is a printing press, the processing unit is a printing processing unit that performs printing treatment on the transported object 3; when the processing device is a stretching device, the processing unit is a stretching processing unit that applies tension to the transported object 3 to perform stretching treatment.

[0022] The processing unit 4 can be a component that applies liquid material to the transported object 3. Specifically, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the processing unit 4 can be a coating processing unit that applies liquid coating material to the transported object 3, or a printing processing unit that applies liquid ink to the transported object 3. As a coating processing unit... Figure 1 The processing unit 4 applies a liquid coating material to the object 3 being transported by the transport roller 20, for example, by means of a molding process.

[0023] Since the molding coating method is well-known, detailed descriptions are omitted. The processing unit 4 in the molding coating method includes, for example, a slit die 41, a main valve 42, a vent valve 43, a material tank 44, and a pump 45. The slit die 41 has a straight slit that applies or sprays liquid coating material supplied under pressure from the material tank 44 via the pump 45 onto the transported object 3. The length direction of this slit is parallel to... Figure 1 The paper surface is perpendicular to the slit, and the coating material is applied or sprayed in a straight line along the entire length of the slit onto the transported object 3. The transported object 3 is conveyed by the transport roller 20 along the same direction as the spraying direction of the coating material (i.e., Figure 1 The material is conveyed in an upward direction (crossing or orthogonal to the right) so that the slit die 41 forms a rectangular coating C on the transported object 3.

[0024] In the illustrated example, the slit die 41 applies an intermittent coating C to the transported object 3. That is, the coating C on the transported object 3 is discontinuous along the transport direction, and there are uncoated portions (gap) between adjacent coatings C along the transport direction. The lengths of each coating C and each gap G along the transport direction can be arbitrarily set, but it is assumed below that the lengths of all coatings C and all gaps G are constant. In a typical example, the length of each coating C is greater than the length of each gap G. Alternatively, the slit die 41 can also apply a continuous coating C to the transported object 3 without substantially any gaps G.

[0025] like Figure 1 The intermittent coating based on the slit die 41 shown can be achieved, for example, through complementary opening and closing operations of the main valve 42 and the relief valve 43. Specifically, when the slit die 41 is to dispense coating material, the main valve 42 is opened by an opening and closing drive unit 421 such as a voice coil motor (VCM), while the relief valve 43 is closed by an opening and closing drive unit 431 such as a voice coil motor (VCM), thereby forming a coating C on the transported object 3. Conversely, when the slit die 41 is not to dispense coating material, the main valve 42 is closed by an opening and closing drive unit 421, while the relief valve 43 is open by an opening and closing drive unit 431, thereby forming a gap G on the transported object 3 (i.e., no coating C is formed). Furthermore, the opening and closing drive unit 421 of the main valve 42 operates according to opening and closing commands from the driver 422, and the opening and closing drive unit 431 of the relief valve 43 operates according to opening and closing commands from the driver 432.

[0026] The liquid coating material accumulated in the material tank 44 is supplied to the slit die 41 according to the opening and closing of the main valve 42 and the relief valve 43. The pump 45 pressurizes the liquid coating material supplied to the slit die 41 to spray it appropriately onto the transported object 3. In addition, the remaining coating material not used for the coating process based on the slit die 41 can be returned to the material tank 44.

[0027] At the rear end of the transport direction of the processing unit 4, which serves as the coating processing unit, a measuring unit 5 is provided to measure the transported object 3 that has undergone the coating processing to obtain measurement data. Furthermore, a dryer 6 for drying the coating C (coating material) can be provided between the processing unit 4 and the measuring unit 5. The measuring unit 5 measures the film thickness, etc., of the coating C in its dried state. For example, the measuring unit 5 may be a non-contact sensor based on any principle such as light or sound, to measure the coating C and / or gap G on the transported object 3 in a non-contact manner. The measuring unit 5 may also be a camera that captures images of the coating C and / or gap G on the transported object 3.

[0028] When liquid coating material is applied through processing unit 4, the subsequent coating C remains in a liquid state, making it impossible to properly assess the quality of coating C, such as film thickness or coating unevenness. Therefore, a measuring unit 5 for obtaining measurement data for quality assessment of coating C needs to be installed after processing unit 4, where coating C has been sufficiently dried. While a dryer 6 can be installed to promote drying of coating C, even in this case, the measuring unit 5 must be installed after the dryer 6.

[0029] The same applies to printing presses where the printing processing unit applies liquid ink to the transported object 3. That is, when liquid ink is applied through the printing processing unit, the ink immediately following it remains liquid, making it impossible to properly assess quality issues such as film thickness of each color ink, uneven printing, or ink bleeding between multiple colors. Therefore, the measuring unit 5 for obtaining measurement data for printing quality assessment needs to be located at the rear of the printing processing unit, where the inks of each color have sufficiently dried. In particular, in printing presses performing multi-color printing, since the printing processing units for each color are arranged in series, the measuring unit 5 for assessing ink bleeding between multiple colors needs to be located, for example, away from the printing processing unit of the first color.

[0030] Figure 2 A comparative example is schematically shown where the "film thickness" of coating C, as measurement data acquired by measuring unit 5, is directly displayed. In this example, the slit die 41 sequentially and intermittently forms a first coating C1, a second coating C2, a third coating C3, a fourth coating C4, and a fifth coating C5 on a transported object 3 being moved to the right. In the illustrated state, the film thickness of the first coating C1, which is formed earliest, is measured by measuring unit 5. Therefore, at the current moment schematically shown by the rectangular dashed line, the measurement data of the "film thickness" corresponding to the first coating C1 is displayed.

[0031] On the other hand, as described later, the "valve position" of the main valve 42 is acquired by the driver 422 as processing data related to the coating process performed by the processing unit 4, which is a coating processing unit. In the illustrated state, the slit die 41 forms the fifth coating C5. Therefore, at the current moment schematically shown by the rectangular dashed line, the processing data corresponding to the "valve position" of the fifth coating C5 is shown.

[0032] As mentioned above, in Figure 2 In the comparative example, at the current moment, the "film thickness" measurement data corresponding to the first coating C1 and the "valve position" processing data corresponding to the fifth coating C5 are displayed side by side. These measurement and processing data correspond to different coatings C1 and C5, and therefore are not suitable for rigorous comparison. Furthermore, displaying the data corresponding to different coatings C1 and C5 side by side in this manner may lead to misunderstandings by users such as the manager of the coating apparatus 2.

[0033] Therefore, in Figure 1 In the embodiment shown, a processing apparatus is provided that appropriately correlates data measured by a measuring unit 5 at a location separate from the processing unit 4 with the processing performed by the processing unit 4. As components for achieving this purpose, a processing apparatus such as a coating apparatus 2 includes a processing data acquisition unit 71, a distance acquisition unit 72, a data association unit 73, a display unit 74, and a processing adjustment unit 75. Some of these functional blocks can be omitted as long as the processing apparatus can achieve at least some of the functions and / or effects described below. These functional blocks can be implemented through the cooperation of hardware resources such as a computer's central processing unit, memory, input devices, output devices, and peripheral devices connected to the computer, and software executed using these hardware resources. The type or installation location of the computer is not limited; the aforementioned functional blocks can be implemented by the hardware resources of a single computer or by combining hardware resources distributed across multiple computers.

[0034] The data acquisition unit 71 acquires processing data related to the processing performed on the transported object 3 by the processing unit 4. The processing unit 4 is a coating processing unit. Figure 1 In this example, the processing data acquisition unit 71 acquires, for instance, valve position data indicating the open / closed state of the main valve 42, as coating processing data related to the coating process performed by the processing unit 4 on the transported object 3. The processing data acquisition unit 71 may also acquire valve position data indicating the open / closed state of the relief valve 43 or pressure data of the coating material obtained from a pressure sensor (not shown) installed in the slit die head 41, as coating processing data. This coating processing data directly or indirectly represents the coating C and / or gap G formed on the transported object 3 by the processing unit 4, as measured by the subsequent measuring unit 5.

[0035] When the processing unit 4 is a printing processing unit, the processing data acquisition unit 71 can, for example, acquire nozzle operation data indicating the operating state of the printing nozzle that ejects ink to the transported object 3, as printing processing data related to the printing processing performed by the processing unit 4 on the transported object 3. This printing processing data directly or indirectly represents the ink or pattern printed on the transported object 3 by the processing unit 4, as measured by the subsequent measuring unit 5. When the processing unit 4 is a stretching processing unit, the processing data acquisition unit 71 can, for example, acquire stretching unit operation data indicating the operating state of the stretching unit that stretches the transported object 3, as stretching processing data related to the stretching processing performed by the processing unit 4 on the transported object 3. This stretching processing data directly or indirectly represents the result of the stretching processing performed by the processing unit 4 on the transported object 3, as measured by the subsequent measuring unit 5.

[0036] As described above, the processing data acquisition unit 71 preferably acquires processing data that has a direct or indirect causal relationship with the processing result of the processing unit 4 measured by the subsequent measurement unit 5.

[0037] The distance acquisition unit 72 acquires the distance between the processing unit 4 and the measuring unit 5 along the transport direction. The distance between the processing unit 4 and the measuring unit 5 along the transport direction can be stored in advance as a design value or measured in advance as a measured value. In this embodiment, the distance acquisition unit 72 acquires the transport amount detected by the encoder 12, which is a transport amount detection unit, as the distance from the time the processing unit 4 performs the reference processing on the transported object 3 until the measuring unit 5 measures the reference processing.

[0038] For example, in Figure 2 In this example, the coating process of the first coating C1 formed by the slit die 41 of the processing unit 4 can be used as a reference process for obtaining the distance between the processing unit 4 and the measuring unit 5. In this case, the distance acquisition unit 72 obtains the moment when the processing unit 4 performs the reference process (first coating C1) on the transported object 3 from the actuator 422 of the main valve 42, and obtains the value of the encoder 12 at this time as reference data or initial data. Next, the distance acquisition unit 72 obtains the moment when the reference process (first coating C1) is measured by the measuring unit 5 from the measuring unit 5, and obtains the value of the encoder 12 at this time as distance data. Thus, the difference between the encoder 12 data obtained by the distance acquisition unit 72 for the same reference process (first coating C1) at different positions (processing unit 4 and measuring unit 5) or moments indicates the distance between the processing unit 4 and the measuring unit 5.

[0039] The data association unit 73 establishes an association between processing data and measurement data related to the same area on the transported object 3 based on the distance along the transport direction between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5, obtained by the distance acquisition unit 72. Alternatively, the data association unit 73 may also establish an association between processing data and measurement data related to the same area on the transported object 3 based on the time required to move the distance between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5 to the same area on the transported object 3. For example, in... Figure 2 In the example, as schematically indicated by the double-headed arrow, the data association unit 73 establishes an association between the processing data (valve position) and the measurement data (film thickness) related to the first coating C1, which is the same area on the transported object 3, based on the distance D between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5 obtained by the distance acquisition unit 72. That is, the processing data (valve position) and measurement data (film thickness) related to the first coating C1 occur with a time difference corresponding to the distance D, but the data association unit 73, which knows the distance D, is not affected by the time difference and can appropriately associate the processing data (valve position) and measurement data (film thickness) related to the same first coating C1.

[0040] The data association unit 73 may also display the data on the display unit 74 after the time corresponding to the offset of one of the processed data acquired by the processed data acquisition unit 71 and the measured data acquired by the measurement unit 5 relative to the other is equal to the distance D. Figure 3 This schematically illustrates a display example where the time difference between the processing data (valve position) acquired by the processing data acquisition unit 71 and the measurement data (film thickness) acquired by the measurement unit 5 is corrected. In reality, the display unit 74 displays the processing data "valve position (after offset)" and the measurement data "film thickness" in the bottom two lines. Thus, the display unit 74 displays the processing data acquired by the processing data acquisition unit 71 and the measurement data acquired by the measurement unit 5 according to time. Furthermore, as schematically indicated by the arrow representing time t, time... Figure 3 Proceed to the left in the middle.

[0041] The top two rows in this diagram are the same as those mentioned above. Figure 2 The content is the same. In this figure, as shown in the transition from the processed data "valve position (before offset)" before time difference correction to the processed data "valve position (after offset)" after time difference correction, the data association unit 73 displays the time by which the processed data "valve position (before offset)" acquired by the processed data acquisition unit 71 is offset relative to the measurement data "film thickness" acquired by the measurement unit 5 by the distance D acquired by the distance acquisition unit 72, and displays it as the "valve position (after offset)" corrected for the time difference on the display unit 74.

[0042] As a result, as schematically represented by the rectangular dashed lines, the "valve position (after offset)" processing data and "film thickness" measurement data corresponding to the same first coating C1 are displayed side-by-side on the monitor screen of the display unit 74 monitored by the manager or other user of the coating apparatus 2. Furthermore, although the illustration is omitted, the "valve position (after offset)" processing data and "film thickness" measurement data for each subsequent coating C2 to C5 are also displayed side-by-side. Thus, for each coating C1 to C5, the "valve position (after offset)" processing data as the cause and the "film thickness" measurement data as the result are displayed side-by-side, allowing the user to easily grasp the cause-and-effect relationship in real time on the monitor screen.

[0043] In addition to Figure 3 In addition to or instead of the display unit 74 shown, the processing adjustment unit 75 can automatically adjust the processing of the processing unit 4 based on a comparison between the processing data and the measurement data linked by the data association unit 73. For example, the processing adjustment unit 75 can compare with, for example... Figure 2 While establishing the processing data (valve position) and measurement data (film thickness) related to the first coating C1 and / or subsequent coatings C2 to C5 as shown by the bidirectional arrows in the diagram, the processing of the processing unit 4 is automatically adjusted.

[0044] The results of this automatic adjustment are immediately presented as paired processing data (valve position) and measurement data (film thickness) related to subsequent coatings, thus enabling efficient automatic adjustment to achieve optimal pairing. Furthermore, the automatic adjustment target of the processing adjustment unit 75 to the processing unit 4 is arbitrary; in the processing unit 4, the coating processing unit... Figure 1 In the example, the opening and closing methods of the main valve 42 or the relief valve 43 (e.g., opening and closing speed, opening and closing acceleration, maximum opening degree, minimum opening degree), the pressure of the pump 45 on the coating material, the distance between the slit die head 41 and the transport roller 20, and the posture of the slit die head 41 relative to the transport roller 20 can be listed as objects of automatic adjustment.

[0045] The present disclosure has been described above based on embodiments. Various modifications can be made to the combinations of constituent elements or processes in the illustrated embodiments, and such modifications are included within the scope of the present disclosure, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

[0046] Furthermore, the configuration, function, and purpose of each device and method described in the embodiments can be implemented using hardware resources, software resources, or a combination of both. Examples of hardware resources include processors, ROMs, RAMs, and various integrated circuits. Examples of software resources include operating systems and application programs.

[0047] Industrial availability This disclosure relates to coating apparatus and other processing apparatus.

[0048] Symbol Explanation 2-Coating device, 3-Purpose object to be transported, 4-Processing unit, 5-Measuring unit, 6-Dryer, 11-Motor, 12-Encoder, 20-Transporting roller, 71-Processing data acquisition unit, 72-Distance acquisition unit, 73-Data association unit, 74-Display unit, 75-Processing adjustment unit.

Claims

1. A processing apparatus comprising: The processing department is used to perform predetermined processing on the transported items; A data acquisition unit is used to acquire processing data related to the processing performed by the processing unit; A measuring unit is used to measure the transported object that has undergone the processing in the transport direction to obtain measurement data; and The data association unit is used to establish an association between the processing data and the measurement data that are related to the same area on the transported object.

2. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The data association unit associates the processed data and the measured data related to the same area based on at least one of the distance between the processing unit and the measuring unit along the transport direction and the time required to move that distance in the same area.

3. The processing apparatus according to claim 2, comprising: A handling quantity detection unit is used to detect the handling quantity of the transported item along the handling direction; and The distance acquisition unit is used to acquire the transport amount detected by the transport amount detection unit as the distance from the time the processing unit performs reference processing on the transported object until the reference processing is measured by the measurement unit.

4. The processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The transport volume detection unit is an encoder that detects the rotation volume of at least one of the transport roller that transports the transported object and the motor that drives the transport roller.

5. The processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, The encoder detects the rotation amount of at least one of the transport roller that transports the transported object at a position opposite to the processing unit, and the motor that drives the transport roller.

6. The processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, comprising: A display unit is used to display the processed data and the measurement data according to time. The data association unit displays the time interval between the processing data and the measurement data, which are offset relative to the other by the distance corresponding to the distance, on the display unit.

7. The processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The processing unit applies a liquid material to the transported object. A dryer is provided between the processing unit and the measuring unit to dry the material. The measuring unit measures the material in a dry state.

8. The processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein, The measuring unit measures the film thickness of the material in a dry state.

9. The processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising: The processing adjustment unit is used to adjust the processing performed by the processing unit based on a comparison between the processed data and the measurement data after the association is established by the data association unit.

10. A processing method comprising the following steps: The handling department performs pre-planned processing on the transported items; Acquire processing data related to the processing performed by the processing unit; The measuring unit measures the transported object that has undergone the processing via the rear section of the processing unit in the transport direction to obtain measurement data; and The processing data associated with the same area on the transported object is correlated with the measurement data.

11. A storage medium storing a processing program that causes a computer to perform the following steps: The handling department performs pre-planned processing on the transported items; Acquire processing data related to the processing performed by the processing unit; The measuring unit measures the transported object that has undergone the processing in the transport direction to obtain measurement data. and The processing data associated with the same area on the transported object is correlated with the measurement data.

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