Raw material information management system for 3D printing

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of warehouse management, in particular to a raw material information management system for 3D printing. A raw material circulation transfer container, 3D printing host equipment and 3D printing auxiliary equipment are arranged on the 3D printing production line, and the information management system comprises a raw material information acquisition end, a network transmission end, a server management end, the transfer container, the 3D printing host equipment provided with a scanning device and the 3D printing auxiliary equipment provided with a scanning device. The information acquisition end, the 3D printing host equipment, the 3D printing auxiliary equipment and all the scanning devices are in communication connection with the server management end through the network transmission end, and the transfer container establishes passive connection with other equipment and devices in a passive scanning mode; according to the technical scheme, the consistency of the raw material information at different terminals can be ensured, the task response speed and the production scheduling reasonability are effectively improved, the production error rate is reduced, and the labor cost, the paper product consumable cost and the powder management cost are further reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to warehouse management technical field especially raw material information management system for 3D printing. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous development of science and technology, 3D printing technology has become one of the important tools of manufacturing industry. And powder material is an important part of 3D printing, and its quality and management are crucial to the performance and consistency of products. However, the management of powder materials for 3D printing is still in its infancy, mainly relying on manual recording to record and trace the raw material powder life cycle used in the 3D printing process, such as the amount of powder out of warehouse, into equipment, use, recycling, and related information of powder (sieved, not sieved, grade, batch number, etc.). This way not only causes errors, but also cannot achieve effective tracking and monitoring. The key to solving the above problems lies in developing an intelligent management system that can automatically collect and process powder material information for 3D printing. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to solve the above technical problems existing in the background art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a raw material information management system for 3D printing, which can automatically identify and record the data state and data flow state of the material. The system comprises: a transfer container for raw material circulation on a 3D printing production line, a 3D printing host device, a 3D printing auxiliary device, a raw material information acquisition end, a network transmission end, a server management end, a transfer container, a 3D printing host device provided with a scanning device, a 3D printing auxiliary device provided with a scanning device, an information acquisition end, a transfer container, a 3D printing host device, a 3D printing auxiliary device and each scanning device are respectively connected in communication with the server management end through the network transmission end, and the transfer container is passively connected with other devices by passive scanning.

[0004] Further, the information management system provided by the utility model further comprises PLC controllers respectively arranged in the 3D printing host device and the 3D printing auxiliary device, the PLC controllers are in communication connection with the server management end, and the PLC controllers of each 3D printing host device and 3D printing auxiliary device are respectively in communication connection with the corresponding scanning device.

[0005] Further, each 3D printing host device, 3D printing auxiliary device and raw material transfer container has a unique identification code.

[0006] The information received by the service management end includes the raw material warehouse entry basic information entered by the raw material information acquisition end, the corresponding information of the transfer container identification code and the warehouse entry raw material, and the corresponding information of the transfer container and each 3D printing host / 3D printing auxiliary.

[0007] Further, the identification code on the 3D printing main machine device, the 3D printing auxiliary machine device and the raw material transfer container is a static code in the form of a two-dimensional code or a bar code.

[0008] Further, the information management system further comprises a data query end, which is in communication connection with the server management end through a wired or wireless mode.

[0009] Further, the raw material information acquisition end is used for inputting the basic information of the raw material in storage, and the basic information is the grade, batch number, particle size, manufacturer and initial weight of the powder.

[0010] Further, the network transmission end further comprises a sending information checking end, which is checked through sensors arranged on the transfer container, the 3D printing main machine device and the 3D printing auxiliary machine device and / or a manual operation terminal.

[0011] Further, the raw material information acquisition end is provided with a manual input end and / or a scanning input device, and the manual input end and / or the scanning input device are in communication connection with the server management end.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following advantages: 1. The information collection and recording of the whole process from the raw material storage to production, storage, delivery and invalidation are realized. 2. The data state and data flow state of the material can be automatically identified and recorded. 4. The quality problems and defects of the raw material can be traced through data. 4. The inventory state and storage position of each raw material can be tracked in real time. 6. The standardized management system of the enterprise can be established. 7. The product traceability management is realized through the tracking and recording of the whole life cycle of the product. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0014] Figure 1 A structure schematic diagram of a raw material information management system for 3D printing according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0016] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods. It should be understood that the specific implementation methods described herein are only used to explain the present invention and do not limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Figure 1 As shown, this system includes an information raw material information collection terminal, a network transmission terminal, a server management terminal, a transfer container, a 3D printing host device equipped with a scanning device, and a 3D printing auxiliary device equipped with a scanning device. The information collection terminal, the 3D printing host device, the 3D printing auxiliary device, and each scanning device are respectively connected to the server management terminal through the network transmission terminal, and the transfer container establishes a passive connection with other devices through passive scanning. The function of this system is to realize the information management of 3D printing raw materials in various circulation links of production. It mainly includes three parts: (1) raw material storage (2) raw material out of the storage (3) raw material working records of each host device and auxiliary device during the 3D printing process. These three stages belong to the supervision of mobile materials, and it is necessary to record the status changes of materials in a timely manner to facilitate the traceability analysis of subsequent processes.

[0017] The information collection end is used to enter the basic information of the incoming raw materials, which can be entered through a manual entry terminal and / or a scanning device. The manual entry terminal and / or the scanning device are communicated with the server management end. The scanning device can be used to identify the identification code barcode and / or QR code on the outer packaging of the incoming raw material powder to obtain the basic information of the incoming raw material powder, such as the brand, batch number, particle size, manufacturer, and initial weight of the powder.

[0018] In the 3D printing production process, the raw materials need to be transferred from the warehouse to the 3D printing auxiliary equipment and the 3D printing main equipment through the transfer container to complete the production task. The raw materials need to be associated with the 3D printing auxiliary equipment (which can be a powder collecting machine, a powder screening machine, a drying machine, etc.) and the 3D printing main equipment through the transfer container in each production link. The information association is established through the unique identification code of each 3D printing main equipment, 3D printing auxiliary equipment and raw material transfer container, and the scanning device provided in the 3D printing main equipment, 3D printing auxiliary equipment and raw material transfer container. Each scanning device automatically scans the identification code (which can be any one of a bar code, a two-dimensional code, an RFID tag or a Bluetooth tag, or multiple ones can exist simultaneously) of the raw material packaging container and / or the transfer barrel, and transmits these information to the server management end through the network transmission end.

[0019] For the identification code of the raw material packaging container and / or the transfer barrel in this application, it can be a physical code generated on the surface of the container by laser engraving or etching or mechanical processing for scanning, or it can be an electronic code corresponding to each container generated by a machine algorithm, which is scanned or connected by a wireless method.

[0020] The information received by the service management end includes the raw material warehouse entry basic information entered by the raw material information collection end, the corresponding information of the transfer container identification code and the warehouse entry raw material, and the corresponding information of the transfer container and each 3D printing main machine / 3D printing auxiliary machine. When the raw materials are warehoused, the corresponding information of the transfer container and each 3D printing main machine / 3D printing auxiliary machine can be its corresponding device number and current running state information. When the transfer container and each 3D printing main machine / 3D printing auxiliary machine have finished working, if there is still residual powder, the powder needs to be re-warehoused. At this time, the corresponding information of the current raw material collected by the collection end can be the current state of the powder (including screened and un-screened), the residual weight of the powder, the batch number or brand of the powder, and the collected information is sent to the service management end for saving and recording.

[0021] The application also provides a data query end connected with the server management end through wired or wireless communication, so as to facilitate users to query and verify the raw material information and real-time state of the printing powder in real time. The data query end in this application can be a private communication device (such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer) carried by the user, or a fixed communication device (such as a desktop computer or other operable and displayable communication device) set in the raw material warehouse exit site. The private communication device is usually connected with the server management end in a wireless connection mode, and the fixed communication device on site can be directly connected to the system and connected with the data query end through a wired mode, or connected to the system data query end through the same local area network, so as to facilitate users to query through the device.

[0022] The network transmission end further comprises a sending information checking end, which checks information through sensors arranged on the transfer container, the 3D printing main machine device, the 3D printing auxiliary machine device and / or a manual operation terminal. The sending information checking end can be a hardware frame composed of proximity sensors and a code scanning gun arranged at a set distance. When the powder is put into the warehouse, two points (in another embodiment of the present application, a plurality of points can be obtained by increasing the proximity sensors) are used to determine the placement position of the powder barrel. After the powder barrel is placed in position, the sending end sends a checking request, and starts to determine whether the proximity sensor in the hardware frame is triggered and whether the code scanning gun is successfully scanned. When the checking request sent by the sending information checking end, the proximity sensor and the code scanning gun scanning are triggered together, the powder barrel is considered to be signed in at this time. If the state of a certain proximity sensor becomes "not triggered" or the checking request sent by the sending information checking end is stopped during circulation, the powder barrel is considered to be signed out. If the powder needs to continue to circulate, the signing-in action needs to be performed again so that the powder can continue to circulate among various devices.

[0023] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A 3D printing raw material information management system, characterized by: A transfer container for raw material flow, a 3D printing host device, and 3D printing auxiliary equipment are set up on the 3D printing production line. The information management system includes a raw material information collection end, a network transmission end, a server management end, a transfer container, a 3D printing host device equipped with a scanning device, and a 3D printing auxiliary equipment equipped with a scanning device. The information collection end, the 3D printing host device, the 3D printing auxiliary equipment, and each scanning device are respectively communicated with the server management end through the network transmission end, and the transfer container establishes a passive connection with other devices through passive scanning.

2. A 3D printing raw material information management system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes PLC controllers respectively arranged on the 3D printing host device and the 3D printing auxiliary device. The PLC controller is communicated with the server management end, and the PLC controllers of each 3D printing host device and the 3D printing auxiliary device are respectively communicated with the corresponding scanning device.

3. A 3D printing raw material information management system according to claim 2, characterized in that: Each of the 3D printing host device, 3D printing auxiliary device and raw material transfer container has a unique identification code.

4. A 3D printing raw material information management system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The information received by the service management end includes the basic information of raw material storage entered by the raw material information collection end, the corresponding information between the transfer container identification code and the incoming raw materials, and the corresponding information between the transfer container and each 3D printing host / 3D printing auxiliary machine.

5. The 3D printing raw material information management system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The identification code is a static code in the form of a QR code and / or a barcode.

6. A 3D printing raw material information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: It also includes a data query terminal, which is connected to the server management terminal in a wired or wireless communication manner.

7. The 3D printing raw material information management system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The raw material information collection terminal is used to input basic information of the raw materials entering the warehouse, and the basic information is the brand, batch number, particle size, manufacturer, and initial weight of the powder.

8. The 3D printing raw material information management system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The network transmission end also includes a sending information verification end, which verifies through sensors and / or manual operation terminals set on the transfer container, 3D printing host equipment, and 3D printing auxiliary equipment.

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