Method for operating a mixer system in the production of a rubber compound and mixer system for use in the process

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a mixer system (10) in the production of a rubber compound (12), wherein the mixer system (10) comprises: i) a mixing unit (14) with a mixing chamber (16), ii) an electronic image acquisition device (18), and iii) an electronic data processing device (20) with a storage unit (22), comprising the method steps: a) feeding components of the rubber compound (12) to be produced into the mixing chamber (16), b) operating the mixer (14) to mix the fed components, c) capturing at least one image of the interior of the mixing chamber (16) of the mixer (14) and the components mixed therein with the electronic image acquisition device (12), d) evaluating the captured images of the interior of the mixing chamber (16) to assess the mixing state of the mixed components with the electronic data processing device (20).wherein a machine learning-based evaluation module is stored on the storage unit (22), wherein the evaluation of the captured image recordings is carried out with the evaluation module on the basis of a specific set of training data.

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