Digital production systems

Abstract

A digital production system is suitable for processing several straight pipes into several bent pipes, and includes an identification unit, a central control unit, a process unit, a recording unit, and a cloud server. The identification unit is used to identify an engineering drawing to generate preset parameters and mark several serial numbers on the straight pipes. The central control unit includes several storage modules that store data corresponding to each straight pipe based on its serial number. The process unit includes several processing modules for reading the serial number of each straight pipe and then processing each straight pipe into a bent pipe according to the preset parameters. The recording unit is used to detect and record actual parameter data and then store it in the storage modules. The cloud server generates a QR code for external devices to scan and view the data in the storage modules.

Claims

1. A digital production system suitable for processing several straight pipes into several bent pipes, comprising: an identification unit adapted to identify an engineering drawing to generate preset parameters for processing the straight pipes, select the straight pipes of corresponding materials according to the preset parameters, and mark several independent serial numbers on the straight pipes; a central control unit connected to the identification unit, and including several storage modules for storing relevant data of the corresponding straight pipe production process according to each serial number; and a process unit disposed downstream of the identification unit and connected to the central control unit, the process unit including several processing modules for reading the serial number of each straight pipe and processing each straight pipe into a bent pipe according to the preset parameters; A recording unit is provided in the process unit and includes several detection modules respectively provided on the processing modules. Each detection module is used to detect and record several actual parameter data related to each of the pipe bending processes and then store them in the corresponding storage module; and a cloud server is connected to the central control unit to synchronize the data in the storage modules and generate several first barcodes suitable for scanning and viewing the data in the storage modules by an external device.

2. The digital production system as described in claim 1, wherein, The preset parameters include preset material, preset bending position, preset size threshold, preset heating temperature threshold, and preset hardness threshold. The identification unit has a feeder for introducing the straight tubes, a first scanner located at the inlet of the feeder and connected to the feeder for scanning the serial numbers, and a laser engraving machine located downstream of the feeder and connected to the first scanner.

3. The digital production system as described in claim 2, wherein, The processing modules are respectively a bending mechanism located downstream of the identification unit and connected to the central control unit for bending the straight pipes into bent pipes without heating according to the preset parameters; a cutting mechanism located downstream of the bending mechanism and connected to the central control unit for cutting the bent pipes; a heat treatment mechanism located downstream of the cutting mechanism and connected to the central control unit for heating the bent pipes; and several second scanners respectively located at the entrances of the bending mechanism, the cutting mechanism, and the heat treatment mechanism for scanning the serial numbers.

4. The digital production system as described in claim 3, wherein, The cutting mechanism includes a marking device for reading the serial number of each bend and drawing the cutting line and assembly reference line of the bend according to the preset size of the preset parameters, and a cutting device located downstream of the marking device for cutting the straight pipes according to the cutting line.

5. The digital production system as described in claim 4, wherein, The heat treatment mechanism includes a heating device for reading the serial number of each bend and heating the bends according to a preset heating temperature threshold of the preset parameters, a temperature sensing device disposed on the heating device, and a cooling device disposed downstream of the heating device for cooling the bends. The temperature sensing device is used to detect the heating temperature of the heating device and record heating data related to the temperature change of each bend during heating in the corresponding storage module.

6. The digital production system as described in claim 5, wherein the detection modules are respectively a bending recording device connected to the bending mechanism for recording several bending data related to the actual material, actual bending position, processing date and machine number of the bent tubes in the corresponding storage module; a dimension recording device located downstream of the cutting device of the cutting mechanism for detecting and recording several dimensional data related to the actual dimensions of the cut bent tubes in the corresponding storage module; and a hardness recording device located downstream of the cooling device for recording several hardness data related to the actual hardness of the bent tubes in the corresponding storage module.

7. The digital production system as described in claim 5, wherein, The heating device of the heat treatment apparatus is an induction coil located on the outside of the bends and used to generate induced current.

8. The digital production system as described in claim 6 further includes a monitoring unit with information connection to the central control unit, wherein, The warning unit includes a first warning module disposed on the bending mechanism and used to output a first warning signal when each of the bent materials does not conform to the preset parameters; a second warning module disposed on the cutting mechanism and used to output a second warning signal when each of the dimensional materials is not within the preset dimensional threshold; and a third warning module disposed on the heat treatment mechanism and used to output a third warning signal when each of the hardness materials is not within the preset hardness threshold.

9. The digital manufacturing system as described in claim 1 further includes a shipping unit located downstream of the process unit, wherein, The shipping unit includes a packaging module for mounting the bends in several boxes, and a printing module located downstream of the packaging module for printing several trace documents bearing the first barcode and placing them in the boxes.

10. In the digital production system described in any one of claims 1 to 9, each serial number is presented as a QR code.

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