Processing device, processing method, and storage medium

Abstract

A coating device (2) is provided with: a processing unit (4) that performs application processing on an object to be conveyed (3); a processing data acquisition unit (71) that acquires processing data related to the application processing performed by the processing unit (4); a measurement unit (5) that acquires measurement data by measuring the object to be conveyed (3) that has been subjected to application processing in a later stage in the processing unit (4) in the conveyance direction; and a data association unit (73) that associates processing data and measurement data related to a common range on the object to be conveyed (3) based on the distance along the conveyance direction between the processing unit (4) and the measurement unit (5). A display unit (74) that displays processing data and measurement data over time is provided. The data association unit (73) displays one of the processing data and the measurement data on the display unit (74) with a time shift corresponding to the distance from the other.

Description

Processing device, processing method, and storage medium

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a processing apparatus such as a coating apparatus.

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Known processing devices that perform predetermined processing on conveyed objects include, for example, coaters or coating devices that apply coating to sheet-like conveyed objects (hereinafter also referred to as substrates).

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-230819

[0004] In the coating device disclosed in Patent Document 1, an infrared sensor (32) that measures the amount of coating material applied to a conveyed object (12) is provided downstream of a treatment section (14) that performs the coating process. Here, the conveyed object (12) travels a relatively long distance between the time the coating process is performed in the treatment section (14) and the time the infrared sensor (32) measures the amount of coating material. Therefore, it may be unclear when the data measured by the infrared sensor (32) corresponds to the time of the coating process.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of these circumstances, and aims to provide a processing device, etc. that can appropriately associate data measured at a location away from a processing unit with processing by the processing unit.

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, a processing device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a processing unit that performs a predetermined process on the transported object, a processing data acquisition unit that acquires processing data related to the process performed by the processing unit, a measurement unit that is located downstream of the processing unit in the transport direction and measures the processed transported object to acquire measurement data, and a data association unit that associates the processing data and measurement data related to a common range on the transported object.

[0007] According to this aspect, the processing data and the measurement data relating to a common area on the transported object can be appropriately associated with each other.

[0008] Another aspect of the present disclosure is a processing method, which includes: performing a predetermined process on a transported object by a processing unit; acquiring processing data related to the process performed by the processing unit; measuring the processed transported object at a stage downstream of the processing unit in the transport direction to acquire measurement data; and associating the processing data and the measurement data related to a common area on the transported object by a measurement unit.

[0009] Yet another aspect of the present disclosure is a storage medium that stores a processing program that causes a computer to perform the following operations: by a processing unit, performing a predetermined process on a transported object, acquiring processing data related to the process performed by the processing unit, by a measurement unit, at a stage downstream of the processing unit in the transport direction, measuring the transported object on which the process has been performed and acquiring measurement data, and associating the processing data and the measurement data related to a common area on the transported object.

[0010] Any combination of the above components, or any conversion of these expressions into methods, devices, systems, recording media, computer programs, etc., are also encompassed within the present disclosure.

[0011] According to the present disclosure, data measured at a location remote from a processing unit can be appropriately associated with processing by the processing unit.

[0012] 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams showing a coating device that applies a coating process to a transported object, a comparative example in which the coating thickness acquired by a measurement unit is displayed as is, and a display example in which the time difference between the processing data acquired by a processing data acquisition unit and the measurement data acquired by a measurement unit is corrected.

[0013] Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a detailed description will be given of a mode for carrying out the present disclosure (hereinafter also referred to as an embodiment). In the description and / or drawings, identical or equivalent components, members, processes, etc. are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. The scale and shape of each part shown in the drawings are set for convenience to simplify the description and should not be interpreted as limiting unless otherwise specified. The embodiment is an example and does not limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way. Not all features and their combinations presented in the embodiment are necessarily essential to the present disclosure. For convenience, the embodiment is presented broken down into components for each function and / or functional group that realizes the embodiment. However, one component in the embodiment may actually be realized by a combination of multiple separate components, or multiple components in the embodiment may actually be realized by a single integrated component.

[0014] FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a coating device 2, which is an example of a processing device that performs a predetermined process on a transported object 3. Examples of the transported object 3 include linear objects such as strings and wires, and planar objects such as paper, cloth, film, foil, and rubber. In this embodiment, a roll-to-roll coating device 2 is described, which transports a planar substrate as the transported object 3 in a transport direction (direction schematically indicated by multiple arrows in FIG. 1 ). In this case, the transported object 3 is, for example, copper foil. Note that the processing device according to the present disclosure is not limited to a coater or coating device 2 that performs a coating or coating process on the transported object 3, but may also be a device that performs any process on the transported object 3, such as a printing machine that performs a printing process on the transported object 3 or a stretching device that applies tension to the transported object 3.

[0015] The coating device 2 conveys the transported object 3 in the transport direction by a number of transport rollers 20 (only one transport roller 20 is shown in FIG. 1 ). The transport roller 20 shown in the figure is a drive roller that is rotationally driven by a motor 11. Although not shown, the transport roller 20 may include a driven roller that rotates in conjunction with another drive roller (not shown) by sandwiching the transported object 3 between itself and the other drive roller, a guide roller that is disposed on the transport path of the transported object 3 and guides the transported object 3, an unwind roller that is provided at the start point of the transport path and unwinds the transported object 3 along the transport direction, and a take-up roller that is provided at the end point of the transport path and winds up the transported object 3.

[0016] The transport rollers 20, which are driven to rotate in the clockwise direction in Fig. 1 by the motor 11, transport the transported object 3 along the same transport direction. In the example of Fig. 1, the transported object 3 transported to the left below the transport rollers 20 is turned clockwise by the transport rollers 20. As a result, above the transport rollers 20, the transported object 3 is transported substantially to the right.

[0017] The motor 11 is provided with an encoder 12 that detects its rotation amount. The rotation amount of the motor 11 detected by the encoder 12 represents the transport amount of the transported object 3 along the transport direction. Specifically, the rotation amount of the motor 11 detected by the encoder 12 is converted into the transport amount of the transported object 3 based on mechanical design values ​​such as the reduction ratio of the reducer 13 provided next to the motor 11 and the diameter of the transport roller 20 connected to the motor 11 via the reducer 13. In this way, the encoder 12 of the motor 11 constitutes a transport amount detection unit that detects the transport amount of the transported object 3 along the transport direction. Furthermore, in the illustrated example, the encoder 12 detects the rotation amount of the motor 11 that rotates the transport roller 20 that transports the transported object 3 at a position opposite the processing unit 4 (particularly the slit die 41) described below.

[0018] The encoder serving as the transport distance detector may be provided on the transport roller 20 and may directly detect the rotation amount of the transport roller 20, which is equal to the transport distance of the transported object 3. The encoder serving as the transport distance detector may also detect the rotation amount of at least one of other transport rollers (not shown, such as other drive rollers, driven rollers, guide rollers, unwind rollers, and take-up rollers) and the motors that rotate the other transport rollers. Furthermore, the transport distance detector is not limited to an encoder and may be, for example, a sensor or camera that directly measures or photographs the transported object 3 to directly detect its transport distance. For example, in a coating device 2 that applies intermittent coatings C, the transport distance of the transported object 3 can be detected by detecting the movement of each coating C.

[0019] The illustrated conveying rollers 20 convey the conveyed object 3 at a position facing a processing section 4 that performs a predetermined processing on the conveyed object 3. In the example of FIG. 1 in which the processing device is a coating device 2, the processing section 4 is a coating processing section that performs a coating or coating processing on the conveyed object 3 conveyed by the conveying rollers 20. Although not shown, when the processing device is a printing press, the processing section is a printing processing section that performs a printing processing on the conveyed object 3, and when the processing device is a stretching device, the processing section is a stretching processing section that applies tension to the conveyed object 3 to perform a stretching processing.

[0020] The processing section 4 may apply a liquid material to the transported object 3. Specifically, the processing section 4 may be a coating processing section that applies a liquid coating material to the transported object 3 as shown in Fig. 1, or a printing processing section that applies liquid ink to the transported object 3. The processing section 4 in Fig. 1 as a coating processing section applies a liquid coating material to the transported object 3 transported by the transport rollers 20, for example, by a die coating method.

[0021] Since the die coating method is well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The processing section 4 of the die coating method includes, for example, a slit die 41, a main valve 42, a relief valve 43, a material tank 44, and a pump 45. The slit die 41 has a linear slit through which a liquid coating material supplied under pressure from the material tank 44 through the pump 45 is applied or discharged onto the conveyed object 3. The length of the slit is perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG. 1 , and the coating material is applied or discharged linearly onto the conveyed object 3 over the entire length of the slit. The conveyed object 3 is conveyed by the conveying rollers 20 in an upward direction intersecting or perpendicular to the rightward direction in FIG. 1 , which is the direction in which the coating material is discharged, so that the slit die 41 applies a rectangular coating C onto the conveyed object 3.

[0022] 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 a gap G, which is an uncoated portion where no coating material is applied, exists between two adjacent coatings C along the transport direction. The length of each coating C along the transport direction and the length of each gap G along the transport direction can be set arbitrarily, but in the following, the lengths of all coatings C and all gaps G are assumed to be constant. In a typical example, the length of each coating C is greater than the length of each gap G. Note that the slit die 41 may also apply a continuous coating C, with substantially no gaps G, to the transported object 3.

[0023] Intermittent coating using the slit die 41 as shown in FIG. 1 may be achieved, for example, by complementary opening and closing operations of a main valve 42 and a relief valve 43. Specifically, when the slit die 41 is to discharge a 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 conveyed object 3. Conversely, when the slit die 41 is not to discharge a coating material, the main valve 42 is closed by the opening and closing drive unit 421, while the relief valve 43 is opened by the opening and closing drive unit 431, thereby forming a gap G on the conveyed object 3 (i.e., no coating C is formed). The opening and closing drive unit 421 of the main valve 42 operates based on an opening and closing command from a driver 422, and the opening and closing drive unit 431 of the relief valve 43 operates based on an opening and closing command from a driver 432.

[0024] The liquid coating material stored in the material tank 44 is supplied to the slit die 41 in response to the opening and closing operations of the main valve 42 and the relief valve 43. The pump 45 pressurizes the liquid coating material supplied to the slit die 41 so that it can be appropriately discharged onto the transported object 3. Note that surplus coating material not used in the coating process by the slit die 41 may be returned to the material tank 44.

[0025] A measuring unit 5 is provided downstream in the conveying direction of the processing unit 4 as a coating processing unit, which measures the coated transported object 3 and acquires measurement data. A dryer 6 for drying the coating C (coating material) may be provided between the processing unit 4 as a coating processing unit and the measuring unit 5. The measuring unit 5 measures the film thickness of the coating C in a dried state. For example, the measuring unit 5 is a non-contact sensor based on any principle such as light or sound, and measures 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 photographs the coating C and / or gap G on the transported object 3.

[0026] When a liquid coating material is applied by the processing section 4, the coating C is still in a liquid state immediately thereafter, making it impossible to properly evaluate the quality of the coating C, such as its film thickness or unevenness. Therefore, the measurement section 5 for acquiring measurement data for evaluating the quality of the coating C must be provided downstream of the processing section 4, in a position where the coating C has sufficiently dried. The provision of a dryer 6 can accelerate the drying of the coating C, but even in this case, the measurement section 5 must be provided downstream of the dryer 6.

[0027] The same applies to a printing press in which the print processing unit applies liquid ink to the transported object 3. That is, when liquid ink is applied by the print processing unit, the ink is still in a liquid state immediately after application, making it impossible to properly evaluate quality, such as the film thickness of each color of ink, print unevenness, and color bleeding between multiple color inks. Therefore, the measurement unit 5 for acquiring measurement data for print quality evaluation needs to be located downstream of the print processing unit, in a position where each color of ink has sufficiently dried. In particular, in a printing press that performs multicolor printing, the print processing units for each color are arranged in series, so the measurement unit 5 for evaluating quality, such as color bleeding between multiple color inks, needs to be located far away from, for example, the print processing unit for the first color.

[0028] 2 schematically illustrates a comparative example in which the "film thickness" of coating C is displayed as is as measurement data acquired by the measurement unit 5. In this example, the slit die 41 intermittently forms a first coating C1, a second coating C2, a third coating C3, a fourth coating C4, and a fifth coating C5 in that order on the transported object 3 being transported to the right. In the illustrated state, the film thickness of the first coating C1, which was formed first, is measured by the measurement unit 5. Therefore, at the current time, which is schematically indicated by a dotted rectangular line, the measurement data for the "film thickness" corresponding to the first coating C1 is displayed.

[0029] Meanwhile, as will be described later, the "valve position" of the main valve 42 is acquired via the driver 422 as processing data related to the coating process performed by the processing unit 4 as a coating processing unit. In the illustrated state, the slit die 41 is forming the fifth coating C5. Therefore, at the current time, which is schematically indicated by a dotted rectangular line, the processing data of the "valve position" corresponding to the fifth coating C5 is shown.

[0030] 2 , at the current time, the measurement data for "film thickness" corresponding to the first coating C1 and the process data for "valve position" corresponding to the fifth coating C5 are displayed one above the other. Because these measurement data and process data correspond to different coatings C1 and C5, they are inappropriate for strict comparison. Furthermore, displaying data corresponding to different coatings C1 and C5 side by side in this manner may lead to misunderstandings by users, such as the administrator of the coating apparatus 2.

[0031] Therefore, in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , a processing device is provided that can appropriately associate data measured by a measurement unit 5 at a location remote from the processing unit 4 with processing by the processing unit 4. To achieve this, a processing device such as the coating device 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. As long as the processing device can achieve at least some of the actions and / or effects described below, some of these functional blocks may be omitted. These functional blocks may be realized by the cooperation of hardware resources such as a central processing unit (CPU), memory, input devices, output devices, and peripheral devices connected to the computer, and software executed using these resources. Regardless of the type or location of the computer, each of the above functional blocks may be realized by the hardware resources of a single computer or by combining hardware resources distributed across multiple computers.

[0032] The processing data acquisition unit 71 acquires processing data related to the processing performed by the processing unit 4 on the transported object 3. In the example of FIG. 1 where the processing unit 4 is a coating processing unit, the processing data acquisition unit 71 acquires, for example, valve position data indicating the open / close state of the main valve 42 as coating processing data related to the coating processing performed by the processing unit 4 on the transported object 3. The processing data acquisition unit 71 may also acquire, as coating processing data, valve position data indicating the open / close state of the relief valve 43 or pressure data of the coating material acquired from a pressure sensor (not shown) provided in the slit die 41. Such coating processing data directly or indirectly indicates the coating C and / or gap G formed on the transported object 3 by the processing unit 4, which are measured by the downstream measurement unit 5.

[0033] If the processing unit 4 is a printing processing unit, the processing data acquisition unit 71 may acquire, for example, nozzle operation data representing the operating state of a printing nozzle that ejects ink onto the transported object 3, as printing processing data related to the printing processing performed by the processing unit 4 on the transported object 3. Such printing processing data directly or indirectly represents the ink or pattern that the processing unit 4 prints on the transported object 3, as measured by the downstream measurement unit 5. If the processing unit 4 is a stretching processing unit, the processing data acquisition unit 71 may acquire, for example, stretching unit operation data representing the operating state of a 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. Such stretching processing data directly or indirectly represents the results of the stretching processing performed by the processing unit 4 on the transported object 3, as measured by the downstream measurement unit 5.

[0034] As described above, it is preferable that the processing data acquisition unit 71 acquires processing data that has a direct or indirect causal relationship with the processing result by the processing unit 4 measured by the measurement unit 5 in the subsequent stage.

[0035] The distance acquisition unit 72 acquires the distance along the conveyance direction between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5. The distance along the conveyance direction between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5 may be stored in advance as a design value, or may be measured in advance as an actual measurement value. In this embodiment, the distance acquisition unit 72 acquires, as a distance, the conveyance amount detected by the encoder 12 serving as a conveyance amount detection unit from the time the processing unit 4 performs the reference process on the conveyed object 3 until the reference process is measured by the measurement unit 5.

[0036] 2 , the coating process in which the slit die 41 of the processing unit 4 forms the first coating C1 may be used as the reference process for acquiring the distance between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5. In this case, the distance acquisition unit 72 acquires the timing when the processing unit 4 applies the reference process (first coating C1) to the transported object 3 from the driver 422 of the main valve 42 or the like, and acquires the value of the encoder 12 at that time as reference data or initial data. Next, the distance acquisition unit 72 acquires the timing when the reference process (first coating C1) is measured by the measurement unit 5 from the measurement unit 5, and acquires the value of the encoder 12 at that time as distance data. In this way, the difference between the data of the encoder 12 acquired by the distance acquisition unit 72 for the same reference process (first coating C1) at different positions (processing unit 4 and measurement unit 5) or timings represents the distance between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5.

[0037] The data associating unit 73 associates the processing data and measurement data for a common area on the transported object 3 based on the distance in the transport direction between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5 acquired by the distance acquiring unit 72. Additionally or alternatively, the data associating unit 73 may associate the processing data and measurement data for a common area on the transported object 3 based on the time it takes for the common area on the transported object 3 to travel the distance between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5. For example, in the example of FIG. 2 , as schematically shown by the bidirectional arrow, the data associating unit 73 associates the processing data (valve position) and measurement data (film thickness) for the first coating C1 as a common area on the transported object 3 based on the distance D between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5 acquired by the distance acquiring unit 72. That is, the processing data (valve position) and measurement data (film thickness) for the first coating C1 appear with a time difference corresponding to the distance D between the processing unit 4 and the measurement unit 5, but the data associating unit 73, recognizing the distance D, can appropriately associate the processing data (valve position) and measurement data (film thickness) for the same first coating C1 regardless of the time difference.

[0038] The data association unit 73 may display on the display unit 74 one of the processing data acquired by the processing data acquisition unit 71 and the measurement data acquired by the measurement unit 5, offset relative to the other by a time corresponding to the distance D acquired by the distance acquisition unit 72. FIG. 3 schematically shows a display example in which 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 has been corrected. The display unit 74 actually displays the processing data "valve position (after offset)" and the measurement data "film thickness" in the bottom two rows. In this way, 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 over time. Note that time progresses leftward in FIG. 3, as schematically indicated by the arrow representing time t.

[0039] The top two rows in this figure are the same as those described above in Figure 2. In this figure, as shown by the transition from the processing data before time difference correction "valve position (before offset)" to the processing data after time difference correction "valve position (after offset)," the data relating unit 73 shifts the processing data "valve position (before offset)" acquired by the processing data acquiring unit 71 by the time equivalent to the distance D acquired by the distance acquiring unit 72 with respect to the measurement data "film thickness" acquired by the measuring unit 5, and displays it on the display unit 74 as the "valve position (after offset)" with the time difference corrected.

[0040] As a result, as shown by the dotted rectangular lines, the process data for the "valve position (after offset)" and the measurement data for the "film thickness" corresponding to the same first coating C1 are displayed one above the other on the monitor screen of the display unit 74 monitored by a user, such as the administrator of the coating apparatus 2. Furthermore, although not shown, the process data for the "valve position (after offset)" and the measurement data for the "film thickness" for each of the subsequent coatings C2 to C5 are also displayed one above the other. In this way, for each of the coatings C1 to C5, the process data for the "valve position (after offset)" as the cause and the measurement data for the "film thickness" as the result are displayed one above the other, allowing the user to easily grasp the causal relationship in real time on the monitor screen.

[0041] 3, the process adjustment unit 75 may automatically adjust the process by the processing unit 4 in response to a comparison of the process data and the measurement data associated by the data association unit 73. For example, the process adjustment unit 75 may automatically adjust the process by the processing unit 4 while comparing the process data (valve position) and the measurement data (film thickness) for the first coating C1 and / or the subsequent coatings C2 to C5, which are associated as indicated by the double arrows in FIG.

[0042] The results of such automatic adjustments are immediately reflected as pairs of process data (valve position) and measurement data (film thickness) related to subsequent coating, allowing efficient automatic adjustment to achieve the optimal pair. The objects of automatic adjustment in the processing section 4 of the process adjustment unit 75 are arbitrary. In the example of Fig. 1 where the processing section 4 is a coating processing section, examples of objects of automatic adjustment include the opening and closing modes (e.g., opening and closing speed, opening and closing acceleration, maximum opening, minimum opening) of the main valve 42 and the relief valve 43, the pressure of the coating material by the pump 45, the distance between the slit die 41 and the transport roller 20, and the attitude of the slit die 41 relative to the transport roller 20.

[0043] The present disclosure has been described above based on the embodiments. Various modifications are possible to the combinations of the components and processes in the exemplary embodiments, and it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that such modifications are included within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0044] The configuration, operation, and function of each device and method described in the embodiments can be realized by hardware resources, software resources, or a combination of hardware and software resources. Examples of hardware resources include processors, ROM, RAM, and various integrated circuits. Examples of software resources include operating systems, applications, and other programs.

[0045] The present disclosure relates to a processing apparatus such as a coating apparatus.

[0046] 2 Coating device, 3 Transported object, 4 Processing unit, 5 Measuring unit, 6 Dryer, 11 Motor, 12 Encoder, 20 Transport roller, 71 Processing data acquisition unit, 72 Distance acquisition unit, 73 Data related unit, 74 Display unit, 75 Processing adjustment unit.

Claims

1. A processing device comprising: a processing unit that performs a predetermined process on a transported object; a processing data acquisition unit that acquires processing data related to the process performed by the processing unit; a measurement unit that is downstream of the processing unit in the transport direction and measures the transported object on which the process has been performed to acquire measurement data; and a data association unit that associates the processing data and the measurement data related to a common area on the transported object.

2. The processing device according to claim 1, wherein the data association unit associates the processing data and the measurement data relating to the common range based on at least one of the distance along the transport direction between the processing unit and the measurement unit and the time it takes for the common range to travel that distance.

3. A processing device as described in claim 2, comprising: a transport amount detection unit that detects the transport amount of the transported object along the transport direction; and a distance acquisition unit that acquires the transport amount detected by the transport amount detection unit as the distance after the processing unit applies a reference processing to the transported object and before the reference processing is measured by the measurement unit.

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

5. The processing device according to claim 4, wherein the encoder detects the amount of rotation of at least one of a transport roller that transports the transported object at a position facing the processing section and a motor that rotates the transport roller.

6. A processing device as described in any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising a display unit which displays the processed data and the measured data over time, and the data association unit causes one of the processed data and the measured data to be displayed on the display unit with a time lag corresponding to the distance relative to the other.

7. A processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the processing section applies a liquid material to the transported object, a dryer for drying the material is provided between the processing section and the measurement section, and the measurement section measures the material in a dry state.

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

9. A processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a processing adjustment section which adjusts the processing by the processing section in response to a comparison of the processing data and the measurement data associated by the data association section.

10. A processing method comprising: a processing unit performing a predetermined processing on a transported object; acquiring processing data relating to the processing performed by the processing unit; a measurement unit measuring the transported object on which the processing has been performed, downstream of the processing unit in the transport direction, to acquire measurement data; and associating the processing data and the measurement data relating to a common area on the transported object.

11. A storage medium storing a processing program that causes a computer to execute the following operations: performing a predetermined processing on a transported object by a processing unit; acquiring processing data related to the processing performed by the processing unit; measuring the transported object on which the processing has been performed, downstream of the processing unit in the transport direction, and acquiring measurement data; and associating the processing data and the measurement data related to a common area on the transported object by a measurement unit.

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