Centralized Data Collection Management for Multiple Machine Tools
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional data collection management systems for multiple machines require manual and repetitive setting of measurement items for each machine, leading to increased workload and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
A data collection management system with a centralized device that automates the setting and execution of measurement data acquisition for multiple machine tools, including a setting storage unit, setting unit, and execution management unit, which displays a user interface for connection settings and measurement data types, allowing for integrated management and reduced manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual setting of measurement items is performed for each machine, then measurement data can be collected from multiple machines, but the workload for managing multiple machines increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the setting functions for multiple machines into a single centralized management device. The setting unit consolidates connection settings and measurement item configurations for all target machines in one location, eliminating the need to manually configure each machine separately. This combining approach maintains full data collection capability while dramatically reducing the operational workload.
Solution Approach 2:
The management device is designed with universal functionality to manage multiple different machine tools through a single interface. The setting unit can configure connection parameters and measurement items for various types of machines simultaneously, making the system multi-functional and eliminating the need for machine-specific configuration procedures.
2Productivity
If individual data collection PCs are connected to each machine, then measurement data can be acquired from multiple machines, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple individual data collection PCs into a single management device that performs all data acquisition functions. This centralized architecture merges what would otherwise be separate computational units, reducing system complexity while maintaining the capability to collect data from multiple machines through unified control.
Solution Approach 2:
The management device acts as an intermediary between the operator and multiple target machines. It provides a single point of control that mediates all communication and configuration activities, eliminating the need for direct individual connections and simplifying the overall system architecture.
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AI summary
To alleviate the work load of managing a plurality of machines more appropriately. A data collection management system (1) includes a data collection management device (10) that manages acquisition of measurement data of a plurality of machine tools (20). The data collection management device (10) includes: a setting storage unit (16) that stores connection settings of the plurality of machine tools (20) and setting of the type of measurement data measured in each of the machine tools (20); a setting unit (11b) that sets the connection settings and the type of the measurement data to a measurement tool corresponding to each of the machine tools (20); and an execution management unit (11c) that executes measurement of each of the machine tools (20) using the measurement tool according to the settings performed by the setting unit (11b).