Container Production Control With Model-Corrected Wall Thickness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container production processes struggle to achieve precise quality parameters due to unreliable measurement methods, which are influenced by interference factors such as container geometry and material properties.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that utilize a control device to set working parameters, a measuring device to measure container parameters, a measurement correction device to correct measurements using a numerical model, and a performance parameter determination device to calculate precise performance parameters, thereby optimizing the production process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If optical or ultrasonic measuring methods are used to measure wall thicknesses, then measurement can be performed, but measurement accuracy is impaired by non-uniform container geometries and varying absorption/transmission coefficients
Solution Approach 1:
A numerical model acts as an intermediary between the raw measurement data and the final performance parameter determination. The model incorporates container geometry, material properties, and measurement conditions to correct measured values and compensate for interference factors, thereby restoring measurement accuracy without changing the physical measurement process itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters used for quality assessment from direct raw measurements to corrected values that account for geometric and material variations. By transforming the measurement data through a numerical model that considers absorption coefficients, transmission properties, and container geometry, the system achieves accurate performance parameter determination despite the interfering factors.
2Manufacturing precision
If performance parameters are determined based on raw measured container parameters, then production optimization can be attempted, but the determination is unreliable due to measurement inaccuracies
Solution Approach 1:
The numerical model serves as a reliable intermediary that processes raw measurement data into corrected values. By incorporating knowledge of container geometry, material properties, and measurement physics, the model reliably transforms unreliable raw measurements into accurate performance parameter determinations, enabling trustworthy production optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where measured container parameters are continuously corrected using the numerical model, and the determined performance parameters feed back into production parameter optimization. This closed-loop approach ensures that production decisions are based on reliable, corrected data rather than unreliable raw measurements.
3Measurement precision
If measurement systems are designed to account for all interference factors, then measurement accuracy improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than complicating the physical measurement system to account for all interference factors, the patent introduces a numerical model as a computational intermediary. This software-based approach handles the complexity of correcting for geometry and material variations without requiring additional or more complex physical measurement hardware, thus improving accuracy while minimizing device complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for producing containers which comprises: a control device which is designed to set at least one working parameter for the production of at least one first container, a measuring device that is designed to measure at least one container parameter of the at least one produced first container in order to obtain a measured value of the at least one container parameter, a measurement correction device designed to correct the measured value of the at least one container parameter based on at least one model parameter of a numerical model, and a performance parameter determination device that is designed to determine at least one performance parameter value on the basis of the corrected at least one measured value. The control device is designed to control the production of at least one second container based on the at least one working parameter.