Document Production System Dynamic Control Scheme
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for producing identification, valuable, or security documents lack flexibility and efficiency in switching between different document types, requiring significant conversion and planning efforts, especially in Industry 4.0 environments where rapid adaptation is necessary.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a control device that creates a document-specific control scheme, a collating device for selecting and sequencing material sheets, a laminating device for creating a composite body, and a personalization device, allowing for efficient and flexible production of various document types without the need for extensive conversion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional document production system is used, then document production can be carried out, but flexibility and efficiency in switching between different document types is poor, requiring significant conversion and planning efforts
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic control schemes that can be adjusted in real-time based on the selected document type. The control device receives document type identifiers and automatically generates optimized control schemes, allowing the production line to adapt dynamically without physical reconfiguration. This dynamic approach enables rapid switching between different document types while minimizing conversion time and planning efforts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters based on document type requirements. The control device modifies control scheme parameters such as material sheet selection, sequencing order, and processing steps according to the specific document type being produced. This parameter-based adaptability allows the same physical system to efficiently produce multiple document types without requiring structural conversions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If document-type-specific material sheet booklets are collated in a fixed sequence, then the collating device can be simpler, but the system lacks flexibility for different document types
Solution Approach 1:
The control device automatically generates optimized control schemes based on the received document type identifier, eliminating the need for manual configuration or complex pre-programming. The system serves itself by autonomously determining the appropriate material sheet selection and sequencing based on document type requirements, reducing both operational complexity and conversion efforts.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device is designed to handle multiple document types through a universal control scheme generation capability. A single control device can generate different control schemes for different document types, making the system multi-functional without requiring separate dedicated systems for each document type. This universality reduces overall system complexity while maintaining high adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extensive conversion efforts are made to switch between document types, then the system can be reconfigured for new document types, but productivity and efficiency are reduced due to waiting times
Solution Approach 1:
The control device prepares optimized control schemes in advance based on the selected document type before actual production begins. By pre-generating the appropriate control scheme and material sheet sequence, the system eliminates waiting time during type transitions and ensures immediate readiness for production, thereby maintaining high productivity while enabling flexible document type switching.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system (200, 300) for producing an individual identification document, value document or security document of a document type selected from a plurality of different document types, wherein the document has a personalised composite body comprising a document-type-specific selection of material sheets (512) in a document-type-specific sequence, wherein the system (200, 300) comprises: a control device (218, 1044) configured to receive a data set for the document to be produced, wherein the data set comprises document-specific information and an identifier for the selected document type, wherein the control device is further configured to create a document-specific control schema for the system (200, 300) on the basis of the data set, wherein the control schema defines an individual document-type-specific selection and sequence of work steps to be performed for the document to be produced, and to control the system (200, 300) using the document-specific control schema; a collating device (200, 302, 302', 500, 500'); a laminating device (206, 340, 1000, 1000', 1000''); a cutting device (210, 212, 350, 390); and a personalisation device (210, 370).