Flat Metal Workpiece Processing Using Production Data Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing process of producing metal workpieces from flat metal products involves time-consuming incoming inspections and potential quality fluctuations due to reliance on empirical values, leading to inefficiencies and quality issues.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that utilizes a technical data record characterizing the flat metal product, processed through a computer model to determine optimal operating parameters for processing means, allowing for reduced or eliminated incoming inspections and improved quality control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If incoming inspection is performed on flat metal products, then quality control is improved, but processing time is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing quality assessment during the production of flat metal products before they are sent to processing facilities. Technical data records are created and transmitted in advance, containing information about material properties, production parameters, and quality characteristics. This allows processing facilities to receive pre-evaluated materials with documented quality data, eliminating the need for time-consuming incoming inspections while maintaining quality control.
2Ease of manufacture
If empirical values are used for processing parameters, then process simplicity is maintained, but manufacturing precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by using actual technical data from production processes to determine processing parameters. Instead of relying on empirical values, the system uses measured and recorded data about the flat metal products (material composition, production conditions, quality characteristics) to automatically determine optimal processing parameters. This closed-loop approach where production data feeds into processing decisions ensures high manufacturing precision while maintaining process simplicity through automated parameter determination.
3Loss of information
If technical data records are transmitted between production and processing facilities, then information completeness is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies copying by creating digital technical data records that replicate all necessary information about flat metal products. Instead of physical material testing or complex information exchange systems, the solution uses standardized digital copies of production data that can be transmitted electronically. These data records contain complete technical information (material properties, production parameters, quality data) in a structured format that can be automatically processed, achieving information completeness without significant system complexity.
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AI summary
The method includes providing a computer model for producing the desired metal workpiece from the flat metal product in a processing procedure, the processing procedure including processing step on the flat metal product by a processing device, receiving technical data record characterizing the flat metal product, at least part of the data of the technical data record having been recorded during the production of the flat metal product, passing the technical data record to the input of the computer model, based on the passing of the technical data record, receiving a model value for an operating parameter of the processing device from the output of the computer model, producing the desired metal workpiece by controlling the processing procedure, the control of the processing procedure including a controlling of the processing device to perform the processing step on the flat metal product using the operating parameter set to the model value.

