Flat Metal Processing Parameters from Production Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for producing hot-rolled or cold-rolled metal strips involve time-consuming and costly incoming inspections, which can lead to quality issues and delays in processing, as they rely on empirical values rather than actual product properties, and do not efficiently optimize the processing steps.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that uses a technical data set recorded during the production of flat metal products to simulate the processing process, providing model values for operating parameters, allowing for optimized control of processing steps based on individual product properties, reducing the need for manual inspections and improving quality consistency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If incoming inspection is conducted using empirical values and manual methods, then quality control is performed, but processing time is increased and productivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual incoming inspection methods with an automated computer model that processes technical data sets. The system automatically determines processing parameters by inputting product data (material composition, dimensions, surface properties) into a computer model, eliminating the need for manual empirical assessment and significantly reducing inspection time while maintaining or improving quality control reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual representation of the physical inspection process through a computer model. Instead of manually examining each product, the system uses a digital model that replicates the assessment function, allowing multiple products to be evaluated simultaneously and efficiently, thereby increasing throughput without compromising quality control.
2Reliability
If manual incoming inspection is performed, then quality issues can be detected, but processing delays occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs quality assessment in advance by automatically processing technical data sets before the actual processing begins. The computer model determines optimal processing parameters ahead of time, allowing products to move through the production line without waiting for manual inspection, thus eliminating processing delays while maintaining quality detection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces time-consuming manual inspection with automated computer-based analysis that processes technical data sets instantly. This substitution eliminates the time lag associated with human assessment while maintaining thorough quality detection, allowing continuous production flow without interruptions.
3Ease of manufacture
If empirical values are used for processing parameters, then processing can be performed, but quality consistency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from using fixed empirical processing parameters to dynamically determined parameters based on actual product characteristics. The computer model analyzes specific technical data sets (material composition, dimensions, surface properties) for each product and calculates optimized processing parameters, ensuring that each item is processed according to its unique properties, thereby maintaining manufacturing feasibility while achieving consistent high quality results.
4Reliability
If incoming inspection is conducted, then quality control is maintained, but additional effort and costs are incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex manual inspection procedures with an automated computer model that processes technical data sets. This substitution eliminates the need for additional human effort and associated costs while maintaining or enhancing quality control. The system automatically retrieves product data, processes it through the model, and determines processing parameters without requiring manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs quality control self-service by automatically processing technical data sets and determining processing parameters without external intervention. The computer model independently assesses product quality and generates processing recommendations, eliminating the need for separate manual inspection efforts and reducing associated costs while maintaining quality control reliability.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for producing a desired metal workpiece (192) from a flat metal product (144), wherein the method comprises: - Providing a computer model (165) for producing the desired metal workpiece (192) from the flat metal product (144) in a processing process (180, 182), wherein the computer model (165) has an input and an output, wherein the processing process (180, 182) comprises a step of processing the flat metal product (144) by a processing means, - receiving a technical data record (120) characterizing the flat metal product (144), wherein at least some of the data of the technical data record (120) were recorded during the production of the flat metal product (144), - transferring the technical data record (120) to the input of the computer model (165), - on the basis of the transfer of the technical data record (120), receiving a model value for an operating parameter of the processing means from the output of the computer model (165), - producing the desired metal workpiece (192) by controlling the processing process (180, 182), wherein the control of the processing process (180, 182) comprises controlling the processing means for carrying out the processing step on the flat metal product (144) with the operating parameter set to the model value.