Centralized Industrial Equipment Management System for Batch Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current industrial equipment management systems require users to connect to each device separately to verify and manage setting information, making the process complex and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
An industrial equipment management system that includes a reception unit for receiving setting information, a generation unit for generating identification information, and an equipment management unit for associating individual identification information with the generated identification information, allowing for centralized management and automation of setting processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users connect to each industrial equipment separately to verify setting information, then individual equipment settings can be managed, but the management process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual equipment verification operations into a single centralized management system. The management server aggregates setting information from multiple industrial equipments and allows batch verification, eliminating the need for users to connect to each device separately and reducing total management time while maintaining verification accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a management server as an intermediary between users and industrial equipments. This server receives setting information from multiple equipments, performs centralized verification and management operations, and returns results to users, thereby simplifying the interaction process and reducing the time users would otherwise spend connecting to each device individually.
2Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of each equipment setting is performed, then precise control over each device is achieved, but labor intensity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables copying of setting information across multiple industrial equipments. Users can define a setting template on one equipment and automatically replicate it to other equipments through the management server, maintaining precise control over settings while eliminating repetitive manual adjustment operations and reducing labor intensity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows users to pre-configure setting templates and management rules in advance. By preparing setting information and verification criteria beforehand, the system automates the distribution and verification process across multiple equipments, reducing the need for manual intervention during actual setting operations while maintaining precision.
3Productivity
If centralized management system is implemented, then batch processing of settings is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the management server with multi-functional capabilities to handle various operations including setting information reception, verification, batch processing, and equipment communication through unified interfaces. This universal approach enables centralized management of multiple equipments with diverse functions while maintaining a relatively simple system architecture and avoiding the need for separate specialized systems for each operation.
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AI summary
To facilitate management of settings of an industrial equipment, a setting information reception unit (65) of an industrial equipment management system (S) receives setting information to be set for the industrial equipment. In a case where the setting information is received, an identification information generation unit (66c) generates identification information, and associates the identification information with the setting information. In a case where setting of the industrial equipment is performed based on the setting information associated with the generated identification information, an equipment management unit (69) associates individual identification information on the industrial equipment with the identification information.