Manufacturing Device Group Management System
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Solution Overview
Problem
In group management systems for manufacturing devices, users face inefficiencies during maintenance and repair due to the need to access data from manufacturing devices that may be in use or offline, leading to prolonged downtime and potential adverse effects on control performance.
Innovation Solution
A system where manufacturing devices can acquire and transmit process information such as temperatures, pressures, and electric powers to server devices for analysis and display, allowing remote operation of server device displays from manufacturing device displays, thereby enabling efficient data reference and copying without overloading the manufacturing devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a function capable of referring to and copying data is installed in the manufacturing device, then the user's work efficiency is improved, but the control performance of the manufacturing device deteriorates due to high-load processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data analysis function from the manufacturing device and relocates it to a separate terminal device. The manufacturing device only performs data acquisition and transmission, while the terminal device handles the computationally intensive data analysis processes. This separation allows the manufacturing device to maintain its control performance while enabling efficient data reference and copying capabilities for users.
2Loss of information
If the user accesses data on the manufacturing device screen, then the data can be referenced, but the downtime is prolonged because the screen may be in use for other operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a terminal device as an intermediary between the user and the manufacturing device data. The terminal device receives data from the manufacturing device and displays it locally, allowing users to access and copy data without occupying the manufacturing device screen. This intermediary approach enables simultaneous use of the manufacturing device for production while users perform data analysis and copying tasks on the terminal device.
3Productivity
If data analysis is performed on the manufacturing device, then the user can efficiently reference data, but security protection against viruses becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data analysis function from the manufacturing device and places it on a separate terminal device. This separation means the manufacturing device does not require complex security protections for running analysis software, as these functions are handled by the terminal device which can have its own independent security measures. The manufacturing device only needs basic security for data transmission, significantly reducing its security complexity.
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AI summary
There is provided a group management system including one or more manufacturing devices and one or more server devices. Each of the manufacturing devices includes a manufacturing device display unit configured to display information on the specified process, an acquiring unit configured to acquire information of respective parts of each of the manufacturing devices and an acquired information transmitting unit configured to transmit the acquired information to the server devices. Each of the server devices includes a storage unit configured to store the information transmitted from the acquired information transmitting unit, an analysis unit configured to analyze the stored information and a server device display unit configured to display the stored information and the analyzed information. Each of the manufacturing devices further includes a remote operation function unit configured to directly operate the server device display unit from the manufacturing device display unit.