3D Mold Notching Simulation for Battery Worker Defect Training

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Solution Overview

Problem

The rapid growth of secondary battery production plants is hindered by a shortage of skilled workers due to busy schedules and high worker turnover, making it difficult to train new workers effectively and respond to factory defects.

Innovation Solution

A simulation device and method for secondary battery production that includes a 3D mold notching machine simulation, allowing users to train on a virtual apparatus, adjust parameters, and simulate defect scenarios to improve operational efficiency and defect response.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional on-the-job training methods are used, then workers can learn from experienced workers, but training time becomes excessively long and production schedules are disrupted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveworker skill acquisitionVSAvoidtraining time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a virtual copy of the mold notching machine and production environment, allowing trainees to practice operations and defect handling in a simulated setting. This virtual replica enables skill acquisition without occupying actual production resources or time, directly resolving the contradiction between effective training and production schedule maintenance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The simulation system enables trainees to perform preliminary practice and learn defect response procedures before actual production work begins. By conducting training activities in advance in a virtual environment, the system prepares workers without disrupting current production schedules, thus reducing overall training time impact.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If more skilled workers are recruited to meet production demand, then production capacity increases, but worker shortage persists due to high turnover and training difficulties

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction capacityVSAvoidworker availability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The simulation system enables workers to self-train and acquire skills independently without requiring extensive instructor time or disrupting production. Trainees can repeatedly practice operations and defect scenarios at their own pace, accelerating skill acquisition and reducing the impact of worker turnover on production capacity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If general factory operation training is provided, then workers learn basic operations, but they cannot immediately respond to various defect situations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational knowledgeVSAvoiddefect response capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The simulation system serves multiple training functions simultaneously: it teaches normal operations, presents various defect scenarios, and trains defect response procedures all within a single platform. This multi-functional approach ensures workers gain both operational skills and defect handling capabilities without requiring separate training programs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The simulation system dynamically presents various defect scenarios and conditions that workers may encounter in actual production. By adapting the training content to include diverse defect situations rather than static procedural knowledge, the system enhances worker adaptability and immediate response capability to real-world problems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4266290B1Mold notching machine simulation device and method for secondary battery production
Publication Date: 2025.10.15 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD
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AI summary

Systems and methods for executing a simulation of a mold notching machine for secondary battery production by one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include executing an apparatus operating unit including a 3D mold notching machine related to secondary battery production, executing a facility operating unit including a plurality of adjustment parameters for determining an operation of the 3D mold notching machine, executing a quality checking unit including quality information related to quality of a material generated by the 3D mold notching machine, obtaining at least one of first user action information obtained through the apparatus operating unit or first user condition information obtained through the facility operating unit, determining operation of the 3D mold notching machine based on at least one of the first user action information or the first user condition information, and punching out electrodes based on the operation of the 3D mold notching machine.