Package Material ID Tracking for Corrugated Box Machine Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to utilize unique identification information effectively in managing corrugated box manufacturing machines, which hinders productivity and traceability in the packaging industry.
Innovation Solution
A management system that integrates printing units for unique identification on package materials, identification information reading devices, and machine management devices to associate individual characteristic information with identification data, enabling efficient management and traceability of manufacturing machines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If unique identification information is printed on package materials for traceability, then traceability capability is improved, but device complexity increases due to integration of printing units and reading devices
Solution Approach 1:
The management device performs multiple functions: it manages both the manufacturing machines and the unique identification information system. The system integrates printing units, reading devices, and management functions into a unified platform that handles traceability and machine management simultaneously, reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the printing units, reading devices, and management device into an integrated system. The management device merges machine management functions with traceability management functions, creating a unified system that handles both manufacturing operations and identification information processing.
2Measurement precision
If identification information reading devices are installed downstream of printing units, then traceability accuracy is improved, but productivity decreases due to additional processing time
Solution Approach 1:
The unique identification information is printed on the package material during the manufacturing process itself, before the material leaves the production line. This preliminary action ensures that identification is already in place when the material reaches downstream reading devices, eliminating the need for separate identification steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous operation by integrating the printing and reading processes into the existing manufacturing flow. The reading devices are positioned to read identification information without stopping or significantly slowing down the production line, ensuring continuous useful action throughout the manufacturing process.
3Ease of operation
If machine management devices acquire individual characteristic information, then machine management capability is improved, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management device receives feedback from reading devices about the unique identification information and uses this feedback to manage and trace package materials. The system continuously monitors and processes information about package materials through the production process, enabling effective machine management through structured feedback loops.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses identification information (such as barcodes or data matrices) as a simplified copy or representation of the package material's identity and characteristics. This copying approach allows the management device to track and manage materials without handling the physical materials themselves, reducing information processing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An objective of the present invention is to enable the use of identification information, which is usable in a traceability system, in the management of a machine for manufacturing a package material. Provided is a management system of a manufacturing machine for manufacturing a package material which is usable in the distribution of articles, the system including: printing devices for, in a process of manufacturing a package material, printing on the package material unique identification information which is usable in traceability in the distribution of articles; identification information reading devices which are installed downstream of the printing devices for reading the identification information; and machine management devices for acquiring individual characteristic information of the package material, and managing the manufacturing machine on the basis of machine management information in which the acquired individual characteristic information is associated with the identification information read by the identification information reading devices.