Printing system and process management device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current printing systems face challenges in managing pretreatment and print processes effectively, leading to inefficiencies and reliance on skilled personnel, which can result in quality fluctuations and increased costs due to the need for specialized contractors for pretreatment and subsequent treatment processes.
Innovation Solution
A printing system configuration that includes a pretreatment machine, a printing device, and a process management device that collectively manages processes, determining pretreatment conditions based on product requirements, using substance weight ratios and condition association information to optimize pretreatment agent composition and process execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If pretreatment and print processes are managed individually by different administrators, then each process can be managed independently, but comprehensive production management becomes difficult and coordination efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple process management functions (pretreatment, printing, subsequent treatment) into a single integrated process management device. This device centrally manages all processes, allowing comprehensive production management while maintaining the ability to control each process individually through the unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The process management device is designed to handle multiple types of processes (pretreatment, printing, subsequent treatment) and multiple types of information (process conditions, production schedules, quality data) through a single unified platform, making it versatile and adaptable to various management needs.
2Reliability
If skilled personnel are used for pretreatment and subsequent treatment processes, then process quality can be maintained, but costs increase due to the need for specialized contractors
Solution Approach 1:
The process management device enables automated self-service management of pretreatment and subsequent treatment processes. By encoding process conditions and managing executions automatically, the system reduces dependency on skilled personnel while maintaining quality consistency, thereby lowering labor costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system manages process quality by controlling and optimizing parameters such as substance weight ratios in pretreatment agents and process execution conditions. By precisely managing these parameters, the system maintains reliable process quality without requiring highly skilled operators.
3Manufacturing precision
If pretreatment conditions are determined without systematic management, then process execution is simple, but pretreatment quality becomes inconsistent and requires skilled personnel
Solution Approach 1:
The process management device performs preliminary determination of optimal pretreatment conditions based on product requirements and process parameters before actual production. This advance planning ensures consistent high-quality pretreatment results while simplifying on-site execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor process execution and results, allowing continuous optimization of pretreatment conditions. This ensures manufacturing precision by adjusting conditions based on actual outcomes while maintaining systematic management.
Data Source
AI summary
A printing system 10 configured to generate a product of printing includes: a coater 14 that is a pretreatment machine configured to execute a pretreatment process of performing a predetermined pretreatment on a medium that is a target of the printing; a printer 16 that is a printing device configured to execute a print process of performing the printing by ejecting ink onto the medium after the pretreatment performed by the coater 14; and a controller 12 that is a process management device configured to propose a condition for the pretreatment process based on a condition for the product to be generated.