Sliver Can Tracking With Area Authorization for Fiber Quality
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is difficult to identify and manage the origin and placement of sliver cans in spinning mills, leading to inconsistencies in fiber quality due to the use of machines from different suppliers, which complicates waste reduction and optimization efforts.
Innovation Solution
A track and trace kit and system for sliver cans in spinning mills, utilizing labels (barcodes, matrix codes, or RFID tags) and control devices (scanners, readers) to identify and control the placement of sliver cans, ensuring reproducible fiber quality through area delimitation and automation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If manual tracking methods are used for sliver cans, then the system complexity is low, but the ability to identify and trace sliver can origin and placement is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses labels (barcodes, matrix codes, or RFID tags) as information copies attached to sliver cans. These labels contain identification data that can be read by control devices, creating a digital representation of the physical sliver can's identity, origin, and placement information without requiring complex physical tracking infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces control devices (scanners, readers) as intermediaries between the sliver cans and the tracking system. These devices read the labels on sliver cans and transmit information to a central unit, serving as a mediator that bridges the physical objects and the digital tracking system
2Adaptability or versatility
If machines from different suppliers are used, then the adaptability and versatility of the spinning mill increases, but the ability to identify and compare machine performance decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal tracking system that can identify and trace sliver cans across machines from different suppliers. The standardized labeling and central unit create a common platform that works with diverse machinery, enabling performance comparison across different suppliers' equipment through unified data collection and analysis
3Measurement precision
If automated control devices are implemented for sliver can tracking, then the measurement precision and control of sliver can placement improves, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements area delimitation with authorization elements that automatically authorize or reject sliver can placement without requiring manual verification. The system performs self-checks by reading labels and verifying placement locations, reducing the need for operator intervention and maintaining simplicity despite automated precision control
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AI summary
The present invention concerns a track and trace kit (200) and a system for a spinning mill. Said track and trace kit (200) comprises a sliver can (21) configured to transport sliver at least identify via a label (71) and a control device (81) configured to at least control said label (71) and to delimitate an area (99) in which the sliver can (21) is placed.