Method for operating a container treatment system with fault diagnosis
First Claim
1. A method for operating a container treatment system, wherein containers are treated by a first treatment device of this container treatment system in a first predefined manner, are subsequently transported from said first treatment device to a second treatment device of the container treatment system and are subsequently treated by the second treatment device in a second predefined manner, wherein by means of first sensor units, a first plurality of first reference characteristic values are recorded, which are characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the first treatment device, and by means of second sensor units, a second plurality of second reference characteristic values are recorded, which are characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the second treatment device, and wherein the plurality of first and second reference characteristic values are stored in a storage unit, wherein:
- the first plurality of first reference characteristic values and second plurality of second reference characteristic values are each detected and recorded with a time value that is characteristic of the temporal occurrence of a respective reference characteristic value of the first and second reference characteristic values,a plurality of test characteristic values are recorded, as a result of a comparison between at least one of said plurality of test characteristic values and at least one of said plurality of reference characteristic values at least one piece of information is output that is characteristic of the determination of a present or future fault condition of the container treatment system,at least one of the plurality of test characteristic values or the reference characteristic values relating directly to the containers are logically linked to each other for outputting the at least one piece of information, a same sensor unit of the first and second sensor units determining the at least one of the test characteristic values and the at least one of the plurality of reference characteristic values;
a linking of the first and second reference characteristic values with the time values associates the fault condition of the container treatment system with at least one of the test characteristic values to carry out an automatic or semi-automatic search of a pattern of the test characteristic values for a determination of the fault condition, anda certain test characteristic of the plurality of test characteristic values determined at a downstream device of the second treatment device has associated therewith at least one test characteristic value determined at an earlier point in time on a machine that is upstream of the downstream device of the container treatment system, wherein a performance level of the machine upstream of the downstream device is reduced or increased in response to the determination of the fault condition and a corresponding increase or decrease in a production output of the downstream device.
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Abstract
Method for operating a container treatment system (1), wherein containers are treated in a first predefined fashion with a first treatment device (2) of this container treatment system (1), are subsequently transported from this first treatment device (2) to a second treatment device (4) of the container treatment system (1) and are subsequently treated in a second predefined fashion by the second treatment device (4), wherein a first multiplicity of first reference characteristic values (RK1), which are characteristic of the treatment of the containers (10) the first treatment device (2), is recorded by means of first sensor devices (22a, 24a), and a second multiplicity of second reference characteristic values (RK2), which are characteristic of the treatment of the containers (10) with the second treatment device (4), is recorded by means of second sensor devices (42a, 44a), and wherein these reference characteristic values (RK1, RK2) are stored in a memory device (16). According to the invention, the reference characteristic values (RK1, RK2) are registered with a time value which is characteristic of the chronological occurrence of the respective reference characteristic value (RK1, RK2), and a multiplicity of test characteristic values (PK1, PK2) is recorded, and at least one information item (I), which is characteristic of the determination of a present or future fault state of the system, is output on the basis of comparison between at least one of these test characteristic values (PK1, PK2) and at least one reference characteristic value (RK1, RK2).
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19 Claims
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1. A method for operating a container treatment system, wherein containers are treated by a first treatment device of this container treatment system in a first predefined manner, are subsequently transported from said first treatment device to a second treatment device of the container treatment system and are subsequently treated by the second treatment device in a second predefined manner, wherein by means of first sensor units, a first plurality of first reference characteristic values are recorded, which are characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the first treatment device, and by means of second sensor units, a second plurality of second reference characteristic values are recorded, which are characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the second treatment device, and wherein the plurality of first and second reference characteristic values are stored in a storage unit, wherein:
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the first plurality of first reference characteristic values and second plurality of second reference characteristic values are each detected and recorded with a time value that is characteristic of the temporal occurrence of a respective reference characteristic value of the first and second reference characteristic values, a plurality of test characteristic values are recorded, as a result of a comparison between at least one of said plurality of test characteristic values and at least one of said plurality of reference characteristic values at least one piece of information is output that is characteristic of the determination of a present or future fault condition of the container treatment system, at least one of the plurality of test characteristic values or the reference characteristic values relating directly to the containers are logically linked to each other for outputting the at least one piece of information, a same sensor unit of the first and second sensor units determining the at least one of the test characteristic values and the at least one of the plurality of reference characteristic values; a linking of the first and second reference characteristic values with the time values associates the fault condition of the container treatment system with at least one of the test characteristic values to carry out an automatic or semi-automatic search of a pattern of the test characteristic values for a determination of the fault condition, and a certain test characteristic of the plurality of test characteristic values determined at a downstream device of the second treatment device has associated therewith at least one test characteristic value determined at an earlier point in time on a machine that is upstream of the downstream device of the container treatment system, wherein a performance level of the machine upstream of the downstream device is reduced or increased in response to the determination of the fault condition and a corresponding increase or decrease in a production output of the downstream device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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13. A container treatment system comprising a first treatment device that treats containers in a first predefined manner, a second treatment device that is disposed after the first treatment device in the transport direction of the containers and that treats the containers in a second predefined manner, the first treatment device comprising a first sensor unit that records at least one first reference characteristic value that is characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the first treatment device, the second treatment device comprising a second sensor unit that records at least one second reference characteristic value that is characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the second treatment device, and having a storage unit for storing the at least one first and second reference characteristic values, wherein said storage unit allows an association of time values with the at least one first and second reference characteristic values, wherein said time values are characteristic of the point in time or the period of time of the occurrence of the at least one first and second reference characteristic values,
wherein a comparison unit is provided which enables a comparison of a plurality of recorded test characteristic values with the at least one first and second reference characteristic values, as well as a processor unit that outputs at least one piece of information on the basis of such a comparison, which information is characteristic of the determination of a present or future fault condition of the container treatment system, wherein at least one of the plurality of recorded test characteristic values or the at least one first and second reference characteristic values are logically linked to each other for outputting the at least one piece of information, a same sensor unit of the first and second sensor units determining the at least one of the test characteristic values and the at least one of the plurality of reference characteristic values, wherein a linking of the first and second reference characteristic values with the time values associates the fault condition of the container treatment system with at least one of the test characteristic values to carry out an automatic or semi-automatic search of a pattern of the test characteristic values for a determination of the fault condition, wherein a certain test characteristic of the plurality of test characteristic values determined at a downstream device of the second treatment device has associated therewith at least one test characteristic value determined at an earlier point in time on a machine that is upstream of the downstream device of the container treatment system, and wherein a performance level of the machine upstream of the downstream device is reduced or increased in response to the determination of the fault condition and a corresponding increase or decrease in a production output of the downstream device.
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18. A method for operating a container treatment system, wherein containers are treated by a first treatment device of this container treatment system in a first predefined manner, are subsequently transported from said first treatment device to a second treatment device of the container treatment system and are subsequently treated by the second treatment device in a second predefined manner, wherein by means of first sensor units, a first plurality of first reference characteristic values are recorded, which are characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the first treatment device, and by means of second sensor units, a second plurality of second reference characteristic values are recorded, which are characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the second treatment device, and wherein the plurality of first and second reference characteristic values are stored in a storage unit, wherein:
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the first plurality of first reference characteristic values and second plurality of second reference characteristic values are each detected and recorded with a time value that is characteristic of the temporal occurrence of a respective reference characteristic value of the first and second reference characteristic values, a plurality of test characteristic values are recorded, as a result of a comparison between at least one of said plurality of test characteristic values and at least one of said plurality of reference characteristic values at least one piece of information is output that is characteristic of the determination of a present or future fault condition of the container treatment system, at least one of the plurality of test characteristic values or the reference characteristic values relating directly to the containers are logically linked to each other for outputting the at least one piece of information, a same sensor unit of the first and second sensor units determining the at least one of the test characteristic values and the at least one of the plurality of reference characteristic values; a linking of the first and second reference characteristic values with the time values associates the fault condition of the container treatment system with at least one of the test characteristic values to carry out an automatic or semi-automatic search of a pattern of the test characteristic values for a determination of the fault condition, all of the recorded reference characteristics are at least partially considered to be overall information or an overall picture in order to teach an artificial intelligence of a machine of the container treatment system on the basis of the overall information, and a performance level of the first treatment device upstream of the second treatment device is reduced or increased in response to the determination of the fault condition and a corresponding increase or decrease in a production output of the second treatment device.
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19. A container treatment system comprising a first treatment device that treats containers in a first predefined manner, a second treatment device that is disposed after the first treatment device in the transport direction of the containers and that treats the containers in a second predefined manner, the first treatment device comprising a first sensor unit that records at least one first reference characteristic value that is characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the first treatment device, the second treatment device comprising a second sensor unit that records at least one second reference characteristic value that is characteristic of the treatment of the containers with the second treatment device, and having a storage unit for storing the at least one first and second reference characteristic values, wherein said storage unit allows an association of time values with the at least one first and second reference characteristic values, wherein said time values are characteristic of the point in time or the period of time of the occurrence of the at least one first and second reference characteristic values,
wherein a comparison unit is provided which enables a comparison of a plurality of recorded test characteristic values with the at least one first and second reference characteristic values, as well as a processor unit that outputs at least one piece of information on the basis of such a comparison, which information is characteristic of the determination of a present or future fault condition of the container treatment system, wherein at least one of the plurality of recorded test characteristic values or the at least one first and second reference characteristic values are logically linked to each other for outputting the at least one piece of information, a same sensor unit of the first and second sensor units determining the at least one of the test characteristic values and the at least one of the plurality of reference characteristic values, and wherein a linking of the first and second reference characteristic values with the time values associates the fault condition of the container treatment system with at least one of the test characteristic values to carry out an automatic or semi-automatic search of a pattern of the test characteristic values for a determination of the fault condition, wherein all of the recorded reference characteristics are at least partially considered to be overall information or an overall picture in order to teach an artificial intelligence of a machine of the container treatment system on the basis of the overall information, and a performance level of the first treatment device upstream of the second treatment device is reduced or increased in response to the determination of the fault condition and a corresponding increase or decrease in a production output of the second treatment device.
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