Engine for generating control plans for digital pre-print paper, sheet, and box manufacturing systems
First Claim
1. A system for generating a control plan for controlling manufacturing of one or more paper-based products, the system comprising:
- at least one controller configured to;
receive a request for generation of a control plan associated with a roll of web product for manufacturing one or more paper-based products, wherein the request includes at least one criteria regarding orders for the one or more paper-based products;
provide a plurality of available orders for paper-based products for selection, wherein each of the plurality of available orders for selection satisfy the at least one criteria from the request and are associated with order information, wherein the order information for each order comprises information related to completing manufacturing of a desired product associated with the order, wherein the order information is gathered from a plurality of discrete systems;
receive a selection of an order from the plurality of available orders; and
generate the control plan associated with the roll of web product, wherein the control plan includes at least the selected order.
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Abstract
Systems for providing efficient manufacturing of paper, sheet, and/or box products of varying size and structure, often with pre-applied print (“pre-print”), are provided herein. One or more controllers can be used to aggregate upcoming orders and information needed to complete the manufacturing process for the order. A controller enables a user to prepare control plans (e.g., reel maps, reel plans, etc.) for processing rolls of web product through the manufacturing process. Criteria filtering and/or various features enable generation of efficient and effective control plans for rolls of web product, including, in some cases, multiple orders. The control plan may include a set of instructions for operating one or more systems within the manufacturing process to form the desired finished paper-based product. In such a regard, efficient manufacturing of various paper-based products, including corrugated boxes, folded carton, labels, flexible paper, industrial bags, plates, cups, décor, and many others, can be achieved.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for generating a control plan for controlling manufacturing of one or more paper-based products, the system comprising:
at least one controller configured to; receive a request for generation of a control plan associated with a roll of web product for manufacturing one or more paper-based products, wherein the request includes at least one criteria regarding orders for the one or more paper-based products; provide a plurality of available orders for paper-based products for selection, wherein each of the plurality of available orders for selection satisfy the at least one criteria from the request and are associated with order information, wherein the order information for each order comprises information related to completing manufacturing of a desired product associated with the order, wherein the order information is gathered from a plurality of discrete systems; receive a selection of an order from the plurality of available orders; and generate the control plan associated with the roll of web product, wherein the control plan includes at least the selected order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A graphical user interface for generating a control plan for controlling manufacturing of one or more paper-based products, the graphical user interface being configured to:
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receive a request for generation of a control plan associated with a roll of web product for manufacturing one or more paper-based products, wherein the request includes at least one criteria regarding orders for the one or more paper-based products; provide a plurality of available orders for paper-based products for selection, wherein each of the plurality of available orders for selection satisfy the at least one criteria from the request and are associated with order information, wherein the order information for each order comprises information related to completing manufacturing of a desired product associated with the order, wherein the order information was gathered from a plurality of discrete systems; receive a selection of an order from the plurality of available orders; and generate the control plan associated with the roll of web product, wherein the control plan includes at least the selected order.
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40. A method for generating a control plan for controlling manufacturing of one or more paper-based products, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for generation of a control plan associated with a roll of web product for manufacturing one or more paper-based products, wherein the request includes at least one criteria regarding orders for the one or more paper-based products; providing a plurality of available orders for paper-based products for selection, wherein each of the plurality of available orders for selection satisfy the at least one criteria from the request and are associated with order information, wherein the order information for each order comprises information related to completing manufacturing of a desired product associated with the order, wherein the order information is gathered from a plurality of discrete systems; receiving a selection of an order from the plurality of available orders; and generating the control plan associated with the roll of web product, wherein the control plan includes at least the selected order.
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