Modular process platform
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1. A modular process platform system comprising:
- a frame;
a machine base mounted to said frame;
an input/output panel mounted to said frame, said input/output panel having a plurality of connectors configured for receiving mating connectors from a machine capable of being mounted to said machine base and from a controller for controlling operation of said machine; and
means for mapping said connectors to any of a plurality of different input/output configurations;
whereby said system is configurable for accommodating any of a plurality of different machines having different input/output configurations, without requiring wiring customized to a particular input/output configuration.
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Abstract
A modular process platform system comprises a frame, a machine base mounted to the frame and an input/output panel mounted to the frame. The input/output panel has a plurality of mappable input/output connectors configured for receiving mating connectors from a machine capable of being mounted to the machine base and from a controller for controlling operation of the machine. The system is configurable for accommodating any of a plurality of different machines having different input/output configurations, without requiring input/output wiring customized to a particular input/output configuration.
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1. A modular process platform system comprising:
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a frame;
a machine base mounted to said frame;
an input/output panel mounted to said frame, said input/output panel having a plurality of connectors configured for receiving mating connectors from a machine capable of being mounted to said machine base and from a controller for controlling operation of said machine; and
means for mapping said connectors to any of a plurality of different input/output configurations;
whereby said system is configurable for accommodating any of a plurality of different machines having different input/output configurations, without requiring wiring customized to a particular input/output configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 39)
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14. A method of carrying out an industrial process comprising:
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installing tooling for carrying out said industrial process in a modular platform;
providing said modular platform with a configurable input/output panel having a plurality of connectors configured for receiving mating connectors from said tooling and mappable to a controller located in said modular platform or remotely from said modular platform; and
mapping said input/output configuration to accommodate said tooling mounted to said platform without requiring wiring customized to a particular input/output configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 40)
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26. A modular process system for carrying out an industrial process, comprising:
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means for mounting tooling for carrying out said industrial process in a modular platform;
means for receiving, at a configurable input/output panel having a plurality of connectors, mating connectors from said tooling and maping said connectors to a controller located in said modular platform or remotely from said modular platform; and
means for mapping said input/output configuration to accommodate said tooling mounted to said platform without requiring wiring customized to a particular input/output configuration - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41)
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