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COMPUTER-BASED INTEGRATION OF ALL OPERATING PROCEDURES IN PRODUCTION MACHINES

  • US 20070106420A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2006
  • Published: 05/10/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for processing a plastic material, in particular an extrusion or injection molding machine, comprising:

  • at least one material supply device for supplying the plastic material to be processed as a raw material;

    at least one plasticizing unit for at least one of plasticizing or homogenizing the supplied plastic material through application of at least one of mechanical and thermal energy;

    at least one molding device for subjecting the plasticized or homogenized material to a forming process for forming a product, wherein the product is removed, in particular demolded, from the molding device after a predetermined cooling or hardening time or supplied to an additional machining step, or both;

    at least one microprocessor-controlled control device which controls at least one of the material supply device, the plasticizing unit and the molding device;

    first recording means disposed on the material supply device and connected with the control device via a connection for transmission of data, said first recording means recording and transmitting to the control device at least one of a raw material supply and a change in the raw material supply, and second recording means disposed on the molding device or on the plasticizing unit and connected with the control device via a connection for transmission of data, said second recording means recording and transmitting to the control device at least one of process and material parameters of the plasticized or homogenized material, wherein the control device includes evaluation means receiving data from at least one of the first and second recording means and determining from the received data essentially in real time at least one of an expected raw material requirement, an expected production time, and an expected production cost for a predetermined quantity of the product.

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