SYSTEM FOR USE IN PERFORMANCE OF INJECTION MOLDING OPERATIONS
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1. A system for use in performance of injection molding operations, the system comprising:
- a mold that can be associated with different components to define a plurality of different injection molding assembly configurations, each of the plurality of different injection molding configurations being defined by an association of components with the mold at a given time;
a computer implemented database, wherein the system is operative so that the computer implemented database records information respecting one or more operational injection molding assembly configuration that includes the mold; and
wherein the system is operative to display information respecting a past operational injection molding assembly configuration that includes the mold.
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Abstract
There is provided a system for use in performance of injection molding operations, wherein the system can include a plurality of injection molding assembly components. In one embodiment, the system can be operative so that various information respecting components of the system can be recorded within a component database. The component database can be a computer implemented database and in one embodiment can be utilized to output information that indicates past and/or present conditions prevailing within the system.
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1. A system for use in performance of injection molding operations, the system comprising:
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a mold that can be associated with different components to define a plurality of different injection molding assembly configurations, each of the plurality of different injection molding configurations being defined by an association of components with the mold at a given time; a computer implemented database, wherein the system is operative so that the computer implemented database records information respecting one or more operational injection molding assembly configuration that includes the mold; and wherein the system is operative to display information respecting a past operational injection molding assembly configuration that includes the mold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for use in performance of injection molding operations, the system comprising:
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first and second injection molding assembly components currently disposed in a common work cell, wherein each of the first and second injection molding assembly components is selected from the group consisting of a mold, an injection molding machine, a dryer, a chiller and a robot, wherein the first and second injection molding assembly are of different injection molding assembly component types; a user interface having a display, wherein the system is operative so the user interface displays information respecting at least one of the first and second injection molding assembly components in the current work cell; wherein the system is further characterized by at least one (a) the system being operative to determine identification information for at least one of the first and second injection molding assembly components for display of information identifying at least one of the first and second injection molding assembly components by the display, and (b) the system further including a computer implemented database and being operative so that the computer implemented database records information respecting injection molding assembly configurations determined to be operational which include the first injection molding assembly configuration for use by the system in displaying on the display identification information for a plurality of components of an injection molding assembly configuration that has been determined to be operational and which includes the first injection molding assembly component. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for use in performance of injection molding operations, the system comprising:
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a plurality of injection molding assembly components disposed in a common work cell during a current operating state, wherein first and second components of the plurality of injection molding assembly components are of different component types and wherein each of the first and second components of the plurality of injection molding assembly components are components of types selected from the group consisting of a mold, and injection molding machine, a dryer, chiller, and a robot; wherein the system is operative to one or more of (a) record in a computer implemented database identifying information for the first and second components; and
(b) display identifying information for the first and second components so that the system presents information respecting identification of components currently within the work cell. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for use in performance of injection molding operations, the system comprising:
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a plurality of components including first and second injection molding assembly components, the first and second injection molding assembly components being disposed in a common work cell, the first injection molding assembly component being selected from the group consisting of a mold and an injection molding machine, the second injection molding assembly component being an auxiliary injection molding assembly of an injection molding assembly type selected from the group consisting of a dryer, chiller, and robot; wherein the system is configured so that the second injection molding assembly component is operative to receive at least one communication transmitted by one or more of the plurality of components; wherein the system is configured so that the second injection molding assembly component is operative to transmit one or more of identification information and programming data responsively to receipt of one or more communications transmitted by one or more of the plurality of components. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for use in performance of injection molding operations, the system comprising:
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a plurality of components including first and second injection molding assembly components, the first and second injection molding assembly components being disposed in a common work cell, the first injection molding assembly component being selected from the group consisting of a mold and an injection molding machine, the second injection molding assembly component being an auxiliary injection molding assembly of an injection molding assembly type selected from the group consisting of a dryer, chiller, and robot; wherein the system is configured so that the first and second injection molding assembly components are operative for communication with one another. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for use in performance of injection molding operations, the system comprising:
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a plurality of components including first and second injection molding assembly components, the first and second injection molding assembly components being disposed in a common work cell, the first injection molding assembly component being selected from the group consisting of a mold and an injection molding machine, the second injection molding assembly component being an auxiliary injection molding assembly component of an injection molding assembly component type selected from the group consisting of a dryer, chiller, and robot; wherein the system is operative to determine identification information for the second injection molding assembly component; and wherein the system is operative to utilize the identification information for one or more of (a) display of information relating to the second injection molding assembly component on a user interface display, (b) transmission of a communication to the second injection molding assembly component, and (c) recordation of information identifying the second injection molding assembly component in a database.
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