METHOD FOR OPERATING A PLANT FOR PRODUCING TABLETS

• US 20140195036A1
• Filed: 04/19/2012
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fette Compacting Gmbh (LMT Leading Metalworking Technologies GmbH & Company KG)
• Original Assignee: Fette Compacting Gmbh (LMT Leading Metalworking Technologies GmbH & Company KG)
• Inventors: Ldemann, Stefan, Meier, Matthias
• Granted Patent: US 9,996,073 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/175
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 11/005 Control arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 11/08 co-operating with moulds carried by a turntable
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 15/028 Loading or unloading of dies, platens or press rams
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/406 characterised by monitoring or safety G05B19/19 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for operating a plant to produce tablets that has at least one rotary press and one computer system, wherein the computer system contains operating and control software for controlling and monitoring the operation of the rotary press, and wherein the rotary press is designed for installing different types of rotors, wherein a record adapted to the respective rotor type is saved in a memory and communication component on the rotors, and before the rotor type is initially operated, the record is read out and is saved in the computer system to automatically adapt the operating and control software and user interface to the rotor type.

Claims

1. A method for operating a plant to produce tablets that has at least one rotary press and one computer system, wherein the computer system contains operating and control software for controlling and monitoring the operation of the rotary press, and wherein the rotary press is designed for installing different types of rotors, characterized in that a record adapted to the respective rotor type is saved in a memory and communication component on the rotors, and before the rotor type is initially operated, the record is read out and is saved in the computer system, and the computer system adapts the operating and control software to the rotor type with the data of the record.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the record is read out when the rotor is located outside of the rotary press.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the record is read out when the rotor is located inside of the rotary press.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the data are transferred from and to the memory and communication component free of contact.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the data are transferred from and to the memory and communication component by means of a wired plug-in connection.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that rotor-specific identification and/or instruction and/or operation and/or monitoring data are saved in the memory and communication component.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that an identification for the rotor type is saved in the memory and communication component, and the operating and control software is designed to identify and display an incorrect rotor.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the operating life and operating hours of the rotor are saved in the memory and communication component.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the manufacturing information on the rotor is saved in the memory and communication component.

10. A plant for producing tablets comprising a rotary press and a computer system for controlling, operating and monitoring the operation of the rotary press, wherein a first communication path (32) is provided between the rotary press and computer system, characterized in that a memory and communication component (22) is attached to the rotor (10), and a second communication path (34) to the computer system (18) can be set-up between the memory and communication component (22).

11. The plant according to claim 10, characterized in that a separate read/write device (26) for the memory and communication component (22) is connected to the computer system (18).

12. The plant according to claim 11, characterized in that the read/write device (26) is attached to the frame of the rotary press (16).

13. The plant according to claim 10, characterized in that the computer system (18) has a read/write device (26) for the memory and communication component (22).