PROTECTIVE PACKAGING SYSTEM CONSUMABLE RESUPPLY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining an inventory of packaging supplies comprising:
- receiving by a processing element an initial level of packaging supplies;
receiving by the processing element packaging data corresponding to current supply use by one or more packaging machines over a predetermined time period;
determining by the packaging machine whether a current level of packaging supplies is below a predetermined threshold; and
when the current level of packaging supplies is below a predetermined threshold, activating by the processing element a new order process.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is related to methods and machines for creating packaging materials and reordering supply materials. As one example, a machine of the present disclosure includes a supply material input for receiving raw supplies, one or more machine components configured to convert the raw supplies into completed packaging materials, a material output for outputting completed packaging materials created using the raw supplies, and a processing element configured to receive data corresponding to the one or more machine components. The processing element determines using at least one of an initial raw supply level, a completed packaging materials level, one or more current packaging material orders, and/or historical operating parameters of the one or more machine components to determine if additional raw supplies are required.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for maintaining an inventory of packaging supplies comprising:
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receiving by a processing element an initial level of packaging supplies; receiving by the processing element packaging data corresponding to current supply use by one or more packaging machines over a predetermined time period; determining by the packaging machine whether a current level of packaging supplies is below a predetermined threshold; and when the current level of packaging supplies is below a predetermined threshold, activating by the processing element a new order process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine for creating packaging materials and reordering supply materials comprising:
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a supply material input for receiving raw supplies; one or more machine components configured to convert the raw supplies into completed packaging materials; a material output for outputting completed packaging materials created using the raw supplies; and a processing element configured to receive data corresponding to one or more machine components, wherein the processing element determines using at least one of an initial raw supply level, a completed packaging materials level, one or more current packaging material orders, or historical operating parameters of the one or more machine components to determine if additional raw supplies are required. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A foam-in-bag packaging system comprising:
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a foam-in-bag machine; and a portable computing device in electrical communication with the foam-in-bag machine, the portable computing comprising; at least one processing element; a touch sensitive display in communication with the at least one processing element; and a network/communication interface in communication with the at least one processing element;
whereinthe at least one processing element transmits a new order message via the network/communication interface to a user device to reorder raw supplies for use by the foam-in-bag machine based on at least one of number of bags created by the foam-in-bag machine over a predetermined time period, an initial inventory of raw supplies, one or more current bag orders, and a prediction of future bag orders. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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