Arrangement for processing information on goods in process in an automatic electroplating plant
First Claim
1. An arrangement for processing information pertaining to articles to be treated in an automatic electroplating plant comprising, in combination, work station means;
- article transport means, and article holding location means;
storage means connected to said article transport means, said transport means having article transport initiating elements connected to said storage means for initiating the transport of an article;
means for connecting said storage means to said article holding location means, said storage means having storage units connected to said transport means and to said article holding location means, and means for inserting into predetermined storage units information pertaining to articles treated;
said information in said storage means directing the transport of articles to be treated by said transport means between said work station means and said holding location means, said storage means comprising storage elements within a digital computer.
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Abstract
An arrangement for processing information pertaining to articles to be treated in automatic electroplating plants with work stations, article transport means, and article storage or holding locations. To each transport device and each location in the electroplating plant, there is assigned at least one storage unit which is logically connected with the central control unit and with the transport device circuit elements triggering the transport operation. It is also connected with the article storage or holding locations. The prevailing information pertaining to the articles treated is always inserted in that storage which is assigned to the transport device or to the location where the article is positioned at that time.
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1. An arrangement for processing information pertaining to articles to be treated in an automatic electroplating plant comprising, in combination, work station means;
- article transport means, and article holding location means;
storage means connected to said article transport means, said transport means having article transport initiating elements connected to said storage means for initiating the transport of an article;
means for connecting said storage means to said article holding location means, said storage means having storage units connected to said transport means and to said article holding location means, and means for inserting into predetermined storage units information pertaining to articles treated;
said information in said storage means directing the transport of articles to be treated by said transport means between said work station means and said holding location means, said storage means comprising storage elements within a digital computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- article transport means, and article holding location means;
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