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Manufacturing method and apparatus

  • US 5,838,236 A
  • Filed: 05/27/1997
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of manufacturing comprising steps of providing a batch of articles containing at least one article in a step in a process of being manufactured with a machine detectable tag, providing at least one station in the manufacturing process with a detector for detecting the tag, providing a link between the at least one station and a controller, signaling detection by the detector of the presence of the tag to the controller over the link, and assigning a highest priority for processing through the at least one station to the batch.

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