Multi-unit process spatial synchronization
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- applying at least one set of fiducial marks to a web;
performing a first manufacturing operation on the web;
generating a first set of digital information for the first manufacturing operation in accordance with a first coordinate system used by the first manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks, wherein the first set of digital information includes position data for a first set of regions on the web;
after performing the first manufacturing operation on the web, performing a second manufacturing operation on the web;
generating a second set of digital information for the second manufacturing operation in accordance with a second coordinate system used by the second manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks, wherein the second set of digital information includes position data for a second set of regions on the web;
registering the position data of the first set of regions and the position data for the second set of regions to produce aggregate data; and
outputting a conversion control plan based on the aggregate data.
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Abstract
A conversion control system is described for spatially synchronizing data gathered from a plurality of operations performed on a web. The conversion control system applies a set of fiducial marks to a web, performs a plurality of operations on the web, generates a first and a second set of digital information for first and second operations, respectively, in accordance with respective first and second coordinate systems using the set of fiducial marks such that the each of the sets of digital information includes position data for respective first and second sets of regions on the web. The conversion control system may then register the position data of the first set of regions and the position data for the second set of regions to produce aggregate data and outputting a conversion control plan.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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applying at least one set of fiducial marks to a web; performing a first manufacturing operation on the web; generating a first set of digital information for the first manufacturing operation in accordance with a first coordinate system used by the first manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks, wherein the first set of digital information includes position data for a first set of regions on the web; after performing the first manufacturing operation on the web, performing a second manufacturing operation on the web; generating a second set of digital information for the second manufacturing operation in accordance with a second coordinate system used by the second manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks, wherein the second set of digital information includes position data for a second set of regions on the web; registering the position data of the first set of regions and the position data for the second set of regions to produce aggregate data; and outputting a conversion control plan based on the aggregate data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a first manufacturing process configured to perform a first manufacturing operation on a web; a second manufacturing process configured to perform a second manufacturing operation on the web after the first manufacturing process performs the first manufacturing operation on the web; a first data gathering device positioned within the first manufacturing operation, wherein the first data gathering device is configured to sequentially retrieve digital information from a first portion of the web to provide a first set of digital information; a second data gathering device positioned within the second manufacturing operation, wherein the second the data gathering device is configured to sequentially retrieve digital information from a second portion of the web to provide a second set of digital information; a first computer configured to process the first set of digital information to produce local data for the first manufacturing operation and the second set of digital information to produce local data for the second manufacturing operation, wherein the local data for the first manufacturing operation and the local data for the second manufacturing operation includes position data for one or more regions on the web; a second computer configured to register the position data of the local data for the first manufacturing operation and the position data of the local data for the second manufacturing operation to produce aggregate data; and a conversion control system configured to analyze at least a portion of the aggregate data and output a conversion control plan based on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A conversion control system comprising:
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a database configured to store data defining a set of rules; an interface configured to receive local data from a first data collecting device associated with a first manufacturing process that performs a first manufacturing operation on a web of material and a second data collecting device associated with a second manufacturing process that performs a second manufacturing operation on the web of material after the first process performs the first manufacturing operation on the web of material, wherein each of the first and second manufacturing processes generates digital information including position data for a set of regions on the web; a computer configured to register the position data of the local data for the first manufacturing process and the second manufacturing process to produce aggregate data; and a conversion control engine configured to apply the set of rules to the aggregate data to determine which regions of the web conform to various quality levels for a plurality of products. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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