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Closed-loop reel setup verification and traceability

  • US 8,282,008 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2005
  • Issued: 10/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A closed-loop receptacle detection system for use in monitoring a presence of receptacles at locations in a manufacturing process, the receptacles for carrying components used in the manufacturing process and for providing the components to the manufacturing process, the system comprising at least one detectable element on each receptacle and at least one reader adapted for detecting said detectable elements at each location, said reader automatically detecting the presence of receptacles at the locations, wherein each receptacle is allotted a receptacle identity associated with the components carried thereby, the system further comprising an identification means such that a given receptacle detected by a given reader at a given location is identified by said given reader, thereby associating said identity with said given position in the system.

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