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Radio frequency identification system for tracking and managing materials in a manufacturing process

  • US 9,754,239 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2016
  • Issued: 09/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling a manufacturing process associated with a manufacturing job order, comprising:

  • identifying, by a command system, a job order recipe associated with the manufacturing job order,wherein the job order recipe identifies one or more material inputs to a manufacturing stage that implements a production machine to produce a manufactured product in accordance with the manufacturing job order,searching, by the command system, a database to identify one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags that are physically associated with each of the one or more material inputs;

    determining, by the command system, a position of the one or more RFID tags; and

    controlling, by a process controller in communication with the command system, operation of the production machine implemented by the manufacturing stage based upon whether the position of the one or more RFID tags matches a location of the manufacturing stage as indicated by the manufacturing job order.

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