Method for the step-by-step guidance of a machine operator of an extrusion device when changing from an application formula to a subsequent formula

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11273589-B2
Application number	US-201615561735-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 10, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2015
Publication date	Mar 15, 2022
Grant date	Mar 15, 2022

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for the step-by-step guidance of a machine operator of an extrusion device for a film machine when changing from an application formula to a subsequent formula, comprising the following steps:identifying a formula change request,displaying the formula change request for the machine operator,displaying at least one concluding step to be performed for the application formula,identifying a confirmation of the machine operator for the at least one concluding step,displaying at least one preparatory step to be performed for the subsequent formula,identifying a confirmation of the machine operator for the at least one preparatory step, andconcluding the change from the application formula to the subsequent formula.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for changing from an application formula to a subsequent formula in an extrusion device for a film machine,
wherein the film machine comprises an optical display,
the method comprising the following steps:
identifying, by the film machine, a formula change request,
displaying, by the display, the formula change request for a machine operator, wherein displaying the formula change request comprises displaying a request to the machine operator to manually perform subsequent manual steps,
displaying, by the display, at least one concluding step to be performed for an application formula,
identifying, by the film machine, a manual confirmation input from the machine operator for the at least one concluding step,
displaying, by the display, at least one preparatory step to be performed for a subsequent formula,
identifying, by the film machine, a manual confirmation input from the machine operator for the at least one preparatory step, and
concluding, by the film machine, a change from the application formula to the subsequent formula,
wherein the method provides a step-by-step guidance of the machine operator of the extrusion device for the film machine when changing from the application formula to the subsequent formula,
wherein the film machine provides a feedback guidance of the machine operator wherein the feedback guidance comprises an interaction between the actions of the machine operator, automatically performed steps of the change, and corresponding return confirmations that the manual steps were performed,
wherein the display for displaying the at least one concluding step or the at least one preparatory step is at a location of the film machine where the corresponding step is performed, and
wherein the confirmation of the at least one concluding step is identified at a location where the corresponding identifying step is performed.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one automatic step is performed as part of the change from the application formula to the subsequent formula, after identifying a confirmation of the machine operator.

3. The method according to claim 2 ,
wherein the least one automatic step is one of the following:
cleaning a suction conveyance,
cleaning a feed container,
cleaning a weighing funnel,
cleaning a dosing screw,
filling a feed container with a subsequent material of the subsequent formula, and
changing a temperature of an extruder.

4. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein feedstock of the application formula is changed to a subsequent material of the subsequent formula when changing from the application formula to the subsequent formula.

5. The method according to claim 4 ,
wherein an order of a processing of the changing from the feedstock of the application formula to the subsequent material is specified as change strategy.

6. The method according to claim 5 ,
wherein the change strategy considers at least one of the following change parameters:
stability of an extrusion product,
temperature profile of at least an extruder or of an extrusion head,
rinsing period of the respective material, and
material costs of the respective material.

7. The method according to claim 6 ,
wherein the change strategy considers a film bubble as change parameter.

8. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one of the following operating aids is provided to the machine operator on a display device:
application formula,
application parameters of the extrusion device,
subsequent formula,
subsequent parameters of the extrusion device,
change status of at least one extruder or of at least one material, and
rinsing status of a used rinsing material.

9. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein a remaining time of a main material is displayed.

10. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein a selection of the machine operator of a feedstock of the application formula, which is to be changed, is identified and this selected feedstock is subsequently run in a process with a reduced feed quantity.

11. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the manual confirmation of the at least one preparatory step is identified at a location where the corresponding identifying step is performed.

12. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the identifying a formula change request comprises identifying a manual formula change request of the machine operator.

13. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the displaying the formula change request, the displaying the at least one concluding step, or the displaying the at least one preparatory step is performed on a display device of the extrusion device.

14. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the manual confirmation for the at least one concluding step or the manual confirmation of the at least one preparatory step is identified at the location where the step is performed, and sensor surfaces for a manual operation are provided.

15. A method for changing from an application formula to a subsequent formula in an extrusion device for a film machine,
wherein the film machine comprises an optical display,
the method comprising the following steps:
identifying, by the film machine, a manual formula change request from a machine operator,
displaying, by the display, the formula change request for the machine operator, wherein displaying the formula change request is a request to the machine operator, to now perform subsequent necessary manual steps himself,
displaying, by the display, at least one concluding step to be performed for an application formula, wherein the at least one concluding step is performed in order to completely end the application formula,
identifying, by the film machine, a manual confirmation input from the machine operator for the at least one concluding step,
displaying, by the display, at least one preparatory step to be performed for a subsequent formula,
identifying, by the film machine, a manual confirmation input from the machine operator for the at least one preparatory step, and
concluding, by the film machine, a change from the application formula to the subsequent formula,

wherein the method provides a step-by-step guidance of the machine operator of the extrusion device for the film machine when changing from the application formula to the subsequent formula,
wherein the step of concluding the change is performed when the specified preparatory step and concluding step have been finalized and confirmed, so that a control device can now switch over into a normal operating mode for the production of the subsequent formula,
wherein the film machine provides a feedback guidance of the machine operator wherein the feedback guidance comprises an interaction between the actions of the machine operator, automatically performed steps of the change, and corresponding return confirmations that the manual steps were performed,
wherein the display for displaying the at least one concluding step or the at least one preparatory step is at a location of the film machine where the corresponding step is performed, and
wherein the confirmation of the at least one concluding step is identified at a location where the corresponding identifying step is performed.

Assignees

• Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Inventors

• Kulgemeyer Tobias
• Minnerup Jens
• Backmann Martin

Classifications

• B29C2948/92333

  Raw material handling or dosing, e.g. active hopper or feeding device · CPC title

• B29C48/92 Primary

  Measuring, controlling or regulating · CPC title

• B29C48/2692

  Material change · CPC title

• B29C48/271

  of feeding units · CPC title

• B29B7/603

  in measured doses, e.g. proportioning of several materials · CPC title