JP2004094356A - Processing system for abnormality - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processing system for abnormality while suppressing the occurrence of a defective by appropriately processing the abnormality which has occurred. <P>SOLUTION: This system is provided with a host computer 14 connected through a communication network 1 to manufacturing devices 3a, 3b, inspecting devices 4a, 4b and terminals 5a, 5b in first and second manufacturing departments 2a and 2b, and terminals 7, 9, 11 and 13 in a final inspection department 6, a manufacturing management department 8, a technology department 10, and a quality management department 12. When predetermined abnormality is found in an inspection result received from an inspecting device 4a in the first manufacturing department 2a, the host computer 14 transmits an interlock instruction to reject the acceptance of a product conveyed from the first manufacturing department 2a in the second manufacturing department 2b to the manufacturing device 3b of the second manufacturing department 2b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an abnormality processing system that appropriately treats an abnormality that has occurred in a certain manufacturing department in a factory that manufactures products through processing in a plurality of manufacturing departments.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a factory that manufactures products after processing in multiple manufacturing departments, when an abnormality occurs in a certain manufacturing department, the details of the abnormality are transferred from that manufacturing department to the relevant departments such as the manufacturing management department, technical department, quality management department, etc. Was contacted by telephone or e-mail. Further, the abnormality report was sent from the manufacturing department to related departments such as a manufacturing management department, a technical department, and a quality management department. Then, measures for the abnormality were taken.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, as described above, when an abnormality occurs in a certain manufacturing department, the details of the abnormality are reported to the relevant departments by telephone or e-mail, etc. Therefore, the product was transported from the manufacturing department to the next manufacturing department and processed before the measures for the abnormality were taken. Further, even when a remarkable abnormality has occurred, the product has been processed in the manufacturing department until a measure is taken for the abnormality. In some cases, the anomaly report was not sent to the relevant department. In such a case, the details of the measures were unclear, and appropriate measures were not taken for the anomalies. For these reasons, there is a problem that many defective products occur.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an abnormality processing system that appropriately treats an abnormality that has occurred in a certain manufacturing department and suppresses the occurrence of defective products.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An abnormality processing system according to the present invention is connected to a manufacturing apparatus and an inspection apparatus of each manufacturing section via a communication network, and performs a predetermined process on an inspection result received from an inspection apparatus of a preceding manufacturing section of two continuous manufacturing sections. When an abnormality is found, a control device is provided for transmitting an interlock command for rejecting acceptance of the product conveyed from the preceding manufacturing section in the subsequent manufacturing section to the manufacturing apparatus in the subsequent manufacturing section. .
[0006]
The abnormality processing system according to the present invention is connected to a manufacturing apparatus and an inspection apparatus of each manufacturing section via a communication network, and when a predetermined abnormality is found in an inspection result received from an inspection apparatus of an arbitrary manufacturing section. And a control device for transmitting a stop command to stop the processing of the product in the manufacturing section to the manufacturing apparatus in the manufacturing section.
[0007]
An abnormality processing system according to the present invention is connected to a manufacturing apparatus, an inspection apparatus and a terminal of each manufacturing section and a terminal of each related section via a communication network, and stores a report file including an abnormality report and an abnormality report. A storage means for holding a transmission destination file in which the transmission destination is specified and a transmission report file in which the type of the abnormality report to be transmitted is specified, and an abnormality is found in the inspection result received from the inspection apparatus in any manufacturing department. In response to the error, an abnormality report of the type specified in the transmission report file corresponding to the abnormality is read from the report file, and the abnormality report is specified in the transmission destination file in the manufacturing department and / or the transmission destination specified in the transmission destination file. Or a control device having control means for transmitting to a terminal of a related department.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an abnormality processing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a communication network. Reference numerals 2a and 2b denote first and second manufacturing sections engaged in processing such as product manufacturing and processing, and reference numerals 3a and 3b are provided in first and second manufacturing sections 2a and 2b. Are provided in the first and second manufacturing sections 2a and 2b, and the inspection devices 5a and 5b for inspecting the products processed by the manufacturing devices 3a and 3b and transmitting inspection results are provided. This is a terminal provided in the first and second manufacturing sections 2a and 2b. The manufacturing apparatuses 3a and 3b have a communication function, and the communication unit may be provided integrally with the product processing unit or may be provided separately. Similarly, the inspection devices 4a and 4 have a communication function, and the communication device may be provided integrally with or separately from the product inspection device. Good. When provided separately, the configuration may be such that the result obtained in the part for inspecting the product is input to the part for communication by the operator.
[0009]
Reference numeral 6 denotes a final inspection department (related department) involved in an inspection performed immediately before the product is shipped, reference numeral 7 denotes a terminal provided in the final inspection department 6, and reference numeral 8 denotes a manufacturing management department (related department) involved in management of a manufacturing method and an inspection method. , 9 are terminals provided in the manufacturing management section 8, 10 is a technical section (related section) involved in technical support of manufacturing equipment and inspection equipment, 11 is a terminal provided in the technical section 10, and 12 is quality control of products. Is a terminal provided in the quality management department 12.
[0010]
Reference numeral 14 designates the manufacturing apparatuses 3a and 3b, the inspection apparatuses 4a and 4b and the terminals 5a and 5b provided in the first and second manufacturing sections 2a and 2b, the terminal 7 provided in the final inspection section 6, and the manufacturing management section 8. The host computer (control device) is connected to the terminal 9 provided, the terminal 11 provided in the technical department 10 and the terminal 13 provided in the quality management department 12 via the communication network 1.
[0011]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a host computer in the abnormality processing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, 15 is a control means, 16 is a report file 17 containing an abnormal report, a destination file 18 specifying the destination of the abnormal report, and a transmission report file specifying the type of the abnormal report to be transmitted. This is storage means for storing the number 19. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the destination of the abnormality report specified in the destination file. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the types of abnormal reports to be transmitted, which are defined in the transmission report file.
[0012]
Next, the operation will be described.
Here, a case where the products are transported and processed in the order of the first and second manufacturing sections 2a and 2b will be described.
[0013]
The bar code reader provided in the manufacturing apparatus 3a reads the bar code attached to the product transferred to the first manufacturing section 2a. When the barcode is read, the product is subjected to processes such as manufacturing and processing by the manufacturing apparatus 3a. The information read by the barcode reader and relating to the product transported to the first manufacturing section 2a is transmitted from the manufacturing apparatus 3a to the host computer 14. Thereby, the host computer 14 recognizes a product processed by the manufacturing apparatus 3a.
[0014]
The product processed by the manufacturing device 3a is conveyed to the inspection device 4a, and the barcode reader provided in the inspection device 4a reads the barcode attached to the product. When the barcode is read, the product is inspected by the inspection device 4a, and the inspection result is transmitted to the host computer 14. The inspection performed by the inspection device 4a is an inspection as to whether or not the manufacturing device 3a plays a desired role, and is, for example, an inspection of a product size, color, shape, and the like. The information read by the barcode reader and related to the product transported to the inspection device 4a is transmitted from the inspection device 4a to the host computer 14. Thereby, the host computer 14 recognizes a product processed by the inspection device 4a.
[0015]
The control unit 15 of the host computer 14 determines whether an abnormality is found in the inspection result received from the inspection device 4a. For example, when the inspection by the inspection device 4a is a standard inspection, a standard file in which the standard is defined is held in the storage unit 16 of the host computer 14 as shown in FIG. By comparing the result with the standard defined in the standard file held in the storage unit 16, it is determined whether or not an abnormality is found in the standard inspection result received from the inspection apparatus 4a.
[0016]
When no abnormality is found in the inspection result received from the inspection device 4a, the product is transported to the second manufacturing section 2b and processed similarly.
[0017]
When an abnormality is found in the inspection result received from the inspection device 4a, the processing is performed as follows. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing method when an abnormality is found in the inspection result. It should be noted that the method of treatment when an abnormality is found in the inspection result can be changed at any time.
[0018]
When the inspection result received from the inspection device 4a shows an abnormality of rank A such as out of product standard or an abnormality of rank B such as out of manufacturing standard, the control means 15 of the host computer 14 sends the information from the first manufacturing department 2a. An interlock command for rejecting acceptance of the conveyed product in the second manufacturing section 2b is transmitted to the manufacturing apparatus 3b in the second manufacturing section 2b. When the inspection result received from the inspection device 4a shows an abnormality of the C rank such as out of the general standard, the control unit 15 of the host computer 14 does not transmit the interlock command to the manufacturing device 3b of the second manufacturing department 2b. .
[0019]
As described above, when an abnormality of rank A or abnormality of rank B is observed, an interlock command for rejecting the reception of the product conveyed from the first manufacturing section 2a in the second manufacturing section 2b is issued by the second lock section. The bar code reader transmitted to the manufacturing apparatus 3b of the manufacturing section 2b and provided in the manufacturing apparatus 3b cannot read the bar code attached to the product conveyed from the first manufacturing section 2a, and the first manufacturing The product conveyed from the section 2a is not processed in the second manufacturing section 2b.
[0020]
When an abnormality of rank A is found in the standard inspection result received from the inspection device 4a, the control means 15 of the host computer 14 issues a stop instruction for stopping the processing of the product in the first manufacturing section 2a to the first. To the manufacturing apparatus 3a of the manufacturing section 2a. When an abnormality of rank B or an abnormality of rank C is found in the standard inspection result received from the inspection device 4a, the control unit 15 of the host computer 14 does not transmit the stop command to the manufacturing device 3a of the first manufacturing section 2a. .
[0021]
As described above, when an abnormality of rank A is found, a stop command for stopping the processing of the product in the first manufacturing section 2a is transmitted to the manufacturing apparatus 3a of the first manufacturing section 2a, and the manufacturing apparatus 3a is stopped. Can be
[0022]
When an abnormality of rank A is found in the inspection result received from the inspection device 4a, the control unit 15 of the host computer 14 sends the first destination specified in the destination file 18 stored in the storage unit 16 as the destination. And e-mail notifying the terminal 5a, 5b, 7, 9, 11, 13 of the second manufacturing section 2a, 2b, final inspection section 6, manufacturing control section 8, technical section 10, and quality control section 12 of the abnormality. Send Further, the abnormality report 1 specified in the transmission report file 19 stored in the storage unit 16 is read from the report file 17 stored in the storage unit 16, and the abnormality report 1 is transmitted to the transmission destination file 18. Is transmitted to the terminals 5a and 5b of the first and second manufacturing departments 2a and 2b specified as transmission destinations. The abnormality report 2 is transmitted to the terminal 7 of the final inspection section 6. The abnormality report 3 is transmitted to the terminal 9 of the manufacturing management section 8. The abnormality report 4 is transmitted to the terminal 11 of the technical department 10. The abnormality report 5 is transmitted to the terminal 13 of the quality management section 12. The abnormality report transmitted to the manufacturing management section 8, the engineering section 10, and the quality management section 12 may be the same. When transmitting the same abnormality report, the configuration may be such that transmission is performed simultaneously or sequentially. Furthermore, an e-mail is sent to the terminals 9, 11, and 13 of the production management section 8, the engineering section 10, and the quality management section 12 to notify the convening of the countermeasure meeting.
[0023]
When an abnormality of rank B is found in the standard inspection result received from the inspection device 4a, the control unit 15 of the host computer 14 sets the manufacturing destination specified in the destination file 18 stored in the storage unit 16 as the destination. An e-mail is sent to the terminals 9 and 11 of the management section 8 and the technology section 10 to notify the contents of the abnormality. Further, the abnormality report 6 specified in the transmission report file 19 stored in the storage unit 16 is read from the report file 17 stored in the storage unit 16, and the abnormality report 6 is read from the transmission destination file 18. Is transmitted to the terminal 9 of the manufacturing management section 8 specified as the transmission destination. The abnormality report 7 is transmitted to the terminal 11 of the technical department 10. The abnormality report transmitted to the manufacturing management section 8 and the engineering section 10 may be the same. When transmitting the same abnormality report, the configuration may be such that transmission is performed simultaneously or sequentially.
[0024]
When the standard inspection result received from the inspection device 4a shows an abnormality of the C rank, the control unit 15 of the host computer 14 sets the manufacturing destination specified in the destination file 18 held in the storage unit 16 as the destination. An e-mail notifying the abnormal contents is transmitted to the terminal 9 of the management section 8. Further, the abnormality report 8 specified in the transmission report file 19 stored in the storage unit 16 is read from the report file 17 stored in the storage unit 16, and the abnormality report 8 is read out from the transmission destination file 18. Is transmitted to the terminal 9 of the manufacturing management section 8 specified as the transmission destination.
[0025]
As described above, when an abnormality of A rank is observed, when an abnormality of B rank is observed, and when an abnormality of C rank is observed, a predetermined abnormality report is transmitted to a terminal of a predetermined department. , Appropriate measures are taken.
[0026]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, when an abnormality of rank A or B is found in the inspection result, the second manufacturing section 2b of the product conveyed from the first manufacturing section 2a Is transmitted to the manufacturing apparatus 3b of the second manufacturing section 2b, the product conveyed from the first manufacturing section 2a when an abnormality of rank A is found in the inspection result. The effect is obtained that the processing is not performed in the second manufacturing section 2b and the occurrence of defective products is suppressed.
[0027]
Further, according to the first embodiment, when an abnormality of rank A is found in the inspection result, the stop command for stopping the processing of the product in the first manufacturing section 2a is issued to the manufacturing apparatus of the first manufacturing section 2a. Since the data is transmitted to 3a, when an abnormality of rank A is found in the inspection result, the manufacturing device 3a is stopped, and the effect of suppressing the occurrence of defective products is obtained.
[0028]
Further, according to the first embodiment, when an abnormality is found in the inspection result, an abnormality report corresponding to the abnormality is transmitted to a terminal of a predetermined department. It is possible to obtain an effect that the treatment is performed appropriately and the occurrence of defective products is suppressed.
[0029]
It is to be noted that whether or not an abnormality is found by processing by the manufacturing apparatus, or which of the ranks A to C is found depends on the type of product. The measures to be taken when an abnormality is found also differ depending on the type of product.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the inspection result received from the manufacturing apparatus and the inspection apparatus of the preceding stage of the two continuous manufacturing sections is connected to the manufacturing apparatus and the inspection apparatus of each manufacturing section via the communication network. When a predetermined abnormality is found, a control device for transmitting an interlock command to reject acceptance of a product conveyed from a preceding manufacturing department in a subsequent manufacturing department to a manufacturing device in a subsequent manufacturing department is provided. An abnormality processing system has been configured so that when a predetermined abnormality is found in the inspection results, the product conveyed from the preceding manufacturing department is not processed by the subsequent manufacturing department, and an abnormal processing system that suppresses the occurrence of defective products is obtained. There is an effect that it can be.
[0031]
According to the present invention, a manufacturing apparatus and an inspection apparatus of each manufacturing section are connected via a communication network, and when a predetermined abnormality is found in an inspection result received from an inspection apparatus of an arbitrary manufacturing section, the manufacturing is performed. Since the abnormality processing system is configured to include a control device that transmits a stop command to stop the processing of the product in the department to the manufacturing device in the manufacturing department, when a predetermined abnormality is found in the inspection result, the manufacturing device is reset. There is an effect that an abnormality processing system that stops and suppresses the occurrence of defective products can be obtained.
[0032]
According to the present invention, the manufacturing apparatus, the inspection apparatus and the terminal of each manufacturing section and the terminal of each related section are connected via the communication network, and the report file including the abnormality report and the destination of the abnormality report are transmitted. Storage means for holding a specified transmission destination file and a transmission report file in which the type of an abnormality report to be transmitted is specified, and when an abnormality is found in an inspection result received from an inspection apparatus of an arbitrary manufacturing department, An abnormality report of the type specified in the transmission report file corresponding to the abnormality is read from the report file and transmitted to a terminal of a manufacturing department and / or a related department specified as a transmission destination in the transmission destination file. Since the abnormality processing system is configured to include a control device having control means for transmitting an abnormality report of the type specified in the report file, no abnormality is found in the inspection result. When automatically performed accurately processing, there is an effect that the abnormality processing system to suppress the occurrence of defective products can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an abnormality processing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a host computer in the abnormality processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a destination of an abnormality report specified in a destination file.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the type of an abnormal report to be transmitted specified in a transmission report file.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a standard defined in a standard file.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing method when an abnormality is found in the inspection result.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Communication network, 2a, 2b First and second manufacturing departments, 3a, 3b Manufacturing equipment, 4a, 4b Inspection equipment, 5a, 5b terminal, 6 Final inspection department (related department), 7 terminal, 8 Manufacturing management department ( Related departments), 9 terminals, 10 technical departments (related departments), 11 terminals, 12 quality control departments (related departments), 13 terminals, 14 host computers (control devices), 15 control means, 16 storage means, 17 report files , 18 transmission destination file, 19 transmission report file.

Claims (3)

A plurality of manufacturing departments having a manufacturing apparatus for processing products and an inspection apparatus for inspecting products processed by the manufacturing apparatus,
A predetermined abnormality was found in the inspection results received from the inspection devices of the preceding production departments of the two consecutive production departments, being connected to the production equipment and the inspection equipment of each production department via a communication network. An abnormality processing system comprising: a control device that transmits an interlock command for rejecting acceptance of a product conveyed from a preceding manufacturing section in a subsequent manufacturing section to the manufacturing apparatus in a subsequent manufacturing section. A plurality of manufacturing departments having a manufacturing apparatus for processing products and an inspection apparatus for inspecting products processed by the manufacturing apparatus,
It is connected via a communication network to the above-mentioned manufacturing device and the above-mentioned inspection device of each manufacturing department, and when a predetermined abnormality is found in the inspection result received from the above-mentioned inspection device of any manufacturing department, the A control device for transmitting a stop command to stop the processing of the product to the manufacturing apparatus in the manufacturing section. A plurality of manufacturing departments having a manufacturing apparatus for processing products, an inspection apparatus for inspecting products after processing by the manufacturing apparatus, and a terminal for receiving an abnormality report,
A plurality of related departments having a terminal for receiving an abnormality report;
It is connected via a communication network to the above-mentioned manufacturing equipment, the above-mentioned inspection equipment and the above-mentioned terminal of each manufacturing department and the above-mentioned terminal of each related department, and a report file including an abnormality report and a destination of the abnormality report are defined. Storage means for holding a destination report file and a transmission report file in which the type of the abnormality report to be transmitted is specified, and when an abnormality is found in the inspection result received from the inspection apparatus of any manufacturing department, An abnormality report of the type specified in the transmission report file corresponding to the abnormality is read from the report file, and the abnormality report is specified in the transmission destination file in the manufacturing department and / or the transmission destination specified in the transmission destination file. A control device having control means for transmitting to the terminal of the related department.

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