JPH1185851A - Production managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to accurately and also quickly obtain each information of production results management information and quality management information of each packing device by inputting operation information, production information, production condition information, etc., which are inputted from a control system of the packing device which packs non-packed matters. SOLUTION: A personal computer 14 inputs operational information such as operation time and stop time, production information such as the production number output of a product and production data and production condition information, based on the packing specification of the product which are sent from each central processing unit, accumulates each data, shows production results management information of each filling and packing machine and quality management information on a CRT 13 and also stores them in a storage device 15. A printer 16 prints each past information stored in the device 15 and each current information of the filling and packing machine. Also, each particle counters 181 to 18n, which measures the cleanliness degree of ambient atmosphere for each filling and packing machine is connected to the computer 14 and performs storage and display of cleanliness degree.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a production management device for storing and displaying production result management information and quality management information of a packaging device for packaging an article to be packaged.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a packaging device for packaging an object to be packaged, for example, a filling and packaging machine is used as a packaging device for filling an object to be packaged which is a filling member for a liquid or a viscous substance. This filling and packaging machine has a machine base, and a pair of holding frames are provided on side portions of the machine base, and an original sheet wound with a film is held on the holding frame in a detachable and replaceable manner. A film guide section and a film turn-back section are arranged at the top of the machine base, and a vertical seal section, a horizontal seal section, a cutter section, and a distributing mechanism are provided from the upper side on the front face of the machine base, and the film is pulled out from the raw material, The film is led out to the film folding section via the film guide section, the film is folded in the longitudinal direction by a guide provided in the film folding section, and the film is folded by a pair of vertical heat seal rolls facing the vertical sealing section. The folded end portions are heat-sealed and sent out, and the film is formed into a tubular shape by the vertical seal, and the film is horizontally sealed by a pair of horizontal heat seal rolls opposed to the horizontal seal portion. The bottom is formed by the lateral seals,
With this, the film formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape is filled with an article to be packaged, such as food, by the filling nozzle of the filling mechanism, and the film is further fed, and the film is again fed by the horizontal heat sealing roll of the horizontal sealing section. The packaging mouth is sealed by sealing the bag mouth side, and then the horizontal sealing portion is cut by the cutter unit to obtain a packaging bag. This packaging bag is conveyed by a conveyor or the like using the sorting mechanism. There is known a device that sorts and transports the product.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned filling and packaging machine has a temperature and a sealing pressure of a vertical seal and a horizontal seal according to a packaging specification (film thickness, material, size, etc.) for each product type, and a packaging target. It is necessary to manage not only product information such as the amount and temperature of the filling material, but also various types of information management on the operating state of the filling and packaging machine. Further, when there are a plurality of the filling and packaging machines, information about each filling and packaging machine, day, week,
It is necessary to aggregate and analyze on a monthly basis.

[0004] In view of the above, the present invention inputs operation information, production information, production condition information, and the like output from a control system of a packaging apparatus for packaging an article to be packaged, and tabulates each of the data. An object of the present invention is to provide a production management device that stores and displays production performance management information and quality management information of a packaging device.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a control system of a packaging apparatus for packaging packages.
Operating information such as operating time and stop time of the packaging device, production information such as the number of products produced and product data, and production condition information based on packaging specifications for each product type of the product are input, and the information is input to each of the information. And a line terminal for storing and displaying the production result management information and the quality management information of the packaging device based on the total data based thereon.

The production result management information includes a production time of the packaging device, a stop time of the packaging device, a product name including a product name and a product code of the product produced by the packaging device, and the product name. And the number of products produced.

The quality control information includes a sealing temperature and a sealing pressure according to a packaging specification of the product, and a temperature of an article to be packed which is a filling member of a liquid or a viscous substance.

In addition, a particle counter for measuring the cleanliness of the atmosphere around the packaging device is connected to the line terminal, and the cleanliness is stored and displayed as the quality control information.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A production management apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of filling and packaging machines (packing apparatuses) No. 1, No. 2,.・ No.
n from each central processing unit (control system), such as operating information such as operating time and stop time of the packaging device, production information such as the number of products produced and product data, and packaging specifications for each product product. And input production condition information based on the information, and totalize data based on the information. And each filling and packaging machine No. 1, N
o.2... No. n production time and stop time, and the filling and packaging machines No. 1, No. 2. Production result management information including the number of products produced by each of the filling and packaging machines No. 1, No. 2,... No. n, the sealing temperature and the sealing pressure of the products, and the packing material as the filling member. A line terminal 12 for storing and displaying quality control information including the temperature of an object is provided. Therefore, each filling and packaging machine N
o.1, No.2... The operation information, production information, production condition information, etc. sent from No.n are tabulated in units of days, weeks, months, etc., and production performance management information and quality Since the information can be tabulated and analyzed as management information, the user can accurately and quickly collect information such as production performance management information and quality management information of each of the filling and packaging machines No. 1, No. 2,. Can be obtained. In addition, vertical and horizontal seal portions 6, 7
From the central processing unit of each of the filling and packaging machines No.1, No.2,... No.n. The data can be entered and tabulated, stored and displayed for each type of product (packing specifications) or product lots for each period such as day, week, month, etc. Object) can be obtained.

The production management apparatus of the present invention provides the line terminal 12 with each of the filling and packaging machines No. 1, No. 2,.
n, each particle counter 181 for measuring the cleanness of the surrounding atmosphere, that is, the number of dusts and dirt in the filling atmosphere.
.. 18n are connected to store and display the cleanliness as the quality control information.
By summing up the data (cleanliness) in units of periods such as months, it is possible to perform sanitary management in the filling atmosphere.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on a production control device for a filling and packaging machine (packaging device) shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a filling and packaging machine, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a production management device, and FIGS. 3 to 8 are diagrams showing display forms of a production management system.

In FIG. 1, a holding frame 2 is provided on a side of a machine base 1 of a filling and packaging machine, and a film raw material 3 in which a film F is wound in a roll is detachably provided on the holding frame 2. A film guide section 4 and a film folding section 5 are provided on the upper part of the machine base 1, and a vertical sealing part 6, a horizontal seal part 7, and a continuous packaging bag (product) are arranged on the front part of the machine base 1 from above. The film F is pulled out from the film blank 3, and is led out to the film folding section 5 through the film guiding section 4, and the film F is folded by the folding guide 9 provided in the film folding section 5. Is folded in two along the longitudinal direction, and the folded end portions of the film F are heat-sealed and folded back by a pair of (front and back) vertical heat seal rolls 6a opposed to each other by the vertical seal portion 6, and the vertically sealed film is folded. The film F is formed into a tubular shape by the side edge sealing portions, and a pair of (front and back) transverse heat seal rolls 7a of the transverse sealing portion 7 are heat-sealed to the tubular film F in the lateral direction. A bottom portion of the packaging bag is formed by the sealing portion, and a predetermined amount of liquid to be packaged, such as a source, is filled into the film F formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape by the filling nozzle 10 (filling pump The film F is further fed, and the middle part of the horizontal sealing point is cut by the cutter unit 8, thereby separating the continuous packaging bags. The packaging bag carried out from the discharge unit 11 is taken out by a conveyor or the like and is conveyed.

The vertical seal section 6 and the horizontal seal section 7 of the above-described filling and packaging machine include a pair of vertical and horizontal heat seal rolls 6a,
7a, one of the vertical and horizontal heat seal rolls 6a, 7a is movably provided.
a and 7a are pressed against the other vertical and horizontal heat seal rolls 6a and 7a by an elastic mechanism including single-acting cylinders provided at both ends of the vertical seal portion 6 and the horizontal seal portion 7 to heat seal the film F. Vertical and horizontal seal locations can be obtained.

The vertical seal portion 6 presses the film F evenly by the elastic mechanisms provided on the left and right sides of the vertical seal portion 6 in order to seal the film F in the vertical direction (to seal a narrow area). The air pressure controller and the electropneumatic regulator are configured to be shared for the left and right so that pressure is applied.

The horizontal sealing portion 7 seals the film F in the horizontal direction (sealing of a wide area). Therefore, the sealing is not performed well by the uniform pressing force of the film F on the left and right sides. The elastic mechanisms provided on the left and right of the unit 7 are configured such that the left and right elastic mechanisms are provided with a pneumatic controller and an electropneumatic regulator, respectively, so that the right and left independent pressure adjustments can be made.

Such a filling and packaging machine is used to set production conditions such as the feed speed of the film F and the seal pitch, to adjust the pressure of the vertical and horizontal seal portions 6 and 7, and to fill the packing material as a filling member. Management and the like are collectively performed by a central processing unit (not shown) serving as a control unit.

The vertical and horizontal heat seal rolls 6a, 7
Each of the seal plates set to a predetermined temperature by the temperature adjustment controller a is provided with a temperature sensor including a thermocouple or the like. The temperature data from the temperature sensor is input to the central processing unit and can be monitored on a display unit (not shown) of the filling and packaging machine.

A temperature sensor such as a thermocouple for detecting the temperature of the article to be filled and the ambient temperature (room temperature) is also provided near the projecting opening of the filling nozzle 10 and the machine base 1, respectively. The temperature data from each temperature sensor is
The information is input to the central processing unit and can be monitored on the display unit of the filling and packaging machine.

Next, a production management device for the above-described filling and packaging machine will be described with reference to FIG. Plurality (No.1, No.2 ・
The filling and packaging machine of No. n) is connected to one line terminal 12.

The line terminal 12 is a CRT display 1
3 and a storage device 15 such as a hard disk device (HD) or a rewritable magneto-optical disk device (MO) connected to the personal computer 14, and a printer 16. 13 is a filling and packaging machine (N
o.1, No. 2... No. n) are connected via the interface 17 to the respective central processing units. Then, the personal computer 14 inputs operation information such as operation time and stop time from each central processing unit, production information such as product production number and product data, and production condition information based on the packaging specifications of the product. (The above-mentioned information will be described in detail later.), The above-mentioned data are totaled, and the production result management information and the quality management information of each filling and packaging machine (the above-mentioned information will be described in detail later) on a CRT
13 and the production result management information and the quality management information are stored in the storage device 15 (data transmitted from the filling and packaging machines No. 1, No. 2,... Is transferred to the CRT 13 and the storage device 15). In addition, the printer 16 can print the past information stored in the storage device 15 and the current information of the filling and packaging machine at present.

The personal computer 14 has
Each particle counter 181... 18n for measuring the degree of cleanness of the surrounding atmosphere of each filling and packaging machine, that is, the number of dust, dust, etc. in the filling atmosphere, is connected, and stores and displays the degree of cleanliness as the quality control information. Do.

Each of the particle counters 181... 18n used in this embodiment is housed in a predetermined area and is disposed near the projecting opening of the filling nozzle 10 of the filling and packaging machine which is isolated from the outside. The atmosphere (filled atmosphere) isolated from the air is sucked by a vacuum pump, and the sucked dust, dirt and the like in the air are collected by each of the particle counters 181 to 18n.
It is measured by:

Next, the system configuration of the apparatus will be described with reference to the display screen of the CRT 13 shown in FIGS.

FIG. 3 shows an initial screen A of the production information management system. The initial screen A includes a line monitor 20 for displaying the operation status of each filling and packaging machine, a maintenance time of each filling and packaging machine (for example, replacing a film F), and an abnormal mode of the filling and packaging machine (for example, air of the filling and packaging machine). A menu screen 24 includes a message monitor 21 for displaying pressure reduction), a product data monitor 22 for displaying production conditions according to the packaging specifications for each product, and a production performance monitor 23 for displaying the production performance of each filling and packaging machine. Is configured. When shifting from each item to the next screen, for example, selecting one of the items (for example, the line monitor 20) with a mouse connected to the personal computer 14 causes the screen to shift to the next screen.

FIG. 4 is a detailed screen B of the line monitor 20. When an item on the line monitor 20 is selected and the detail screen B of the line monitor is opened, windows 251... 25n are provided for each filling and packaging machine and for easily checking the operation status of each filling and packaging machine. Have been. Each window 251... 25n includes a number of the filling and packaging machine (machine number), operating information (operating state) indicating an operating state of the filling and packaging machine during operation and stoppage, and a product code and a product code for each product type. It is possible to confirm production information indicating the number of products (total counter) produced for the product corresponding to the product code and the time until the film F is exchanged (film exchange).

FIG. 5 shows each window 2 of the line monitor 20.
It is an operation monitor screen C obtained by selecting any one of 51... 25n. The operation monitor screen C displays each message item displayed in each window 251... 25n of the line monitor 20 (machine N).
O, operation information, ...), seal pitch of film F,
Production condition information 26 including production information such as the feed speed (film speed) of the film F, the production speed of the product (package), and the cut unit of the product, and the vertical and horizontal roll temperatures (before the vertical and horizontal rolls) of the filling and packaging machine. , Back), and the film F seal temperature information 27 representing the measured values of the film F, and the roll press information 28 of the film F representing the measured values of the vertical and horizontal roll pressing (vertical roll, horizontal roll left, right) of the filling and packaging machine. Temperature information 29 indicating the room temperature and the liquid temperature (temperature of the article to be packaged) detected by the temperature sensors attached near the machine base 1 and the filling nozzle 10 of the filling and packaging machine. Filling atmosphere information 3 indicating the number of dust, dirt and the like in the filling atmosphere by the provided particle counters 181... 18n.
11 is a screen displaying quality control information 31 of the "0". The screen C displays the information (data) corresponding to the product code of the product in the storage device 15 for each day, week, or month.
The backup data is stored in the backup data.

FIG. 6 shows the message monitor 2 of the initial screen A.
6 is a message monitor screen D displayed by selecting item 1; The message monitor screen D displays messages such as maintenance information and abnormal data generated from each filling and packaging machine. The message monitor screen D displays a message occurrence time 32, a message number 33, and a message content 34 for each date. By selecting the message number 33, a message handling method is displayed on a display screen (not shown). Has become. The feature of the screen D is that the user can quickly and accurately judge maintenance information and abnormal data sent from each filling and packaging machine (No. 1, No. 2,... No. n). Each filling and packaging machine (N
o.1, No. 2... No. n), the operating rate can be increased, and the productivity can be improved.

FIG. 7 shows the type data monitor 2 on the initial screen A.
It is a type data backup screen E displayed by selecting item 2. The product data backup screen E displays data No., product code,
Type data (production information) 35 such as a product name corresponding to the product code, a seal pitch of the film F, and a film F
Feed rate, product production speed, product cut unit, vertical,
Production condition information 36 such as horizontal roll temperature, vertical and horizontal roll pressing
7 is a data backup screen of set values according to the packaging specifications for each product type.

FIG. 8 shows the production result monitor 23 on the initial screen A.
4 is a production result screen F displayed by selecting the item menu of FIG. The production result screen F is a screen for displaying operation information obtained by totaling information on production by day, week, and month. FIG. 8 shows a daily operation report. The production result screen F displays the operation time and the stop time of each filling and packaging machine, the production result management information 37 for displaying data summing up the operation rate and the daily production number of the product, and a film for each product lot. And lot production result management information 38 for displaying data summing up the used amount and the total production number. Note that, in the production result screen F, in the embodiment, the production result for each filling and packaging machine is displayed, but the packaging specification for each product type or the production result for each product lot may be displayed. The production result screen F can be changed as appropriate. A production management system is configured by each screen as described above.

The line terminal 12 transmits operation information, production information, maintenance information, abnormal data, and the like sent from each filling and packaging machine (No. 1, No. 2,... , Weekly and monthly periods, and tallies and analyzes production performance management information and quality management information. Therefore, the user can use each filling and packaging machine (No. 1, N
o.2... No. n), it is possible to accurately and quickly determine each information such as the production result management information and the quality management information. Further, the production management device of the present invention stores data on the quality of the product such as the seal temperature, roll pressing, room temperature, and the temperature of the packaged material as the filling member for the vertical and horizontal seal portions 6 and 7 in each of the filling and packaging machines. Since the data of the information input from the central processing unit can be tabulated, stored and displayed for each type of product or for each product lot for each period such as day, week, month, etc., the quality is excellent. It is an object of the present invention to provide a production management device of a filling and packaging machine capable of obtaining a package as a product.

Further, a particle counter 181 for counting the number of dusts in the filling atmosphere in the production management device of the present invention.
.. 18n are connected, the measured values are used as quality control information of the production control device, and the data (cleanliness) are tabulated in units of days, weeks, months, etc., thereby achieving sanitary control in the filling atmosphere. It is possible to do.

In the production management system according to the present embodiment, a screen for displaying a total of data such as the operating state of the machine, the room temperature, the liquid temperature, the number of dust and the like in the filling atmosphere, etc. is displayed in a graph. You may do it.

Although the present embodiment has been described using the production control device of the filling and packaging machine, the present invention according to claim 1 may be applied to a horizontal pillow packaging device or another packaging device. good.

Although the production management system in this embodiment has been described using the display screen of the CRT 13 shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, this display pattern is an example, and the production management system of the present invention is not limited to this display pattern. , At least operation information, production information such as product production number and product data, and production condition information in the packaging specifications of the product are input, and the data are totaled to produce production management information and quality of the packaging device. What is necessary is just to store and display the management information.

[0036]

According to the present invention, operating information such as operating time and stop time of the packaging device, and production information such as the number of products produced and product data are obtained from the control system of the packaging device for packaging the articles to be packaged. A line terminal is provided for inputting production condition information based on packaging specifications for each product type, storing and displaying production result management information and quality management information of the packaging device by totalizing data based on the respective information. And the production result management information includes a production time of the packaging device, a stop time of the packaging device, a product name and a product code of the product produced by the packaging device, and a product name and the like. The quality control information includes a sealing temperature and a sealing pressure according to a packaging specification of the product, and a packing material such as a liquid or a viscous substance. Including temperature Since it is, operation information sent from the packaging machine, production information, the production condition information and the like,
For example, since the data can be tabulated in units of day, week, and month, and can be tabulated and analyzed as production performance management information and quality management information, the user can obtain the production performance management information and quality management information for each packaging device. Information can be obtained accurately and quickly. When a filling and packaging machine is used as a packaging device, data on the product quality such as the sealing temperature, roll pressing, room temperature, and the temperature of the material to be packed, which is a filling member, is used for each of the filling and packaging machines. Input from the central processing unit, the data can be aggregated and stored and displayed for each type of product, such as day, week, month, etc., for each type of packaging specifications and product lots. It is possible to obtain.

Also, a particle counter for measuring the cleanliness of the atmosphere surrounding the packaging device is connected to the line terminal, and the cleanliness is stored and displayed as the quality control information. It is possible to do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a filling and packaging machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a production management device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an initial screen of the production management system of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a line monitor screen of the production management system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation monitor screen of the production management system.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a message monitor screen of the production management system.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a kind data backup screen of the production management system;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a production result screen of the production management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Line Terminal 13 CRT Display 14 Personal Computer 15 Storage Device 16 Printer 17 Interface 181-18n Particle Counter 26 Production Condition Information 27 Seal Temperature Information 28 Roll Press Information 29 Temperature Information 30 Filling Atmosphere Information 31 Quality Control Information 35 Product Data (Production Information) ) 36 Production condition information 37 Production result management information 38 Lot production result management information

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A control system of a packaging device for packaging an article to be packaged, comprising: operating information such as operating time and stop time of the packaging device; production information such as production number and type data of the product; A line terminal for inputting production condition information based on each packaging specification, storing and displaying production result management information and quality management information of the packaging device by totalizing data based on the respective information, Production management equipment. 2. The production result management information includes a production time of the packaging device, a stop time of the packaging device, a product name and a product code of the product produced by the packaging device, and a product name. 2. The production management device according to claim 1, wherein the production management device includes the number of products produced. 3. The quality control information includes a sealing temperature and a sealing pressure according to a packaging specification of the product, and a temperature of an article to be packed which is a filling member such as a liquid or a viscous substance. The production management device according to claim 1. 4. The line terminal according to claim 1, wherein a particle counter for measuring a degree of cleanness of the atmosphere around the packaging device is connected, and the cleanliness is stored and displayed as the quality control information. The production management device according to any one of the above.