TWI691925B - Object production method - Google Patents

Abstract

An object production method includes: obtaining a paper work order for producing an object; retrieving a paper work order image and storing it as a work order image file and uploading it to a database; the control terminal according to the work in the database The information of the process station in the single image file, send a start signal to the corresponding process station; after receiving the start signal at the process station, control a prompt device to send a first prompt message to prompt the operator to start The process of producing objects; when starting the process of producing objects, start timing; when the time counted exceeds a predetermined process time and the process of producing objects is not completed, the control prompt device sends a second prompt message to remind the operator to produce The process time of the object has exceeded the scheduled process time. Thereby, the efficiency of producing objects can be improved.

Description

Object production method

The present invention relates to the manufacture of objects; in particular, it refers to a method for producing objects.

With the advancement of technology, most of the current industrial production models have entered the era of fully automated production. However, for traditional industries, although automation equipment can be introduced to replace manpower, there are still parts of the production process that depend on manpower operations and cannot be replaced by automation equipment.

The production method of the conventional objects is to produce a paper work order according to the order for the objects that rely on human production. The paper work order records the information of the process site required to produce the object, and then passes it to the process site. Operator's hands. The operator at the process station performs the process required by the object. After the process at the process station is completed, the operator fills in the process time (such as the start time and completion time) on the paper work order. Then, when there is a subsequent process station, the paper work order is transferred to the next process station.

Since the conventional method of producing objects only depends on the operator filling in the process time on the paper work order, therefore, the engineering or management personnel can only rely on the information on the paper work order to determine whether the production time of the object is reasonable and it is difficult to improve the operator The efficiency of producing objects.

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing objects, which can effectively improve the efficiency of operators in producing objects.

In order to achieve the above object, an object production method provided by the present invention includes A. Obtaining a paper work order required for producing an object, the paper work order records information of at least one process site required for producing an object ; B. Retrieve the image of the paper work order and save it as a work order image file and upload it to a database, where the work order image file contains the information of the process site; C. A control terminal based on the data The information of the process station in the work order image file in the library sends a start signal to the corresponding process station; D. After receiving the start signal at the process station, control a prompt device to send a first prompt message, To remind the operator to start the process of producing the object; E. When the process of producing the object is started, start timing; when the time counted exceeds a predetermined process time and the process of producing the object is not completed, control the prompt device to issue a first Two reminder messages to remind the operator that the process of producing objects has exceeded the predetermined process time.

The effect of the present invention is to digitize the paper work order, so that the control end can quickly learn the manufacturing process of the current production object, and send a start signal to the process station to prompt the operator to start the process. And through the predetermined process time to give the operator time pressure, so as to improve the efficiency of the production of objects.

〔this invention〕

10: Image capture device

12: Platform

13: Handheld barcode scanner

14: Photography module

16: Computer

20: Control terminal

22: Server

24: Database

30: Process station

30a: the first process station

30b: Second process station

32: Process equipment

34: Control device

36: Prompt device

362: the first indicator

364: Second indicator

366: Speaker

S101~S106, S105a, S105b: steps

FIG. 1 is a production system of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3 are flow charts of the method for producing objects according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to explain the present invention more clearly, a preferred embodiment is described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a production system used in the method for producing objects according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. The production system includes an image capturing device 10, a control terminal 20 and a plurality of process stations 30, Among them: the image capturing device 10 includes a platform 12, a handheld barcode scanner 13, a camera module 14 and a computer 16, wherein the platform 12 is used to place a paper work order; the handheld barcode scanner 13 is used to capture One-dimensional barcode; the photography module 14 is arranged above the platform 12 to capture the image of the paper work order; the computer 16 connects the handheld barcode scanner 13 and the photography module 14 to obtain the one-dimensional through the handheld barcode scanner 13 The information corresponding to the barcode and the image captured by the photography module 14 are stored as an image file. In addition to using the camera module 14, a scanner can also be used to capture images of paper work orders.

The control terminal 20 includes a server 22 and a database 24, wherein the server 22 is connected to the computer 16 of the image capture device 10 through a wired or wireless network, and the server 22 is installed with a monitoring program to monitor the process site The status of 30; the database 24 is used to store the data transmitted from the server 22.

These process stations 30 are used to carry out the processes required for producing objects. Different process stations 30 perform different procedures, such as processing, cleaning, or packaging. According to different objects, some objects only need to pass through one process station 30, and some objects need to pass through multiple process stations 30. In this embodiment, the first process station 30a and the second process station 30b are taken as examples.

Each process station 30 includes a process device 32, a control device 34, and a prompt device 36, where each process device 32 may be processing equipment, cleaning equipment, or packaging in accordance with the procedures performed by different process stations 30 Equipment, etc., the process equipment 32 is for the operator to operate in order to perform the process of producing objects. The control device 34 communicates with the server, and its communication method Network, PLC, etc. can be used. The prompting device 36 is connected to the control device 34 and includes a first indicator 362, a second indicator 364 and a speaker 366. The first indicator 362, the second indicator 364 and the speaker 366 are controlled by the control device to emit bright light or Sound to produce a prompt effect.

With the above-mentioned production system, the method for producing the object of this embodiment can be carried out, including the following steps shown in FIGS. 2 and 3:

Step S101, the server 22 generates the required paper work order according to the order of the object to be produced. The paper work order records information of a work order number, the article name of the object, and at least one process site required to produce the object 30 information. For example, the recorded object needs to pass through the first process station 30a and/or the second process station 30b. In this embodiment, the information of the work order number is a one-dimensional barcode, which may also include one of numbers, characters, and symbols, or a mixture of at least two, or a two-dimensional barcode.

Step S102, the paper work order is placed on the platform 12 of the image capturing device 10, the image of the paper work order is captured by the photographing module 14, and transmitted to the computer 16 for storage as a work order image file, and the work order image file Contains the information of the process site 30, and at the same time, the computer 16 uploads the work order image file to the server 22 for storage to a specific data path in the database 24. In this embodiment, the hand-held barcode scanner 13 recognizes the work order number information on the paper work order to obtain the work order number. When the computer 16 obtains the work order number through the hand-held barcode scanner 13, the computer 16 converts the work order number It is sent to the server 22 for inquiring, to obtain the product name of the object corresponding to the work order number, and set the obtained product name and the time of capturing the image as the file name of the work order image file.

Then, the paper work order is transferred to the corresponding process station 30 (taking the first process station 30a as an example).

In step S103, the control terminal 20 sends a start signal to the corresponding first process site 30a according to the information uploaded to the process site 30 in the work order image file in the database 24, where the start signal corresponds to the process Single image file. In this embodiment, the control terminal 20 works The process personnel opens the work order image file, and then manually confirms the process site 30 recorded therein, and the engineer then operates the server 22 to send a start signal to the control device of the process site 30. When the process stations 30 required by the objects recorded in the work order image file are the first process station 30a and the second process station 30b in sequence, the start signal is first sent to the first process station 30a.

In practice, in addition to manually confirming the process site 30, a notification program can also be executed by the server 22, and by querying the work order number of the server 22 in step S102, further information of the process site 30 can be obtained and automatically transmitted Start signal to the corresponding process station 30.

Step S104, taking the first process station 30a as an example, after the control device 34 of the first process station 30a receives the start signal, the control device 34 controls the prompt device to send a first prompt message to prompt the operator to start The process of producing objects. In this embodiment, the first indicator 362 is controlled to light (for example, a yellow light) and/or the speaker 366 is controlled to play the ticket number in voice. After the paper work order is transmitted to the first process station 30a, the operator can confirm whether the work order number corresponding to the current start signal matches the paper work order.

In step S105, when the operator starts to operate the process equipment 32 to perform the process of producing objects, the control device 34 starts timing. When the time counted exceeds a predetermined manufacturing time and the manufacturing process of the object is not completed, the control device 34 controls the prompting device 36 to issue a second prompt message to remind the operator that the manufacturing process of the object has exceeded the predetermined manufacturing time. In this embodiment, the second indicator 364 is controlled to light up (for example, a red light is on) and/or the speaker 366 is controlled to play "exceeded the predetermined process time" with voice. In this way, the operator is informed that the process has timed out and must be accelerated.

In step S105, after the control device 34 controls the prompt device 36 to send out the second prompt message, it further includes steps S105a and S105b (refer to FIG. 3):

In step S105a, the control device 34 transmits a delay request signal to the server 22 of the control terminal 20, wherein the delay request signal can be automatically generated by the control device 34 in real time It is generated by the operator after the control device 34 inputs the delay request command. After receiving the delay request signal, the server 22 sends an extended process signal to the control device 34 of the corresponding first process station 30a, wherein the extended process signal corresponds to an extended time, for example, the server may follow a fixed extended time The extended process signal is automatically generated, or the engineering staff of the control terminal 20 determines how long the extended time should be given and inputs it to the server 22 to generate the extended process signal.

In step S105b, the control device 34 counts according to the extended time corresponding to the extended process signal, and when the counted time exceeds the extended time, the control prompt device 36 sends out a third prompt message to remind the operator that the process of producing the object is delayed The time has exceeded the extended time. In this embodiment, the second indicator 364 is controlled to light up (for example, a red light is on) and/or the speaker 366 is controlled to play “exceeded extended time” with voice.

After sending out the third prompt message, it further includes returning to step S105a to execute, so as to request the control terminal 20 to extend the time again. Moreover, the control device 34 or the server counts the number of transmission delay request signals, and when the number of transmission delay request signals is greater than a predetermined number of times, the control device 34 controls the prompt device 36 to generate an alert message to let the operator know that the delay has been repeated many times ; And/or a warning message is generated by the server 22 to let the engineering staff of the control terminal 20 know that there have been multiple delays, and it is necessary to send personnel to the first process site 30a or contact the operator to clarify the multiple delays the reason.

In step S105, regardless of whether the predetermined process time or the extended time is exceeded, when the process of producing the object at the first process station 30a is completed, the operator inputs a completion command in the control device 34, and the control device 34 stops the timing. In this way, the control device 34 can calculate an actual process time of the object from the start timing to the stop timing of the first process station 30a.

In step S106, the control device 34 records the actual process time, uploads the actual process time to the server 22, and records it in the database 24. In this way, the engineering staff of the control terminal 20 can know the actual process time of the object at the first process station 30a. In addition, the control device 34 can display the actual process time through a display (not shown), the operator registers the actual process time on the paper work order, and then transfers the paper to the image capture device 10 to capture the paper Image of the work order. The computer 16 stores the image of the paper work order as another work order image file and uploads it to the database 24 through the server 22. In this embodiment, the information of the work order number of the paper work order is recognized through the handheld barcode scanner 13 to obtain the work order number and pass it to the computer 16, and the computer 16 transmits the work order number to the server 22 for inquiries, Obtain the product name of the object corresponding to the work order number, and set the obtained product name and the time of capturing the image as the file name of the other work order image file. After receiving the other work order image file, the server 22 stores the other work order image file in the database in the same data path as the work order image file in step S102. In this way, historical image files of the same work order number can be retrieved in the future.

After that, if there is a subsequent process station 30 on the same paper work order, steps S103 to S106 can be executed until all the processes of the process station 30 are completed. If there is no follow-up process station, the method for producing objects of this embodiment is ended.

In the second embodiment, when multiple objects are produced according to a plurality of paper work orders, steps S101 to S106 are repeated a plurality of times, so that the actual process time of the corresponding process station 30 for each object can be obtained and It is sent to the control terminal 20, and the average value of the actual process time is calculated by the monitoring program of the server 22. When the average value of the actual process time is less than the predetermined process time, the predetermined process time is reduced and set as a new predetermined process time for subsequent new objects. In this way, the subsequent new object can use the new predetermined process time after step S105, reducing the time from the start of the timing until the second prompt message is sent, thereby improving the process efficiency.

According to the above, the object production method of the present invention allows the control terminal 20 to quickly know the production process of the production object by digitizing the paper work order, and sends a start signal to the process station 30 to prompt the operation The personnel start the process, and give the operator time pressure through the predetermined process time, so as to improve the efficiency of producing objects.

The above is only the preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention, and any equivalent changes in applying the description of the present invention and the scope of patent application should be included in the patent scope of the present invention.

S101~S106: Steps

Claims (10)

An object production method includes the following steps: A. Obtain a paper work order required to produce an object, the paper work order records information of at least one process site required to produce the object; B. Retrieve the paper The image of this work order, which is saved as a work order image file and uploaded to a database, where the work order image file contains the information of the process site; C. A control terminal based on the work order image file in the database For the information of the process site, a server at the control end sends a start signal to the corresponding process site; D. After a control device at the process site receives the start signal, it controls a prompt device to send a first A prompt message to remind the operator to start the process of producing objects; E. The control device starts timing when starting the process of producing objects; when the time counted exceeds a predetermined process time and the process of producing objects is not completed, The control device controls the prompting device to issue a second prompting message to remind the operator that the process of producing the object has exceeded the predetermined process time; Step E includes that when the process of producing the object at the process site is completed, The control device stops timing; after step E, it includes: F, recording in the database an actual process time from the start of counting to the stop of counting in step E; wherein, the production method of the object further includes repeating steps A to step E multiple times, the server at the control end counts the average value of the actual process time, and when the average value of the actual process time is less than the predetermined process time, reduce the predetermined process time and set it as the new predetermined process time; After sending the second prompt message, E further includes: E1, the control device sends a delay request signal to the server of the control end; after the control end receives the delay request signal, the server of the control end sends an extended process signal to the corresponding process site A control device, wherein the extended process signal corresponds to an extended time; and E2, the control device counts according to the extended time corresponding to the extended process signal, and controls the prompt device to issue a when the time counted exceeds the extended time The third prompt message reminds the operator that the delay in the production process of the object has exceeded the extended time. The method for producing an object according to claim 1, wherein after the third prompt message is sent, step E2 further includes returning to step E1 for execution; and including the control device counting the number of times the delay request signal is transmitted, and then sending the delay When the number of required signals is greater than a predetermined number of times, the control device generates a warning message. The method for producing an object according to claim 1, wherein after the third prompt message is sent, step E2 further includes returning to step E1 for execution; and including the server counting the number of times the delay request signal is transmitted, and then sending the delay When the number of required signals is greater than a predetermined number of times, the server generates an alert message. The method for producing an object according to claim 1, wherein after the third prompt message is issued, step E2 further includes returning to step E1 for execution; and including counting the number of times the delay request signal is transmitted by the control device or the server, and When the number of times of transmitting the delay request signal is greater than a predetermined number of times, the control device and the server respectively generate an alert message. The method for producing an object as described in claim 1, wherein the file name of the work order image file in step B includes the object name and the time for capturing the image; after step B to step E, the paper work order is transferred to Corresponding process station; Step F includes the operator registering the actual process time on the paper work order; and capturing the image of the paper work order and saving it as another A work order image file is uploaded to the database, where the file name of the other work order image file includes the object's product name and the time when the image was captured. The method for producing an object according to claim 5, wherein step F includes the actual process time of the control device through a display. According to the method for producing an object according to claim 5, step F includes storing the other work order image file in the same data path in the database as the work order image file. The method for producing an object as described in claim 5, wherein in step A, the paper work order is further recorded with a work order number information; step B includes identifying the work order number information to obtain the work order number, and based on Query the name of the corresponding object of the obtained work order number, and set the obtained object name and the time of capturing the image as the file name of the work order image file; Step F contains information to identify the work order number To obtain the work order number, and query the product name of the corresponding object according to the obtained work order number, and set the obtained product name and the time of capturing the image as the file name of the other work order image file . The method for producing an object as described in claim 5, wherein the information of the work order number on the paper work order is a one-dimensional barcode; in step B and step F, the information of the work order number is identified by a bar code scanner Get the work order number. The method for producing an object according to claim 1, wherein in step E, the operator inputs a completion command in the control device to stop the control device from timing.

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