TWI780125B - Foundry supporting system and mold manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The casting support system (1) supports casting in the casting mold manufacturing device (10) of the foundry factory (9), and it includes: the casting mold manufacturing device (10) of the foundry factory (9); the casting supporting device (100), which is connected with the casting mold The manufacturing device (10) is connected via the mobile phone communication network (3); and the user terminal (32) of the casting factory (9) is connected with the casting support device (100) via the Internet (5); The device (10) has: a sand temperature acquisition unit, which acquires the sand temperature; and a control unit, which adjusts the composition and supply of hardener or binder according to the sand temperature conditions of the foundry; and the casting support device (100) has: An information storage unit that receives and stores casting-related information from the foundry (9); and a provision unit that uses the stored information to provide information and services that support casting to the foundry (9).

Description

Casting support system and manufacturing method of casting mold

The present invention relates to a casting support system, a casting factory management device, a processing method and a program thereof.

In the manufacture of casting molds, according to the changes in environmental conditions such as sand temperature, air temperature, and humidity, or various conditions such as the type and batch of materials, it is necessary to distinguish between the use of multiple hardeners and adjust the deployment or supply of multiple hardeners. These operations are carried out at each site of the foundry according to the intuition and experience of skilled craftsmen.

Therefore, a technique has been proposed in which a controller calculates and adjusts the optimal formulation of a plurality of curing agents corresponding to changes in environmental conditions (Patent Document 1). In addition, there is a system designed to support emergency response to failure of a molding machine or a molding production line in a foundry at a remote location (for example, Patent Document 2).

prior art literature patent documents

Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2010/100999

Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-88589

There are many foundry factories, but the working environment, the shape, size, and material of the cast products will be different for each site and each product, and the conditions will also change according to the manufacturing period. Each has its own technical know-how and works. However, such know-how is also the property of the site and is not shared with other sites.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a casting support system, a foundry management device, and the like that can anonymize and share foundry information and provide various analyzes, forecasts, and actions by effectively utilizing the information. Processing methods and procedures.

The casting support system of the present invention supports casting among the mold making devices of a foundry, and includes: the mold making device of the foundry; a server device connected to the mold making device through a first communication network; and the above-mentioned A user terminal of a foundry factory, which is connected to the above-mentioned server device via a second communication network; the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device is a device for manufacturing a casting mold using refractory particles, a binder, and a hardening agent, and has: a temperature acquisition device, which Obtaining the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and a control component, which adjusts the composition and supply of the above-mentioned hardening agent or the above-mentioned binder according to the conditions of the above-mentioned foundry including the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and the above-mentioned server device has: information A storage means that receives and stores casting-related information from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry; and an information providing means that uses the stored information to provide the above-mentioned The user terminal provides information and services that support casting.

The casting support device of the present invention is to support the caster in the casting mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory. The user terminal is connected via the second communication network, and includes: receiving means for receiving casting information related to casting mold production from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device via the above-mentioned first communication network, the casting information including the manufacturing conditions of the above-mentioned foundry factory Adjusted composition and supply amount of hardening agent or binder added to refractory particles, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions; information storage means for storing the received above-mentioned casting information; and provision means through the above-mentioned second communication network Provide services based on the stored casting information to the above user terminal.

The processing method of a casting support device of the present invention is a processing method of a casting support device that supports casting in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry factory, wherein the casting support device is connected to the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory via a first communication network, Furthermore, it is connected to a user terminal used by a user of the casting factory via a second communication network, and the processing method of the casting support device is to receive casting information related to casting mold manufacturing from the casting mold manufacturing device via the first communication network, the The casting information includes the composition and supply of the hardener or binder added to the refractory particles adjusted according to the manufacturing conditions of the above-mentioned foundry, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions, The received casting information is stored in a memory device, and a service based on the stored casting information is provided to the user terminal via the second communication network.

The computer program of the present invention is used to execute the program on a computer that implements a casting support device that supports casting in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry factory, and the casting support device and the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory pass through the first connected to the communication network, and connected to the user terminal used by the users of the foundry factory via the second communication network, the above-mentioned procedure is the following procedure: receive the casting related to the casting mold from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device through the above-mentioned first communication network The casting information includes the composition and supply amount of the hardener or binder added to the refractory particles adjusted according to the manufacturing conditions of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions; the received above-mentioned casting information is stored in the memory device ; and providing services based on the stored casting information to the user terminal via the second communication network.

The manufacturing method of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a mold using a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, and is a method of manufacturing a mold using a mold manufacturing device incorporating the above-mentioned casting support system.

Furthermore, the program of the present invention may be a program that causes at least one computer to execute the above processing method, or may be a computer-readable recording medium on which such a program is recorded. The recording medium includes non-transitory tangible media.

The computer program includes computer program codes that enable the computer to implement the above-mentioned processing method on the management device when executed by the computer.

In addition, arbitrary combinations of the above constituent elements, and expressions of the present invention converted between methods, devices, systems, recording media, computer programs, etc. are also effective as aspects of the present invention.

In addition, the various constituent elements of the present invention do not have to exist independently of each other. A plurality of constituent elements may be formed as one member, one constituent element may be formed of plural members, a certain constituent element may be a part of other constituent elements, or a certain constituent element may be formed as a single member. A part of an element overlaps a part of another constituent element, etc.

In addition, the method and the computer program of the present invention record a plurality of programs sequentially, but the order of description does not limit the execution order of the plurality of programs. Therefore, when implementing the method and computer program of the present invention, the order of the plurality of programs can be changed within the scope of content without hindrance.

Furthermore, the method of the present invention and the plurality of programs of the computer program are not limited to be executed in different timings. Therefore, other programs may be generated during the execution of a certain program, and the execution timing of a certain program may partially or completely overlap with the execution timing of other programs.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a casting support system, a casting support device, its processing method, and a program that can anonymize and share information of foundry factories, and can provide various analysis, prediction, and actions by effectively using the information.

3: Mobile phone communication network

5: Internet

7: Cloud

9: Foundry factory

10: Casting mold manufacturing device

14: Gateway

20: Controller

21:CPU

22: Memory

23: Storage

24: I/O

25: Communication I/F

26: Operation department

27: Display part

30: Office

32: User terminal

40: Manage Servers

42: Database

50:Web server

52: Website

60:Maintenance department

62: computer

70: Management department

72: computer

80:Operating the sales department

82: computer

90: computer

91:CPU

92: memory

93: Storage

94: I/O

95:Interface for network connection

96: busbar

98: program

100: Casting support device

102: Receiving department

104:Information storage department

106: Provide department

110a: Hardener A slot

110b: Hardener B slot

112a: Curing agent A supply part

112b: Curing agent B supply part

114: Piping

116a: Flow meter for hardener A

116b: Flow meter for hardener B

120: Adhesive tank

122: Adhesive supply part

130: Hopper

132:Sand temperature sensor

140: mixing machine

142: control panel

144: frame

152: Control Department

154:Supply Acquisition Department

156: Sand temperature acquisition department

158: Ministry of Communications

160: input data

170: Output data

200: Login screen

210: menu

220: Run management screen

221: List of daily equipment

222:Monthly Equipment List

223: Annual Equipment List

224: Daily run details

225:Monthly report on operation details

226: Annual Report of Operation Details

227: Controller real-time monitoring screen

228:Show update button

230: Alarm‧Maintenance management screen

231: Alarm History

232: FAQ when abnormal

233: Maintenance record

234: Maintenance history

235: Replacement period information

236: Omen of failure

240: Material management screen

250:Customer management screen

260: Application management screen

270:Administrator menu

300: main information

310: Company main file

320: Factory main file

330:Equipment main file

340: install the main file

350: User master file

360:User device master file

410: Operation Management Department

412: Run information memory

420:Maintenance Management Department

422:FAQ Information Memory Department

423: Maintenance record storage department

430: Customer Management Department

500: Generation Department

510: output unit

512: Notification Department

520: Statistical Processing Department

530: total department

532: Order Time Notification Department

534: Order time notification screen

540: Order Acceptance Department

542: Order Processing Department

546: Order acceptance screen

S1: Modeling steps

S2: demoulding step

S3: pouring step

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U1, U2, U3, ‧‧‧: users

The above purpose and other purposes, features and advantages will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments described below and the accompanying drawings below.

Fig. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing the system configuration of a casting support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the casting mold manufacturing apparatus of the present embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a diagram for explaining the mold manufacturing steps of the mold manufacturing device in the foundry of the present embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a logical configuration of a controller for controlling the casting mold manufacturing apparatus of the present embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a diagram for explaining the adjustment of the mixing ratio of two types of hardening agents according to the sand temperature.

6( a ), ( b ) are diagrams for explaining input and output data of the controller 20 .

Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the controller of this embodiment.

8(a), (b) are diagrams showing connection examples of the controller of this embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device of the present embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration of a web page provided by the casting support device to the user terminal.

Fig. 11(a), (b) are diagrams showing examples of menus of web pages provided by the casting support device.

Fig. 12 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the casting support system of this embodiment.

Fig. 13 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device of the present embodiment.

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration of the operation management screen provided by the casting support device.

Fig. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an operation detail monthly report screen provided by the casting support device.

Fig. 16 is a diagram showing another example of the operation detail monthly report screen provided by the casting support device.

Fig. 17(a) and (b) are diagrams showing another example of the operation detail monthly report screen provided by the casting support device.

Fig. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a controller real-time monitoring screen provided by the casting support device.

Fig. 19 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device of the present embodiment.

Fig. 20 shows a list of system introduction targets on the customer management screen provided by the casting support device An example of a screen.

Fig. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of master information of a casting support device.

Fig. 22 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device of the present embodiment.

Fig. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration of the alarm/maintenance management screen provided by the casting support device.

Fig. 24(a), (b) are diagrams for explaining the occurrence of an alarm displayed on the sand temperature graph screen provided by the casting support device.

Fig. 25 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a computer realizing the casting support device of the present embodiment.

Fig. 26 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of a controller for controlling the casting mold manufacturing apparatus of the present embodiment.

Fig. 27 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the controller and the casting support device 0 of this embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for displaying information when an alarm or abnormality occurs in the casting support system of the present embodiment.

Fig. 30 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device of the present embodiment.

Fig. 31 is a functional block diagram showing the main parts of the logical configuration of the casting support device of the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described using the drawings. In addition, in all drawings, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same component, and description is abbreviate|omitted suitably.

(first embodiment) <Composition of Foundry Support System>

FIG. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing the system configuration of a casting support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In each of the following figures, the configuration of parts not related to the essence of the present invention is omitted and not shown.

The foundry support system 1 provides various services to each foundry 9 (customer users (indicated as users U1, U2, U3, . . . in the figure)).

The casting support system 1 includes a casting support device 100 (management server 40 and web server 50 ) that supports casting among the mold manufacturing devices 10 of a plurality of foundry factories 9 , and one that is used by customers in offices 30 of each foundry factory 9 User terminal 32.

The casting support device 100 (the management server 40 and the web server 50) is included in the cloud data center 7 (hereinafter also referred to as the cloud 7). The cloud data center 7 includes multiple computers.

The mold making device 10 of each foundry 9 includes a plurality of controllers 20 . The controllers 20 are connected to each other by a cable, and are connected to the mobile phone communication network 3 via a communication unit such as a gateway (GW: Gate Way) 14 . Moreover, each controller 20 and the management server 40 communicate with each other via the mobile phone communication network 3 . The management server 40 receives information related to the mold manufacturing device 10 from the controller 20 . The received information is stored in the database 42 .

The casting support device 100 uses the information collected from each foundry 9 to provide various information and services related to casting mold manufacturing to customer users (foundries 9 ). In addition, the information collected by the casting support device 100 is also provided to each department of the casting support system 1 (the maintenance department 60, the management department 70, and the management and sales department 80).

Each department provides various services related to the professional field of each department to the customer user of the foundry support system 1 . For example, the maintenance department 60 provides customers with services related to alarm and maintenance management of the mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry 9 . The management department 70 conducts customer management of each foundry 9 management, and manage the operation information of the mold making device 10. The operation and sales department 80 provides customers with services related to the sales of the mold manufacturing equipment 10 and materials.

Each department has computers 62, 72, and 82, respectively. Each computer accesses (access) the cloud 7 via a network such as the Internet 5 .

Furthermore, it is considered that the system configuration of each department is various and not limited. For example, a computer includes a server or a personal computer and the like. Furthermore, it may also include mobile terminals carried and used by employees, such as smart phones, mobile phones, tablet terminals, PHS (Personal Handyphone System, personal handheld phone system), PDA (Personal Digital Assistants, personal digital assistants), etc.

The user terminal 32 of the office 30 of the customer user includes, for example, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a server computer, a mobile phone, a PHS, a PDA, etc., but is not limited thereto. The user terminal 32 is connected to the web server 50 via the Internet 5 .

Each foundry 9 performs user registration in advance when starting to use the service of the foundry support system 1 .

The management server 40 further manages information for each user. For example, user information is registered for each foundry 9 .

The web server 50 constructs a user-dedicated web page on the site 52, and each user logs in using the user terminal 32 to access the user-dedicated page and receive various services.

As mentioned above, the mold making device 10 of the customer user is directly connected to the casting support device 100 using the mobile phone communication network 3 without going through the Internet 5, etc., so information such as the operating status of the mold making device 10 can be secured. of security. Also, the communication between the casting support device 100 and the user terminal 32, or the computers of each department via the Internet 5 can only be performed after logging in with a user ID (identifier, identifier) and a password, and the communication send and receive Information is coded, and security can be ensured through the above aspects.

<Structure of Mold Manufacturing Equipment>

Next, the mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry 9 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the casting mold manufacturing apparatus 10 of this embodiment.

The casting mold manufacturing apparatus 10 has a curing agent A tank 110a, a curing agent B tank 110b, a curing agent A supply unit 112a, a curing agent B supply unit 112b, a flow meter 116a for curing agent A, a flow meter 116b for curing agent B, and a binder tank. 120 , a binder supply unit 122 , a hopper 130 , a sand temperature sensor 132 , a kneader 140 , and a control panel 142 .

The curing agent A supply part 112a, the curing agent B supply part 112b, and the adhesive supply part 122 are respectively connected to the controller 20, and the supply amounts of the curing agent and the adhesive are controlled according to control conditions.

In this embodiment, two different types of curing agent A and curing agent B are supplied to the kneader 140 through the piping 114 from the curing agent A tank 110 a and the curing agent B tank 110 b in a specific formulation.

The flow meter 116a for curing agent A and the flow meter 116b for curing agent B are measured from the outside of the piping 114 in a non-contact manner and supplied from each curing agent tank (hardening agent A tank 110a and curing agent B tank 110b) A clamp-type flow meter for the flow rate of each curing agent supplied by the unit (curing agent A supply part 112a and curing agent B supply part 112b). The flow meter 116 a for curing agent A and the flow meter 116 b for curing agent B measure the flow rates of curing agent A and curing agent B flowing in the pipe 114 from the outside of the pipe 114 , and send the measured values to the controller 20 .

As each flowmeter 116, flowmeters using various measurement principles such as electromagnetic type, Coriolis type, ultrasonic type, eddy current type, etc. can be used, and an ultrasonic type clamp type flowmeter is particularly preferable.

Clamp-on flow meters are less expensive than other flow meters, such as magnetic flow meters or Coriolis flow meters.

In addition, the following features can be cited as the features of the clamp-type flowmeter.

(i) Since it can be installed from the outside, no labor and cost are required for piping work.

(ii) Since the installation position can be moved, it can be adjusted to a place with better measurement accuracy without stopping the manufacturing line.

(iii) Since there is no pressure loss, it will not affect the production conditions.

(iv) Since there is no contact with the material of the measurement object, even if the material of the measurement object is a corrosive liquid (acidic, alkaline, solvent, etc.), it will not cause adverse effects on the meter. Since there is no contact with the material of the measurement object, the meter will not deteriorate, and high-precision and stable measurement can be realized. Also, even when dust or the like is mixed into the liquid, the meter does not deteriorate, and high-precision and stable measurement can be realized.

In this way, by using the clamp type flowmeter, the flow rate of the curing agent actually flowing through the pipe 114 can be accurately measured. By correcting the difference between the output indication value of the pump that supplies the hardening agent through the pipe 114, the hardening agent can be supplied more accurately, and the hardening speed or usable time of the mold can be stabilized.

Due to this feature of the clamp type flowmeter, the supply amount can be monitored from a different point of view than when other flowmeters are used. For example, it is possible to accurately grasp the change over time of the supply amount of the curing agent. Therefore, for example, when the flow rate gradually decreases or increases over a long span, it can also be detected as a sign of abnormality.

A flow meter 116 a for curing agent A and a flow meter 116 b for curing agent B are attached to the outside of the piping 114 from the curing agent A tank 110 a and the curing agent B tank 110 b to the kneader 140 , respectively. It is considered that there are various installation methods. For example, first, the base of each flowmeter 116 is installed so that the piping 114 is sandwiched from both sides of the piping 114 . Next, the flow meter 116 is detachably mounted to the base.

A contact medium such as grease may be interposed between the piping 114 and the flow meter 116 . By applying grease to the piping 114 in this way, the sensing surface and the surface of the piping 114 can be closely bonded and the ultrasonic Wave signal transmission is improved. Moreover, it is preferable that the piping 114 to which each flowmeter 116 is attached is installed substantially vertically. The reason for this is to prevent the decrease in measurement accuracy due to air bubbles in the piping 114 .

Moreover, each flow meter 116 transmits the measured value to the controller 20 as explained in FIG. 8 . The flowmeter 116 and the controller 20 can be connected by analog or digital. In addition, the flow meter 116 may include a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit may be, for example, wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or Bluetooth (registered trademark) of short-distance communication. When equipped with a wireless communication unit, the flowmeter 116 can transmit the measured value to the controller 20 and can also transmit the measured value to the GW14. When directly transmitting the measured value to GW14 without going through the controller 20, GW14 associates identification information such as the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the flowmeter 116 with the identification information of the controller 20 in advance. manage.

The measured values are output sequentially, periodically, or whenever requested. Moreover, each flowmeter 116 may have the memory which holds the measured value for a specific period of time. With this configuration, when the communication environment deteriorates, the measured values for a specific period of time can be stored in the memory and transmitted when the communication environment becomes favorable.

The hardener is a liquid catalyst that causes the adhesive to harden. When the binder is an organic self-setting resin, the hardening agent can be classified into rapid hardening and late hardening by using an acidic hardening catalyst including sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and organic sulfonic acid to adjust the acid strength and acid concentration. Or an organic ester that can adjust the hardening speed according to the degree of hydrolysis and compatibility. When the binder is an inorganic self-setting resin, the hardener can be an organic ester whose hardening speed can be adjusted according to the degree of hydrolysis and compatibility.

The hopper 130 is a tank for refractory particles such as silica sand or artificial sand, and puts the refractory particles into the kneader 140 . The sand temperature sensor 132 is installed near the inlet of the refractory particles in the hopper 130 , detects the temperature of the refractory particles, and sends the sand temperature to the controller 20 .

As the refractory particles, for example, silica sand, zircon, chromite, olivine, alumina, synthetic mullite, etc. can be used alone or mixed sand, and may be either new sand or reclaimed sand. Furthermore, the so-called reclaimed sand refers to refractory particles obtained by regenerating what was used as a mold material in the past.

The kneader 140 kneads the refractory particles, the binder, and the hardener, and flows the obtained kneaded into the frame 144 . The control panel 142 of the kneading machine 140 is connected to the controller 20 to control the stirring action of the kneading machine 140 .

The binder supply unit 122 injects the binder into the kneader 140 from the binder tank 120 . The flow rate of the binder supplied from the binder tank 120 to the kneader 140 can also be measured by a flow meter (not shown), and sent to the controller 20 . The supply amount of the binder is controlled by the controller 20 . The controller 20 can further use the flow measurement value of the flow meter (not shown) to adjust the supply amount of the adhesive.

As the binder, organic self-setting resins such as furan resin, phenol resin, or ester-curing resin such as furan resin, phenol resin, or ester-curing resin can be used, and inorganic no-setting resins such as water glass can be used.

<Manufacturing Steps of Mold Manufacturing Device 10>

Fig. 3 is a diagram for explaining the mold manufacturing steps of the mold manufacturing device 10 in the foundry 9 of the present embodiment.

The casting mold manufacturing steps include a mold making step S1, a demolding step S2, and a pouring step S3.

First, in the molding step S1 , refractory particles such as silica sand or artificial sand are put into the kneader 140 from the hopper 130 . Further, the binder and the hardener are put into the kneader 140 . The kneader 140 is provided with a control panel 142 to control the stirring of the kneader 140 .

The composition and supply amount of the curing agent put into the kneader 140 are adjusted by the controller 20 . For example, two or more types of different curing agents are adjusted and supplied at a specific mixing ratio according to the sand temperature. The sand temperature sensor 132 is arranged near the outlet of the hopper 130, and the controller 20 is controlled from the sand temperature sensor. 132 receives the sand temperature and is used as a control condition or monitors the sand temperature during the adjustment of the hardener. Furthermore, the controller 20 also receives the signal from the control panel 142 and monitors the operation status of the kneading machine 140 .

The composition and supply amount of the curing agent refer to, for example, the type, blending ratio, and supply amount of the curing agent. By using the controller 20 to control, for example, the output of each hardening agent supply unit 112a, 112b that supplies the hardening agent from the hardening agent tank to the pipe 114 (for example, the frequency setting of the pump), the type of hardening agent to be supplied is selected, and the number of adjustments is adjusted. The mixing ratio of various hardeners, the supply amount of each hardener, etc.

The kneading sand obtained by kneading the refractory particles, the binder, and the hardener by the kneader 140 is filled into a master mold such as a wooden mold to form a mold.

Then, in the demoulding step S2, after the kneading sand is hardened, a master mold such as a wooden mold is pulled out to manufacture a casting mold (only the upper mold is shown in the figure). The mold produced here is used in the next step by combining, for example, an upper mold, a lower mold, a core, and the like.

Next, in the pouring step S3, molten metal is injected into the mold obtained by clamping the upper mold, the lower mold, the mold core, and the like. Then, after the molten metal has cooled and solidified, it is removed from the mold as a product. Furthermore, the sand is regenerated and can be reused in the molding step S1.

<Functional Configuration of Controller 20>

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a logical configuration of a controller 20 that controls the casting mold manufacturing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 does not show the configuration of hardware units, but shows blocks of functional units.

The controller 20 includes a control unit 152 , a supply amount acquisition unit 154 , a sand temperature acquisition unit 156 , and a communication unit 158 .

The sand temperature acquiring unit 156 acquires the temperature of the refractory particles. Specifically, the sand temperature is received from the sand temperature sensor 132 .

The supply amount acquisition unit 154 acquires the supply of each curing agent added to the refractory particles and the binder Measured value of quantity. Specifically, the measured value of the supply amount of each curing agent is received from the flow meter 116 a for curing agent A and the flow meter 116 b for curing agent B.

The control unit 152 adjusts the hardener or binder (more specifically, furan resin, basic phenolic resin, etc.) added to the refractory particles (more specifically, silica sand) according to the conditions (sand temperature, etc.) of each foundry factory 9 ) composition and supply. In this embodiment, two types of curing agent A and curing agent B are supplied at a specific compounding ratio as the curing agent.

In this embodiment, for example, a binder and two different types of curing agent A and curing agent B are added to refractory particles. Here, hardener A uses a higher acid concentration than hardener B, which has a faster hardening speed than hardener B. As shown in FIG. 5 , the control unit 152 can keep the curing rate constant by adjusting the compounding ratio of the two types of curing agents A and B according to the sand temperature.

Next, the input and output data of the controller 20 will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining input and output data of the controller 20 .

The input data 160 of Fig. 6 (a) includes the sand temperature received from the sand temperature sensor 132, the ambient air temperature of the foundry 9 received from the thermometer not shown, and the foundry temperature received from the hygrometer not shown. Ambient humidity, external setpoint, and internal setpoint of factory 9. This information is preferably memorized together with information on the update date and time of each value.

Here, the external setting value means, for example, a value set by an operator operating the operation part of the controller 20 on site, and is exemplified below, but is not limited thereto.

(a1) According to the shape or size of the mold, the hardening speed, usable time, and demoulding time set by the operator

(a2) Type of sand used (choose from new sand, recycled sand, special sand, etc.)

(a3) The amount of binder added according to the strength of the required mold or the type of sand (set at least in stages)

(a4) The actual discharge amount when the pump of the curing agent supply unit 112 is rotated at a certain frequency to discharge each curing agent for a fixed time

(a5) The weight of sand when the kneader 140 is operated for a certain fixed time (sand flow rate)

(a6) Correction of hardening speed, usable time, and demoulding time (stepwise adjustment to speed up, slow down, etc.)

In addition, the so-called internal setting values refer to setting values or programs stored in memory or storage of the controller 20 in advance, for example. In addition, the internal setting value can be updated by overwriting ROM (Read Only Memory, read-only memory), or upgrading or changing the version of the program. Alternatively, it may be changed by the operator using the operation unit or by using a specific application program from the user terminal 32 .

The internal setting value is, for example, the type of hardener or the mode of hardener preparation.

Here, as the hardening agent preparation mode, for example, it is a case where the preparation ratio of the hardening agent A and the hardening agent B is set with respect to the binder meter according to sand temperature, temperature, humidity and other conditions.

Furthermore, the output data 170 in FIG. 6( b ) is the data calculated by the controller 20 or the alarm detected or obtained by the controller 20 . For example, the output data 170 includes setting value of hardener, measured value of hardener, set value of added amount of adhesive, measured value of added amount of adhesive, equipment operation information, alarm information, and abnormal information. This information is preferably memorized together with information on the update date and time of each value.

Here, the setting value of the curing agent refers to a value instructed by the controller 20 to the curing agent supply unit 112, and includes, for example, a mixing ratio of the curing agent, a discharge amount, and an integrated value. The measured value of the curing agent refers to the measured value of the supply amount of each curing agent received from the flow meter 116 . Furthermore, the compounding ratio of a hardening agent calculated based on the measured value of each hardening agent, a discharge amount, and an integrated value are included.

The so-called binder addition amount set value refers to the value calculated according to the value set by the controller 20 value, and is a value instructed by the controller 20 to the adhesive supply unit 122, including, for example, the amount of adhesive added, the amount of discharge, and the cumulative value. The measured value of the amount of added binder is a measured value of the supply amount of the binder received by the controller 20 from a flowmeter for binder (not shown).

Furthermore, the measured value of the hardener or adhesive can also be input by the operator using a scale on site to actually measure the flow rate of the supplied hardener or adhesive every fixed time, instead of the measured value of the flowmeter. Regarding the input method of the check value, the operator can input it into the controller 20 on site, or the customer can use the user terminal 32 to input it with a specific screen or a specific form, or use the computer 62 of the maintenance department 60 to use a specific method. Screen or specific form input. The values input to the controller 20 at the site of the foundry 9 are sent to the management server 40 via the mobile phone communication network 3 . Also, the value input by the user terminal 32 of the customer or the computer 62 of the maintenance department 60 can also be sent to the management server 40 via the Internet 5, and the setting value of the controller 20 can be updated from the management server 40.

The equipment operation information includes information indicating the operation status of each device (for example, the controller 20 for controlling the kneader, the pump) (operating, stopping, etc.), and the discharge pressure of the pump (measured value received from the pump).

The alarm information includes outputting information that the detected sand temperature has become above the first threshold (high temperature), or below the second threshold (low temperature) below the first threshold, or outside a specific range. Furthermore, it is also possible to detect that at least one of the curing agents A and B has entered the individual use area, and output an alarm message.

The abnormal information includes detection of abnormal signals received from pumps, sensors (sand temperature, temperature, or humidity), pressure gauges, the base plate of the controller 20, inverters, etc., abnormal signals of the hardener tank level gauge, Information about response abnormality (timeout, etc.), sequencer abnormality, and setting abnormality (for example, low check value, etc.) of the controller 20.

<Hardware Configuration of Controller 20>

Next, the controller 20 which controls each device of the casting mold manufacturing apparatus 10 is demonstrated.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the controller 20 of this embodiment.

Controller 20 has CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit) 21, memory 22, storer 23, I/O (Input/Output, input/output) 24, communication I/F (InterFace, interface) 25, operation (shown as "SW" (Switch, switch) in the figure) 26, and a display section 27.

The CPU 21 is connected to each element of the controller 20 via a bus bar 28 , and controls each element and the controller 20 as a whole. The memory 23 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), and stores a program (not shown) for operating the controller 20 and various setting data used for operating the program. The memory 22 is, for example, RAM (Random Access Memory, random access memory), and has a working area for program operation and an area for temporarily storing data for sending and receiving.

Furthermore, the memory 22 and the storage 23 can also be other memory or storage devices such as flash memory or disk drive.

The I/O 24 controls the input and output of data and control signals between the CPU 21 and other elements in the controller 20, or between the controller 20 and other devices. The so-called other devices include, for example, the control panel 142 connected to the controller 20 , the sand temperature sensor 132 , the flow meter 116 a , the flow meter 116 b , etc., and the interface between these devices and the controller 20 . Furthermore, the I/O 24 can also control the input and output of data with other recording medium reading or writing devices (not shown).

The communication I/F 25 is an interface for network connection for communication between the controller 20 and external devices. The communication I/F 25 may be a network interface for connecting to a wired line, or may be a network interface for connecting to a wireless line. In this embodiment, the controller 20 is connected to the mobile phone communication network 3 through the communication I/F 25 , and communicates with the management server 40 through the GW 14 . Or, when the controllers 20 are connected in series, they communicate with other controllers 20 .

The operation unit 26 includes keys, buttons, switches, dials, and the like. The operation unit 26 accepts the user's operation on the operation unit 26 and notifies it to the CPU 21 . The display unit 27 includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display, a lamp, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence, electroluminescence) display, and the like. The display unit 27 performs control of lighting, blinking, or extinguishing of each display or various displays in accordance with instructions from the CPU 21 .

The components of the above-mentioned controller 20 of FIG. 4 are to realize the CPU21 of the computer of the controller 20 of FIG. The storage 23 for storing the program and the interface for network connection (communication I/F 25 ) are at the center, and can be realized by any combination of hardware and software. Moreover, it should be understood by those in the industry that there are many variations of the implementation method and device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a connection example of the controller 20 of this embodiment.

A plurality of controllers 20 (controllers A, B, and C) are connected to flow meters 116a, 116b, and a communication unit (GW14), respectively.

The controller 20 and the flowmeter 116 may also be connected via a flowmeter monitoring panel not shown. Moreover, the connection method of the controller 20 and GW14 considers the example of FIG.8(a) and FIG.8(b), for example. In the example of FIG.8(a), several controllers 20 and GW14 are connected in parallel. In the example of FIG.8(b), several controllers 20 and GW14 are connected in series.

<Functional Configuration of Casting Support Device 100>

Next, the casting support device 100 of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device 100 of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 does not show the configuration of hardware units, but shows blocks of functional units.

The casting support device 100 includes a reception unit 102 , an information storage unit 104 , and a provision unit 106 .

For example, the receiving unit 102 and the information storage unit 104 are composed of the management server 40 in FIG. 1 , providing Section 106 is constituted by web server 50 in FIG. 1 . However, the sharing of functions between the management server 40 and the web server 50 is an example and is not limited thereto.

The receiving unit 102 receives information from the controller 20 of each foundry 9 via the mobile phone communication network 3 of the mold manufacturing device 10 including at least the measured value of the supply amount of the curing agent and sand temperature information.

The information storage unit 104 stores the information of the casting mold manufacturing apparatus 10 received by the receiving unit 102 into the database 42 .

The providing unit 106 provides a customer-specific web page that can be accessed from the user terminal 32 of the customer user via the Internet 5 . On the webpage, various information related to casting is provided. Specifically, using the user terminal 32, for example, start a browser or a dedicated application program, access the URL (Uniform Resource Locator, Uniform Resource Locator) of the website dedicated to the customer, thereby opening and browsing the webpage dedicated to the customer.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen configuration of a web page provided by the casting support device 100 (web server 50 ) to the user terminal 32 .

If the user ID and password registered in advance are entered on the login screen 200 to log in, the menu 210 is displayed on the top page of the website dedicated to customers. Furthermore, it can be switched from the menu 210 to, for example, an operation management screen 220 , an alarm/maintenance management screen 230 , and a material management screen 240 .

Furthermore, in the foundry support system 1, the provision unit 106 may separately provide a website dedicated to the system administrator in addition to the website for customers. Using the administrator's computer, for example, start a browser or a dedicated application program, access the URL of the administrator's dedicated website, thereby opening and browsing the administrator's dedicated webpage.

In the webpage dedicated to the administrator, in addition to the login screen 200, the menu 210, the operation management screen 220, the alarm and maintenance management screen 230, and the material management screen 240, the customer management screen 250 and the application program management screen 260 ( Manager's menu surrounded by a dot chain 270).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a menu of web pages provided by the casting support device 100 . FIG. 11( a ) is an example of the menu 270 for managers, and FIG. 11( b ) is an example of the menu 210 for customer users.

The customer user menu 210 includes a notification list converted to a screen displaying notification information to the customer user, and a menu converted to a screen displaying device information. Each menu corresponds to the above-mentioned operation management screen 220 (each device, device details, real-time) and alarm/maintenance management screen 230 (maintenance history storage, email sending).

In addition to the menu 210 for customer users, the manager menu 270 includes a customer equipment search menu for searching customer information, a menu for displaying information related to equipment in each factory, a master data management menu, and the like. The management menu of master data also includes the menu of registering customer user information, the menu of registering equipment information, the menu of display controller 20, the menu of communication log of user terminal 32 (also called monitoring terminal), notification registration menu, and operation or register menu.

In the notification registration menu, accept and register the notification information for customers and users input by the administrator of the system, or accept the correction of the registered notification information and update it, or accept the deletion instruction of the registered notification information and delete it . It is possible to register common notification information for all or part of multiple customer users, or to register notification information only for specific customer users.

The identification information of the customer user to whom the notification information is provided is associated and registered, and the providing unit 106 extracts and provides the notification information based on the identification information of the customer user. In this way, in the user terminal 32, only the corresponding notification can be browsed.

<Operation of Foundry Support System 1>

The operation of the casting support system 1 of the present embodiment configured in this way will be described.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the casting support system 1 of this embodiment.

First, in the controller 20 of the casting mold manufacturing device 10 in the foundry 9, the sand temperature acquisition unit 156 receives the measured value of the sand temperature near the outlet of the hopper 130 from the sand temperature sensor 132 (step S11). Next, the supply amount acquisition unit 154 receives the measured values of the flow rates of the curing agent A and the curing agent B from the respective flow meters 116 (step S12 ). Next, the control unit 152 adjusts the compounding ratio and supply amount of the curing agent A and the curing agent B according to the sand temperature (step S13 ).

In the management server 40, the receiving unit 102 receives various information of the above-mentioned input and output data from the controllers 20 of the plurality of foundry factories 9 via the mobile phone communication network 3 (step S21). The received data includes information such as the factory ID of each foundry 9, the device ID of each controller 20, and the sending date and time. The timing of receiving data by the receiving unit 102 is not limited, but it is preferable to be a specific cycle that can quickly detect information such as alarms on the management server 40 side, for example, a regular timing such as every 1 minute or every 5 minutes. The setting of the specific receiving cycle is preferably carried out by the customer user or the system administrator according to the type or style of the equipment, device, machine, and parts to be monitored, the importance or urgency of the alarm, and the customer's demand. . Also, instead of receiving all the data, only information related to alarms and the like may be received at a shorter cycle than information other than alarms.

Furthermore, it can also be determined according to the memory capacity of the memory 23 of the controller 20 . For example, when the capacity is relatively small, it must be sent to the management server 40 before the capacity is exceeded. In addition, the controller 20 may be requested to transmit data from the management server 40 side, or the controller 20 may spontaneously transmit the data to the management server 40 .

The information storage unit 104 stores the data received from the controller 20 of each foundry 9 into the database 42 (step S22). Here, the data received from a plurality of foundries 9 is stored in the database 42 in association with information such as the factory ID of each foundry 9, the device ID of each controller 20, and the sending date and time. And each data is used for calculation, analysis, monitoring, etc. for every foundry 9. In addition, the confidential information of other foundries 9 can be used in a non-disclosed state for statistical processing or analysis, so that the information of a plurality of foundries 9 can be shared and used. Do not The information of only one foundry 9 can be shared, and the information of a plurality of foundries 9 can be shared. Therefore, the amount of information that becomes the basis increases, and the accuracy and reliability are improved.

Then, the providing unit 106 generates web pages for providing various information and services to customers and users, and stores them in the website 52 . For example, the providing unit 106 provides information and services related to the operation status and equipment management (step S23). Alternatively, the providing unit 106 provides information and services related to alarms and maintenance management of the foundry factory 9 (step S24). Alternatively, the providing unit 106 provides information and services related to material management used in mold manufacturing (step S25). The processing of step S23~step S25 can be processed out of order, and can be executed at any time according to the request of the customer user. The processing of step S23, step S24, etc. will be described in detail in the following embodiments.

Then, the customer user uses the user terminal 32 to start a browser or an application program (step S41). Then, when the URL dedicated to the service of the foundry support system 1 is input, the login page opens. Then, if the customer user inputs the login information of the user ID and password from the user terminal 32 (step S42), it will be received by the web server 50, and authentication processing will be performed based on the received login information (step S31).

After the authentication, if the providing unit 106 allows browsing of the webpage dedicated to the customer user (step S32), the customer user uses the user terminal 32 to browse the webpage with a browser or an application program (step S43). In addition, the providing unit 106 may send predetermined information to the predetermined mail address of the customer user by mail (step S33). The customer user receives the mail using the user terminal 32 or the like (step S44).

The mail sending and receiving function will also be described in the following embodiments.

Furthermore, the program of the user terminal 32 of the customer user in steps S41 to S44 can be similarly applied to each computer 62, 72 of each department (maintenance department 60, management department 70, and operation and sales department 80) on the system side , and 82 operator terminals. Using each computer 62, 72, and 82. Start the browser or the application program by the employees or experts of each department (step S41). Then, when the URL dedicated to the service of the foundry support system 1 is input, the login page opens. Then, if the employees or experts of each department input the login information of the user ID and password from the computers 62, 72, and 82 (step S42), then the web server 50 will receive and authenticate based on the received login information processing (step S31).

After authentication, if the provision unit 106 allows the browsing of the web pages dedicated to each department (step S32), employees or experts in each department use the computers 62, 72, and 82 to browse the web pages with browsers or applications (step S43). In addition, the providing unit 106 can also send predetermined information to the email addresses of employees or experts of each department designated in advance by mail (step S33). Employees or experts in each department use the computers 62, 72, and 82 to receive emails (step S44).

In this way, employees or experts of each department can browse the information of each foundry factory 9, and therefore, experts of each department can analyze the information. Furthermore, experts in each department can create advice or guideline based on professional knowledge and present each foundry 9 or a specific group of foundries 9 . For example, edit and register the following FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions, frequently asked questions) information, etc., and the providing unit 106 can publish it on the web page or create an email and send it to the customer user. In addition, the providing unit 106 can present not only the suggestions or guidelines prepared to the customers and users of the foundry 9, but also present the suggestions or guidelines created to the technicians in each department, so that the technicians in each department can also Further, suggestions or guides are made and prompted for customers and users of the foundry factory 9 . In this way, multiple users of various positions can share open information by accessing the web server 50 of the cloud 7, and can actively perform information exchange based on mutual professional knowledge.

As explained above, according to the casting support system 1 of this embodiment, the information obtained from the controller 20 of the casting mold manufacturing apparatus 10 of a plurality of casting factories 9 can be transmitted through the mobile phone communication network. 3. Collect and store in the management server 40 (casting support device 100) while maintaining security. Each data received from each foundry 9 is used for computation, analysis, monitoring, etc. for each foundry 9 .

Thereby, the management server 40 can anonymize and analyze the information collected from a plurality of casting factories 9, and can realize various actions such as process management, equipment management, material management, maintenance inspection, failure prediction, and monitoring. Instantly and at any time provided to the foundry 9 and the system side accessing the cloud 7 via the Internet 5.

Only by accessing the web server 50 on the cloud 7 through the Internet 5, not only the site of the foundry 9, but also from the office can be easily accessed, and information can be shared between multiple people in real time and at any time. Thereby, even without going to the site of the mold manufacturing apparatus 10, the status of the mold manufacturing apparatus 10 can be confirmed on the screen from the office 30, and further, notifications can be received by mail, so that the mold manufacturing steps can be efficiently performed. manage.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, information can be browsed in the web server 50 via the Internet 5 from a plurality of departments (maintenance department 60, management department 70, and sales department 80) on the system side. Employees or experts can analyze the information. In addition, it is possible to create advice or guidance based on professional knowledge and present it to each foundry 9 or a specific group of foundries 9 . Furthermore, in each department, a plurality of users can also share information. In this way, multiple users of various positions can share open information by accessing the web server 50 of the cloud 7, and can actively exchange information based on mutual professional knowledge.

In addition, the confidential information of other foundries 9 can be used in a non-disclosed state for statistical processing or analysis, and the information of a plurality of foundries 9 can be shared and used. Not only the information of one foundry 9 but also the information of a plurality of foundries 9 can be shared. Therefore, the amount of information used as the basis increases, and the accuracy and reliability are improved. In this way, in other multiple foundries The 9 share various information based on the information on the know-how that each foundry 9 possesses independently.

Also, according to this embodiment, by using a clamp-type flowmeter, it is possible to accurately measure the difference in the flow rate of the hardening agent or adhesive that actually flows through the piping 114, so that the measured value of the flow rate can be compared with that of the hardening agent or adhesive. The accuracy of the calculation result of the difference between the indication value of the supply amount of the agent (that is, the output indication value of the pump supplying the curing agent from the tank to the pipe 114 ) is improved. Furthermore, it is possible to accurately grasp the change in the supply of hardener over time, and when the flow rate gradually decreases or increases in a long span, it can also be detected as an abnormal omen, which can be used in conjunction with other flowmeters Monitor supply from a different point of view.

(Second Embodiment) <Operation Information Management>

Fig. 13 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device 100 of the present embodiment.

In addition to the configuration of the casting support device 100 shown in FIG. 9 , the casting support device 100 of this embodiment has an operation management unit 410 that provides information and services related to the operation status and equipment management of the mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry factory 9 . The functions of this embodiment can also be combined with the functions of other embodiments.

In the present embodiment, the reception unit (operation state acquisition unit) 102 acquires operation state information indicating the operation state of each device of the casting mold manufacturing apparatus 10 in each foundry 9 . The operation management unit 410 accumulates the running time of each device of the mold manufacturing device 10 and the measured value of the curing agent based on the obtained operating state information and the measured value of the supply amount of the curing agent, and calculates the amount of hardening agent in the mold manufacturing device 10. Information related to the operation time of each device and the accumulated value of the measured value of the curing agent, and information related to the temperature of the refractory particles are provided to the user via the Internet 5 by the providing unit 106 User terminal 32 and so on.

The so-called operation status information includes, for example, the power-on time, power-off time, power-on time, power-on time, power-off time, power-on time, etc. Information about the operation status of running, running, standby, temporarily stopped, stopped, emergency stop, etc., and the alarm or abnormal information detected by the controller 20 (sand temperature alarm (upper or lower limit), pump abnormality , abnormal setting, emergency stop, etc.).

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration of the operation management screen 220 .

The operation management unit 410 of the foundry support device 100 of this embodiment provides information related to the operation status and equipment management to the customer user through the operation management screen 220 using the following screens.

The operation management screen 220 includes a daily equipment list 221 , a monthly equipment list 222 , an annual equipment list 223 , daily operation details 224 , monthly operation details 225 , annual operation details 226 , and a real-time controller monitoring screen 227 .

The equipment list and operation details can be switched on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis. 15 to 17 show an example of the operation detail monthly report 225 .

Figure 15 is a list showing the monthly operation information of a certain equipment. The operation information includes the operation time of the equipment, the minimum value/maximum value/average value of the sand temperature, the estimated amount of sand, the amount of binder used, the addition ratio of binder (relative to the amount of sand), the amount of each hardener added, each The addition ratio of hardener (relative to the amount of sand), etc. These are examples and are not limited to these.

The operation management unit 410 calculates the values displayed on the operation management screen 220 based on the data of the controller 20 received by the receiving unit 102 and stores them in the operation information storage unit 412 . The data is read out from the operation information storage unit 412 and displayed on the operation management screen 220 .

For example, the operation management unit 410 acquires a display device (for example, control mixing Machine controller 20 or pump) operating status information (operating, stopping) and time information, calculate the operating time of each equipment, and calculate it every unit time (1 hour, 1 day, 1 month) and stored in the operation information storage unit 412 . Each value is used for displaying daily, monthly, annual reports, etc.

Furthermore, the operation management unit 410 obtains the flow measurement value and time information of the curing agent or the adhesive for each device, and calculates the amount of the curing agent and the adhesive for each device cumulatively every unit time (1 hour, 1 day, 1 month). The accumulated usage amount is stored in the operation information storage unit 412 . Each value is used for displaying daily, monthly, annual reports, etc.

Figures 16 and 17 represent the monthly operating information of a certain device as a graph. Fig. 16 shows an example screen of a graph showing the operation time, the cumulative value of the binder, and the cumulative value of each hardener. Fig. 17(a) shows an example of a screen showing a monthly transition graph of sand temperature. Fig. 17(b) shows an example of a screen showing a monthly transition graph of the hardening dose.

The progress graph of sand temperature or hardening dose can be switched to display daily, monthly, and annual screens. In addition, the sand temperature is preferably such that the average value, maximum temperature, and minimum temperature per unit time (1 hour, 1 day, 1 month) can be displayed. In addition, the amount of hardener displays measured values for each type. For example, in the example of the monthly report in Figure 17(b), the average value of the 1-day cumulative value is calculated for the first half month and the second half month with half a month as the unit time, and then from the first half month and the second half month The highest value and the lowest value are respectively calculated from the cumulative value of each day in one day and made into a graph.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the real-time monitoring screen 227 of the controller.

A graph showing the status of the panel of the controller 20 and a list of values received from the controller 20 are displayed. The screen display is updated periodically. Also, it can be updated at any time by pressing the display update button 228 . The real-time monitoring screen 227 of the controller in FIG. 18 can depict and display the values of the display or the settings of the switches on the receiving unit 102, which receives the input and output data of the controller 20 in FIG. 6 and makes the panel of the controller 20 into a model diagram. in the image. Furthermore, it is also possible to receive from the controller 20 Each value is displayed in the form of a list. The receiving unit 102 can request the latest data from the controller 20 and display the received data, and can also update with the latest data from the data received by the receiving unit 102 and stored in the operation information storage unit 412 .

Furthermore, the operation management unit 410 may store the operation information collected from a plurality of casting factories 9, and after anonymizing such information, generate information that can be used for analysis by various departments on the system side, and make it possible to use various Department's computer to browse. Based on this information, each department can seek to improve the efficiency of the mold manufacturing process from various angles or to improve the service for customers.

As described above, according to the casting support system 1 of the present embodiment, the operation management unit 410 receives the operation information of the mold manufacturing apparatus 10 of each foundry factory 9, calculates the accumulated value, etc., and makes a list or a graph of the accumulated value, etc. And to perform screen display or print output, therefore, without going to the site, you can know the operation status and the like in the office 30 . In addition, since real-time information on operating conditions can be checked, past performance can also be confirmed, so it is more convenient.

It can store the operation information collected from multiple foundries 9 and provide information that can be used by various departments on the system side after anonymizing the information. Therefore, not only can the multiple foundries 9 be shared among customers The information can also be shared among various departments on the system side, and the information of a plurality of casting factories 9 can be sought from various angles to improve the efficiency of the casting mold manufacturing process or to improve the service for customers.

(third embodiment) <Customer Management>

FIG. 19 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device 100 of this embodiment.

In addition to the configuration of the casting support device 100 shown in FIG. 9 , the casting support device 100 of this embodiment has a customer management department that manages customer information of the mold manufacturing device 10 in the foundry factory 9. 430. The functions of this embodiment can also be combined with the functions of other embodiments. This function is not for the customer user but for the manager of the foundry support system 1 .

In this embodiment, the customer management unit 430 sets the public restriction level of the received information for each foundry 9, and restricts each foundry 9 from being provided to the user terminal 32 by the providing unit 106 based on the public restriction level. information or services.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the system introduction target list screen 251 of the customer management screen 250 .

The system introduction target list screen 251 displays the information of the customers who have introduced this system in a list. The screen of the system import target list screen 251 is displayed using the information of the following main information 300 .

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of master information 300 of the casting support device 100 .

The master information 300 includes a company master file 310 , a factory master file 320 , an equipment master file 330 , a device master file 340 , a user master file 350 , and a user equipment master file 360 .

The company master file 310 includes company identification information (company ID) and company name. The factory master file 320 is the information of the casting factory 9 of each company, including company ID, identification information (factory ID) of the factory, factory name, and information of the location of the factory (for example, zip code, metropolitan county name, district city City and village name, residence information, area code, etc.), etc. The equipment master file 330 is the equipment information of each foundry 9, including company ID, factory ID, equipment identification information (equipment ID), equipment name, equipment information, and controller 20 identification information (device ID). The device master file 340 is the information of the controller 20, including device ID and model name. The user master file 350 is the information of the customer user, including the user's identification information (user ID), password used for login authentication, user authority level, company ID, and email address and other information. The user device master file 360 is associated with a user ID, company ID, factory ID, and device ID.

The company master file 310 and the factory master file 320 are associated with the company ID. Factory master 320 with The equipment master file 330 is associated with a company ID and a factory ID. The user profile 350 and the user device profile 360 are associated with the user ID.

Here, the authority of the user master file 350 will be described below.

When using the services of the foundry support system 1, the customer user can select the type and range of information to be sent to the foundry support system 1 and the type and range of information that can be used by the foundry support system 1 and register in advance. For example, the types or ranges of information and services that can be provided can also be determined according to the types and ranges of information that can be used by the foundry support system 1 .

In a simple example, all information to be sent to the foundry support system 1 can be registered by selecting whether to make it public or not to make it public. Alternatively, it is also possible to set disclosure/non-disclosure according to the type of information. Also, for example, all menus can be used in the case of publicity, and only the alarm and maintenance management functions can be used in the case of non-publicity, and the operation management function and material management function cannot be used. Or, for example, it is also possible to make the real-time monitoring screen 227 available only by using the controller in the operation management function.

As described above, according to the foundry support system 1 of this embodiment, authority can be set for each customer, and therefore, the type or range of information or services provided to customers is determined according to the disclosure level of information. As a result, it is also possible to provide better services to customers who provide and disclose a large amount of information. Thereby, the possibility of increasing the rate of information collection increases, and the accuracy of the results of calculation or analysis based on such information can also be improved.

In addition, the confidential information of other foundries 9 can be used in a non-disclosed state for statistical processing or analysis, and the information of a plurality of foundries 9 can be shared and used. Not only the information of one foundry 9 but also the information of a plurality of foundries 9 can be shared. Therefore, the amount of information used as the basis increases, and the accuracy and reliability are improved. In this way, the information generated based on the know-how that each foundry 9 possesses can be shared among other plurality of foundries 9 various information.

In this way, information of a plurality of foundries 9 can be shared and effectively utilized.

(fourth embodiment) <Alarm‧Maintenance Management>

FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device 100 of the present embodiment.

In addition to the configuration of the casting support device 100 shown in FIG. 9 , the casting support device 100 of this embodiment includes a maintenance management unit 420 for managing alarms and maintenance information of the mold manufacturing device 10 in the foundry factory 9 . The functions of this embodiment can also be combined with the functions of other embodiments.

The maintenance management unit 420 further has a notification unit (not shown) that detects an alarm based on the information of each equipment acquired from the mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry 9 and notifies the user terminal 32 of the foundry 9 .

The notification from the notification unit includes information indicating the date and time of alarm generation, device name, device model, type or level of the alarm (such as error code, etc.) indicating the alarm, and information indicating the location where the alarm occurred.

The notification section notifies the customer user of the occurrence of the alarm as exemplified below, but is not limited thereto. In addition, a plurality of the following may be combined.

(b1) Prompt and report the information that the alarm has occurred on the screen of the webpage accessed by the user terminal 32 .

For example, an image such as an icon notifying the occurrence of an alarm may be drawn or a message may be displayed on the device list screen. It is preferable to display in such a way that the user's attention can be drawn by emphatic display such as blinking display, color change, animation, or 3D display. It is also possible to pop up and open another window for notification.

(b2) Output a voice or an alarm sound for notifying the occurrence of an alarm from the voice output unit (not shown) of the user terminal 32 .

(b3) Vibrating the vibrating part (not shown) of the user terminal 32 such as a mobile phone or a smart phone to make a notification.

(b4) Send an e-mail containing information notifying that an alarm has occurred to the e-mail address specified in advance by the customer user.

(b5) By making the LED display etc. (not shown) of the user terminal 32 display in a specific color or a specific blinking or lighting display pattern, it is notified that a specific alarm has occurred.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the screen configuration of the alarm/maintenance management screen 230 .

The casting support device 100 of this embodiment provides information and services related to various alarms and abnormalities in the casting mold manufacturing device 10 , or information and services related to maintenance and inspection to customers and users through the following screens.

The alarm and maintenance management screen 230 may include any one or more of alarm history 231 , abnormality FAQ 232 , maintenance record 233 , maintenance history 234 , replacement time information 235 , and failure sign 236 .

The alarm history 231 includes, for example, information indicating the date and time of alarm generation, device name, device model, type or level of alarm (eg, error code, etc.), and information of the location where the alarm occurred, for each foundry 9 . It is preferable that the history information can be displayed on the screen or printed out as a list display for a specified period, for example. In addition, it may be possible to perform narrowing and classification processing of designated items.

The notification part of the maintenance management part 420 generates the information of the alarm history 231 based on the data received by the receiving part 102 from the controller 20 of the casting mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry 9 on a regular basis or at any time. The maintenance management unit 420 detects whether an alarm or an abnormality occurs by using data directly indicating the occurrence of an alarm, such as the alarm information and abnormal information of the output data 170 in FIG. 6 . Furthermore, the maintenance management unit 420 also It can monitor information such as sand temperature, air temperature, humidity, hardener flow measurement value, equipment operation information, etc., and detect whether there are alarms or abnormalities based on preset conditions.

For example, as shown in FIG. 24 , when the sand temperature is out of a specified range based on the sand temperature data received from the controller 20 (the area surrounded by a circle in the figure), the maintenance management unit 420 can also detect the occurrence of an alarm. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 24 , it is also possible to draw an image enclosing the part where the alarm occurred with a circle, and then display the image in blinking, etc., so that the occurrence of the alarm can be easily recognized visually.

In addition, abnormalities such as clogging of the filter in the piping path and deterioration of the pump can also be detected based on the flow rate measurement value.

When abnormality occurs, FAQ232 displays information related to the cause and countermeasures for the generated alarm.

For example, if the customer user designates a report from the list display on the screen of the alarm history 231, the maintenance management unit 420 will base on at least one piece of information (device name, model, type of alarm, error code, place of occurrence) in the accepted record. etc.), retrieve the corresponding FAQ information from the FAQ information storage unit 422 . Then, an abnormality FAQ 232 is displayed based on the extracted FAQ.

The FAQ information storage unit 422 may be located in any part inside or outside the casting support device 100 as long as it is a memory device that can be accessed by the casting support device 100 . The FAQ information storage unit 422 can be managed by the maintenance department 60 in FIG. 1 , and can also be updated by the manager of the maintenance department 60 using the computer 62 .

In addition, the abnormal time FAQ 232 may be browsed from a screen or a menu other than the alarm history 231 screen.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the information of a plurality of foundry factories 9 can also be collected and referred to in the maintenance department 60 . Since information of a plurality of casting factories 9 can be collected, appropriate FAQ information can be produced based on a large amount of information.

For example, the technicians of the maintenance department 60 can also collect information related to maintenance inspections or troubleshooting when going to the site of each foundry 9, or information received from the operators or managers of each foundry 9, or in each foundry. Factory 9 integrates information input from the maintenance record screen 233 described below, or information related to specifications, specifications, manuals, and maintenance and inspection services of equipment or machines, and creates and inputs FAQ information on phenomena and measures . The maintenance management unit 420 accepts the input FAQ information and stores it in the FAQ information storage unit 422 .

Thereby, appropriate FAQ information can be constructed based on a large amount of information, and services with high reliability can be provided.

Furthermore, the maintenance management part 420 may also have an editing screen for each customer user to input questions related to failures or maintenance inspections, and further countermeasure information (know-how), etc., and send the content accepted on the editing screen to the management server 40 . The information received from the user terminal 32 of the customer user is stored in the FAQ information storage unit 422 as the information sent by the user. Furthermore, experts in each department on the system side create responses to questions gathered from customers and users, input them into the editing screen, accept them, and store them in the FAQ information storage unit 422 . In addition, the answer to the question can also be directly replied to the email address of the designated customer user by email. Also, experts in each department on the system side may verify the content of the countermeasure information collected from the customer user and correct or add the content on the editing screen.

Furthermore, it is possible to designate whether information related to know-how can be shared only within the customer user (foundry 9 ) or provided to other users (other foundry 9 ). When the information can only be shared among customer users, the information is not provided to other foundries 9 and can only be shared among a plurality of workers in one foundry 9 . Thereby, the technical know-how individually held by skilled workers can be shared among a plurality of workers or managers in the same foundry 9 .

Furthermore, the sharing settings of such information may be linked with the authority of the above-mentioned customers, or may not be linked but can be set individually.

The maintenance record screen 233 is, for example, a screen capable of inputting information such as parts requiring maintenance, symptoms or values of the parts, maintenance content (for example, parts replacement, adjustment, follow-up observation, etc.). Customer users can perform maintenance records from this screen. The maintenance management unit 420 can receive the information accepted on the screen of the maintenance record 233 from each user terminal 32 via the providing unit 106 . The received maintenance information is stored in the maintenance record storage unit 423 . In addition, in other examples, the maintenance record may be input from the screen of the maintenance record 233 by a technician or an employee of the maintenance department 60 using the computer 62 instead of the customer user.

The maintenance history 234 is preferably capable of displaying on the screen or outputting the maintenance records stored in the maintenance records 233 as a list display in a specified period, for example, on the screen or by printing. In addition, it may be possible to perform narrowing and classification processing of designated items.

Also, for example, the information in the FAQ information storage unit 422 or the maintenance record storage unit 423 can also be related to the types or models of equipment (pumps, kneaders, power supplies, etc.), machines, meters (flow meters, etc.) or parts (valves, etc.), Attribute information such as the model or programming version of the controller 20 used, the type of material, the location and area of the foundry 9, the shape or size of the manufactured product are stored in an associated manner. The maintenance management unit 420 may also have a configuration for extracting information corresponding to the attribute of the customer user from the FAQ information storage unit 422 or the maintenance record storage unit 423 and providing it to the customer user.

Furthermore, the maintenance management part 420 can also be configured as follows, that is, to group customers and users who match a specific attribute or a combination of a plurality of attributes, and for the specific group of customers and users, from the FAQ information storage part 422 or the maintenance record The storage unit 423 retrieves and provides information corresponding to the attribute. It is possible to set up browseable information web pages for each group, or to set the same web pages for each customer user in the same group. Alternatively, it is also possible to send information to each customer user in the same group email provided. For example, defect information of a certain part can also be sent to all customers who use the part by mail.

In addition, a structure may also be adopted, that is, the customer user specifies the attribute of the information to be obtained, and the information corresponding to the specified attribute is extracted from the FAQ information storage unit 422 or the maintenance record storage unit 423 and provided.

The maintenance management unit 420 pre-registers information on consumable parts and machines requiring inspection in the maintenance record storage unit 423 by the customer user or the operator of the maintenance department 60 for each mold manufacturing device 10 in the foundry 9 . Furthermore, the maintenance management unit 420 calculates the replacement period, the scheduled measurement date, and the number of days elapsed from the replacement date or the last measurement date for each of the preset consumable parts and equipment, based on the replacement or measurement cycle. . Such information can be displayed on the screen or printed out as the replacement time information 235 .

Furthermore, the maintenance management unit 420 may also have a function of sending a notification of the replacement time or the scheduled measurement date by mail to a pre-designated mail address. Notifications are sent on the number of days and times specified in advance by the customer user before the replacement period or scheduled measurement date.

Furthermore, the maintenance management part 420 may also include the function which performs the proposal of the tour plan of the maintenance department 60 etc. to the casting factory 9, acceptance of a reservation, etc. These functions are also preferably capable of being displayed on the screen with the replacement period information 235 . In addition, the maintenance and management department 420 can also send a notification of receipt by email to the email address specified by the customer user when the tour plan proposal or reservation acceptance is accepted.

Furthermore, the maintenance management unit 420 may include a prediction unit (not shown) for predicting the maintenance time of each device based on the accumulated value of operation time, and a notification unit (not shown) for notifying the user terminal of the maintenance time.

The prediction part of the maintenance management part 420 has the following functions, that is, it detects the signs of failure of the controller 20 and the machine of the mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry 9, and estimates the detected failure part. bit. Fault precursors can be detected, for example, by analyzing based on input data 160 and output data 170 received from controller 20 . Specifically, the maintenance management unit 420 can predict the replacement or replacement of valves, pumps, etc., based on, for example, the cumulative value of the operation time received from the controller 20 of the casting mold manufacturing device 10 in the foundry 9 and information on the durable service period of the valves or pumps. maintenance period. In addition, it is also possible to monitor the change over time of the flow measurement value received from the controller 20 to detect a failure sign. For example, when the flow rate gradually decreases or increases within a long time span of the measured value of the flow rate, it can also be detected as a sign of abnormality.

The notification part of the maintenance management part 420 notifies the customer user by displaying the failure sign information on the failure sign 236 screen. In addition, the notification section of the maintenance management section 420 can also send the information related to the detected failure signs by email to the email address specified by the customer user.

It is also possible to adjust the tour or maintenance plan of each foundry 9 in advance based on the information of a plurality of foundries 9 . For example, a calendar function may also be provided, and a screen that combines and displays the schedule of the maintenance worker, the dispatch schedule of parts, and the schedule of customers and users in a browseable manner may be provided. Moreover, it is also possible to adjust the maintenance schedule to determine the plan and send a proposal email to the email address specified by the customer user. The plan is adjusted in such a way that the repair schedules of each customer user do not overlap. The adjustment of the plan can be carried out automatically by the program, and it can also be configured to accept the designation of the schedule by the operator.

As described above, according to the casting support system 1 of the present embodiment, based on the information collected from the mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry 9, it is possible to predict the maintenance time or parts replacement time and notify the user. Thereby, since the user can replace or repair parts before a failure or the like occurs, it is possible to prevent unnecessary stoppage of the production line due to a failure or the like, thereby improving productivity. Also, since the maintenance time is estimated based on the actual operation time, compared with the case where the operation time is not taken into account, maintenance can be performed at an appropriate time, so the efficiency is better.

Also, since the maintenance plan of each foundry 9 can be grasped in advance based on the information of the plurality of foundries 9, the maintenance plan of the plurality of foundries 9 can be adjusted in advance, and the work can be allocated efficiently. In addition, since FAQ information or maintenance information can be constructed based on the information of a plurality of casting factories 9, it is possible to optimize and enrich maintenance and inspection contents, and improve service quality.

(fifth embodiment) <Recommended feed function>

FIG. 27 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device 100 of the present embodiment. In addition to the configuration of the casting support device 100 shown in FIG. 9 , the casting support device 100 also has a generator 500 that generates hardener and bonding agent corresponding to each user's manufacturing conditions such as ambient air temperature, humidity, and sand temperature. Recommended information on the composition and dosage of the dose. In addition, in FIG. 27, the structure irrelevant to the function of this embodiment is not shown in figure. In addition, the functions of this embodiment can also be combined with the functions of other embodiments.

When the production unit 500 accepts the manufacturing conditions including the air temperature of the foundry 9 and information related to the mold to be manufactured, it generates recommended information on the composition and supply amount of the hardener or binder added to the refractory particles according to the manufacturing conditions.

The providing unit 106 provides the generated recommendation information to the user terminal 32 of the casting factory 9 .

The so-called recommended information refers to the prescription information of the composition and supply amount of the hardening agent or adhesive recommended for the user's manufacturing conditions, including the type or number of the adhesive and at least two types of hardening agent (hardening agent in the first embodiment) Information such as the type or serial number of agent A and hardener B), and information on the mixing ratio of the supply amounts of at least two hardeners. The recommended information is stored in advance according to the manufacturing conditions of a plurality of recommended prescription modes as a hardening agent. Also, the record of such information may be updated.

Hereinafter, as manufacturing conditions, the ambient air temperature of the foundry 9 will be described as an example. The manufacturing conditions may further include at least any one of the external setting values (a1) to (a6) input by the customer user operating the operation part or the operation screen of the controller 20 described in the above-mentioned first embodiment. The external set value is received from the controller 20 by the receiving unit 102 .

Information such as ambient air temperature of the foundry factory 9 can be input using an operation unit (not shown) of the foundry support device 100 . The value of temperature can be input, or the information of the location and area of the foundry 9 and the manufacturing period can also be input, and the information of the location of the foundry 9 managed by the management server 40 in advance can also be read.

The casting support device 100 memorizes in a memory unit (not shown) a table in which recommended recipe patterns are associated with air temperature or regions. The memory unit stores, for example, the recommended prescription table 502 by temperature, the recommended prescription table 506 by region, or the average temperature table 504 by region and the recommended prescription table 502 by temperature.

The recommended prescription table 502 by temperature is a mode for memorizing recommended prescriptions in association with temperature. The generation unit 500 reads out the recommended prescription table 502 by air temperature to obtain a recommended prescription pattern corresponding to the input air temperature.

The average temperature table 504 by region stores the average temperature in association with regions (for example, by prefecture) and seasons (for example, by month). The generation unit 500 reads the average temperature corresponding to the input region and season from the average temperature table 504 by region, and reads it from the recommended prescription table 502 by temperature to obtain a recommendation corresponding to the read average temperature. The mode of prescription.

The recommended prescription table 506 by region is a mode for memorizing recommended prescriptions in association with regions (for example, by prefecture) and seasons (for example, by month). The generating unit 500 reads out the recommended prescription table 506 by region to obtain a pattern of recommended prescriptions corresponding to the input regions and seasons.

Also, as described in the first embodiment above, the curing agent A and hardening agent set for the adhesive The mixing ratio of the supply amount of chemical agent B is adjusted by the control part 152 of the controller 20 according to conditions such as sand temperature, temperature, and humidity. The control unit 152 of the controller 20 operates according to a plurality of programs prepared according to the curing agent preparation mode.

The program corresponding to the hardener preparation mode recommended for the user's manufacturing conditions is stored in the memory or storage of the controller 20 . And, the program is executed by the CPU. Furthermore, the program corresponding to the hardener preparation mode is ideally determined to determine the hardener preparation mode, and is switched when the customer user or the person in charge of the maintenance department 60 prepares materials such as adhesives and hardeners.

The method of storing the program in the memory or storage of the controller 20 is not particularly limited. For example, it can be downloaded from the management server 40 and loaded into the memory or storage of the controller 20, or it can be used or maintained by the customer. The person in charge of the department 60 will load the new program in the ROM and install it on the controller 20, and also store a plurality of programs in the memory of the controller 20 in advance, and start it by switching the management program used by the manager. program. Alternatively, it may be configured such that the operation panel of the controller 20 accepts a selection operation by a customer user or a person in charge of the maintenance department 60 to activate the selected program.

The providing unit 106 provides the recommendation information generated by the generating unit 500 to the user terminal 32 . The method of providing is the same as the above-mentioned embodiment, and the recommendation information can be displayed on the web page for the customer user, or can be sent to the user terminal 32 by mail.

In addition, the provision unit 106 may provide the recommended information to the computer 82 operating the sales department 80 . The recommended information can be browsed by accessing the webpage dedicated to the sales department 80 from the computer 82, and an email containing the recommended information can be sent to the person in charge of the sales department 80. The person in charge of the operation and sales department 80 can manage the purchase of materials from the customer user based on the recommendation information.

In addition, the generating unit 500 accepts the type of binder, the shape of the manufactured mold, the hardening speed of the mold, the sand temperature, the ratio of regenerated sand in the refractory particles, the acid consumption of the regenerated sand, and Information on at least one of the ambient temperature and humidity of the foundry 9, and update the recommended information.

As described in the first embodiment above, the curing agent added to the refractory particles is a catalyst for the curing reaction of the binder, and at least two different types of curing agents are mixed and used. The blending ratio of each hardener depends on the type of binder, the shape of the mold to be manufactured, the required hardening speed, the sand temperature (the temperature of the refractory particles), the acid consumption of the recycled sand, the ambient temperature and humidity of the foundry factory 9, etc. And change.

Therefore, in this embodiment, measured values, set values, or input values of the following information are obtained, and recommended information is updated according to manufacturing conditions.

(c1) The type of binder or the input value of information on the shape of the mold to be manufactured

An input screen (not shown) for inputting such information is provided on the webpage dedicated to the customer user, for the customer user to use the user terminal 32 to input.

(c2) The measured value or input value of the hardening rate of the mold

The input of the hardening speed of the mold required on the input screen can be accepted, and the actual measured value obtained by the following method can also be used.

The hardening rate of the mold can be measured, for example, by measuring the temperature of the mold. Thereby, the mold manufacturing apparatus 10 is equipped with the temperature sensor which measures the temperature of a mold.

Moreover, the hardening rate of a mold can also be measured by measuring the electrical conductivity of a mold. For example, the method described in JP-A-63-230252 can be used. Thereby, the casting mold manufacturing apparatus 10 may also be equipped with the sensor which measures the electrical conductivity of a casting mold.

(c3) Measured value of sand temperature

The sand temperature is measured using the sand temperature sensor 132 ( FIG. 2 ).

(c4) Measured value of acid consumption of recycled sand

Use specific inspection methods to measure the acid consumption of reclaimed sand, so that customers, users or operators The person in charge of the sales department 80 uses the user terminal 32 to input the result to the input screen of the web page dedicated to the customer user.

(c5) Measured value of ambient air temperature in foundry factory 9

The casting mold manufacturing device 10 can obtain the measurement value of the temperature sensor or the humidity sensor that measures the ambient air temperature or humidity of the foundry factory 9, and the customer user can use the user terminal 32 to set the thermometer or humidity in the foundry factory 9. Input the calculated value to the input screen of the webpage dedicated to the customer user.

Hereinafter, the method of updating the recommended information will be described by taking the acid consumption of reclaimed sand in (c4) above as an example.

When furan resin and hardener are used, the refractory particles tend to be acidic due to the residual binder or hardener in the reclaimed sand used as refractory particles. It is ideal to change the hardener according to its acidity The deployment ratio. Therefore, in this embodiment, the recommended prescription mode of the curing agent is updated by receiving the information indicating the acid consumption of regenerated sand.

Since the acidity of new refractory granules is known, the acidity of refractory granules can be obtained, for example, from the mixing ratio of reclaimed sand to refractory granules for which the acid consumption is measured or estimated. Thereby, the generation part 500 accepts the input of at least any one of the measured value of the acid consumption of reclaimed sand, and the ratio of reclaimed sand as information which shows the acidity of a refractory particle.

The measured value of the acid consumption of the regenerated sand and the information of the ratio of the regenerated sand can be accessed by the customer user of the foundry 9 using the user terminal 32 to access the web page for the customer user and enter the information of the refractory particles on the input screen (not shown in the figure). shown) to enter.

The foundry support device 100 is previously associated with the acid consumption of the regenerated sand and memorizes the recommended prescription mode of the corresponding hardening agent mixing ratio. For example, in the recommended prescription table (not shown) by air temperature and by acidity, there is a recommended prescription pattern corresponding to the acid consumption of regenerated sand by air temperature. In addition, the acid consumption of regenerated sand may be classified into two grades, or may be classified into multiple grades of three or more grades. The generating unit 500 acquires the recommended prescription mode corresponding to the acid consumption of regenerated sand, and outputs it as recommendation information.

Moreover, the updated recommendation information is provided to the user terminal 32 by the providing unit 106 .

As described above, according to this embodiment, the recommended information on the composition and supply amount of the hardener or adhesive can be generated according to the manufacturing conditions and provided to customers and users. Thereby, the controller 20 can be operated with the program of the recommended prescription mode suitable for the user's environment. Also, the sales department 80 can advise the customer user to purchase the curing agent in the recommended prescription mode.

Also, according to this embodiment, it is possible to update and provide recommended information in accordance with changes in the customer user's environment. Thereby, the controller 20 can be made to operate according to the program of the appropriate prescription mode adapting to the environmental change. Also, the sales department 80 can advise the customer user to purchase the curing agent in an appropriate prescription mode.

(sixth embodiment) <Alarm read notification function>

FIG. 28 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the controller 20 and the casting support device 100 of this embodiment. The controller 20 of this embodiment has an output unit 510 in addition to the configuration of the controller 20 shown in FIG. 4 . The casting support device 100 has a notification unit 512 in addition to the configuration of the casting support device 100 shown in FIG. 9 . In addition, in FIG. 28, the structure irrelevant to the function of this embodiment is not shown in figure. In addition, the functions of this embodiment can also be combined with the functions of other embodiments.

As described in the first embodiment above, the output data 170 of the controller 20 includes alarm information or abnormal information of each device. The output unit 510 transmits the alarm information or abnormality information of each device to the casting support device 100 via the communication unit 158 .

In the casting support device 100, if the notification unit 512 receives an alarm from each device from the controller 20 information or abnormal information, the person in charge of the casting support device 100 confirms the alarm information or abnormal information, and notifies the person in charge of the foundry 9 of the controller 20 that the person in charge of the casting support device 100 has confirmed it.

For example, as described in the first embodiment above, if the receiving unit 102 of the casting support device 100 receives alarm information or abnormal information from the controller 20, it will display the status of the equipment on the real-time monitoring screen 227 of the controller shown in FIG. 18 . The customer can browse the screen 227 by accessing the web page for the customer user from the user terminal 32 . Furthermore, an alarm screen (not shown) for notifying customers of other alarms or abnormalities may be displayed on the user terminal 32 .

Moreover, this screen 227 or the alarm screen is also displayed on the computer 62 of the maintenance department 60 . Thereby, the operator of the maintenance department 60 can recognize the alarm or abnormality of the equipment which occurred in the foundry 9 by viewing these screens.

Also, at least any one of pop-up screen display, flashing display, reverse display, animation, voice output, alarm sound output, etc. can be output to the computer 62 of the maintenance department 60 according to the level of the alarm or abnormality. Thereby, the operator of the maintenance department 60 can quickly discover an alarm or an abnormality.

FIG. 29 is a flow chart showing an example of a procedure for displaying information when an alarm or an abnormality occurs in the casting support system 1 of the present embodiment.

First, an alarm or abnormality is detected by the controller 20, and the information is sent to the casting support device 100 (management server 40) (step S101). The management server 40 receives the information and stores the received information in the database 42 (step S103). Then, if it is detected that the received information indicates an alarm or an abnormality (Yes (YES) in step S105), the information indicating an alarm or an abnormality is displayed on the above-mentioned alarm screen (step S107).

Then, the customer user uses the user terminal 32 to browse the webpage dedicated to the customer user, It is recognized on the alarm screen that an alarm or abnormality has occurred (step S109). Also, in the maintenance department 60, an alarm screen is displayed on the computer 62, and the operator recognizes that an alarm or an abnormality has occurred on the alarm screen (step S111).

Then, when the operator of the maintenance department 60 recognizes an alarm or an abnormality, he operates the operation part to perform a confirmation operation indicating that the occurrence of an alarm or an abnormality has been recognized (step S113 ). The operation of the operation unit refers to specific key operations, screen operations, etc., for example, and is not particularly limited. If the notification unit 512 accepts the operator's confirmation operation, the casting support device 100 (management server 40) displays on the controller real-time monitoring screen 227 or the alarm screen that the alarm or abnormal alarm has been recognized in the maintenance department 60. mark (step S115).

On the user terminal 32, an alarm read mark indicating that an alarm or an abnormality has been recognized by the maintenance department 60 is displayed on the alarm screen, so the customer user of the foundry 9 can confirm that the maintenance department 60 has recognized the alarm. Furthermore, an alarm read mark (not shown) is also displayed on the alarm screen of the computer 62 .

For example, the alarm read flag may be displayed including information indicating the response status of the maintenance department 60 such as "alarm awareness", "under investigation", "under response", and "completion of countermeasures". The alarm read mark can be displayed as text or icon image, and can also be used for display control such as changing the color of the alarm (alarm or abnormal) display, and stopping the flashing display. Also, the confirmation time (update time) may be displayed together with the alarm read flag. In the foundry 9, when the person in charge browses the controller real-time monitoring screen 227 or the alarm screen of the web page used by the customer from the user terminal 32, he can know the confirmation status or response status of the alarm or abnormality of the maintenance department 60.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to notify the customer user that the person in charge of the maintenance department 60 has confirmed the alarm or abnormality information, so that the customer user's uneasiness is reduced. Furthermore, the customer user can confirm the current status by having a configuration of notifying the maintenance department 60 of the response status. condition.

(seventh embodiment) <Statistics processing function>

Fig. 30 is a functional block diagram showing the logical configuration of the casting support device 100 of this embodiment. The casting support device 100 of this embodiment has a statistical processing unit 520 in addition to the configuration of the casting support device 100 shown in FIG. 9 . In addition, in FIG. 30, the structure irrelevant to the function of this embodiment is not shown in figure. In addition, the functions of this embodiment can also be combined with the functions of other embodiments.

The statistical processing unit 520 performs statistical processing on the stored information of the plurality of foundry factories 9 . The providing unit 106 provides the statistically processed information to the user terminals 32 of each foundry 6 .

The information to be subjected to statistical processing may include, for example, equipment operation information, alarm information, abnormality information, information on the mold manufacturing apparatus 10, information related to material management used in mold manufacturing, and the like described in the above-mentioned embodiments. Statistical processing includes, for example, processing of calculating average values, median values, standard deviations, and the like.

The statistics processing unit 520 extracts a plurality of pieces of information in which at least one item contained in the information satisfies a predetermined condition, and performs statistical processing on the extracted pieces of information.

For example, the recommended formula for a binder or hardener is determined to some extent by the ambient air temperature of the foundry 9 as described above. That is, the recommended prescription pattern can be specified according to the location, region or season (summer and winter) of the foundry factory 9 . For example, by extracting and summing information on prescription patterns collected from a plurality of foundries 9 by region and by season, a prescription pattern suitable for the climate of the region in that season can be specified. Furthermore, appropriate information can be provided to customer users of foundry factories 9 in the area.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to perform statistical processing on the information of the foundry 9 of a plurality of different customers, summarize the information and make it anonymized, and send it to them. Provide information to other customers. Thereby, the confidential part of information of other foundries 9 can share and utilize the information of plural foundries 9 in a non-public state. Not only the information of one foundry 9 but also the information of a plurality of foundries 9 can be shared. Therefore, the amount of information used as the basis increases, and the accuracy and reliability are improved. In this way, it is possible to share various information based on the information on the know-how that each foundry 9 possesses among the other plurality of foundries 9 .

(eighth embodiment) <Reminder function of material usage performance>

Fig. 31 is a functional block diagram showing the main parts of the logical configuration of the casting support device 100 according to the present embodiment. The casting support device 100 further includes a counting unit 530 and an order time notification unit 532 in addition to the configuration of the casting support device 100 shown in FIG. 9 . In addition, the casting support device 100 may further include an order accepting unit 540 and an order processing unit 542 . In addition, in FIG. 31, the structure irrelevant to the function of this embodiment is not shown in figure. In addition, the functions of this embodiment can also be combined with the functions of other embodiments.

The providing unit 106 of the casting support device 100 of the present embodiment has a function of providing information such as actual use results of materials to the customer user and the person in charge of the sales department 80 on the material management screen 240 in FIG. 10 .

The counting unit 530 counts the measured values or input values of the usage amounts of the binder, the hardener, and the amount of sand for each foundry 9 or each equipment of the foundry 9 , and memorizes the total. The above-mentioned measured values can use the information received by the receiving unit 102 from each foundry 9 or the information stored in the database 42 by the information storage unit 104 .

The order time notification unit 532 notifies the order time of materials exceeding the predetermined value or the predetermined quantity when each total value exceeds a specific predetermined value or predetermined quantity. Total is fine The delivery date of the material is accumulated as the first day, and the customer user can be urged to enter the setting of the first day.

The order time notification unit 532 notifies the user terminal 32 of the customer user or the computer 82 of the sales department 80 of the order time of the material. The notification method includes displaying the order time notification screen 534 on the web page or sending it by mail.

The order accepting unit 540 accepts an order for materials exceeding a predetermined value or a predetermined quantity when each total value exceeds a predetermined value or a predetermined quantity. The order processing unit 542 performs order processing based on the accepted order of materials.

The order acceptance unit 540 accepts the order procedure from the order acceptance screen 544 of the web page dedicated to the customer user. At this time, in the above embodiment, recommended materials may also be presented based on the recommended prescription pattern.

The number and quantity of the accepted materials are input, and the order processing part 542 receives the accepted order information.

The order processing unit 542 performs order processing based on the received order information.

In addition, the management and sales department 80 receives the notice of the order time, and further refers to the recommended information of the customer user to conduct business activities of purchasing new materials from the user. In addition, the predetermined value or predetermined quantity notified to the customer user of the total value at the time of order may be different from the predetermined value or predetermined quantity notified to the sales department 80 of the total value at the time of order.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to notify the customer user or the sales department 80 of the order time of the material based on the actual use of the material. Therefore, the customer user can prevent the material from being out of stock, or can directly order it, so the convenience is better. . In addition, the operation and sales department 80 can also carry out the operation of selling new materials with reference to the recommendation information of the customer.

(Other implementation forms) <Manufacturing method>

In addition, the manufacturing method of the present invention is a method of manufacturing a mold using a mold manufacturing apparatus of a foundry, and is a method of manufacturing a mold using a mold manufacturing apparatus incorporating at least one of the casting support systems described in the first to eighth embodiments above. The manufacturing method of the casting mold.

Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of the casting mold in the casting support system 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG. 12 demonstrated in the said 1st Embodiment.

Including the step (S11) of obtaining the temperature (sand temperature) of the refractory particles by the mold making device 10 (controller 20), and the step of adjusting the composition and supply of the hardener or binder according to the conditions including the sand temperature of each foundry factory (S13). Furthermore, it includes a step (S22) in which the casting support device (server device) 100 receives and stores operation state information indicating the operation state in each step of each equipment from the mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry factory 9, and monitors the operation state using the stored information. The step of detecting an alarm or abnormality according to the operation state of each step of each device (S24), and the step of sending the information of the detected alarm or abnormality to the user terminal (S32, S33).

And it includes the step (S43, 44) which the user terminal 32 receives the information of an alarm or abnormality from the casting support apparatus 100, and notifies an operator.

Above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, and each device (controller 20, management server 40, web server 50, user terminal 32, computers 62, 72, 82) of the present invention is based on a computer program When executed on each computer, it is realized by each computer.

Hereinafter, the casting support device 100 will be described, but other devices can also be configured by the same computer, and detailed description will be omitted. In addition, the controller 20 has already been described in the first embodiment.

<Hardware Configuration of Casting Support Device 100>

FIG. 25 shows the casting support device 100 (management server 40 in FIG. 1 ) that realizes the present embodiment. and web server 50) is a diagram of an example of the configuration of the computer 90. Also, the user terminal 32 and administrator computers 62, 72, and 82 in FIG. 1 are also realized by the same computer.

The computer 90 of this embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 91, a memory 92, a program 98 for realizing the casting support device 100 loaded into the memory 92, a memory 93 for storing the program 98, and an I/O (Input/ Output) 94, and an interface (communication I/F) 95 for network connection.

9, FIG. 13, FIG. 19, and each constituent element of the casting support device 100 in the functional block diagrams such as FIG. 9, FIG. 13, FIG. 19, and FIG. 1. A memory unit (storage 93) such as a hard disk for storing the program, and an interface (communication I/F) 95 for network connection as the center, are realized by any combination of hardware and software. Furthermore, it should be understood by those in the business that there are various variations in the methods and devices for its realization.

The CPU91, the memory 92, the storage 93, the I/O94, and the communication I/F95 are connected to each other via the bus bar 96, and the entire casting support device 100 is controlled by the CPU91. However, the method of interconnecting the CPU 91 and the like is not limited to bus connection.

The memory 92 is memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory) or ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage 93 is a memory device such as a hard disk, SSD (Solid State Drive, solid state drive), or memory card. Also, the storage 93 may be a memory such as RAM or ROM.

Each function of each element of the casting support device 100 can be realized by the CPU 91 reading out the program 98 stored in the memory 93 to the memory 92 and executing it, for example.

The I/O 94 controls the input and output of data and control signals between the CPU 91 and other elements in the computer 90, or between the computer 90 and other input and output devices. Other input and output devices include, for example, input devices (not shown) such as keyboards, touch panels, mice, and microphones connected to the computer 90, output devices (not shown) such as displays, printers, and speakers, and the The interface between the input and output devices and the computer 90. Furthermore, I/O94 can also be read or written to other recording media. The input and output control of the data of the device (not shown).

The communication I/F95 is an interface for network connection for communication between the computer 90 and external devices. The communication I/F95 may be a network interface for connecting to a wired line or a network interface for connecting to a wireless line. For example, the computer 90 realizing the casting support device 100 is connected to the mobile phone communication network 3 through the communication I/F 95 , and communicates with each controller 20 of the casting mold manufacturing device 10 of the foundry 9 through the GW14.

Or, the computer 90 is connected to the Internet 5 through the communication I/F 95, and communicates with the computers of the maintenance department 60, the management department 70, and the operation and sales department 80, or the user terminals 32 of each foundry factory 9.

The casting support device 100 may be constituted by a plurality of computers 90, or may be constituted by a virtual server or the like.

The computer program of this embodiment is described in such a way that the computer for realizing the casting support device 100 executes a program that receives casting information related to casting mold manufacturing from the casting mold manufacturing device 10 through the mobile phone communication network 3, and the casting information includes information based on each The composition and supply of the hardener added to the refractory particles and the binder, and the manufacturing conditions for the adjustment of the manufacturing conditions of the foundry factory 9; the received casting information is stored in the memory device; and used via the Internet 5 The terminal 32 provides services based on the stored casting information.

The computer program of this embodiment may also be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium is not limited, and various forms can be considered. Also, the program can be loaded from the recording medium to the memory of the computer, or downloaded to the computer via the network and loaded into the memory.

The recording medium recording the computer program includes a non-transitory tangible medium usable by the computer 90 , and a program code readable by the computer 90 is embedded in the medium. When the computer program is executed on the computer 90, the computer 90 is executed to realize the data processing method of the casting support device 100.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawing, these are illustrations of this invention, and various structures other than the above-mentioned can also be employ|adopted.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the first communication network connecting the casting support device 100 and the controller 20 is set as the mobile phone communication network 3, but it can also be other communication networks, for example, it can also be set as the public switched telephone network (PSTN). : Public Switched Telephone Networks), VPN (Virtual Private Network, virtual private network), etc. Alternatively, communication may be performed using data communication services of cable TV.

In addition, the second communication network connecting the casting support device 100 and the user terminal 32 or the computers 62, 72, and 82 is the Internet 5, but it may also be another communication network, for example, a WAN. (Wide Area Network, wide area network) and so on. In addition, each user terminal 32 in the office 30 or each computer of each department may be connected to each other by using a LAN (Local Area Network, local area network) or the like.

Also, in the above-mentioned embodiment, two types of curing agents are used in a specific compounding ratio, but three or more curing agents may be used in a specific compounding ratio, or one type of curing agent may be supplied. The composition.

In addition, it is also possible to further display the operation diagram (for example, a bar graph) of the controller 20 for a specific period (one month period in the case of a monthly report) on the screen showing equipment information as shown in the monthly equipment list 222 of FIG. 15 . graph or line graph). For example, the operation time of the controller 20 every day may be displayed in a list in units of one month.

Furthermore, in addition to the operation time during a specific period (one month in the case of a monthly report), the number of operation days and the ratio of the operation time to the one-day operation time (8 hours) of the foundry factory 9 can also be displayed. The monthly device list 222 includes the rate (%), the number of times of emergency stop, various alarm information, and the like.

In addition, it is also possible to adopt a configuration such that, in addition to sending various notifications by mail to the user terminal 32, SMS (Short Message Service, short message service) text messages are also sent to the phone numbers of mobile phones or smart phones designated in advance. Or MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service, Multimedia Messaging Service) to send messages. Alternatively, it may also be configured to send a message to the pre-designated user identification information of an application program installed in the user terminal 32 capable of exchanging messages.

26 shows an example of the minimum configuration of the controller 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In this structure, the controller 20 has the control part 152 of FIG. 3, the sand temperature acquisition part 156, and the communication part 158. As shown in FIG.

In addition, regarding the casting support system 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment, a configuration example in which information is collected and stored from the mold manufacturing device 10 (controller 20 ) installed in the foundry 9 is shown, but it does not exclude casting molds installed in other than the foundry 9. The manufacturing device 10 (controller 20) collects and stores information. Also, when the foundry factory 9 includes a plurality of sites and wants to manage each of them individually, even if it is installed in the same company site, it is possible to register and manage the foundry support system 1 multiple times as another user.

Furthermore, with regard to the casting support system 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment, the configuration for collecting information from the mold manufacturing apparatus 10 (controller 20 ) of a plurality of foundry factories 9 has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to at least one foundry factory 9 The composition of the mold making device 10 (controller 20) collecting information.

In addition, regarding the casting support system 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment, the configuration in which the mold manufacturing apparatus 10 of the foundry 9 includes a plurality of controllers 20 has been described, but the mold manufacturing apparatus 10 only needs to include at least one controller 20 .

Above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited in the above-mentioned embodiment. Various modifications that can be understood by a person skilled in the art can be made within the scope of the invention for the constitution or details of the invention of the present application.

Furthermore, in the present invention, when the information related to the user (the foundry 9 and the customer user, etc.) is acquired and used, it is regarded as legally performed.

Below, an example of the reference form is appended.

1. A casting support system that supports casting among the mold manufacturing devices of a plurality of foundries, comprising: the mold manufacturing devices of each foundry; a server device that communicates with the above mold manufacturing devices via a first communication network Connection; and the user terminal of each of the above-mentioned foundries, which are connected to the above-mentioned server device through the second communication network; the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device is a device for manufacturing molds using refractory particles, binders, and hardeners, which has: A temperature obtaining means for obtaining the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; a supply amount obtaining means for obtaining a measured value of the supply amount of the hardening agent added to the above-mentioned refractory particles and the above-mentioned binder; and a control means for obtaining the temperature of the above-mentioned casting The composition and supply of the above-mentioned hardening agent are adjusted under the conditions of the factory including the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and the above-mentioned server device has: an information storage unit, which receives and stores information related to casting from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device of each of the above-mentioned foundries. information; and an information providing component that uses the stored information above to provide foundry-supporting information and services to the above-mentioned user terminals of each of the above-mentioned foundry factories.

2. The casting support system according to 1, wherein the casting mold manufacturing device further includes supply amount acquisition means for acquiring a measured value of the supply amount of the binder or the hardener added to the refractory particles.

3. The casting support system according to 2., wherein the means for acquiring the supply amount is a clamp-type flowmeter that measures the flow rate of the hardening agent in a non-contact manner from the outside of the piping that supplies the hardening agent.

4. The casting support system according to 2. or 3., wherein the above-mentioned server device further includes: operation state acquisition means for obtaining operation state information indicating the operation state of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device in each of the above-mentioned foundries; and Accumulation means for accumulating the operation time of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing apparatus and the measured value of the above-mentioned curing agent in a specific unit period based on the acquired operation state information and the above-mentioned measured value of the supply amount of the above-mentioned hardening agent ; and the above-mentioned information providing means of the above-mentioned server device prompts information related to the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device, the accumulated value of the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and the relevant information about the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles.

5. The casting support system according to 4., wherein the information providing means of the server device provides information related to the operation time of each device of the casting mold manufacturing device, the accumulated value of the measured value of the hardening agent, and the fire resistance Information related to particle temperature is displayed in a daily, monthly or annual report at a glance or as a graph.

6. The casting support system as in 4. or 5., wherein The information providing means of the server device provides a screen for displaying an image obtained by rendering the information of the mold manufacturing device in real time based on the information received from the mold manufacturing device.

7. The casting support system according to any one of 4. to 6., wherein the above-mentioned server device further has: a forecasting component, which predicts the maintenance period of each of the above-mentioned equipment based on the accumulated value of the above-mentioned operation time; and a notification component, which The above-mentioned maintenance time is notified to the above-mentioned user terminal.

8. The casting support system as in 7., wherein in the above-mentioned server device, the above-mentioned notification means is adjusted in such a way that the above-mentioned maintenance periods of a plurality of the above-mentioned foundry factories predicted by the above-mentioned predicting means do not overlap, and notified to Each of the above foundries.

9. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 8., wherein the above-mentioned server device further has a notification means, and the notification means is based on the information of each of the above-mentioned equipment acquired from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry factory, An alarm is detected and notified to the above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry.

10. The foundry support system according to any one of 1. to 9., wherein in the above-mentioned server device, the above-mentioned information providing means sets the public restriction level of the above-mentioned information received for each of the above-mentioned foundry factories, and based on The public restriction level restricts the information or services provided to the above-mentioned user terminals for each of the above-mentioned foundries.

11. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 10., further comprising an operator terminal connected to the server device via the second communication network, and The information providing means provides information supporting the casting and service-related information to the operator terminal via the second communication network.

12. The casting support system according to 11., wherein the above-mentioned server device further has a maintenance record means, and the maintenance record means uses the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal to input the maintenance records of the parts of each of the above-mentioned foundry factories, and perform Accept and record, and the above-mentioned information providing means of the above-mentioned server device provides the above-mentioned maintenance record to the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal.

13. The casting support system according to 11. or 12., wherein the above-mentioned server device further has a FAQ information memory component, and the FAQ information memory component uses the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal to input FAQ information related to casting , accepting and storing as FAQ information, and the information providing means of the server device providing the FAQ information to the user terminal or the operator terminal.

14. The foundry support system according to 13., wherein in the above-mentioned server device, the above-mentioned FAQ information storage means and the above-mentioned maintenance record means store the above-mentioned FAQ information or the above-mentioned maintenance records in association with the attribute information of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and The above-mentioned information providing means is to extract the information corresponding to the attributes of each of the above-mentioned foundries from the above-mentioned FAQ information and the above-mentioned maintenance records including the information of other above-mentioned foundries, and provide them to the above-mentioned user terminals of the above-mentioned foundries.

15. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 14., which includes the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices in a plurality of the above-mentioned foundries, The above-mentioned server device is connected to the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of the above-mentioned foundries via the first communication network, and the information storage means of the above-mentioned server device stores information received from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of the above-mentioned foundries Information related to the above casting.

16. A casting support device that supports a caster in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, the casting support device is connected to the mold manufacturing device of the foundry via a first communication network, and is connected to a user of the foundry The user terminal used is connected via the second communication network, and includes: receiving means for receiving casting information related to casting mold production from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device via the above-mentioned first communication network, the casting information including the production by the above-mentioned foundry factory Condition adjustment, the composition and supply amount of hardener or binder added to refractory particles, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions; information storage means, which stores the received casting information; and information provision means, through the above-mentioned second The communication network provides services based on the stored casting information to the user terminal.

17. The casting support device according to 16., wherein the receiving means receives the measured value of the supply amount of the binder added to the refractory particles or the supply amount of the hardening agent from the casting mold manufacturing device.

18. The casting supporting device according to 17., wherein the receiving member receives the above-mentioned flow rate obtained by measuring the flow rate of the above-mentioned hardening agent in a non-contact manner from the outside of the pipe for supplying the above-mentioned hardening agent by the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device. measured value.

19. The casting support device according to 17. or 18., further comprising: operation state acquisition means for acquiring operation state information indicating the operation state of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device in each of the above-mentioned foundry factories; and an accumulative means for Based on the obtained operating state information and the measured value of the supply amount of the hardening agent, the operation time of each device of the mold manufacturing device and the measured value of the hardening agent are accumulated in a specific unit period; and the above information Provide means to present information related to the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device, the accumulated value of the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and the information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles.

20. The casting support device according to 19., wherein the above-mentioned information providing means provides information related to the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device, the accumulated value of the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles. Information is displayed in the form of a daily, monthly or annual report at a glance or as a graph.

21. The casting support device according to 19. or 20., wherein the information providing means provides a screen for displaying an image obtained by drawing information of the above-mentioned mold-making device in real time based on information received from the above-mentioned mold-making device.

22. The casting support device according to any one of 19. to 21., further comprising: a forecasting component that predicts the maintenance period of each of the above-mentioned equipment based on the cumulative value of the above-mentioned operation time; and a notification component that predicts the maintenance period of the above-mentioned Notify the above-mentioned user terminal.

23. The casting support device according to 22., wherein the notification means is based on the plural number of the casting factories predicted by the prediction means Make adjustments in such a way that the above-mentioned maintenance periods do not overlap, and notify each of the above-mentioned foundries.

24. The casting support device according to any one of 16. to 23., further comprising a notification means that detects an alarm based on the information of the above-mentioned equipment obtained from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and Report to the above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry.

25. The casting support device according to any one of 16. to 24., wherein the above-mentioned information providing means sets, for each of the above-mentioned foundry factories, a disclosure restriction level of the above-mentioned information received, and based on the disclosure restriction level, for the above-mentioned Each of the foundries restricts the information or services provided to the aforementioned user terminals.

26. The casting support device according to any one of 16. to 25., which is further connected to the operator terminal via the second communication network, and the information providing means will support the casting information and service-related information It is provided to the operator terminal via the second communication network.

27. The casting support device according to 26., further comprising a maintenance recording means for inputting, accepting and recording the maintenance records of the parts of each of the above-mentioned casting factories using the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal, And the above-mentioned information providing component provides the above-mentioned maintenance record to the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal.

28. The casting support device as in 26. or 27., which is further equipped with a FAQ information storage device, and the FAQ information storage device uses the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal to input FAQ information related to casting, accept and send It is stored as FAQ information, and the above-mentioned information providing means provides the above-mentioned FAQ information to the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal.

29. The casting support device of 28., wherein The above-mentioned FAQ information memory component and the above-mentioned maintenance record component store the above-mentioned FAQ information or the above-mentioned maintenance record in association with the attribute information of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and the above-mentioned information providing component is derived from the above-mentioned FAQ information and the above-mentioned foundry factory information. Information corresponding to the attributes of each of the above-mentioned foundries is extracted from the above-mentioned maintenance records and provided to the above-mentioned user terminals of the above-mentioned foundries.

30. The casting support device according to any one of 16. to 29., which is connected to the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of the above-mentioned foundries via the above-mentioned first communication network, and the above-mentioned information storage means is stored in the plurality of the above-mentioned foundries The information related to the above-mentioned casting received by the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device.

31. A processing method of a casting support device, which is a processing method of a casting support device that supports casting in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry factory, wherein the casting support device communicates with the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory via a first communication network Connected, and connected to the user terminal used by the user of the foundry factory via the second communication network, and receives casting information related to casting mold manufacturing from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device through the above-mentioned first communication network. Adjustment of manufacturing conditions of the factory, composition and supply of hardener or binder added to refractory particles, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions, the above-mentioned casting information received is stored in the memory device, and sent via the above-mentioned second communication network The above-mentioned user terminal provides services based on the stored above-mentioned casting information.

32. The processing method of the casting support device according to 31, wherein the casting support device receives the measured value of the supply amount of the binder added to the refractory particles or the supply amount of the hardener from the mold manufacturing device.

33. The processing method of the casting support device according to 32., wherein the casting support device receives the mold manufacturing device and measures the flow rate of the hardening agent in a non-contact manner from the outside of the pipe supplying the hardening agent with a clamp-type flowmeter. The above measured values obtained.

34. The processing method of the casting support device according to 32. or 33., wherein the casting support device further obtains operation state information indicating the operation state of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device in each of the above-mentioned foundry factories, based on the obtained operation The status information and the above-mentioned measured value of the supply amount of the above-mentioned hardening agent are accumulated in a specific unit period for the operating time of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device and the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and presented to each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device Information related to the operation time of the above-mentioned hardening agent and the accumulated value of the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles.

35. The processing method of the casting support device according to 34., wherein the casting support device provides information related to the operation time of each device of the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device and the cumulative value of the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and the above-mentioned refractory particles The temperature-related information can be displayed in the form of daily, monthly or annual report at a glance or displayed as a graph.

36. The processing method of the casting support device according to 34. or 35., wherein the casting support device provides a screen for displaying an image obtained by drawing information of the casting mold manufacturing device in real time based on information received from the casting mold manufacturing device.

37. The processing method of the casting support device according to any one of 34. to 36., wherein the casting support device is further Predict the maintenance time of each of the above-mentioned equipment based on the accumulated value of the above-mentioned running time, and notify the above-mentioned user terminal of the maintenance time.

38. The processing method of the casting support device according to 37., wherein the casting support device is adjusted so that the predicted maintenance periods of the plural foundries do not overlap, and the adjustment is notified to each of the foundries.

39. The casting support device processing method according to any one of 31. to 38., wherein the above-mentioned casting support device detects an alarm based on the information of the above-mentioned equipment obtained from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and sends The above-mentioned user terminal of the casting factory reports.

40. The casting support device processing method according to any one of 31. to 39., wherein the casting support device sets a public restriction level of the information received for each of the foundry factories, and is based on the public restriction level , restrict the information or services provided to the above-mentioned user terminals for each of the above-mentioned foundries.

41. The processing method of a casting support device according to any one of 31. to 40., wherein the casting support device provides information on supporting the casting and service-related information to the operator terminal via the second communication network.

42. The processing method of the casting support device according to 41., wherein the casting support device further uses the user terminal or the operator terminal to input, accept and record the maintenance records of the parts of each of the above-mentioned foundries, and send the above-mentioned The maintenance record is provided to the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal.

43. The processing method of the casting support device according to 41. or 42., wherein the above-mentioned casting support device further Using the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal, the FAQ information related to casting is input, accepted and stored as FAQ information, and the above-mentioned FAQ information is provided to the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal.

44. The processing method of the casting support device according to 43., wherein the casting support device stores the above-mentioned FAQ information or the above-mentioned maintenance records in association with the attribute information of the above-mentioned foundry, from the above-mentioned FAQ including information of other above-mentioned foundries The information corresponding to the attributes of each of the above-mentioned foundry factories is extracted from the information and the above-mentioned maintenance records and provided to the above-mentioned user terminals of the above-mentioned foundry factories.

45. The method for processing casting support devices according to any one of 31. to 44., which includes the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices of a plurality of the above-mentioned foundry factories, and the above-mentioned casting support device and the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of above-mentioned foundries pass through The first communication network is connected, and the casting support device stores information related to the casting received from the casting mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of casting factories.

46. A program for causing a computer implementing a casting support device to support casting in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry factory to execute the program, and the casting support device communicates with the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory through a first communication network and connected to the user terminal used by the users of the foundry factory via the second communication network, the above procedure is as follows: Casting information related to casting mold manufacturing is received from the aforementioned casting mold manufacturing device through the aforementioned first communication network, the casting information including the composition and supply amount of the hardener or binder added to the refractory particles adjusted according to the manufacturing conditions of the aforementioned foundry factory , and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions; storing the received above-mentioned casting information in a memory device; and providing services based on the stored above-mentioned casting information to the above-mentioned user terminal through the above-mentioned second communication network.

47. The program according to 46., which is used to cause a computer to further execute the program that receives the measured value of the supply amount of the binder added to the refractory particles or the supply amount of the hardener from the mold manufacturing device.

48. The program according to 47., which is used to cause the computer to execute the program, that is, the flow rate of the above-mentioned hardening agent is measured in a non-contact manner from the outside of the pipe that supplies the above-mentioned hardening agent by using a clamp-type flow meter that receives the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device The above measured values obtained.

49. The program as in 47. or 48., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program: obtain the operation state information indicating the operation state of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device in each of the above-mentioned foundries; based on the obtained above-mentioned operation state The information and the above-mentioned measured value of the supply amount of the above-mentioned hardening agent are accumulated for the operation time of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device and the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent respectively in a specific unit period; to indicate the operation of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device Information related to time and the accumulated value of the measured value of the hardening agent mentioned above, and information related to the temperature of the refractory particles mentioned above.

50. The program as in 49., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the program of providing information related to the operation time of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device and the accumulated value of the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and the above-mentioned fire resistance Particle temperature-related information in the form of daily, monthly or annual reports The screen displayed for browsing or graphing.

51. The program according to 49. or 50., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the program, that is, to provide a screen for displaying an image obtained by drawing the information of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device in real time based on the information received from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device .

52. The program according to any one of 49. to 51., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program: predict the maintenance period of each of the above-mentioned equipment based on the accumulated value of the above-mentioned running time; notify the above-mentioned maintenance period to the above-mentioned user terminal.

53. The program as in item 52., which is used to make the computer execute the program that adjusts the predicted maintenance periods of the plurality of foundries so that they do not overlap, and notifies each of the foundries.

54. The program according to any one of 46. to 53., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program, that is, based on the information of the above-mentioned equipment obtained from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry factory, an alarm is detected, and Report to the above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry.

55. The program according to any one of 46. to 54., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program, that is, setting the disclosure restriction level of the above-mentioned information received for each of the above-mentioned foundries, and based on the disclosure restriction Level, restricting the information or services provided to the above-mentioned user terminals for each of the above-mentioned foundries.

56. The program according to any one of 46. to 55., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program, that is, to provide the operator with information supporting the above-mentioned casting and service-related information through the above-mentioned second communication network terminal.

57. The program as in 56., which is used to make the computer execute the following program: use the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal to input, accept and record the maintenance records of the parts of each of the above-mentioned foundries; The above-mentioned maintenance record is provided to the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal.

58. The program as in 56. or 57. is used to make the computer execute the following program: use the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal to input FAQ information related to casting, accept it and store it as FAQ information; providing the above-mentioned FAQ information to the above-mentioned user terminal or the above-mentioned operator terminal.

59. The program as in 58., which is used to make the computer execute the following program: associate and memorize the above-mentioned FAQ information or the above-mentioned maintenance record with the attribute information of the above-mentioned foundry; from the above-mentioned FAQ information including information of other above-mentioned foundries And the information corresponding to the attributes of each of the above-mentioned foundry factories is extracted from the above-mentioned maintenance records and provided to the above-mentioned user terminals of the above-mentioned foundry factories.

60. The program according to any one of 46. to 59., which is used to cause a computer to execute the following program: receiving information related to the casting from the casting mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of casting factories via the first communication network; storing Information related to the above-mentioned casting received from the above-mentioned mold making device of the plurality of above-mentioned foundry factories.

Furthermore, the present invention also includes the following reference aspects.

1. A casting support system, which supports a caster in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, comprising: the mold manufacturing device of the foundry; a server device connected to the mold manufacturing device through a first communication network; and the user terminal of each of the above-mentioned foundries, which are connected to the above-mentioned server device through the second communication network; The above casting mold manufacturing device is a device for manufacturing casting molds using refractory particles, binders, and hardeners, and has: temperature acquisition means for obtaining the temperature of the above refractory particles; The composition and supply of the hardener or the binder are adjusted according to the temperature of the refractory particles; and the server device has: an information storage unit that receives and stores information related to casting from the mold manufacturing device of the foundry information; and an information providing component that uses the stored information to provide information and services supporting casting to the above user terminal of the above foundry.

2. The casting support system as in 1., wherein the above-mentioned server device is further equipped with a generating means, and if the generating means accepts the manufacturing conditions including the temperature of the above-mentioned foundry factory and the information related to the mold to be manufactured, it generates according to the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions. Recommended information on the composition and supply amount of the hardener or binder added to the refractory particles, and the information providing means provides the recommended information to the user terminal of the foundry.

3. The casting support system as in 2., wherein the above-mentioned generating means of the above-mentioned server device accepts and indicates the type of the above-mentioned binder, the shape of the mold to be produced, the hardening speed of the above-mentioned mold, the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles, and the above-mentioned fire resistance The ratio of recycled sand in the pellets, the acid consumption of the above-mentioned refractory pellets, and at least one of the information on the ambient temperature and humidity of the above-mentioned foundry, and update the above-mentioned recommended information based on the above-mentioned information received.

4. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 3., wherein the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device further has a supply amount obtaining means for obtaining the above-mentioned binder or the above-mentioned hardening agent added to the above-mentioned refractory particles The measured value of the supply quantity.

5. The casting support system according to 4., wherein the means for obtaining the supply amount is a clamp-type flowmeter that measures the flow rate of the hardening agent in a non-contact manner from the outside of the piping that supplies the hardening agent.

6. The casting support system according to 4. or 5., wherein the above-mentioned server device further includes: operation state acquisition means for obtaining operation state information indicating the operation state of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device in each of the above-mentioned foundries; and An accumulative means for accumulating the running time of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing apparatus and the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent based on the obtained information on the operating state and the above-mentioned measured value of the supply amount of the above-mentioned hardening agent; and the above-mentioned information is provided The component provides information related to the operation time of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device, the accumulated value of the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and the information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles.

7. The casting support system according to 6., wherein the server device further includes: a predicting means for predicting the maintenance period of each of the above-mentioned equipment based on the accumulated value of the operation time; and a notification means for notifying the above-mentioned maintenance time to the above-mentioned user terminal.

8. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 7., wherein the above-mentioned server device further has a notification component, and the notification component is based on The information of each equipment obtained by the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device of the factory is detected and alarmed, and reported to the above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry factory.

9. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 8., wherein the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device further includes sending means for sending alarm information or abnormal information of each of the above-mentioned equipment to the above-mentioned server device, and the above-mentioned server device further includes: A notification means, if the notification means receives the above-mentioned alarm information or the above-mentioned abnormality information of the above-mentioned equipment from the above-mentioned mold making device, the person in charge of the above-mentioned server device will confirm the alarm information or the abnormality information, and send the above-mentioned casting to the mold making device The person in charge of the factory notifies the above-mentioned person in charge of the server device that it has been confirmed.

10. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 9., wherein the above-mentioned server device further has restriction means for setting a public restriction level of the above-mentioned information received for each of the above-mentioned foundry factories, and Based on the public restriction level, the information or service provided to the user terminal by the information providing component is restricted for each of the foundries.

11. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 10., further comprising an operator terminal connected to the server device via the second communication network, and the information providing means supports the casting information and Information related to the service is provided to the operator terminal via the second communication network.

12. The foundry support system according to any one of 1. to 11., wherein the above-mentioned server device is further equipped with a statistical processing means for statistically processing the above-mentioned information of the plurality of above-mentioned foundry factories stored above, and the above-mentioned server device The above-mentioned information providing component provides the above-mentioned statistically processed information to the above-mentioned user terminals of each of the above-mentioned foundries.

13. The casting support system according to 12., wherein the statistical processing means of the server device retrieves a plurality of pieces of the above-mentioned information in which at least one item contained in the above-mentioned information satisfies a predetermined condition, and for the above-mentioned multiple pieces of the retrieved The above-mentioned statistical processing is carried out on the information.

14. The casting support system according to any one of 1. to 13., which includes the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of the above-mentioned foundries, and the above-mentioned server device is connected with the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of the above-mentioned foundries through the first The communication network is connected, and the information storage unit of the server device stores information related to the casting received from the casting mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of casting factories.

15. A method of manufacturing a mold using a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, a method of manufacturing a mold using a mold manufacturing device incorporating the casting support system according to any one of 1. to 14.

16. The manufacturing method according to 15., wherein the casting mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory is connected to a server device via a first communication network, and the server device is connected to users of each of the foundry factories via a second communication network. Terminal connection, the above mold making device is a device for making a mold using refractory particles, a binder, and a hardener, and the manufacturing method includes the following steps: the above mold making device obtains the temperature of the refractory particles; the above mold making device according to each The temperature of the above-mentioned foundry containing the above-mentioned refractory particles Adjust the composition and supply of the hardening agent or the binder according to the degree of conditions; the server device receives and stores the operation state information indicating the operation state of each step of each equipment from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device in the above-mentioned foundry; the above-mentioned The server device uses the stored information to monitor the above-mentioned operation status in the above-mentioned steps of each of the above-mentioned equipment, and detects alarms or abnormalities; the above-mentioned server device sends the detected alarm or abnormality information to the above-mentioned user terminal; and The above-mentioned user terminal receives the above-mentioned alarm or abnormal information from the above-mentioned server device and notifies the operator.

17. A casting support device that supports a caster in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry factory, the casting support device is connected to the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory via a first communication network, and is connected to a user of the foundry factory The user terminal used is connected via the second communication network, and is provided with: receiving means for receiving casting information related to casting mold production from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device via the above-mentioned first communication network, the casting information including the production by the above-mentioned foundry factory Condition adjustment, composition and supply amount of hardener or binder added to refractory particles, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions; information storage means for storing the above-mentioned casting information received; and provision means through the above-mentioned second communication The website provides services based on the stored casting information to the above-mentioned user terminal.

18. The casting support device according to 17., which further includes a generating member, and if the generating member accepts a package Manufacturing conditions including the air temperature of the foundry factory and information related to the mold to be manufactured, based on the above manufacturing conditions, the recommended information on the composition and supply of the above hardening agent or the above binder added to the above refractory particles is produced, and the above The information providing means provides the above-mentioned recommended information to the above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry.

19. The casting support device according to 18., wherein the generating means accepts and indicates the type of the binder, the shape of the mold to be produced, the hardening speed of the mold, the temperature of the refractory particles, and the content of regenerated sand in the refractory particles. Ratio, acid consumption of the above-mentioned refractory particles, and at least one of the information on the ambient temperature and humidity of the above-mentioned foundry, and update the above-mentioned recommended information based on the above-mentioned information received.

20. The casting support device according to any one of 17. to 19., wherein the supply amount of the above-mentioned binder or the above-mentioned hardening agent received by the above-mentioned receiving member is obtained in a non-contact form from the outside of the pipe supplying the above-mentioned hardening agent. The measured value obtained by measuring the flow rate of the above-mentioned curing agent with a clamp-type flowmeter.

21. The casting support device according to 20., further comprising: operation state acquisition means for obtaining operation state information indicating the operation state of each device of the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device in each of the above-mentioned foundry factories; and an accumulation means based on the acquired The above-mentioned operation state information and the above-mentioned measured value of the supply amount of the above-mentioned hardening agent are respectively accumulated for the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device and the measured value of the above-mentioned hardener; and the above-mentioned information providing means provides the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device Information related to the operation time of each equipment and the cumulative value of the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles Information.

22. The casting support device according to 21, further comprising: predicting means for predicting the maintenance time of each of the above-mentioned devices based on the accumulated value of the operation time; and a notification means for notifying the user terminal of the maintenance time.

23. The casting support device according to any one of 17. to 22., which further has a notification means that detects an alarm based on the information of each equipment acquired from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and notifies the The above-mentioned user terminal of the casting factory reports.

24. The casting support device according to any one of 17. to 23., which is further equipped with a notification means, and if the notification means receives alarm information or abnormal information of each of the above-mentioned equipment from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device, the person in charge of the device will confirm The alarm information or abnormal information shall be notified to the person in charge of the above-mentioned casting factory of the mold manufacturing device that the above-mentioned person in charge of the device has confirmed.

25. The casting support device according to any one of 17. to 24., further comprising a restricting means for setting a disclosure restriction level of the above-mentioned information received for each of the above-mentioned foundry factories, and based on the disclosure restriction Level, for each of the above-mentioned foundries, restrict the information or service provided to the above-mentioned user terminal through the above-mentioned information providing component.

26. The casting support device according to any one of 17. to 25., wherein the above-mentioned information providing means provides information on supporting the above-mentioned casting and service-related information via the above-mentioned second communication network to those who pass through the above-mentioned second communication network. Connected operator terminal.

27. The casting support device according to any one of 17. to 26., further comprising a statistical processing means for performing statistical processing on the above-mentioned information of the plurality of said foundry factories stored above, and the above-mentioned information providing means performs the above-mentioned statistical processing The information provided to the above-mentioned user terminals of each of the above-mentioned foundries.

28. The casting support device according to 27., wherein the above-mentioned statistical processing means extracts a plurality of pieces of the above-mentioned information in which at least one item contained in the above-mentioned information satisfies a predetermined condition, and performs the above-mentioned statistical processing on the above-mentioned multiple pieces of information captured .

29. The casting support device according to any one of 17. to 28., which is connected to the above-mentioned mold manufacturing devices of the plurality of the above-mentioned foundries via the above-mentioned first communication network, and the above-mentioned information storage means is stored in the plurality of the above-mentioned foundries The information related to the above-mentioned casting received by the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device.

30. A processing method of a casting support device, which is a processing method of a casting support device that supports casting in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry factory, wherein the casting support device communicates with the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory via a first communication network Connected, and connected to the user terminal used by the user of the foundry factory via the second communication network, and receives casting information related to casting mold manufacturing from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device through the above-mentioned first communication network. The factory adjusts the manufacturing conditions, the composition and supply of the hardener or binder added to the refractory particles, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions. The received casting information is stored in the memory device, and the above-mentioned second communication network is sent to the above-mentioned The user terminal provides services based on the stored casting information.

31. The processing method of the casting support device according to 30., wherein the casting support device further accepts the manufacturing conditions including the air temperature of the foundry factory and the information related to the mold to be manufactured, and the above-mentioned fire resistance will be affected according to the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions. Particles added to the above hardener or Recommended information on the composition and supply of the above-mentioned binder, and provide the above-mentioned recommended information to the above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry.

32. The processing method of the casting support device according to 31., wherein the casting support device further accepts the type of the binder, the shape of the mold to be manufactured, the hardening speed of the mold, the temperature of the refractory particles, and the refractory particles. The ratio of recycled sand, the acid consumption of the above-mentioned refractory particles, and at least one of the information of the ambient temperature and humidity of the above-mentioned foundry, and update the above-mentioned recommended information based on the above-mentioned information received.

33. The processing method of the casting support device according to any one of 30. to 32., wherein the supply amount of the above-mentioned binder or the above-mentioned hardening agent received by the above-mentioned casting support device is obtained from the outside of the pipe supplying the above-mentioned hardening agent. The measured value obtained by measuring the flow rate of the above-mentioned curing agent with a clamp-type flowmeter in a non-contact manner.

34. The casting support device processing method according to 33., wherein the casting support device further obtains operation state information indicating the operation state of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device in each of the above-mentioned foundry factories, based on the acquired above-mentioned operation state information and The above-mentioned measured value of the supply amount of the above-mentioned hardening agent is calculated by accumulating the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing equipment and the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and providing the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold production equipment and the amount of the above-mentioned hardening agent. Information related to the cumulative value of the measured values, and information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles.

35. The processing method of the casting support device as in 34., wherein the above-mentioned casting support device is further Predict the maintenance time of each of the above-mentioned equipment based on the accumulated value of the above-mentioned running time, and notify the above-mentioned user terminal of the maintenance time.

36. The casting support device processing method according to any one of 30. to 35., wherein the above-mentioned casting support device further detects an alarm based on the information of each equipment obtained from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and sends a notification to the casting support device. The above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry is notified.

37. The processing method of the casting support device according to any one of 30. to 36., wherein if the above-mentioned casting support device further receives alarm information or abnormal information of each of the above-mentioned equipment from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device, the person in charge of the device confirms The alarm information or abnormal information shall be notified to the person in charge of the above-mentioned casting factory of the mold manufacturing device that the above-mentioned person in charge of the device has confirmed.

38. The casting support device processing method according to any one of 30. to 37., wherein the above-mentioned casting support device further sets the disclosure restriction level of the above-mentioned information received for each of the above-mentioned foundry factories, and based on the disclosure restriction level , restrict the information or services provided to the above-mentioned user terminals for each of the above-mentioned foundries.

39. The casting support device processing method according to any one of 30. to 38., wherein the above-mentioned casting support device further provides the information on supporting the above-mentioned casting and the information related to the service through the above-mentioned second communication network to the The operator terminal connected to the communication network.

40. The processing method of the casting support device according to any one of 30. to 39., wherein the above-mentioned casting support device further performs statistical processing on the above-mentioned information of the plurality of above-mentioned foundry factories stored above, and Provide the above-mentioned statistically processed information to the above-mentioned user terminals of each of the above-mentioned foundries.

41. The processing method of the casting support device according to 40., wherein the casting support device extracts the plurality of pieces of information in which at least one item contained in the above information satisfies a predetermined condition, and performs the above-mentioned processing on the extracted pieces of information. Statistical processing.

42. The method for processing a casting support device according to any one of 30. to 41., wherein the casting support device is connected to the mold manufacturing devices of a plurality of the foundry factories via the first communication network, and the casting support device The device stores information related to the casting received from the casting mold manufacturing device of the plurality of casting factories.

43. A program for causing a computer implementing a casting support device to support casting in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry factory to execute the program, and the casting support device communicates with the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory through a first communication network, and connected to the user terminals used by the users of the casting factory via the second communication network, the above procedure is the following procedure: receiving casting information related to casting mold production from the above casting mold manufacturing device via the above first communication network , the casting information includes the composition and supply of the hardener or binder added to the refractory particles adjusted according to the manufacturing conditions of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions; storing the received above-mentioned casting information in a memory device; and A service based on the stored casting information is provided to the user terminal via the second communication network.

44. The program as in 43., which is used to cause the computer to execute the following program: If the manufacturing conditions including the temperature of the foundry factory and the information related to the mold to be manufactured are accepted, then according to the above manufacturing conditions, the above-mentioned fire resistance will be generated. Recommended information on the composition and supply amount of the above-mentioned hardener or the above-mentioned binder added to the particles; providing the above-mentioned recommended information to the above-mentioned user terminal of the casting factory.

45. The program as in 44., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program: receiving and indicating the type of the above-mentioned binder, the shape of the mold to be manufactured, the hardening speed of the above-mentioned mold, the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles, and the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles. The ratio of reclaimed sand, the acid consumption of the above-mentioned refractory particles, and at least one of the information on the ambient temperature and humidity of the above-mentioned foundry, and update the above-mentioned recommended information based on the above-mentioned information received.

46. The program according to any one of 43. to 45., wherein the supply amount of the above-mentioned binder or the above-mentioned hardening agent received in the receiving process is obtained in a non-contact form from the outside of the piping that supplies the above-mentioned hardening agent. The measured value obtained by measuring the flow rate of the above-mentioned curing agent with a clamp-type flowmeter.

47. The program as in 46., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program: obtain the operation state information representing the operation state of each equipment of the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device in each of the above-mentioned foundries; based on the obtained above-mentioned operation state information and the above-mentioned The above-mentioned measured value of the supply amount of the hardening agent is calculated by accumulating the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing equipment and the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent; providing the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing equipment and the measured value of the above-mentioned hardening agent The information related to the cumulative value of the above-mentioned refractory particles and the information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles.

48. The program as in 47., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program: predict the maintenance time of each of the above-mentioned equipment based on the accumulated value of the above-mentioned running time; notify the above-mentioned user terminal of the above-mentioned maintenance time.

49. The program according to any one of 43. to 48., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program: Based on the information of each equipment obtained from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry factory, an alarm is detected and sent to the foundry The above-mentioned user terminal in the factory reports.

50. The program according to any one of 43. to 49., which is used to make the computer execute the following program: If the alarm information or abnormal information of the above-mentioned equipment is received from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing equipment, the person in charge of the equipment confirms the Alarm information or abnormal information, and the person in charge of the above-mentioned foundry factory of the casting mold manufacturing device notifies the above-mentioned person in charge of the device that it has been confirmed.

51. The program according to any one of 43. to 50., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program: setting the disclosure restriction level of the above-mentioned information received for each of the above-mentioned foundries, and based on the disclosure restriction level, The information or services provided to the above-mentioned user terminals are limited for each of the above-mentioned foundries.

52. The program according to any one of 43. to 51., which is used to cause the computer to further execute the following program: provide the information supporting the above-mentioned casting and service-related information to the above-mentioned second communication network through the above-mentioned second communication network Operator terminal connected to the network.

53. The program according to any one of 43. to 52., which is used to make the computer further execute the following program: perform statistical processing on the above-mentioned information of the plurality of above-mentioned foundries stored above; provide the above-mentioned statistically processed information to The above-mentioned user terminals of each of the above-mentioned foundries.

54. The program as in 53., which is used to make the computer execute the following program: Retrieving a plurality of the above-mentioned information in which at least one item contained in the above-mentioned information satisfies a predetermined condition, and performing the above-mentioned statistical processing on the above-mentioned plurality of retrieved pieces of information.

55. The program according to any one of 43. to 54., which is used to cause a computer to execute the following program: information related to the above-mentioned casting received from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device stored in a plurality of the above-mentioned foundry factories through the above-mentioned first communication network information.

3: Mobile phone communication network

5: Internet

7: Cloud

9: Foundry

10: Casting mold manufacturing device

14: Gateway

20: Controller

30: Office

32: User terminal

40: Manage Servers

42: Database

50:Web server

52: Website

60:Maintenance department

62: computer

70: Management department

72: computer

80:Operating the sales department

82: computer

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Claims (17)

A casting support system that supports a caster in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, comprising: the mold manufacturing device of the foundry; a server device connected to the mold manufacturing device through a first communication network; and the above A user terminal of a foundry factory, which is connected to the above-mentioned server device via a second communication network; the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device is a device for manufacturing a casting mold using refractory particles, a binder, and a hardening agent, and has: a temperature acquisition device, which Obtaining the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and a control member, which adjusts at least one of the composition and supply of the above-mentioned hardening agent or the above-mentioned binder according to the conditions of the above-mentioned foundry including the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and the above-mentioned servo The device device has: an information storage unit that receives and stores casting-related information from the casting mold manufacturing device in the casting factory; and an information providing unit that uses the stored information to provide to the user terminal in the casting factory. Information and services to support casting, the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device further includes: a supply amount acquisition means that acquires a measured value of the supply amount of the above-mentioned binder added to the above-mentioned refractory particles or the above-mentioned hardening agent, and the above-mentioned information of the above-mentioned server device The providing means provides at least one of the information related to the operation time of each equipment of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing apparatus, the information related to the measured value of the above-mentioned supply amount, and the information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles, The above-mentioned server device is further equipped with: a statistical processing component for performing statistical processing on the stored information, and the above-mentioned information providing component of the above-mentioned server device provides the above-mentioned statistically processed information to the above-mentioned user terminal of the above-mentioned foundry factory, and the above-mentioned The above-mentioned statistical processing component of the server device retrieves a plurality of pieces of information in which at least one item contained in the stored above-mentioned information satisfies a predetermined condition, performs the above-mentioned statistical processing on the above-mentioned multiple pieces of information retrieved, and the above-mentioned server device The above-mentioned statistical processing means, regarding the region and season as the above-mentioned item, is based on the condition of the location of the above-mentioned foundry factory or the season at the time of manufacture, and extracts multiple pieces of information from the stored above-mentioned information, and the extracted above-mentioned multiple information for the above statistical processing. A casting support system that supports a caster in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, comprising: the mold manufacturing device of the foundry; a server device connected to the mold manufacturing device through a first communication network; and the above A user terminal of a foundry factory, which is connected to the above-mentioned server device via a second communication network; the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device is a device for manufacturing a casting mold using refractory particles, a binder, and a hardening agent, and has: a temperature acquisition device, which Obtaining the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and a control member, which adjusts at least one of the composition and supply of the above-mentioned hardening agent or the above-mentioned binder according to the conditions of the above-mentioned foundry including the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and The above-mentioned server device has: an information storage unit that receives and stores casting-related information from the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device of the above-mentioned foundry factory; The terminal provides information and services supporting casting. The above-mentioned information providing means of the above-mentioned server device provides information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles. The above-mentioned server device also has: a generating means. Environmental humidity and the manufacturing conditions of the information related to the mold to be manufactured, based on the above manufacturing conditions, the recommended information of at least one of the composition and supply of the above hardener or the above binder added to the above refractory particles, And the above-mentioned information providing component of the above-mentioned server device provides the above-mentioned recommended information to the above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry factory, and the above-mentioned generating component of the above-mentioned server device accepts the information indicating the environmental humidity of the above-mentioned foundry factory, corresponding to the received above-mentioned information to update the recommended information above. The casting support system according to Claim 2, wherein the above-mentioned generating means of the above-mentioned server device accepts a request including the type of the above-mentioned binder, the shape of the mold to be manufactured, the hardening speed of the above-mentioned mold, the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles, the above-mentioned refractory The ratio of regenerated sand in the refractory particles, the acid consumption of the refractory particles, the air temperature of the foundry factory, and the ambient temperature are the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions, and the above-mentioned recommended information is generated based on the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions. A casting support system that supports a caster in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, comprising: the mold manufacturing device of the foundry; a server device connected to the mold manufacturing device through a first communication network; and the above A user terminal of a foundry factory, which is connected to the above-mentioned server device via a second communication network; the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device is a device for manufacturing a casting mold using refractory particles, a binder, and a hardening agent, and has: a temperature acquisition device, which Obtaining the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and a control member, which adjusts at least one of the composition and supply of the above-mentioned hardening agent or the above-mentioned binder according to the conditions of the above-mentioned foundry including the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and the above-mentioned servo The device device has: an information storage unit that receives and stores casting-related information from the casting mold manufacturing device in the casting factory; and an information providing unit that uses the stored information to provide to the user terminal in the casting factory. Information and services supporting casting, the above-mentioned information providing means of the above-mentioned server device provides information related to the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles. The production conditions of the consumption and the information related to the mold to be produced, based on the above-mentioned production conditions, the recommended information of at least one of the composition and supply of the above-mentioned hardening agent or the above-mentioned binder added to the above-mentioned refractory particles is produced, And the above-mentioned information providing component of the above-mentioned server device provides the above-mentioned recommended information to the foundry The above-mentioned user terminal of the factory, the above-mentioned generating unit of the above-mentioned server device receive information indicating the amount of acid consumption of the above-mentioned refractory particles, and update the above-mentioned recommendation information corresponding to the above-mentioned information received. The casting support system according to Claim 4, wherein the above-mentioned generating means of the above-mentioned server device accepts a request including the type of the above-mentioned binder, the shape of the mold to be manufactured, the hardening speed of the above-mentioned mold, the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles, the above-mentioned refractory The ratio of regenerated sand in the non-destructive particles, and the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions of at least any one of the air temperature, ambient temperature and humidity of the above-mentioned foundry factory, the above-mentioned recommended information is generated based on the above-mentioned manufacturing conditions. The casting support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control means of the casting mold manufacturing device adjusts the type of the hardening agent, each of the above types, according to the temperature conditions of the foundry factory including the temperature of the refractory particles The blending ratio and supply amount of the above-mentioned binder, as well as the type and supply amount of the above-mentioned binder. A casting support system that supports a caster in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, comprising: the mold manufacturing device of the foundry; a server device connected to the mold manufacturing device through a first communication network; and the above The user terminal of the foundry factory is connected to the above server device via the second communication network; the above mold manufacturing device manufactures molds using refractory particles, binders, and hardeners A device comprising: a temperature obtaining means for obtaining the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and a control means for adjusting the composition of the hardening agent or the above-mentioned binder according to the conditions of the above-mentioned foundry including the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles and At least one of the supply amounts; and the server device has: an information storage unit that receives and stores casting-related information from the casting mold manufacturing device in the casting factory; and an information providing unit that uses the stored information , providing information and services supporting casting to the user terminal of the foundry factory, and the casting mold manufacturing device further includes: a supply amount acquiring means for acquiring the supply amount of the binder added to the refractory particles or the hardening agent For the measured value, the server device further includes: operation state acquisition means for obtaining operation state information indicating the operation state of each device of the mold manufacturing device in the foundry, and the operation state acquisition means for the server device obtains information indicating Information on the adjustment amount of at least one of the curing rate of the mold, the supply amount of the hardener, and the supply amount of the binder, and information indicating the date when the adjustment amount was adjusted are used as the operation status information, The information storage unit of the server device stores the information indicating the adjustment amount of at least one of the above-mentioned hardening speed of the mold, the above-mentioned supply amount of the above-mentioned curing agent, and the above-mentioned supply amount of the above-mentioned binder, and the above-mentioned date. The above-mentioned information providing means of the above-mentioned server device will store the above-mentioned hardening speed of the above-mentioned casting mold, the above-mentioned supply amount of the above-mentioned hardening agent, and the above-mentioned supply amount of the above-mentioned binder. Information on at least one of the aforementioned adjustments is provided together with information indicating the aforementioned date. The casting support system according to claim 1 or 7, wherein the supply amount acquiring means of the casting mold manufacturing device measures the hardening agent and the binder in a non-contact manner from the outside of a pipe supplying at least one of the hardening agent and the binder. A pipe clamp type flowmeter for the flow rate of at least one of the above binders. A casting support system that supports a caster in a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, comprising: the mold manufacturing device of the foundry; a server device connected to the mold manufacturing device through a first communication network; and the above A user terminal of a foundry factory, which is connected to the above-mentioned server device via a second communication network; the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device is a device for manufacturing a casting mold using refractory particles, a binder, and a hardening agent, and has: a temperature acquisition device, which Obtaining the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and a control member, which adjusts at least one of the composition and supply of the above-mentioned hardening agent or the above-mentioned binder according to the conditions of the above-mentioned foundry including the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; and the above-mentioned servo The device device has: an information storage unit that receives and stores casting-related information from the casting mold manufacturing device in the casting factory; and an information providing unit that uses the stored information to provide to the user terminal in the casting factory. Information and services to support foundry, The casting mold manufacturing apparatus described above further includes a supply amount acquisition means for acquiring a measured value of the supply amount of the binder added to the refractory particles or the supply amount of the hardening agent, and the server device further includes an operating state acquisition means for acquiring Operating state information indicating the operating state of each device of the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device in the above-mentioned foundry, and the above-mentioned operating state obtaining means of the above-mentioned server device obtains the measured value of the flow rate of the above-mentioned curing agent and the flow rate of the above-mentioned binder measured by a flow meter For at least one of the measured values, the information storage unit of the server device stores at least one of the flow measurement value of the curing agent and the flow measurement value of the adhesive obtained by the flow meter, The above-mentioned server device further has: a detection means that detects the omen of failure by using at least one of the stored flow measurement value of the curing agent and the flow measurement value of the binder measured by the flowmeter; and a notification component, which notifies the user terminal of relevant information of the detected omen of the failure. The casting support system according to claim 9, wherein the detection means detects the omen of the failure by using a change over time of at least one of the measured flow values of the hardener and the flow measured values of the binder. The casting support system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the above-mentioned flowmeter is a pipe clamp type flowmeter. The casting support system according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 7, and 9, wherein the server device further has a notification means based on each device obtained from the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory The information is detected and the alarm is reported to the above-mentioned user terminal of the foundry. The casting support system according to any one of claims 1, 7, and 9, wherein the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device further includes sending means for sending alarm information or abnormal information of each of the above-mentioned equipment to the above-mentioned server device, and the above-mentioned server device also A notification means is provided, and when the notification means receives the above-mentioned alarm information or the above-mentioned abnormality information of each of the above-mentioned devices from the above-mentioned mold manufacturing device, the person in charge of the above-mentioned server device will confirm the alarm information or abnormal information, and notify the above-mentioned The person in charge of the foundry notifies the above-mentioned person in charge of the server device that it has been confirmed. The casting support system according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 7, and 9, wherein the server device further has a restricting means for setting a public restriction level of the stored information for the foundry factory, And based on the public restriction level, restrict the information or service provided to the user terminal by the above-mentioned information providing component for the above-mentioned foundry. The casting support system according to any one of claims 1, 2, 4, 7, and 9, further comprising an operator terminal connected to the server device via the second communication network, and the information providing means supports the above-mentioned The casting information and service-related information are provided to the operator terminal via the second communication network. A method of manufacturing a mold using a mold manufacturing device of a foundry, and a method of manufacturing a mold using a mold manufacturing device incorporating a casting support system according to any one of claims 1 to 15. The manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein the mold manufacturing device of the foundry factory is connected to a server device via a first communication network, and the server device is connected to a user terminal of the foundry factory via a second communication network , the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device is a device for manufacturing a casting mold using refractory particles, a binder, and a hardener, and the manufacturing method includes the following steps: the above-mentioned casting mold manufacturing device obtains the temperature of the above-mentioned refractory particles; Conditions including the temperature of the refractory particles to adjust at least one of the composition and supply of the hardener or the binder; the server device receives and stores information representing each device from the mold manufacturing device of the foundry Operation state information of the operation state in each step; the above-mentioned server device uses the stored above-mentioned operation state information to monitor the above-mentioned operation state in the above-mentioned steps of each of the above-mentioned equipment, and detect alarms or abnormalities; the above-mentioned server device will detect The alarm or abnormal information is sent to the above-mentioned user terminal; and the above-mentioned user terminal receives the above-mentioned alarm or abnormal information from the above-mentioned server device and notifies the operator.

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