WO2005078542A1

WO2005078542A1 - Manufacturing system management support device and manufacturing system

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Publication number: WO2005078542A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/001946
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kenji Suzuki; Shinichiro Chino
Original assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
Priority date: 2004-02-18
Filing date: 2005-02-09
Publication date: 2005-08-25
Also published as: JP2007199748A

Abstract

There is provided a manufacturing system including a facility device performing a predetermined process according to a program and a management device for managing the facility device, which devices are connected via a network for performing data exchange. In the manufacturing system, it is possible to obtain a manufacturing system management support device for supporting a work process of a worker of the manufacturing system during designing/building/startup/maintenance of the facility device or the management device. The manufacturing system management support device (5) supports management work of the facility device or the management device in the manufacturing system and comprises: a manufacturing system information storage unit (53) for storing manufacturing system information including design information on the specification and design of the facility device or the management device and a design information input template for storing design information on a predetermined content; and a registration processing unit (54) for calling and displaying the design information input template upon development of a new facility device or a management device and storing the inputted content as design information on the new facility device or the management device, in the manufacturing system information storage means.

Description

Specification

Manufacturing system management support apparatus and manufacturing system

Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to an equipment device including a transport equipment machine, a manufacturing equipment machine, an inspection equipment machine, and the like in a manufacturing plant, an equipment device having a control unit for controlling the equipment machine, and an equipment device. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manufacturing system management support device that supports creation of a program and parameters to be input to an equipment device or a calculation device in a manufacturing system in which the management computer is connected via a network. Further, the present invention relates to a manufacturing system including a data conversion device that converts data communicated between the facility device and the computing device.

Background art

[0002] Conventionally, various types of machine tools that are actually involved in processing, cleaning, and transporting a work as production facilities. Equipment to be controlled, such as a set-up device, a cleaning device, a work instruction device, and a transport device, and control objects thereof A control device that processes basic information such as machining schedule plans, machining sequence information, and planned jig information for equipment operation, creates an operation schedule, and performs overall operation control of these controlled objects. However, a flexible production system having a configuration connected by a network has been proposed and spread. As an example of such a flexible production system, the control device is divided into a plurality of functional elements of the facility to be controlled, and a plurality of the control apparatuses are arranged so as to control the operation of the facility to be controlled for each functional element. Separate the communication line for control information transmission used for equipment operation control and the communication line for operation information transmission used for operation management of the flexible production system to facilitate the flow of information as a whole system. There is a system that performs the processing with high efficiency (for example, see Patent Document 1).

[0003] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent No. 2577600

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0004] In a flexible production system as described in Patent Document 1, the equipment to be controlled is When a new control device was installed, the design documents and specifications were created manually, and the management of such information did not work well. For example, when newly installing a controlled equipment of the same vendor as a previously installed controlled equipment, the design documents and specifications related to the previously installed controlled equipment are managed on paper. It was difficult to divert it.

[0005] Further, in a flexible production system as generally described in Patent Document 1, there are many cases in which control target facilities and control devices are constructed by combining products from different vendors. In such a case, since the meaning of the parameters set for the controlled equipment and the data format used by the controlled equipment and the control device differ for each vendor, the control device includes the control that the control device controls the operation. There was a problem that a data access program was required for each target facility. Furthermore, since the work for developing the data access program must be performed for each equipment to be controlled, there is a problem that a heavy load is imposed on a worker of the data access program.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is directed to a manufacturing system in which an equipment device involved in manufacturing and a computing device that manages and controls the equipment device are connected via a network. Design a computing device Z construction Z start-up Z It aims to obtain a manufacturing system management support device that supports the work processing of a manufacturing system operator during maintenance.

[0007] In a manufacturing system in which equipment related to manufacturing and a computer that manages and controls the equipment are connected via a network, the data format used by the equipment and the computer is different. Manufacturing that converts data between equipment and computing equipment without the need for a data access program for each equipment, even if the parameters are different for each equipment or the meaning of the parameters set for each equipment is different. The purpose is to obtain a system.

Means for solving the problem

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, a manufacturing system management support device according to the present invention is configured such that an equipment device that performs predetermined processing based on a program and a management device that manages the equipment device are connected via a network. A manufacturing system management support device for supporting a management operation of the equipment device or the management device in a manufacturing system performing data exchange. Manufacturing system information storage for storing manufacturing system information including design information relating to the specifications and design of the equipment device or the management device, and a design information input template for storing the design information having predetermined contents. Means and the design information input template are called and displayed at the time of development of a new equipment device or management device, and the input contents are stored in the manufacturing system information storage means as new equipment device or management device design information. Registration processing means.

The invention's effect

[0009] According to the present invention, design information such as specifications and design documents of equipment devices and management devices constituting a manufacturing system is stored as electronic data, so that the equipment devices and management devices installed in the past are stored. It is possible to divert design information such as a device specification document and a design document, which has the effect of reducing labor for creating design information for an operator.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a manufacturing system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of the facility device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a manufacturing system management support device according to the present invention.

[FIG. 4-1] FIG. 41 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a case where a manufacturing system management support apparatus is arranged so as to be connected to a manufacturing system via a network.

[FIG. 4-2] FIG. 42 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a case where the manufacturing system management support device is used stand-alone.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of a process up to installation of an equipment device or a production management system in a production system.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of a design support process by the manufacturing system management support device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of a construction support process by the manufacturing system management support device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a startup Z maintenance support process by the manufacturing system management support device. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a common data model for management for managing design information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example in which the device design is classified into each design work.

[FIG. 11] FIG. 11 is a UML class diagram in which the outputs of the design are further classified in detail in the design work of FIG.

[FIG. 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example in which the management common data model of FIG. 11 is made into an XML structure.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a common management data model created by classifying the manufacturing management application specifications.

[FIG. 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example in which the management common data model of FIG. 13 is made into an XML structure.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a manufacturing system management support device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[FIG. 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the contents of unit types for all the equipment devices stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit.

[FIG. 17] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the content of an XML file created by a dialog setting unit for setting a meter.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a parameter setting dialog screen corresponding to the XML file shown in FIG.

[FIG. 19] FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example when the contents of FIG. 18 are stored in an XML file

FIG. 20 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of a configuration of a manufacturing system according to the present invention.

[21] FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a conventional example of a manufacturing system including a data collection device having a data change shelf function.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of data conversion between an equipment device and a production management system in the production system of the present invention. [23] FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a logical configuration of a data conversion unit of the data conversion device. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a manufacturing management common data model structure of the equipment connection specification of the manufacturing management application.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of a management common data model created based on the equipment connection specifications of FIG. 24.

[FIG. 26] FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example in which the management common data model of FIG. 25 is converted into an XML structure.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a data model for classifying the contents of a higher-level system connection specification.

[FIG. 28] FIG. 28 is a diagram showing an example of a common data model for management of higher system connection specifications created based on the data model of FIG.

[FIG. 29] FIG. 29 is a diagram showing an example in which the management common data model of FIG. 28 is made into an XML structure.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an example of a model of the equipment configuration specification.

[FIG. 31] FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of an XML file related to the equipment configuration and data configuration of the equipment configuration specification.

FIG. 32 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of a configuration of a manufacturing system when the manufacturing management system has a function of a data conversion device.

FIG. 33 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of a configuration of a manufacturing system in a case where the facility device has a function of a data conversion device.

Explanation of symbols

1 Manufacturing system

2 Equipment

3 Manufacturing management system

4 Network

5 Manufacturing system management support equipment

6 Design information storage

7 Data converter

21 Equipment and machinery 22 Controller

23 Equipment machine interface

24 Setting storage

25 Process execution unit

26 Work interface 咅

27 Network interface section

28, 31, 72 Data converter

51 Input section

52 Display

53 Manufacturing system information storage

54 Registration Processing Section

55 Extraction unit

56 Setting section

57, 73 control unit

58 Dialog box for parameter setting

71 Communication section

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a manufacturing system management support apparatus and a manufacturing system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1.

First, an outline of a manufacturing system to which the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a manufacturing system to which the present invention is applied. The manufacturing system 1 includes an equipment 2 that performs a predetermined operation related to manufacturing of a certain product in the manufacturing system 1 and a manufacturing management system (Manufacturing) that manages the equipment 2 and the like.

(Execution System, MES) 3 and are connected to each other via a network 4 for transmitting force data. In the example of FIG. 1, the equipment 2 includes a transport device 2a that transports components for manufacturing a certain product, a manufacturing device 2b that manufactures a product using the transported components, and an inspection of the manufactured device. The inspection device 2c to be performed is shown. The production pipe The management system 3 corresponds to the management device in the claims.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the facility device. The equipment device 2 includes an equipment machine 21 that actually performs a predetermined process in manufacturing, and a controller 22 that operates the equipment machine 21 according to a predetermined program and parameters and communicates with the manufacturing management system 3. , Is configured. For example, in FIG. 1, the transfer device 2a includes a transfer equipment machine and a controller, the manufacturing device 2b includes a manufacture equipment machine and a controller, and the inspection device 2c includes a test equipment machine and a controller.

[0015] The controller 22 includes an equipment machine interface unit 23, which is an input / output device serving as an interface with the equipment machine 21, and a setting storage unit 24 that stores programs and parameters for operating the equipment machine 21. A processing execution unit 25 that executes processing in accordance with programs and parameters stored in a setting storage unit 24; and a work interface unit 26 that serves as an interface with a developer of the equipment 2 (hereinafter referred to as a “worker”). And a network interface unit 27 serving as an interface with the network 4.

[0016] The production management system 3 executes a production management application program such as production performance management, equipment maintenance and maintenance, worker management, process management, quality management, production instruction, data collection, and distribution control. This is a device that communicates with each equipment device 2 to transfer data such as data collection and recipes, and to execute execution of setting of a meter and the like. Such a production management system 3 is a workstation including a storage unit for storing a production management application program, a process execution unit for executing a process in accordance with the production management application program, and a communication unit serving as an interface with a network. And an information processing terminal such as a personal computer.

The equipment 2 and the production management system 3 are designed, constructed, started up, and maintained by workers of the production system 1. Many of these operations have conventionally been performed manually by workers, and have to be performed for each newly installed equipment 2 or each production management system 3, which has been inefficient. Therefore, in the first embodiment, a manufacturing system management support device that supports management work such as installation of a new equipment device 2 and a new manufacturing management system 3 in the manufacturing system 1 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a manufacturing system management support apparatus according to the present invention. It is. The manufacturing system management support device 5 is a device that supports management work including design, construction, start-up, and maintenance of the facility device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 that constitute the manufacturing system 1, and performs input to this device. An input unit 51, a display unit 52 for displaying predetermined information to an operator, and manufacturing system information for storing manufacturing system information including the configuration and specifications of the equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 constituting the manufacturing system 1. A storage unit 53; a registration processing unit 54 for registering manufacturing system information in the manufacturing system information storage unit 53; an extraction unit 55 for extracting predetermined manufacturing system information from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53; The configuration includes a setting unit 56 for setting programs and parameters for the manufacturing management system 3 and a control unit 57 for controlling the entire apparatus.

The input unit 51 is an interface for an operator to input data and instructions to the manufacturing system management support device 5, and the display unit 52 performs some processing by the manufacturing system management support device 5. It has a function of displaying and outputting the result to the operator. Further, the control unit 57 has a function of controlling execution of processing by each processing unit.

[0020] The manufacturing system information storage unit 53 includes design information, which is a design document and specifications of the equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 that constitute the manufacturing system 1, and a design information input template for creating the design information. And a program created based on the design information and parameters for actually setting the device. The areas in which these pieces of information are stored are referred to as a design information storage area, a template storage area, and a program Z parameter storage area, respectively, for the description in this specification. The above design information includes an equipment design document that is a design document for the equipment device 2, a production management system design document that is a design document for the production management system 3, a controller specification document that is a specification document of a controller provided for the equipment device 2, An example is a facility connection specification, which is a specification of a program set in the manufacturing management system 3. The design information and the program Z parameter are stored in association with the equipment 2 or the manufacturing management system 3. The programs include a program for operating the equipment device 2 and a production management application program for operating the production management system 3. In this specification, this design information, including the design information, the design information input template and the program Z parameter, is referred to as manufacturing system information. The registration processing unit 54 has a function of performing design information registration processing when new design information is registered by an operator. More specifically, when a request for registration processing of design information using the worker power design information input template is made from the input unit 51, the design information input template conforming to the demand of the template storage area worker is required. Is extracted, and the extracted design information input template is displayed on the display unit 52, and the result input to the design information input template is stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 as new design information. In addition, when a request to edit design information created in the past and to register the design information is made from the input unit 51 by the worker, the request from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 conforms to the worker's request. The design information to be extracted is displayed on the display unit 52, and the edited result is stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 as new design information. Further, the program and parameters created based on the design information are stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 in association with the design information on the programs and parameters (that is, the equipment 2 or the manufacturing management system 3). By this registration process, the design information is stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 as electronic data.

The extraction unit 55 has a function of extracting design information specified by an operator from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 and displaying the extracted design information on the display unit 52. By this extraction, when constructing the equipment 2 or the manufacturing management system 3 by the worker, the design information such as the specification and the design document can be presented to the worker.

The setting unit 56 has a function of extracting the program ゃ parameter specified by the operator from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 and setting the extracted parameter in the specified equipment 2 or the manufacturing management system 3. With this setting, start-up processing and maintenance processing for the equipment 2 or the production management system 3 are performed.

The manufacturing system management support device 5 having such a configuration includes a central processing unit, a storage unit, an input unit, a display unit, and a communication unit, and causes a predetermined operation to be executed by a program stored in the storage unit. It can be realized by an information processing terminal such as a personal computer capable of performing such operations. For example, the registration processing unit 54 can be realized by design software in which a program for executing the above-described function is described, and the extracting unit 55 is a configuration software in which a program for executing the above-described function is described. Software The setting unit 56 can be realized by software for starting up and Z maintenance in which a program for executing the above-described functions is described. The configuration of the manufacturing system management support device 5 shown in FIG. 3 is an example. For example, in the case of the manufacturing system management support device 5 dedicated to design, the extraction unit 55 and the setting unit 56 are not necessary. In the case of the system management support device 5, the registration processing unit 54 and the setting unit 56 are not necessary. In the case of the manufacturing system management support device 5 dedicated to maintenance, the registration processing unit 54 and the extraction unit 55 are necessary. is not. Furthermore, the manufacturing system management support device 5 shown in FIG. 3 includes a manufacturing system information storage unit 53, but the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 is an independent device as a database device, and the The configuration may be such that the device 5 is connected to a communication line such as a network. In this case, the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 formed as an independent database device corresponds to the design information storage device in the claims. This design information storage device must include at least design information.

FIG. 41 and FIG. 42 show an example of a method of arranging the manufacturing system management support device in the manufacturing system. FIG. 41 shows a case where the manufacturing system management support device is connected to the manufacturing system via a network. FIG. 42 is a schematic diagram showing a case where the devices are arranged, and FIG. 42 is a schematic diagram showing a case where the manufacturing system management support device is used stand-alone. In FIG. 41, the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 provided in the manufacturing system management support device 5 is connected to the network 4 as a single device, and the design device 5a, which is a manufacturing system management support device for designing the manufacturing system 1, is connected. A construction device 5b, which is a manufacturing system management support device for building the equipment device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3, and a start-up device 5c, which is a manufacturing system management support device for starting the equipment device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3. An example is shown in which a manufacturing system management support device 5 that performs various types of processing, such as a maintenance device 5d, which is a manufacturing system management support device for maintenance of the manufacturing system 1, is connected to a network 4. With such a configuration of the manufacturing system 1, it is possible to integrally manage and accumulate design information and program Z parameters relating to all the equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 that constitute the manufacturing system 1. When setting the program Z parameter in the equipment 2 or the production management system 3, the program / parameter is set in the target equipment 2 or the production management system 3. , Via the network 4 for setting.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 42, by using the manufacturing system management support device 5 in a stand-alone format, the manufacturing system can be located near the installation positions of the newly developed equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3. By arranging the management support device 5, management work such as design, construction, start-up and maintenance can be performed. When setting programs / parameters in the equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 in this stand-alone format, the manufacturing system management support equipment 5 and the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 are connected by a one-to-one communication cable. Program Z parameters individually.

Next, a flow of management work of the manufacturing system 1 using the manufacturing system management support device 5 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of a process up to installation of the equipment device or the production management system in the production system. As shown in this figure, when the equipment 2 or the manufacturing management system 3 is introduced into the manufacturing system 1, the equipment 2 Z The manufacturing management system 3 is installed in the manufacturing system 1. Perform design processing such as equipment specification design of equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3, equipment design of equipment 2 and control software design of equipment 2 and creation of programs to be set in equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 (step Sl). Then, based on the design document and specification document created in step S1, the equipment 2 and the manufacturing control system 3 such as the production of parts, the assembly of the equipment 2 and the wiring are constructed (step S2). Finally, the created program Z parameters are set in the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 and the start-up and adjustment of the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 are performed (step S3), and the manufacturing system 1 of the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 is adjusted. The installation process to is completed. The manufacturing system management support apparatus 5 of the present invention supports each of the above-described steps S1-S3, and each support processing will be described below.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a design support process by the manufacturing system management support device. First, when an instruction to start the design of the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 is input from the operator, the registration processing unit 54 extracts a design information input template from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 (step Sl). Further, the registration processing unit 54 determines whether or not the instruction from the worker includes the content that refers to the design information created in the past (Step S12), and determines the design information created in the past. If the content to be referenced is not included (scan In the case of No in step S12), the extracted design information input template is passed to the display unit 52 as it is and displayed to the operator (step S13). On the other hand, if the content that refers to the design information created in the past in step S12 is included! / (Yes in step S12), the design information is extracted from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53. Then, the contents of the extracted design information are reflected on the design information input template, passed to the display unit 52, and displayed to the operator (step S15).

[0029] After step S13 or step S15, the operator refers to the design information input template displayed on the display unit 52 and refers to the newly designed equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 from the input unit 51 while referring to the design information input template. Create and edit the specification Z design document (step S16). In step S16, it is assumed that the program is created at the same time as the specification Z design document is created for the program. Note that such processing is actually performed by CAD (computer

(Aided Design) software and programming software.

[0030] When the operator inputs design information for the newly designed equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 in the design information input template and gives an instruction to perform registration, the registration processing section 54 enters the design information input. The contents input to the template are stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 as design information for the newly designed equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 (step S17). At this time, if the design information input template includes binary data such as a CAD data program such as a drawing, a file of knowledge data such as a CAD data program such as a drawing is stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit 53. The path where the data file is stored is entered at the position where CAD data such as drawings and knowledge data such as programs in the design information input template are stored as they are.

As described above, the manufacturing system management support device 5 manages the design information of the facility device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 constituting the manufacturing system 1 by electronic data. The design information can be easily diverted, and the design efficiency of the operator can be improved.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a construction support process by the manufacturing system management support device. It is one chart. First, when an instruction to start the construction of the worker equipment equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 is input, the extraction unit 55 designs the specifications and design documents for the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 specified by the worker. Information is extracted from the manufacturing system information storage 53 (step S21). Then, the extracted design information is passed to the display unit 52 and displayed to the operator (step S22). For example, when constructing the equipment 2, the worker refers to the design information such as the specifications and design documents displayed on the manufacturing system management support device 5 while referring to the design information of the equipment 2. 21 is assembled, the units constituting the controller 22 are assembled to the control panel, the equipment machine interface 23 of the controller 22 is connected to the equipment machine 21, the equipment 2 is installed at a predetermined position in the factory, and the network is installed. Work to connect the work interface unit 27 to the network 4 is completed, and the construction process ends.

[0033] Since the construction work of such a facility device 2Z manufacturing management system 3 is usually performed by several vendors, design information such as design documents and specifications is also divided and created for each vendor. However, managing design information using electronic data can make construction work more efficient.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of a startup Z maintenance support process performed by the manufacturing system management support apparatus. In this description, it is assumed that the manufacturing system management support device 5 and the equipment device 2Z manufacturing management system 3 are connected to each other via a network 4 or a communication line such as a serial cable connected one-to-one. First, when a worker inputs an instruction to start up the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 and to start the Z maintenance processing, the setting unit 56 sets the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 designated by the worker as V, All programs and parameters are extracted from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 (step S31). Further, the design information about the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 for setting the extracted programs and parameters is also extracted from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 and displayed on the display unit 52 (step S32). Next, the setting unit 56 transmits the extracted program / parameter to the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 via the communication line (step S33). The transmitted program Z parameters are stored in the respective equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3. For example, in the case of equipment 2, the program Z parameter is stored in the setting storage unit 24. The program is stored, and in the case of the manufacturing management system 3, the program is stored in a storage unit such as a hard disk. Then, based on the operator's instructions, the stored program is actually operated on the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3, and the necessary parameters are set (step S34). The maintenance support processing ends.

[0035] With the start-up of the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 and the Z maintenance work, design information such as specifications and design documents of the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 is managed by electronic data. Therefore, the worker can perform startup Z maintenance processing while viewing design information such as the specifications and design documents of the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 for setting.

According to the first embodiment, design information such as specifications and design documents of the equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 that constitute the manufacturing system 1 is stored as electronic data. The design information such as the specifications and design documents of the installed equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 can be diverted, and there is an effect that the labor for creating the design information of the operator can be saved.

[0037] Embodiment 2.

In the first embodiment, the information stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit is design information of specifications and design documents related to the facility apparatus Z manufacturing management system. This design information specifies in advance the content to be managed by the design information input template.Even if equipment / manufacturing equipment of a different vendor or model is installed in one manufacturing system, the The design information necessary for the information can be shared and managed. Therefore, in the second embodiment, details of a data model for managing design information stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit of the first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a data model for managing design information (hereinafter, referred to as a management common data model). In Fig. 9, the management common data model is UML (Unified

In this example, the description is made using a class diagram of Modeling Language (Unified Modeling Language). As shown in FIG. 9, a design document which is an equipment or a production management system is hierarchically managed. The entire target design document as the first layer This first layer is classified by design work. In other words, it corresponds to classifying the entire design document into work processes. The specifications for each of the classified design work are the second layer. Next, the specifications for each of the second-level design tasks are classified according to the output (output) of each design task. This output corresponds to the specifications, design documents, drawings, etc. required for performing the second-level design work. The classified output is defined as the third layer. If there are details on the output of the design work on the third level, those details shall be the fourth level.

Here, FIGS. 10 to 11 show examples in which the management common data model shown in FIG. 9 is applied to a design document of an equipment device. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when designing the equipment. For example, in the equipment device design process, when work analysis is performed, equipment specification design is first performed to determine the specifications of the equipment machines that make up the equipment devices (step S101), and the machine specifications for determining the equipment machine design specifications are determined. Perform the design (Step S102), design the control panel (controller) to determine the specifications of the control panel (controller) for operating the equipment machine based on the program (Step S103), and operate the control panel (controller). The equipment software (SZW) design for determining the specifications of the program to be performed is performed (step S104), and is configured by a series of processes. From this, each work process of equipment specification design, machine design, control panel design, and equipment software design in each process becomes the second level of the first level equipment design. FIG. 11 is a UML class diagram in which the outputs (outputs) of the design work classified in FIG. 10 are further classified. As shown in Fig. 11, the equipment design documents are classified in a tree shape. This is the management common data model for the equipment design document.

In order to store the actual design information in the management common data model shown in FIG. 11, each node constituting the tree-like management common data model in FIG. 11 must be a management item. Just fine. For example, one of the markup languages, XML (extensible

In the case of managing design information in Markup Language), the names of nodes constituting the common data model for management in FIG. 11 may be used as element names used for tags. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example in which the management common data model of FIG. 11 is made into an XML structure. In XML, the range enclosed by the tag element name> and the tag element name> is defined as a unit of information. are doing. Then, this information unit can include a more detailed information unit. In FIG. 12, the element name in the tag is the name of each node in FIG. 11, and the inclusion relationship (parent-child relationship) also satisfies the tree-like structure shown in FIG. For example, in the XML document, information on the details of the work specifications in the machine specifications of the equipment specifications in the equipment design document is expressed by the part indicated by the symbol A, that is, the tag <work specification> and the tag <Z work specification>. Will be stored in between. In the parts indicated by reference symbols B and C, in the case of force drawing data that is to be stored, a path indicating the location where the drawing data file is stored is set. (Reference B) and the reference destination of the drawing data is set (reference C). This is the same in the case of program data. In these cases, the actual files of the drawing data and program data are stored in the location specified by the path or the reference destination.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 14, the manufacturing management system can manage the design information based on the management common data model in the same manner as in the case of the equipment. For example, FIG. 13 shows an example of a management common data model created by analyzing the work of the design process of the manufacturing management system 3 and layering the results. FIG. 14 shows an example of an XML file that stores the actual design information of the manufacturing management system 3 using this common data model for management! /. FIG. 14 also illustrates an example in which the names of the nodes in the tree-like structure in FIG. 13 are XML element names. The structure of such an XML file is substantially the same as that shown in FIG. 12, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0042] Here, XML is used as a method for storing design information using the common data model for management. However, this is not limited to XML, but is applied to the common data model for management shown in Figs. 11 and 13. Therefore, any device capable of storing data contents may be used.

According to the second embodiment, by classifying the design information in a hierarchical manner, the contents of the design document can be shared regardless of the vendor and the model, and different names can be used depending on the vendor. Even if is used, it is possible to perform common management for the substantial contents. Also, from the relationship between the conventional design information and the common data model for management, it is possible to easily convert the conventional design information into new design information, thereby promoting the reuse of the conventional design information. Have. Embodiment 3.

In the second embodiment, the design information is classified based on the contents, and the power described in the management common data model that can manage the design information without depending on the vendor or the type of the device or the manufacturing management system. Now, the details of the template that can support the contents to be input by the operator when managing the equipment Z manufacturing management system using the management common data model will be described.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the manufacturing system management support apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. This manufacturing system management support device 5 is used in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment when an operator needs to input some value or a parameter such as a character string at the time of work such as development or maintenance. The configuration further includes a parameter setting dialog generation unit 58 that automatically generates a parameter setting dialog screen using data stored in accordance with the management common data model. The other components that are the same as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In the description, the dialog setting unit 58 for setting a parameter corresponds to a parameter setting screen file generating unit described in the claims.

Next, an operation of the parameter setting dialog generation unit will be described. The parameter setting dialog generation unit 58 outputs, for example, a design work, its output (output) or details of the output (hereinafter referred to as “the output”) according to the common data model for management by design software or maintenance software. When there is a request for input of all the parameters for the management items and!, Etc., the information stored for the management items is acquired from the manufacturing system information storage unit 53. For example, if the design information is stored in an XML file, the data with the requested management item as the element name of the tag is extracted from the XML file. Analyze the data structure existing in the extracted data, and create an XML file to display a dialog screen in which the element names of the tags in the data are used as items and the items that need to be input are used as text boxes .

[0047] Thus, information about other devices (equipment 2 or manufacturing management system 3) stored in the same management item is also extracted, and a text box for inputting the content for each created item is provided. Perform predetermined processing. For example, if you need to enter a string, A list is created by extracting character string information stored in the same management item for the device, and the list is set so that the list is displayed in the text box of the corresponding item. When it is necessary to input numerical values, the default values and recommended values of each equipment and manufacturing management system stored in the design information are acquired in advance and set to be displayed in the text box. For other devices, the numerical value stored in the same management item is set so that the calculated average value is displayed in the text box. After that, the created parameter setting dialog screen file is transferred to the display unit 52 and displayed to the operator. When the input of the parameter into the text box by the operator is determined, the parameter setting dialog generation unit 58 saves the content in the manufacturing system information storage unit 53, and outputs the requested design software and maintenance software. And the process ends.

[0048] A specific example of the process of the parameter setting dialog generation unit 58 will be described. Here, an example is given in which parameters (numerical values and character strings) are set in “parameters” which are management items in the equipment software (SZW) design document of the management common data model in FIG. This management item “parameter” has a data structure that further includes “network No.”, “station No.”, “unit No.”, “unit type”, etc. as items for storing data. And Among them, the items of “network No.”, “station No.” and “unit No.” specify, for example, an object to be designed or maintained, and the item of “unit type” is an item that can be selected by an operator. And

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the contents of “unit type” in the management item “parameter” for all the equipment devices stored in the manufacturing system information storage unit. In this example, it is assumed that the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 stores design information on six facility devices. The six equipment devices are named "Equipment device 1"-"Equipment device 6" for convenience, and indicate the unit type of the controller of each device. According to this figure, each of the equipment devices 16 has a controller of a different unit type.

When the parameter setting dialog generation unit 58 receives an instruction to input the parameter information, the dialog setting unit 58 for the setting of the design information storage area of the manufacturing system information storage unit 53 Search parameter information according to the structure. Here, "parameters" which are management items in the equipment software design document are searched. Then, the information necessary for setting the parameters is extracted. In addition, the contents of the management item “parameter” for all equipment stored at the present time are extracted. For example, six types of controller unit types are stored as shown in FIG. 16, and these are extracted and processed into a list. From these, create a file to generate the settings dialog. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the content of the XML file created by the above processing. The range indicated by reference numeral D in this figure is an item for displaying a list, and is generated from FIG. In other words, in the text box for entering the "unit type", the six data contents of "CPU", "X", "Y", "AD", "DA", and "Net" can be displayed in a list. I'm in love.

Then, the parameter setting dialog generation unit 58 passes the generated XML file to the display unit 52 and displays it as a parameter setting dialog screen. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a parameter setting dialog screen displayed on the display unit when the XML file shown in FIG. 17 is read. The parameter setting dialog screen has a configuration in which items to be set are displayed on the left side of the screen, and a text box or the like that can be input by an operator corresponding to this item is arranged on the right side of the screen. Have. In the item “unit type”, “CPU”, “X”, “Y”, “AD”, “DA”, and “Net” are listed. Here, a case where the operator selects “AD” for the item “unit type” is illustrated. In this figure, the text boxes corresponding to the items “Network No.”, “Station No.”, and “Unit No.” have the values of “1”, “5”, and “14”, respectively. In the initial state, it is blank. After that, if the input contents on this parameter setting dialog screen are correct for the operator, it is saved as a file. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example when the contents of FIG. 18 are stored in an XML file. Here, the input content is stored for each item. Among these, “4”, which is a value set for “AD” in FIG. 17, is stored for “cut type”. As described above, a parameter setting dialog is generated at the time of parameter setting. According to the third embodiment, when an input of a parameter is requested, parameter information created in the past can be listed, the value of a parameter to be input can be listed, or its equipment or manufacturing management system can be used. By extracting default values and recommended values for parameters and creating a dialog screen for setting parameters and presenting them to the operator, parameters that can be used as reference when the operator inputs the It has the effect that it can be provided. In addition, there is an effect that labor for inputting parameters by an operator can be omitted. Furthermore, the controller information and application program information described in accordance with the common management data model are used by the design software and maintenance software provided in the manufacturing system management support device 5 to switch the display and select options. It is possible to switch the range of input value restriction, and to create a general-purpose input / output screen. By displaying or selecting information created by other design software or maintenance software as needed, design efficiency can be measured, and errors such as transcription by workers can be reduced.ぅ It also has an effect.

Embodiment 4.

Embodiment 13 describes a manufacturing system management support apparatus that supports work when constructing or maintaining a facility apparatus or a manufacturing management system that constitutes a manufacturing system. However, in Embodiment 4, the manufacturing system information A manufacturing system that uses the design information stored in the storage unit to convert data communicated between the equipment and the manufacturing management system, and realizes communication between different vendors and between different data formats. The system will be described.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an example of the configuration of a manufacturing system according to the present invention. This manufacturing system includes a design information storage device 6 for storing the design information described in Embodiments 13 to 13 in a configuration in which the equipment device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 are connected to the network 4, A data conversion device 7 for converting data exchanged between 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 is further connected to a network 4.

The design information storage device 6 is a device for storing design information relating to each of the equipment devices 2 and each of the manufacturing management systems 3, and has a function of providing design information specified by the data conversion device 7. This design information is stored in the manufacturing system information storage 53 described in the embodiment 13. Is the same as the design information stored.

[0056] The data conversion device 7 includes a communication unit 71 1 for performing communication between the facility device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3, and data from the facility device 2 to the manufacturing management system 3 or the manufacturing management system 3 to the device 2. A data conversion unit 72 for receiving data to the destination equipment 2Z, and converting the data into a format readable by the manufacturing management system 3; and a control unit 73 for controlling these processing units. Be composed.

[0057] The data conversion unit 72 designs the data communicated between the facility device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 with respect to differences in protocols, differences in user data definitions due to differences in vendors and models, and the like. It has a function of absorbing data based on the design information stored in the information storage device 6 and converting the data into a data format in a format that can be read by the device (the facility device 2 or the manufacturing management system 3) on the data receiving side. The data communicated between the equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 include manufacturing performance management information, equipment maintenance information, worker management information, process management information, quality management information, manufacturing instructions, data collection, and logistics. There is control information.

Next, the operation of the data conversion device 7 will be described. When the equipment 2 transmits the data addressed to the manufacturing control system 3, the data converter 7 acquires the data, and the design information of the equipment 2 as the transmission source of the data and the design information of the manufacturing management system 3 as the destination. And are extracted. After that, a data format (data definition information) used by each device is obtained from the design information, and the received data is converted into a data format usable by the destination manufacturing management system 3. Then, the converted data is transmitted from the communication unit 71 to the destination manufacturing management system 3. Note that when the data transmitted by the manufacturing management system 3 to the equipment device 2 is converted, the same procedure is performed, and the description is omitted.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a conventional example of a manufacturing system including a data collection device having a data conversion function. The data collection device 100 in FIG. 21 corresponds to the data conversion device 7 in FIG. 20, and is connected to the network 4 forming the manufacturing system. The data collection device 100 includes a plurality of data conversion units lOlaa-lOlbc for collecting and converting data communicated between the facility devices 2a-2c and the manufacturing management systems 3a, 3b. . As described above, the conventional data collection device 100 differs from the data conversion device 7 according to the fourth embodiment in that it must be configured to include a plurality of data conversion units 101 depending on the type of connection target. It is. In other words, if different user data definitions are made for the data handled by each of the equipment 2 installed in the manufacturing system and the manufacturing management system 3, a maximum of (number of manufacturing management systems) X (equipment equipment) The number of data conversion units 101 is required. For example, in FIG. 21, the data conversion units lOlaa-lOlac are used for communication between the production management system 3a and the equipment 2a-2c, respectively, and the communication between the production management system 3b and the equipment 2a-2c is performed. Use data conversion units lOlba-lOlbc, respectively, and a total of six data conversion units 101 are required. When a new manufacturing management system 3 with different user data definitions is to be installed, it is necessary to provide the data conversion units 101 for the number of the equipment devices 2, and the equipment devices 2 with different user data definitions are newly installed. In this case, it is necessary to provide the data conversion units 101 for the number of the production management systems 3.

However, as shown in FIG. 20, since the manufacturing system includes the design information storage device 6 and the data conversion device 7, the design information of the equipment device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 in the design information storage device 6 can be stored. The data conversion between the equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 is performed by using the conventional data collection device shown in Fig. 21. There is no need to create a data conversion unit for each additional target (equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3). This is a force that allows the data conversion unit 72 to perform conversion even when a connection target is added, since the design information about the connection target is stored in the design information storage device 6.

In the above description, the data conversion unit 72 of the data conversion device 7 transmits design information necessary for performing conversion from the design information storage device 6 at the time of executing the conversion process via the network 4. It may be obtained, or design information necessary for conversion may be obtained from the design information storage device 6 before the conversion process. Further, in the above description, the design information storage device 6 is configured as a device separate from the data conversion device 7, but the design information storage device 6 stores design information in the data conversion device 7 instead of the design information storage device 6. Configure it to have a storage unit. According to the fourth embodiment, the data conversion device 7 acquires the design information of the facility device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 stored in the design information storage device 6 and based on the design information. Therefore, the data conversion unit 72 that converts the data communicated between the equipment 2 and the production management system 3 is provided, so that the number of data corresponding to the number of the equipment 2 and the production management system 3 is increased. There is no need to prepare a conversion program.Even if a new equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 is added, there is no need to create a new data conversion program related to the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3. Having.

Conventionally, a data conversion program corresponding to the combination of the equipment device 2 and the manufacturing management system 3 is required. However, the data conversion unit 72 uses the design information of the design information storage device 6 to perform data conversion. Support or automate creation of data conversion functions related to the equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 even if a new equipment 2Z manufacturing management system 3 is added by using a general-purpose data conversion program that performs conversion be able to.

Embodiment 5.

In the fifth embodiment, a specific example of the operation processing of the data conversion device of the fourth embodiment will be described in detail. Also in the fifth embodiment, the manufacturing system has the configuration shown in FIG. 20 of the fourth embodiment. In addition, the design information stored in the design information storage device 6 is managed in an XML file according to the common management data model shown in FIG. Is managed in an XML file according to the common management data model shown in Fig. 13.

FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of data conversion between an equipment device and a production management system in this production system. For example, the design information used for data conversion between the equipment 2 and the production management system 3 is the upper system connection specification for the equipment 2 and the equipment connection of the production management application for the production management system 3. It is a specification, and is an equipment configuration specification indicating the configuration of the equipment 2 and the manufacturing management system 3. Specifically, the production management application program running on the production management system 3 communicates with the data converter 7 via the network interface (IZF) based on the equipment connection specifications, and accesses the equipment 2. Also, the program Z parameters set in the equipment 2 are transmitted via the network interface (IZF) based on the upper system connection specifications. Communicates with the data conversion device 7 to provide data to the manufacturing management system 3. The data conversion device 7 performs production management based on the equipment connection specifications and the upper system connection specifications of the equipment device 2, the manufacturing management application program of the manufacturing management system 3, and the equipment configuration specification indicating the configuration of each equipment device 2. Data conversion is performed between the system 3 and the equipment 2, or between the production management application programs and the equipment 2.

FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a logical configuration of the data conversion unit of the data conversion device. Below the common data for each MES function of the predetermined manufacturing management application program (MES) and the common data for each equipment function of equipment 2, the equipment connection specifications correspond to the common data of the manufacturing management application program. The MES original data of the manufacturing management application program to be described is described, the upper system connection specifications describe the equipment Z data of the equipment program corresponding to the equipment common data, and the equipment configuration specifications are the actual manufacturing management Describe the relationship between the MES function and the equipment function by the configuration of the system and each equipment. Then, the data conversion unit 72 of the data conversion device 7 performs data conversion using these pieces of information.

FIG. 24 shows a MES common data model structure of the equipment connection specification of the manufacturing management application. The data handled by the manufacturing management application is classified by manufacturing management (MES) function as shown in Fig. 24. Next, with respect to the classified manufacturing management functions, for example, contents common to different vendors and models are extracted in advance, and the contents are determined as common data for each manufacturing management function. Then, the MES original data for each implementation of the manufacturing management application is described in this predetermined common data. Figure 25 shows the common data model for management created by classifying the equipment connection specifications of the manufacturing management application by such a method. By such a classification, it is possible to associate the meaning and contents of data that differs depending on the vendor and the model with the general (common) meaning and contents.

FIG. 26 shows an example of an XML file storing design information of an actual manufacturing management system using the management common data model. However, XML tags are described in explanatory terms for convenience. This corresponds to the XML tag name that matches the processing unit, such as alphabetic characters and numbers, when implemented. Description of MES original data The contents depend on the implementation method of the manufacturing management application program. MES original data is described in SOAP (Simple

In the case of Web services using XML message communication such as Object Access Protocol (WSDL), WSDL (Web Service

Description Language). In addition, CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) and DCOM (Distributed

In RPC (Remote Procedure Call) by binary communication such as Component Object Model (ID), IDL (Interface

Definition Language), and XSD (XML) for file transfer of XML data using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or file common protocol.

Schema Definition). Alternatively, the MES original data may be in a proprietary data format of the manufacturing management application. In this case, the description and interpretation of the MES original data depends on the vendor of the manufacturing management application, and a special interpretation Z conversion is required. Note that Figure 26 is drawn with its contents partially omitted.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a data model for classifying the contents of the upper system connection specifications of the equipment. The data provided by the equipment 2 to an upper system such as the production management application of the production management system 3 is first classified according to the equipment function of the equipment 2. Next, with respect to the classified device functions, for example, contents common to different vendors and models are extracted in advance, and the contents are determined for each device function as common data. Then, the device common data for each equipment device 2, that is, data corresponding to the common data actually set in the equipment device 2, is described with respect to the predetermined common data. Fig. 28 shows an example of a common data model for managing upper-layer connection specifications created based on the data model shown in Fig. 27. As in this upper system connection specification, each of the nodes (management items) of the common data model for management shown in FIG. 11 further manages the contents defined in that node (management item) as shown in FIG. It is common to manage in the form of a common data model for! /

FIG. 29 shows an actual configuration using the common data model for management of the upper system connection specification of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an XML file storing a host system connection specification of a storage device. However, the XML tags are described in explanatory terms for convenience. This corresponds to the XML tag name according to the processing unit such as alphabetic characters and numbers at the time of implementation. The description contents of the equipment original data depend on the implementation method of the equipment device program Z parameter. As a method of describing the device original data, in the case of a Web service using XML message communication such as SOAP, it is described in WSDL. In RPC based on binary communication such as CORBA or DCOM, it is described in IDL, and in FTP or file transfer of XML data using file common protocol, it is described in XSD. Alternatively, the equipment original data may be in the data format of the equipment manufacturer. In this case, the description and interpretation of the equipment original data depend on the equipment manufacturer, and a special interpretation Z conversion function is required. FIG. 29 shows the content in a partially omitted form.

FIG. 30 is a diagram illustrating an example of a model of the equipment configuration specification. The connection relationship between the entity of the manufacturing management (MES) function of the manufacturing management system 3 in the equipment (here, the entire manufacturing system) and the entity of the equipment function of the equipment 2 in the equipment is described in relation to the equipment configuration. It also describes the data structure relationship between the manufacturing management (MES) common data and the device common data of the manufacturing management function and the device function that describe the relationship. With such equipment configuration specifications, the equipment configuration-related information manages the combinations of data conversion targets and specifies the manufacturing management function or equipment function that is the function of the data exchange destination Shote. For data related to data configuration, data conversion such as conversion of data structure and data type, collective collection of multiple data, and collective collection of time-series data is performed. The information related to the data structure is defined by defining the relationship between the common data for each MES function of the predetermined manufacturing management application program and the common data for each device function of the equipment 2. Data consistency can be checked at the stage of specifying the association. It is also possible to automatically generate a data configuration relationship at the stage where the equipment configuration relationship is specified. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of an XML data structure related to the equipment configuration and the data configuration related to the equipment configuration specification. In the example shown in Fig. 31, the URL (Uniform) is added to the address attribute for indicating the location of the manufacturing control function and the equipment function.

Resource Locator). The address is a network such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address. A network-dependent address description is used.

The data conversion unit 72 sends original data unique to each device acquired from the equipment device 2 or the manufacturing management system 3 using the upper system connection specifications, the equipment connection specifications, and the equipment configuration specifications. It can be converted to original data in a format that can be used by the facility equipment 2 or the production management system 3 described above.

According to the fifth embodiment, the equipment connection specifications of the manufacturing management application of the manufacturing management system 3, the upper system connection specifications of the equipment device 2, and the equipment configuration specifications of the manufacturing system (equipment) are managed. The data is managed by an XML file that conforms to the common data model for data, and the data conversion unit 7 refers to these specifications, so that the production management original data that is actually used in the manufacturing management system 3 and the data that is actually used in the equipment 2 There is an effect that conversion with device original data to be performed can be performed. In addition, by preliminarily defining the relation of the common data, there is an effect that the consistency of the data structure can be confirmed or the data structure can be automatically generated.

Embodiment 6.

FIG. 32 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an example of a configuration of a manufacturing system when the manufacturing management system has a function of a data conversion device. As shown in this figure, the manufacturing management system 3 has a configuration including a data conversion unit 31 stored in the design information storage device 6 and performing data conversion based on the design information. Since the data conversion method by the data conversion unit 31 is the same as that of the above-described fifth embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the sixth embodiment, conventionally, it is necessary to create a program for each of the equipment devices 2 on the manufacturing management system 3 side. However, the data conversion unit 31 transmits the design information from the design information storage device 6 to the design information storage device 6. Is extracted and the correspondence between the equipment 2 and the function of the manufacturing management system 3 is performed, and the force is also converted based on the correspondence. As a result, there is an effect that it is not necessary to create a program for the individual equipment 2.

Embodiment 7.

Figure 33 shows the configuration of the manufacturing system when the equipment has the function of a data converter. It is a block diagram which shows an example of 1 typically. As shown in this figure, the controller of the equipment device 2 has a configuration including a data conversion unit 28 that converts data based on the design information stored in the design information storage device 6. The method of converting data by the data conversion unit 28 is the same as that of the above-described fifth embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to the seventh embodiment, conventionally, it was necessary to create a program for each manufacturing management system 3 on the equipment device 2 side. However, the data conversion unit 28 Information is extracted, and the correspondence between the equipment 2 and the function of the production management system 3 is performed, and the data is converted based on the correspondence. Since the configuration is a general-purpose configuration, there is an effect that it is not necessary to create a program for each equipment 2.

Industrial applicability

[0078] As described above, the manufacturing system embodying the present invention includes an equipment device having a control unit that controls each equipment machine, such as a transport equipment machine, a manufacturing equipment machine, and an inspection equipment machine in a manufacturing factory. It is suitable for the development of a system in which the computer that manages these equipment is connected via a network.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] An equipment device that performs a predetermined process based on a program and a management device that manages the equipment device are connected to each other via a network and exchanged data in a manufacturing system that performs data exchange. A manufacturing system management support device for supporting management work,

Manufacturing system information storage means for storing manufacturing system information including design information relating to specifications and design of the equipment device or the management device, and a design information input template for storing the design information having predetermined contents;

When a new equipment or management device is developed, the design information input template is called and displayed, and the input content is stored in the manufacturing system information storage means as new equipment or management device design information. Registration processing means;

A manufacturing system management support device comprising:

[2] The manufacturing according to claim 1, wherein the design information is managed based on a data structure in which the use and design contents of the equipment device or the management device are classified based on a predetermined standard. System management support device.

[3] The data structure of the design information is classified for each work process required in the development of the equipment device or the management device, the work process is classified for each required process content, and the process content is further classified. 3. The manufacturing system management support device according to claim 2, wherein the device has a tree structure classified for each detail, and each node of the tree structure is used as a management item for managing the design information.

[4] The manufacturing system management support according to claim 3, wherein the management items are items in which formats or data definitions used by the equipment device or the management device are different but the contents are the same. apparatus.

[5] When it is necessary to set a parameter in the equipment device or the management device, an item indicating the setting content of the parameter and the item indicating the setting content of the parameter from the information stored in the management item including the content of the parameter to be set And a parameter setting screen file generating means for generating a parameter setting screen file including an input field for setting a parameter, and inputting and displaying predetermined information in the input field. Item 3 Manufacturing system management support equipment.

[6] The predetermined information input in the input field is a default value, a recommended value, or a value already stored in the management item when setting a parameter in the equipment device or the management device. 6. The manufacturing system management support device according to claim 5, wherein:

[7] an equipment device for performing predetermined processing based on a program,

A management device that manages the equipment device;

A manufacturing system connected via a network to exchange data, a design information storage device for storing design information related to specifications and designs of the equipment device or the management device,

A manufacturing system management support device that supports a predetermined management process for the equipment device or the management device using the design information;

A manufacturing system comprising:

[8] The manufacturing method according to claim 7, wherein the design information is managed based on a data structure in which the use and design contents of the equipment device or the management device are classified based on a predetermined standard. system.

[9] The data structure of the design information is classified for each work process required in the development of the equipment device or the management device, the work process is classified for each required process content, and the process content is further classified. 9. The manufacturing system according to claim 8, wherein the manufacturing system has a tree structure classified for each detail, and each node of the tree structure is a management item for managing the design information.

10. The manufacturing system according to claim 9, wherein the management items are items in which formats and data definitions used by the facility device or the management device are different but the same content is common.

[11] an equipment device for performing predetermined processing based on a program,

A management device that manages the equipment device;

Is a manufacturing system that is connected via a network and exchanges data, and stores design information related to specifications and designs of the facility device or the management device. A design information storage device,

Acquiring data communicated between the equipment device and the management device, and converting the data acquired based on the design information into a data format usable by the destination equipment device or the management device. A data conversion device to perform;

A manufacturing system comprising:

12. The manufacturing system according to claim 11, wherein the data conversion device is provided in the management device.

13. The manufacturing system according to claim 11, wherein the data conversion device is provided in the facility device.

14. The manufacturing system according to claim 11, wherein the data conversion device is arranged at a position connecting a network configured by the facility device and a network configured by the management device.

[15] The design information includes:

Equipment configuration information for managing the functions of the equipment device and the management device in association with each other in units of common functions that are different but substantially the same for the equipment device and the management device, and the equipment device and the management device Data configuration information that manages the data format handled by the functions associated with common data that differs for each equipment device and management device, but that has substantially the same meaning as the data,

Including

The data converter uses the equipment configuration information and the data configuration information to handle data exchanged between the equipment apparatus and the management apparatus by the destination equipment apparatus or the management apparatus. 12. The manufacturing system according to claim 11, wherein the data is converted into a data format.

16. The manufacturing system according to claim 15, wherein the data conversion device is provided in the management device.

17. The manufacturing system according to claim 15, wherein the data conversion device is provided in the facility device.

[18] The data conversion device includes: a network configured by the facility device; 16. The manufacturing system according to claim 15, wherein the manufacturing system is arranged at a position where a network configured by a physical device is connected.

The data conversion device checks the consistency of the data configuration information, or uses the information of common data in the form of data handled by the functions of the equipment device and the management device, which is included in the design information, or 16. The manufacturing system according to claim 15, wherein configuration information is automatically generated.