One variation of a food production station includes: a manual assembly zone; an autonomous assembly zone; and a controller. The manual assembly zone includes: a prep surface; and a receptacle configured to receive a sequence of food hoppers configured to store ingredients for manual preparation of food products on the prep surface. The autonomous assembly zone includes: a sequence of module housings supporting the prep surface and configured to house a sequence of food dispensing modules configured to dispense ingredients into food containers; and a conveyor located within the sequence of module housings and configured to transfer food containers along the sequence of food dispensing modules for dispensation of ingredients into food containers. The controller is configured to: receive food orders; and coordinate motion of the conveyor and trigger the sequence of food dispensing modules to dispense ingredients into food containers to assemble food products according to food orders.

Devices, methods, and systems for multi-user commissioning are described herein. One system includes a mobile computing device comprising computer readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to: retrieve configuration data for a physical controller from a remote database, install the configuration data on the physical controller, receive data associated with a status of the physical controller after the configuration data is installed on the physical controller, and synchronize the data associated with the status of the physical controller with the remote database.

A portable handheld device pairs with a first building control device, to form a first wireless connection. The portable handheld device receives information about a second building control device via the first wireless connection, at least some of the information is received by the first building control device from the second building control device over a building control network before the first building control device provides at least some of the received information to the portable handheld device via the first wireless connection. The portable handheld device sends one or more messages to the first building control device via the first wireless connection, wherein the one or more messages cause the first building control device to communicate with the second building control device via the building control network to initiate a commissioning and/or maintenance process of the second building control device.

A method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided for re-using of metal by-products prior to fabrication of a main metal product. A plurality of applications are analyzed metal by-products prior to fabrication of the main metal product. The size and quantity requirements of metal products needed for each of the plurality of applications is calculated. It is then determined any fabrication tool required to create the metal by-products. At least one methodology is identified and analyzed that can be used to fabricate the metal by-products for each of plurality of applications. A methodology and related application is selected based on a best match with factors on a preselected objective list. An outline profile is created to be used for fabrication of metal byproducts that includes a plurality of characteristic parameters and a range of acceptable values associated with each parameter.

The present disclosure presents systems and methods for creating and recording digital cyber-physical passports during a manufacturing process. One such system or method is adapted to supply manufacturing data and software data for a particular physical part instance being manufactured by the manufacturing machine; track a progress of the manufactured part instance and store the manufacturing and software data supplied by the one or more monitoring devices and/or the manufacturing machine in a data store; generate digital cyber-physical passports for each completed phase of manufacturing for the particular part instance, wherein the cyber-physical passport contains the software data associated with the physical part instance, wherein the software data indicates a software application that is used during a manufacturing phase for the particular physical part instance; and record individual cyber-physical passports on a cyber-physical passport-linked ledger on a distributed ledger technology platform during the manufacturing process of the part instance.

A system (100) for generating an olfactory experience comprises a user interface (120) that allows a user to provide a set of input parameters that define a desired olfactory experience. The system (100) further comprises a set of processing modules (104) that convert the set of input parameters into a set of scent delivery instructions for one or more scent delivery devices (106), (108) to follow. The system *100) can allow a variety of desired olfactory experiences to be indicated by a user and then allow those desired olfactory experiences (or suitable approximations or equivalents thereof) to be provided by a variety of scent delivery devices that may be available to the system (100).

An unloading configuration approval request describes characteristics of an unload operation that is to be performed. The unloading configuration approval request is sent from a material transfer vehicle to a remote system. A user or operator at the remote system can accept, cancel, or modify the unloading configuration approval request. To modify the request, the operator changes unloading parameters and transmits the changed unloading parameters back to the material transfer vehicle. When the unloading configuration approval request is approved at the remote location, the material transfer vehicle performs the unloading operation according to the approved unloading configuration.

An automation system includes function-providing components which offer functions, function-using components which access the functions, and at least one intermediary component. The function-providing components are configured to register with the intermediary component. The function-using components are configured to register with the intermediary component. When the function-using components require access to a specific function, they request from the at least one intermediary component a function-providing component that offers the specific function, wherein, if such a function-providing component is registered with the at least one intermediary component, the at least one intermediary component enables access to the specific function for the function-using component.

A method and a device for manufacturing a plurality of optical lenses, a method and a device for providing data sets for the plurality of the optical lenses to at least one manufacturing machine, and a corresponding computer program are disclosed. A data set for a particular optical lens includes a first item of information related to an identifier for the particular optical lens; and a second item of information related to a manufacturing machine configured for performing a manufacturing step for the particular optical lens; or the manufacturing step to be performed for the particular optical lens by using the manufacturing machine. The data set for each optical lens is transmitted to a server configured for operating the manufacturing machine designated for performing the manufacturing step and providing the data set for the particular optical lens to be retrieved by the manufacturing machine for manufacturing the particular optical lens.

The system includes a chuck defining a planar surface and peripheral surface surrounding the planar surface, a plurality of lift pins disposed within a plurality of apertures defined in the planar surface of the chuck, and a plurality of frame handles connected to the peripheral surface of the chuck. The plurality of lift pins are configured to extend out of the plurality of apertures above the planar surface to support a whole wafer, and the plurality of frame handles are configured to support a frame of a film frame carrier. The plurality of lift pins are further configured to retract into the plurality of apertures beneath the planar surface, with the planar surface of the chuck being configured to support a wafer of the film frame carrier.