A substrate processing method is provided. The substrate processing method includes placing a substrate storage container storing a substrate on a load port; automatically determining a type of the substrate stored in the placed substrate storage container; by referring to a storage unit that stores a parameter data set related to a transport condition for each substrate type, controlling transport of the substrate stored in the substrate storage container based on the parameter data set corresponding to the automatically determined type of the substrate to process the substrate, and, after automatically determining the type of the substrate, and before transporting the substrate stored in the substrate storage container, performing mapping based on conditions set in the parameter data set to detect an abnormality of the substrate stored in the substrate storage container.

A substrate processing method is provided. The substrate processing method includes placing a substrate storage container storing a substrate on a load port; automatically determining a type of the substrate stored in the placed substrate storage container; and, by referring to a storage unit that stores parameter data set related to a transport condition for each type of substrate, controlling transport of the substrate stored in the substrate storage container based on the parameter data set corresponding to the automatically determined substrate type to process the substrate.

A method and a device for planning and/or controlling and/or simulating the operation of a construction machine, in particular in the form of a crane, using a structure data model which contains digital information on a structure to be erected and/or to be worked on. A construction machine which can be linked to such a structure data model and/or can be controlled using such a structure data model. A construction machine data model which contains digital information on different construction machine models is linked to the structure data model or the BIM, characteristics of the available construction machines are already taken into consideration during the planning process, a simulator for training construction machine tasks is configured using the structure data model, and the controller of the construction machine is adapted to the structure data model with respect to specific control functions.

A production apparatus includes a workbench, a movement apparatus, a conveyance apparatus, a motion detector, and a control unit. The movement apparatus configured to move the workpiece on the workbench to a predetermined delivery position. The conveyance apparatus configured to convey the workpiece moved to the predetermined delivery position to an adjacent production apparatus. The motion detector configured to detect conveyance motion of the conveyance apparatus of the adjacent production apparatus. The control unit configured to operate the movement apparatus to move the workpiece on the workbench to the predetermined delivery position. If conveyance motion of the conveyance apparatus of the adjacent production apparatus is detected by the motion detector, the control unit operates the conveyance apparatus to convey the workpiece to a delivery position of the adjacent production apparatus.

A communication device includes a communicator that performs communication via a network, IO ports that connect with a manufacturing apparatus, a packet monitor that monitors, via the communicator, packet data communicated to and from the manufacturing apparatus via the network, an IO monitor that monitors states of the IO ports, and a controller configured or programmed to transmit monitoring information to a transportation apparatus via the communicator, the transportation apparatus transporting a processing target, and the monitoring information being obtained through the monitoring performed by the packet monitor and the IO monitor.

A transport control system divides a series of data-processing operations into mutually independent processes, and causes the process execution units to execute the respective processes. The data input or output by each process execution unit is stored in the data storage separate from the process execution unit, and transfer of the data between the respective process execution units is performed via the data storage instead of being performed directly between the process execution units. By separating the processes from each other and also separating the processes from the data in this manner, without affecting process execution units other than a process execution unit to be changed and the data storage, the process execution unit to be changed can be changed to a different process execution unit.

A semiconductor fabrication system includes a chemical mechanical polishing system, a cassette holding area enclosed by a wall and having a door openable by an operator to place one or more cassettes into the cassette holding area, a robot configured to transfer substrates between a cassette in the cassette holding area to the chemical mechanical polishing system, a computer controller configured to cause the robot to move to a home position, a circuit breaker in a power supply line to the robot, a door sensor to detect whether the door is open, a robot presence sensor to detect whether the robot is in the home position, and control circuitry configured to receive signals from the door sensor and the robot presence sensor and cause the circuit breaker to cut power to the robot if the door is open and the robot is not in the home position.

A substrate processing method is provided. The substrate processing method includes placing a substrate storage container storing a substrate on a load port; automatically determining a type of the substrate stored in the placed substrate storage container; and, by referring to a storage unit that stores parameter data set related to a transport condition for each type of substrate, controlling transport of the substrate stored in the substrate storage container based on the parameter data set corresponding to the automatically determined substrate type to process the substrate.

A transport control system divides a series of data-processing operations into mutually independent processes, and causes the process execution units to execute the respective processes. The data input or output by each process execution unit is stored in the data storage separate from the process execution unit, and transfer of the data between the respective process execution units is performed via the data storage instead of being performed directly between the process execution units. By separating the processes from each other and also separating the processes from the data in this manner, without affecting process execution units other than a process execution unit to be changed and the data storage, the process execution unit to be changed can be changed to a different process execution unit.

The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for preparing multiple dosage forms with personalised composition, comprising the following steps: (i) a control unit generates an input protocol of a personalised composition of a multiple dosage form, containing information about the type and amount of individual active substances, the type of cartridge, and the type and number of capsules; (ii) a cartridge of the required type according to the input protocol, labelled with a specific machine-readable code, is placed in the automatic transport system; (iii) at least two different types of sub-units are placed into at least two dosing stations, the sub-unit having sizes in the range of from 0.1 to 4 mm, and containing a different active ingredient and/or different amounts of the same active ingredient and/or having coatings with different solubility and/or possibly containing different pharmaceutical excipients according to the input protocol; (iv) a pre-defined number of capsule bodies is placed in the cartridge placed in an automatic transport system; (v) the automatic transport system transports the cartridge with capsules to the first dosing station, which doses a pre-defined number of the first sub-units into the capsule bodies placed in the cartridge; (vi) the automatic transport system transports the cartridge with capsules to the next dosing station, which doses a pre-defined number of the next sub-units into the capsule bodies placed in the cartridge; and this step is repeated according to the input protocol until the capsules are filled with all of the pre-defined types of sub-units; (vii) the capsules are closed with caps; (viii) the quality control of capsules and discarding of the non-compliant ones; (ix) packaging and labelling with a batch number.

The present invention further relates to a device for carrying out this method.