The invention relates to a method (100) for controlling film production, in which at least one film is produced according to at least one formula information (R), the following steps being carried out: initiation of execution (210) of a film production process such that a film is produced on the basis of a specific formulation information (R); determination of monitoring information (I) during the execution (210) of the process; determination of at least one fingerprint (F) on the basis of the specific formula information (R) and on the basis of the monitoring information (I) such that the execution (210) of the process is characterised on the basis of the fingerprint (F); and comparison of the fingerprint (F) with a control matrix (M) such that at least one comparative result is determined in order to control the film production on the basis of the control matrix (M) as an evaluation basis.

An alarm notification system configured to assist an operator so that the operator can effectively carry out a teaching operation, etc. The alarm notification system includes: a storing section configured to, with respect to a past alarm which occurred when a program generated by a teach pendant was executed, store alarm data including a name of the program and a number of a line of the program when the alarm occurred; a judging section configured to judge as to whether or not an alarm prediction condition using the alarm data stored in the storing section is satisfied, when the program is executed again; and an alarm predicting section configured to notify the operator who is carrying out teaching of the robot of alarm information relating to the alarm, when the alarm prediction condition is satisfied.

A machine tool management system includes a machine tool, a memory, a display, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to record, in the memory, a time point at which detection information with respect to a machine tool is detected and the detection information corresponding to the time point; determine selected detection information among the detection information to satisfy a determination condition; record, in the memory, the selected detection information corresponding to the time point; display a list of the selected detection information according to predetermined display items; extract from the memory at least part of the detection information including one of the selected detection information corresponding to one display item selected among the display items listed on the display; and to display a graph of a change over time in data included in the at least part of the detection information.

Systems and approaches for error detection detect discrepancies in industrial equipment by comparing a particular asset to similar industrial assets running in parallel to the particular asset. An error detection unit detects a difference between an estimated and actual output of the asset. Based on the magnitude of the difference, the error detection unit determines whether an input value of the particular asset is similar to input values of the plurality of industrial assets and whether an output value of the particular asset is similar to output values of the plurality of industrial assets. If the input value of the particular asset is similar to the input values of the plurality of industrial assets and the output value of the particular asset is not similar to the output values of the plurality of industrial assets, then the error detection system sets an alarm. However, if the input value of the particular asset is not similar to the input values of the plurality of industrial assets, the error detection system considers whether to adapt the process model for the particular asset to account for a new process state or condition not considered when creating the process model for the particular asset.

A robot control system that offers a great degree of freedom for processing to be performed when an alarm is generated is a robot control device for controlling a robot, and comprises: a database storage unit capable of storing a plurality of alarm attribute information databases which store a plurality of pieces of alarm attribute information, respectively; a database addition processing unit for adding the alarm attribute information database to the database storage unit in accordance with an input of a user; and an alarm processing unit for generating an alarm on the basis of the alarm attribute information.

A machine tool includes a bed supported on a ground by supporting jigs, a table movable in an X-axis direction, a spindle head movable in a Y-axis direction, a quill provided to be movable in a Z-axis direction, a spindle supported by the quill to be rotatable about its axis, feed mechanisms for moving the table and the like in the axis directions, and a numerical controller controlling operation of the feed mechanisms, and the numerical controller is configured to calculate motion errors based on load values acting on the supporting jigs by a motion locus estimator, an influence coefficient storage, a motion error calculator, and a motion locus storage, generate a correction signal for compensating for the motion errors by a position corrector, and add the generated correction signals to a position control signal transmitted from a position generator to a position controller.

Techniques for controlling machines within an asphalt manufacturing plant are disclosed. For example, a control system operates in one or more of a remote mode, an alarm mode, and/or a local mode. The system receives a remote signal and transitions to the remote mode, where the system receives first motor parameters and transmits the first motor parameters to a motor. Upon receiving an alarm signal, the system transitions to the alarm mode. After detecting an alarm signal for a first threshold amount of time, causes an alarm to sound. After detecting the alarm signal for a second threshold amount of time followed by detecting a local signal, the system transitions to the local mode. When in the local mode, the system receives a second set of motor parameters from a local control interface via a second protocol and transmits the second set of motor parameters to the motor.

An alarm handling system in plant process automation with a data processing device includes: at least one interface for accessing and/or processing one or more process signals and for determining corresponding process variables; an alarm configuration device for accessing and/or providing alarm configuration information including at least one setpoint for one or more determined process variables; and a prediction device for determining and processing a current rate of change of at least one process variable to predict how long it will take and/or a period until and/or predict at which date and/or time a provided setpoint and/or threshold is reached and/or crossed, and/or for determining whether and/or when at least one of the monitored and/or determined process variable values will cross the respective setpoint.

A numerical control device includes an alarm corrective measure operation history information storage unit, an operation history information acquiring unit, an alarm corrective measure operation history information recording unit, and an alarm corrective measure operation history information extracting unit. The alarm corrective measure operation history information recording unit has an alarm corrective measure operation history information recording optimization section, which optimizes information on an operation included in generated alarm corrective measure operation history information to release an alarm, and the alarm corrective measure operation history information extracting unit has an alarm corrective measure operation history information extraction optimization section, which optimizes the extracted alarm corrective measure operation history information to release an alarm.

Systems and approaches for error detection detect discrepancies in industrial equipment by comparing a particular asset to similar industrial assets running in parallel to the particular asset. An error detection unit detects a difference between an estimated and actual output of the asset. Based on the magnitude of the difference, the error detection unit determines whether an input value of the particular asset is similar to input values of the plurality of industrial assets and whether an output value of the particular asset is similar to output values of the plurality of industrial assets. If the input value of the particular asset is similar to the input values of the plurality of industrial assets and the output value of the particular asset is not similar to the output values of the plurality of industrial assets, then the error detection system sets an alarm. However, if the input value of the particular asset is not similar to the input values of the plurality of industrial assets, the error detection system considers whether to adapt the process model for the particular asset to account for a new process state or condition not considered when creating the process model for the particular asset.