In a material verification method, information of newly loaded materials in a production line is obtained. It is determined whether the information has been verified. If the information has not been verified, it is determined whether a tray supporting the newly loaded materials has been switched from use in producing a first product to use in producing a second product. If the tray supporting the newly loaded materials is not switched to use in producing the second product, the information of the newly loaded materials is presented to a user for material verification. A system for administering such method and a device applying the method are also disclosed.

A cell controller in each manufacturing cell includes a manufacturing instruction determination part that determines the types of manufacturable parts to be preferentially manufactured and the number of parts to be manufactured, based on order information and inventory information that are stored in the storage part of an administrative server, the manufacturing instruction determination part indicating the determination to a drive controller. In a cell production system configured thus, each manufacturing cell can timely manufacture multiple types of parts according to a status change of, for example, a part order or the inventory of materials.

A manufacturing management system capable of appropriately evaluating a degree of consumption of each component of a manufacturing machine, and efficiently operating a manufacturing cell including the manufacturing machines. A control unit of a cell controller has: a manufacturing machine information receiving part configured to receive manufacturing machine information regarding an operational history of each component constituting the manufacturing machine; a component degree of consumption calculating part configured to calculate a weighed degree of consumption of each component, based on the manufacturing machine information and a predetermined weight of each component; a manufacturing machine degree of consumption calculating part configured to calculate a degree of consumption of each manufacturing machine, based on the weighed degree of consumption of each component; and a manufacturing machine selecting part configured to select a manufacturing machine to be used in the manufacturing cell, based on the degree of consumption of each manufacturing machine.

In a material verification method, information of newly loaded materials in a production line is obtained. It is determined whether the information has been verified. If the information has not been verified, it is determined whether a tray supporting the newly loaded materials has been switched from use in producing a first product to use in producing a second product. If the tray supporting the newly loaded materials is not switched to use in producing the second product, the information of the newly loaded materials is presented to a user for material verification. A system for administering such method and a device applying the method are also disclosed.

A system and method relating to determining, by a processing device, a first number of parts waiting to be processed in a subsequent step by a plurality of machines housed in a plurality of buildings interconnected by rails, determining a second number of parts that the plurality of machines housed in the plurality of buildings is capable of processing in the subsequent step of the manufacture process over a determined period of time, calculating a capability occupancy ratio based on the first number and the second number for each one of the plurality of buildings, determining a target building of the plurality of buildings based on the capability occupancy ratio, and causing to dispatch the part to the target building via the rails.

A system and method relating to determining, by a processing device, a first number of parts waiting to be processed in a subsequent step by a plurality of machines housed in a plurality of buildings interconnected by rails, determining a second number of parts that the plurality of machines housed in the plurality of buildings is capable of processing in the subsequent step of the manufacture process over a determined period of time, calculating a capability occupancy ratio based on the first number and the second number for each one of the plurality of buildings, determining a target building of the plurality of buildings based on the capability occupancy ratio, and causing to dispatch the part to the target building via the rails.

A cell controller in each manufacturing cell includes a manufacturing instruction determination part that determines the types of manufacturable parts to be preferentially manufactured and the number of parts to be manufactured, based on order information and inventory information that are stored in the storage part of an administrative server, the manufacturing instruction determination part indicating the determination to a drive controller. In a cell production system configured thus, each manufacturing cell can timely manufacture multiple types of parts according to a status change of, for example, a part order or the inventory of materials.

A manufacturing management system capable of appropriately evaluating a degree of consumption of each component of a manufacturing machine, and efficiently operating a manufacturing cell including the manufacturing machines. A control unit of a cell controller has: a manufacturing machine information receiving part configured to receive manufacturing machine information regarding an operational history of each component constituting the manufacturing machine; a component degree of consumption calculating part configured to calculate a weighed degree of consumption of each component, based on the manufacturing machine information and a predetermined weight of each component; a manufacturing machine degree of consumption calculating part configured to calculate a degree of consumption of each manufacturing machine, based on the weighed degree of consumption of each component; and a manufacturing machine selecting part configured to select a manufacturing machine to be used in the manufacturing cell, based on the degree of consumption of each manufacturing machine.

The invention relates to a method (100) for preparing machine cutting in sheet material, comprising the steps of obtaining (101) a set of geometries to be cut, positioning (102) the set of geometries for cutting, and thereafter deciding (104) on a format of sheet material based on the positioned geometries. The invention further relates to a corresponding system for machine cutting in sheet material, and a corresponding computer program product.

A material scheduling method applied in a first machine is illustrated. In response to a processing instruction, the first machine controls a first downstream relay of at least one material transmission channel to send a high-level signal to make the second machine close a first upstream relay according to the high-level signal. The first machine obtains material information according to a classification signal, and receives the materials transmitted by the second machine, and controls a mechanical arm to separate the materials from a jig that places the materials. The first machine transmits the jig to the second machine through a jig return channel in response to a return signal sent by the second machine, and processes the materials transmitted by any material transmission channel in response that the material information indicates that the materials are unprocessed.