Patent ID: 7582189
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A method in a manufacture of a fibre-based web product for optimizing operation of a production line process being used, the method comprising: defining quality factors for the product being manufactured; defining, for at least part of the production line process, control variables which affect a state of the production line process or quality factors of the product; creating an operating model depicting the effect of each control variable on the quality factors; receiving values of the quality factors from the production line process; displaying on a user interface an identification of the production line process from which the quality factors are received; displaying on the user interface the control variables and the values thereof for the production line process from which the quality factors are received; displaying on the user interface the quality factors and the values thereof; applying the operating model for the production line process from which the quality factors are received; displaying on the user interface optimum values of the quality factors for the production line process from which the quality factors are received; receiving through the user interface adjustments of the control variables; and controlling the control variables of the production line process in response to the adjustments received through the user interface.