Patent ID: 6829516
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: A61F,B65H,G05B,G06Q,G06T,Y02P

Abstract:
A system suitable for use in connection with a manufacturing production line constructing a composite product from a sequential addition of component parts during a production run, said manufacturing production line including a multiple repeat application device, said multiple repeat application device having a plurality of application stations, each of said plurality of application stations being configured for adding a component part to consecutive composite products being produced during a production run, said system comprising:a communication network; an inspection system for automatically inspecting a component part of the composite product during the production run, said inspection system providing via the communication network an inspection parameter indicative of a characteristic of the inspected component part, said inspection system automatically inspecting a product attribute of one of the composite product, said product attribute being correlated to a specific one of the plurality of application stations of the multiple repeat application device, said inspection system providing a product attribute parameter corresponding to the inspected product attribute; and an information exchange system obtaining via the communication network the provided indication of the inspection parameter.