Patent ID: 7869900

Claim:
A cuber control system comprising: a user interface containing a graphical depiction of equipment used in a cuber process wherein said user interface is capable of receiving input from a user through an interface device and wherein said equipment includes at least one extruder; a server communicatively connected to said user interface; a program operating on said server that initiates startup and shutdown of said equipment in said cuber process in a desired sequence; one or more control devices capable of controlling or monitoring one or more aspects of the operation of said equipment, wherein said one or more control devices are communicatively connected to said server, and wherein at least one of said control devices is controllable by, or capable of receiving information from, said user interface through said server; said cuber operable in a forward direction and in a reverse direction and, in response to transitioning between said forward direction and said reverse direction, said server and program performs said shutdown in one direction and said startup in another direction in said desired sequence.