Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Product assembly or manufacturing
Patent
1998-06-24
2000-10-03
Gordon, Paul P.
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Product assembly or manufacturing
700 79, 700174, G06F 1760, G06F 1900, G06G 766
Patent
active
061285439
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for collecting manufacturing equipment downtime data which electrically blocks stopped equipment (production) from restarting until an acceptable reason (either by code or direct identification) has been entered and recognized by an electronic logic system. Locking out the restart capability until the downtime cause has been entered ensures that the causes for all downtimes are recorded in a timely fashion. This data is gathered and recorded to measure and define explanations for lost equipment running time. Other related data may also be gathered.
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Calcano Ivan
Gordon Paul P.
Johnson Larry D.
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