阅读说明：本技术 一种生产设备及其控制方法 (Production equipment and control method thereof ) 是由 不公告发明人 于 2018-07-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开一种生产设备,包括控制器、识别终端、通讯模块、人机界面、及至少两个工位、工件架、数据存储器,所述工件架能带着工件在工位流转,工件架还设置有信息载体,所述识别终端能识别所述信息载体；所述控制器与所述识别终端通讯连接,所述控制器与所述通讯模块通讯连接,所述控制器与所述人机界面通讯连接；当工件架流转到一个工位时,控制器通过识别终端得到的信息载体的信息,得到相应的工件架所带的工件的对应信息,这样控制器通过得到的所述工件的信息,进行具体判断,并控制所述工位对所述工件的动作是否执行,或者能进行分拣,剔除不良的工件。(The invention discloses production equipment which comprises a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module, a human-computer interface, at least two stations, a workpiece rack and a data memory, wherein the workpiece rack can carry workpieces to circulate in the stations, the workpiece rack is also provided with an information carrier, and the identification terminal can identify the information carrier; the controller is in communication connection with the identification terminal, the communication module and the human-computer interface; when the workpiece racks are transferred to a station, the controller obtains the corresponding information of the workpieces carried by the corresponding workpiece racks through the information of the information carrier obtained by the identification terminal, and thus the controller specifically judges through the obtained information of the workpieces and controls whether the station executes the action of the workpieces or can sort the workpieces to remove the bad workpieces.)

1. A production facility comprises a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module (50, 50 '), a human-computer interface, at least two stations (70, 70'), a workpiece rack (80), a data storage device and a communication module, wherein the workpiece rack is used for placing workpieces, the workpiece rack can carry the workpieces to circulate in the stations, an information carrier is arranged on the workpiece rack or the information carrier is arranged on the workpieces, the data storage device can store data, and the identification terminal is used for identifying the information carrier; the controller is in communication connection with the identification terminal, the communication module and the human-computer interface; when the workpiece rack is transferred to at least one station, the controller identifies the information of the information carrier through the identification terminal to obtain corresponding information of the workpiece corresponding to the information carrier;

and the controller judges according to the obtained corresponding information of the workpiece and controls the production equipment to execute the action of the workpiece at the station.

2. A production device comprises a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module (50, 50 '), a human-computer interface, at least two stations (70, 70'), a workpiece rack (80), an information carrier and a data memory, wherein the workpiece rack is used for placing workpieces, the workpiece rack can carry the workpieces to circulate at the stations, the information carrier is arranged on the workpiece rack or the information carrier is arranged on the workpieces, the data memory can store data, and the identification terminal can identify the information carrier; the stations of the production equipment comprise sorting stations, and when the workpiece rack flows to the sorting stations, the controller obtains corresponding information of the workpieces corresponding to the information carriers through the information of the information carriers obtained by the identification terminal;

and the controller judges according to the obtained corresponding information of the workpiece and controls the production equipment to judge and sort the workpiece at the sorting station.

3. The production facility of claim 2, wherein the production facility has at least two outlets or outlet channels at the sorting station, the outlets or outlet channels of the normal workpieces are different from those of the unqualified workpieces after the judgment of the production facility, and the production facility transfers the normal workpieces to the workpiece storage area or the next production facility at the sorting station; the production equipment is in the sorting station, unqualified workpieces are transferred to an unqualified bin or transferred to corresponding unqualified bins respectively, or the unqualified workpieces are printed with an identification and transferred to the unqualified bins.

4. A production facility according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the identification terminal of the production facility comprises a code scanner, the information carrier comprises an identification code, and the identification code is provided on the work carrier; the station is provided with the code scanner, the data storage device stores data corresponding to the identification code, the controller obtains the identification code information of the code scanner, and the controller can obtain the relevant information of the workpiece corresponding to the identification code from the data storage device.

5. The production facility of claim 4, further comprising a second scanner controlled by the controller, each workpiece having a unique two-dimensional code (41), the second scanner being configured to identify the two-dimensional code of the workpiece, the second scanner being communicatively connected to the controller, the controller being configured to associate the obtained information regarding the workpiece of the workpiece rack with the two-dimensional code of the workpiece based on the two-dimensional code and information obtained from the scanner, and store the information in the data storage.

6. The production facility of any one of the preceding claims further comprising an action member, the controller being capable of transmitting a control signal to the action member to cause the action member to act, the production facility being provided with the identification terminal at each of the stations, the information carrier comprising an identification code, the identification code being provided at each of the work racks, the identification code of each work rack being different.

7. The production equipment as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the production equipment is provided with a station controller and a station human-machine interface at least one station, the station controller is in communication connection with the controller through the communication module, the station controller is used for controlling the action of the station, and the station controller is in communication connection with the station human-machine interface.

8. A method of controlling a production facility comprising a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module (50, 50 '), a human-machine interface, and at least two work stations (70, 70'), a workpiece rest (80) for holding a workpiece, said workpiece rest being capable of being circulated with the workpiece at the work stations, the method comprising the steps of:

the identification terminal identifies the workpiece rack or an information carrier carried by the workpiece;

when the workpiece rack is transferred to a station, the controller obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece corresponding to the information carrier through the information carrier information obtained by the identification terminal;

and the controller judges through the obtained corresponding information of the workpiece and controls whether the work station executes the action of the workpiece.

9. The control method of a production apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the production apparatus includes a data storage, and the "information of the work obtained by the controller" in the control method is the information carrier obtained by obtaining, from the data storage, information corresponding to the information carrier; after the step of controlling whether the action of the station on the workpiece is executed or not, the method further comprises the following steps: the controller updates information into the data store.

10. A method of controlling a production facility comprising a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module (50, 50 '), a human-machine interface, and at least two work stations (70, 70'), a workpiece rest (80) for holding a workpiece, said workpiece rest being capable of being circulated with the workpiece at the work stations, the method comprising the steps of:

the identification terminal identifies the information carrier carried by the workpiece rack;

the work stations comprise sorting work stations, and when the workpiece rack flows to the sorting work stations, the controller obtains corresponding information of the workpieces corresponding to the electronic tags through the information carrier information obtained by the identification terminal;

and the controller judges according to the obtained information of the workpieces and controls the sorting station to judge and sort the workpieces.

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The invention relates to the field of manufacturing equipment, in particular to production equipment.

[ background of the invention ]

At present, people are increasingly in short supply, automatic or semi-automatic production equipment is more and more, some production equipment has more than two stations or even more stations, and for the abnormality during processing of each station, if the normal assembly is impossible or a processed workpiece is abnormal, a general production line can be equipped with corresponding personnel at each station or a plurality of stations, and the abnormality during processing of each station is timely sorted or identified, so that the labor cost is relatively high, certain management cost is increased, and the personnel can also be influenced by certain human factors.

[ summary of the invention ]

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides the following technical scheme:

a production device comprises a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module, a human-computer interface, at least two stations and a workpiece rack, wherein the workpiece rack is used for placing workpieces, the workpiece rack can carry the workpieces to circulate at the stations, an information carrier is arranged on the workpiece rack or the workpieces are provided with the information carrier, the production device also comprises a data storage device, the data storage device can store data, and the identification terminal is used for identifying the information carrier; the controller is in communication connection with the identification terminal, the communication module and the human-computer interface; when the workpiece rack is transferred to at least one station, the controller identifies the information of the information carrier through the identification terminal to obtain corresponding information of the workpiece corresponding to the information carrier;

and the controller judges according to the obtained corresponding information of the workpiece and controls the production equipment to execute the action of the workpiece at the station.

In addition, the production equipment comprises a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module, a human-computer interface, at least two stations and a workpiece rack, wherein the workpiece rack is used for placing workpieces, and the workpiece rack can bring the workpieces to circulate at the stations;

the production equipment also comprises a data storage device, wherein the data storage device can store data, and the identification terminal can identify the information carrier; the stations of the production equipment comprise sorting stations, and when the workpiece rack flows to the sorting stations, the controller obtains corresponding information of the workpieces corresponding to the information carriers through the information of the information carriers obtained by the identification terminal;

and the controller judges according to the obtained corresponding information of the workpiece and controls the production equipment to judge and sort the workpiece at the sorting station.

The identification terminal of the production equipment comprises a code scanner, the information carrier comprises an identification code, and the identification code is arranged on the workpiece rack; the station is provided with the code scanner, the data storage device stores data corresponding to the identification code, the controller obtains the identification code information of the code scanner, and the controller can obtain the relevant information of the workpiece corresponding to the identification code from the data storage device.

The production equipment further comprises a second code scanner, the second code scanner is controlled by the controller, each workpiece is provided with a unique two-dimensional code, the second code scanner is used for identifying the two-dimensional codes of the workpieces, the second code scanner is in communication connection with the controller, the controller corresponds the obtained related information of the workpieces of the workpiece rack to the two-dimensional codes of the workpieces according to the two-dimensional codes and the information obtained from the code scanner, and the controller stores the related information into the data storage.

The production equipment further comprises an action piece, the controller can transmit a control signal to the action piece so that the action piece acts, the production equipment is provided with the identification terminal at each station, the information carrier comprises an identification code, the identification code is arranged on each work frame, and the identification code of each work frame is different.

The production equipment is provided with a station controller and a station human-computer interface at least one station, the station controller is in communication connection with the controller through the communication module, the station controller is used for controlling the action of the station, and the station controller is in communication connection with the station human-computer interface.

Also provides a control method of the production equipment,

the production equipment comprises a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module, a human-computer interface, at least two stations and a workpiece rack, wherein the workpiece rack is used for placing workpieces, the workpiece rack can carry the workpieces to circulate at the stations, and the control method comprises the following steps:

the identification terminal identifies the workpiece rack or an information carrier carried by the workpiece;

when the workpiece rack is transferred to a station, the controller obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece corresponding to the information carrier through the information carrier information obtained by the identification terminal;

and the controller judges through the obtained corresponding information of the workpiece and controls whether the work station executes the action of the workpiece.

The production apparatus includes a data storage, and the control method obtains information corresponding to the information carrier from the data storage by the controller obtaining the information of the work piece through the obtained information carrier; after the step of controlling whether the action of the station on the workpiece is executed or not, the method further comprises the following steps: the controller updates information into the data store.

Or, a control method of a production device is provided, the production device includes a controller, an identification terminal, a communication module, a human-computer interface, at least two stations, and a workpiece rack, the workpiece rack is used for placing workpieces, the workpiece rack can carry the workpieces to circulate at the stations, and the control method includes the following steps:

the identification terminal identifies the information carrier carried by the workpiece rack;

the work stations comprise sorting work stations, and when the workpiece rack flows to the sorting work stations, the controller obtains corresponding information of the workpieces corresponding to the electronic tags through the information carrier information obtained by the identification terminal;

and the controller judges according to the obtained information of the workpieces and controls the sorting station to judge and sort the workpieces.

In the technical scheme, the identification terminal is arranged on a certain station and the production equipment, abnormal information or bad information of the workpiece on the previous station is acquired through identification, whether the subsequent station is executed or not can be judged, waste is avoided, or the abnormal workpiece is additionally sorted or marked on the station, so that personnel for sorting or marking on the previous station can be eliminated.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of production facility data or signal transmission according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of data or signal transmission of a second embodiment of a production facility;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of data or signal transmission of a third embodiment of a production facility;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of data or signal transmission of a fourth embodiment of a production facility;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of data or signal transmission of a production facility according to a fifth embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of data or signal transmission of a sixth embodiment of a production facility;

FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of data or signal transmission of a seventh embodiment of a production facility; .

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of data or signal transmission of a production facility according to an eighth embodiment.

In the figure: 10 main controller, 11, 12 station controller

20. 20' reader-writer

30I/O module, 31 data storage, 35, second data storage;

40. 40 'electronic tag, 41 two-dimensional code, 50 and 50' communication module, 60 main computer interface, 61 and 62 station computer-machine interface

70-station, 80-workpiece rack, 801 identification code

90 robot, 91 servo motor, 100 bar code scanner.

Detailed Description

The production equipment provided by the technical scheme comprises a controller, an identification terminal, communication modules 50, 50 ', a human-computer interface, at least two stations 70, 70' and a workpiece rack 80, wherein the workpiece rack can be used for placing workpieces, the workpiece rack can carry the workpieces to circulate in the stations of the production equipment in sequence, the workpiece rack is also provided with an information carrier or the workpieces are provided with the information carrier, the information carrier comprises an electronic tag and/or an identification code, and the electronic tag and the identification code are respectively described below; the production equipment also comprises a data memory, the data memory can be arranged independently or arranged on the controller, namely, the data memory can store data, and the identification terminal can identify the electronic tag or the identification code; the controller is in communication connection with the identification terminal, the communication module and the human-computer interface; it should be noted here that the electronic tag or the identification code may be disposed on the workpiece rack, or may be disposed on the workpiece, the workpiece is sequentially circulated along with the workpiece rack or the station directly on the production equipment, and whether the identification code or the electronic tag is disposed on the workpiece rack or the workpiece, the information corresponding to the identification code or the electronic tag represents the workpiece, such as the processing condition of the workpiece at the station, etc. The electronic tags are arranged on the workpiece frame, so that the electronic tags are relatively simple and convenient to use, after one workpiece is machined, the next workpiece can be directly used, and if the electronic tags are arranged on the workpieces, the electronic tags need to be taken away after each workpiece is identified, for example, the electronic tags are taken away through a manipulator and are placed on the next workpiece to be machined. During one cycle of the production equipment, the data memory has information uniquely corresponding to the electronic tag; that is, in a cyclic process of the production equipment, the electronic tags on the workpieces on the production equipment are different, for example, the production equipment has N stations, and correspondingly, the electronic tags also have N stations, and after one workpiece is processed, the electronic tags can be used for the next workpiece.

The data memory stores information of the workpiece corresponding to the electronic tag or the identification code, and the information of the workpiece corresponding to the electronic tag or the identification code comprises: normal work, abnormal work, etc. When the workpiece rack is transferred to at least one station, the controller obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece carried by the workpiece rack with the electronic tag through the electronic tag information obtained by the identification terminal, or obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece carried by the identification code through the information of the identification code obtained by the identification terminal;

the controller specifically judges through the obtained information of the workpiece and controls whether the work station executes the action of the workpiece.

The production device accordingly comprises the following steps:

the identification terminal identifies the electronic tag or the identification code carried by the workpiece rack or the workpiece;

when the workpiece rack is transferred to a station, the controller obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece corresponding to the electronic tag through the electronic tag information obtained by the identification terminal, or obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece corresponding to the identification code through the identification code information obtained by the identification terminal;

the controller specifically judges through the obtained information of the workpiece and controls whether the work station executes the action of the workpiece.

In addition, in the control method, the "information of the workpiece obtained by the controller" is specifically information corresponding to the electronic tag or the identification code obtained by the electronic tag or the identification code from the data storage; after the step of controlling whether the action of the station on the workpiece is executed or not, the method further comprises the following steps: the controller updates information into the data store.

In addition, the production equipment of the technical scheme of the invention comprises a controller, an identification terminal, communication modules 50, 50 ', a human-computer interface, at least two stations 70, 70' and a workpiece rack 80, wherein the workpiece rack can be used for placing workpieces, the workpiece rack can carry the workpieces to circulate in the stations of the production equipment in sequence, the workpiece rack is also provided with an electronic tag or provided with an identification code on the workpiece rack or provided with the identification code on the workpieces, the production equipment also comprises a data memory, the data memory can be independently arranged or arranged on the controller, namely, the data memory is used as a part of the controller, the data memory can store data, and the identification terminal can identify the electronic tag or the identification code; the controller is in communication connection with the identification terminal, the communication module and the human-computer interface;

storing information of the workpiece corresponding to the electronic tag or the identification code in a data memory; when the workpiece rack is transferred to at least one station, the controller obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece corresponding to the electronic tag through the electronic tag information obtained by the identification terminal, or obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece corresponding to the identification code through the identification code information obtained by the identification terminal;

the controller performs specific judgment according to the obtained information of the workpieces, and controls the stations to judge and sort the workpieces.

The controller can be a main controller for controlling the whole production equipment, namely, the controller is implemented by the main controller; in addition, a station controller may be provided at a corresponding station, and the corresponding function is implemented by the main controller together with the station controller, which is not limited herein.

Accordingly, the production apparatus comprises the steps of:

the identification terminal identifies the electronic tag or the identification code carried by the workpiece rack or the electronic tag or the identification code carried by the workpiece; the electronic tag or the identification code can be sleeved or clamped or inserted into the workpiece frame or the workpiece, and the form is not limited;

when the workpiece rack is transferred to a station, the controller obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece carried by the workpiece rack with the electronic tag through the electronic tag information obtained by the identification terminal, or obtains the corresponding information of the workpiece carried by the identification code through the information of the identification code obtained by the identification terminal;

the controller performs specific judgment according to the obtained information of the workpieces, and controls the stations to judge and sort the workpieces.

The following describes the technical solution with reference to the specific embodiments. As shown in fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a production facility according to an embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates modules of the production facility and related contents of data or signal transmission between the modules. The production equipment comprises a main controller 10, readers 20 and 20 ', communication modules 50 and 50 ' and at least more than two assembly or processing stations 70 and 70 '. The main controller 10 is used as a main control mechanism of the production equipment, can perform data interaction with various intelligent equipment, the main controller 10 can perform data interaction with the readers 20 and 20', and under the condition that the station controllers are arranged at each station, the main controller 10 can perform data interaction with the station controllers 11 and 12 at each station, so that data sharing and/or action control and the like are realized; for example, the production equipment may include an action member such as a manipulator, the main controller 10 may transmit a control signal to the action member such as a manipulator to control the action of the action member such as a manipulator, and the main controller of the production equipment may further perform data communication with the data storage and the I/O module, establish connection with each other in a wired or wireless communication manner, and transmit related data information; the operation of each process is performed on the workpiece at each station 70 according to the control, such as assembling, machining, detecting, etc., and the content of the operation is not limited herein; the number of the stations can be set according to the requirement of the number of the steps of the workpiece to be operated, two stations are specifically exemplified in the embodiment, and other stations can be referred to correspondingly.

The production equipment comprises a main human-computer interface 60, wherein the main human-computer interface 60 can be used for displaying the state information of the whole production equipment, and is used for an operator to adjust, set and/or monitor and the like, and the basic state and required related information of each station can be covered; in addition, the specific workstation may further include sub-human- machine interfaces 61, 62 for specific display and/or setting, such as displaying the basic status and/or related information of the workstation.

The production equipment further comprises workpiece racks 80, each workpiece rack 80 is provided with an electronic tag 40, the workpiece racks 80 can be used for placing workpieces, the workpiece racks 80 can sequentially circulate in each station of the production equipment to drive the workpieces to circulate, such as from a first station to a second station after machining or other operations, from the second station to a third station after machining or other operations, and the like, the production equipment is provided with a reader-writer 20 at subsequent stations, when the workpiece racks 80 rotate to the station with the workpiece flows, the electronic tags 40 enter the identification range of the reader-writer 20, the reader-writer 20 identifies the electronic tags 40 through radio signals and reads and writes related data, such as reading related data from the electronic tags 40, and transmits the related data information to a station controller through a communication module 50, and the station controller can control the operation of the workpiece at the station through the station controller if the workpiece at the last station is normal, the processing method can include other processing modes such as machining, welding, assembling, detecting, magnetizing and the like, after the operation is completed, the reader-writer accesses or writes the processing information (including the condition of the workpiece) of the current station to the electronic tag 40, and the workpiece frame carries the workpiece and the electronic tag to move to the next station. The processing or operating condition of the station can be displayed on a station man-machine interface and/or a main machine interface. In addition, the reader/writer may also transmit the read related data information to the main controller 10 through the communication module 50, and the main controller 10 may transmit the related information to the station controller 11 or transmit the processed related information to the station controller 11.

The production equipment can be provided with a reader-writer at each station, or the reader-writer can be arranged at the required station, the reader-writer can be configured according to the requirement, in addition, each workpiece rack is provided with an electronic tag 40, the electronic tag can be fixedly arranged on the workpiece rack 80, or the reader-writer can be movably arranged, such as plug-in mounting and the like, and the limitation is not made here; when the work rest 80 is transferred to a certain station, the main controller 10 or the station controller can control the reader/writer 20 to read first, read all the contents or required contents of the electronic tag 40 of the work rest, and store the contents in a data register of the main controller or a data register of the station controller; after the main controller or the station controller specifically judges the content read in the electronic tag, whether the processing or operation action of the station is executed or not is determined, if the processing or operation action is executed, after the production equipment executes the action of the station, the information of the station is updated and written into the electronic tag, and the electronic tag flows with the workpiece frame and the workpiece; if not executed, the production equipment can select whether to update and write related information into the electronic tag, the electronic tag is then rotated along with the workpiece rack and the workpieces, but the subsequent stations are generally not operated after reading the related information, the workpiece rack is enabled to rotate to the subsequent sorting station along with the workpieces and the electronic tag, the main controller or the station controller of the sorting station specifically judges the content read from the electronic tag, and then the workpieces are correspondingly marked or sorted according to different outlets, so that the workpieces with bad information or the workpieces which are not processed or operated from a certain station can be automatically separated from the normal workpieces, thereby reducing the staff for sorting, if necessary, the workpieces can be sorted one by one under different conditions, and each kind of bad is separated respectively, thereby being more beneficial to the next processing of the subsequent workpieces; in addition, the bad workpiece can be printed with a mark, which is also beneficial to the subsequent next processing of the workpiece.

In addition, the production equipment can set the station human-machine interface of the station at some required stations, for example, a first station human-machine interface 61 is set at a processing station 70, the station controller 11 can send a control signal or other signals to the first station human-machine interface 61, and accordingly, the station controller 11 can receive the setting information of the first station human-machine interface 61, and the like. In addition, a second station human-machine interface 62 is provided at another station, such as the sorting station 70', the station controller 12 can send control signals or other signals to the second station human-machine interface 62, and accordingly the station controller 12 can receive setting information of the second station human-machine interface 62, and so on. The number of stations of the production equipment is generally more than three, even 5-20 or more, and can be determined according to the steps of machining or other operations. When the workpiece racks 80 are moved to the station 70', the production facility moves the normal workpieces to the storage area or to the next production facility, and moves the unqualified workpieces to an unqualified bin or moves the unqualified workpieces to a corresponding unqualified bin respectively, or moves the unqualified workpieces to an unqualified bin by printing an identification.

The processing content of each station can be set according to the needs, such as can include processing, assembling, detecting, welding, magnetizing, packaging, and the like, including any other processing operation, and is not limited herein.

Next, a second embodiment is described, and fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of data or signal transmission of the production equipment of the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the production equipment further includes one to several robots 90, or a robot, for picking up parts required for the workpiece for assembly, machining, inspection, or the like, or picking up the workpiece to a corresponding area, so that the automation of the production equipment can be achieved, and the robots 90 can receive control signals from the main controller 10 to perform corresponding actions. The controller also includes an I/O module 30, the I/O module 30 can receive control information for the actuators from the main controller 10 and transmit the control information to the field actuators or control the field actuators according to the control information, and can feed back the information of the actuators, such as cylinders and solenoid valves, to the main controller 10.

The main controller 10 can send a signal to the reader/writer 20, the main controller 10 can also receive the signal of the reader/writer 20, and the main controller 10 can be used for controlling the reader/writer 20 to perform read/write operations and correspondingly process information; the main human-machine interface 60 can receive signals of the main controller 10, the main controller 10 can also receive signals of the main human-machine interface 60, the main human-machine interface 60 can display relevant information of production equipment, in addition, the conditions of some execution mechanisms of a production line can also be displayed, in addition, some operations such as setting or adjustment and the like can be carried out on the main human-machine interface, and the main controller 10 can also receive the information and carry out corresponding processing, for example, different workpieces can be replaced, and thus the processing or operation modes of the stations can be different, and the like. The main controller can send a control signal to the robot 90, thereby causing the robot 90 to operate in accordance with the control signal. The main controller 10 can send signals including control signals to the station controller, and the main controller 10 can also select whether to receive corresponding signals of the station controller, and under the condition that the main controller 10 reads signals of the reader-writer, the main controller judges and sends the signals to the station controller according to the read information content; if the station controller reads the reader-writer signal which flows to the station, the station controller judges and acts according to the read information content and can send the information to the main controller. The station controller can be in communication connection with the controller 10 through the communication module 50, the reader-writer 20 can also be in communication connection with the main controller 10 through the communication module 50, the communication module 50 is used for connecting each functional unit, and the communication module can be one, or more than one, or multiple, aiming at the condition that the stations are multiple.

The third embodiment is described below, as shown in fig. 3; the main difference between this embodiment and the above second embodiment is that the production equipment further includes a second code scanner 100, the second code scanner 100 is controlled by the main controller 10, each workpiece has a unique two-dimensional code 41, the second code scanner 100 is generally disposed at a position relatively behind, such as a position where the machining operation is substantially completed, when the workpiece rack 80 is transferred to the position where the second code scanner 100 is disposed, the two-dimensional code 41 of the workpiece is identified by the second code scanner 100 and the two-dimensional code 41 is sent to the main controller 10, the main controller 10 corresponds the obtained information related to the workpiece of the workpiece rack 80 to the two-dimensional code of the workpiece based on the two-dimensional code 41 and the information related to the workpiece of the workpiece rack 80 obtained from the reader/writer 20 and stores the obtained information related to the workpiece in the data storage 31, so that the information related to the workpiece, such as the machining information, or for the use of the subsequent workstation, namely, the two-dimensional code 41 of the workpiece has a corresponding relation with the corresponding information thereof, or the two-dimensional code 41 main controller 10 has information binding in the data storage 31 for inquiry and other uses.

The main controller 10 can obtain the related information of the workpiece rack through the data storage 31, and the main controller 10 performs related logic operation according to the information and updates the information into the data storage 31, so that the information of the workpiece can be obtained by scanning the code through the code scanner 100 in the subsequent processing process. The processing condition of each station of the production equipment is also fed back to the main controller through the station controller or stored in the data memory so that the subsequent stations can obtain relevant information. In addition, the data store contains information about the process parameters for each workpiece, and the production facility can also send the data from the data store to an external second data store for statistical and other uses such as future review. Other aspects can be seen from the above embodiments.

The fourth embodiment is described below, as shown in fig. 4; the main difference between this embodiment and the above first embodiment lies in that the production facility has a relatively independent actuator, such as a manipulator 90, in addition to the actuator controlled by the main controller or the station controller, and the actuators of the manipulator 90 are relatively independent, the main controller 10 sends an operation signal to the actuators of the manipulator, etc., and the actuators of the manipulator 90, etc., control the operation by itself; other aspects can be seen from the above embodiments.

The fifth embodiment is described below, as shown in fig. 5; the main difference between this embodiment and the above fourth embodiment is that the production equipment further includes relatively independent servo motors 91, the number of the servo motors 91 may be one or more than two, and the number of the manipulators 90 may be one or more than two, and specifically, the manipulator may be configured according to the requirements of the production equipment; the main controller 10 can send signals to the servo motor 91, and the servo motor 91 can receive the signals of the main controller 10 and execute corresponding actions; the manipulator 90 can receive the signal of the main controller 10 and execute corresponding actions; other aspects can be seen from the above embodiments.

Referring to fig. 6, a sixth embodiment is described, where the manufacturing apparatus of this embodiment includes a main controller 10, a communication module 50, station controllers 11, 12, a servo motor 91, a robot 90, a data storage 31, a main machine interface 60, station human-machine interfaces 61, 62, and a barcode scanner 100, and the barcode scanner 100 has a two-dimensional code on a workpiece, and after being processed by the manufacturing apparatus, the barcode scanner 100 can be used to scan the two-dimensional code on a product, and transmit information related to the two-dimensional code of the product to the main controller 10, and transmit information transmitted by the reader/writer 20 to the data storage 31 via the main controller, and the information transmitted by the reader/writer 20 may include process information during an assembly process, such as various parameters, for example: the flatness, the torque, the passing and failing information of each station and the like, specifically, the code scanning can be performed on the blanking station after the workpiece is processed by the production equipment, and the information can be packaged and uploaded together and sent to the data memory 31 or respectively sent to the data memory 31, and the data memory 31 can be specifically a server such as a computer and the like.

The data memory 31 of the production facility may also be connected to an external second data memory 35 by means of signals or electrical connections, so that the information of the data memory 31 can be transferred to the second data memory 35 for storage and/or subsequent data processing, such as may be used for querying, statistics or analysis, etc.; the servo motor 91 can receive the signal of the main controller 10 and execute corresponding action, the manipulator 90 can receive the signal of the main controller 10 and execute corresponding action, the main controller 10 can obtain the relevant information of the workpiece rack through the data storage 31, the main controller 10 carries out relevant logic operation according to the information and updates the information into the data storage 31; the main human-machine interface 60 can receive signals of the main controller 10, the main controller 10 can also receive signals of the main human-machine interface 60, the main human-machine interface 60 can display relevant information of production equipment, can display states of some execution mechanisms of a production line, can perform operations such as setting or adjustment on the main human-machine interface, and the main controller 10 can also receive the information and perform corresponding processing. Other aspects can be seen from the above embodiments.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a partial schematic view of a seventh embodiment of data or signal transmission of a production facility, which is schematically illustrated by two stations, and an actual production facility may have a plurality of stations, and the specific operation principle and the control mode are the same. The production equipment comprises a main controller 10, readers 20 and 20', a communication module 50, at least more than two stations 70, at least one manipulator 90, a main machine interface 60 and a station machine interface 61, wherein the stations can be used for assembling or processing and the like.

The main controller 10 is used as a main control mechanism of the production equipment, can perform data interaction with various intelligent equipment, and the main controller 10 can perform data interaction with the readers 20 and 20' to realize data sharing, action control and the like; if the production equipment comprises an action piece such as a manipulator, the main controller 10 can transmit a control signal to the manipulator so as to control the action of the action piece such as the manipulator, and in addition, the production equipment can also carry out data communication with a data memory such as a distributed I/O module, establish connection and communication with each other through a special communication line or a wireless network, and transmit related data information and other information; the work piece is controlled to be operated in each process at each station 70, for example, assembly, machining, detection or the like can be performed, the number of stations can be set according to the requirement of the number of steps required to be operated by the work piece, the embodiment is still exemplified by two stations, and other stations can be referred to correspondingly.

The production equipment comprises a main machine interface 60, wherein the main machine interface 60 can be used for displaying the state information of the whole production equipment, providing adjustment, setting and monitoring for operators, and specifically covering the basic state and required related information of each station; in addition, the specific workstation may further include a sub-human-machine interface 61 for specifically displaying and/or setting the basic status and related information of the workstation, etc., if necessary.

The production equipment further comprises workpiece racks 80, each workpiece rack 80 is provided with an electronic tag 40, the workpiece racks 80 can be used for placing workpieces, the workpiece racks can sequentially circulate in each station of the production equipment to drive the workpieces to circulate, such as from a first station to a second station after machining or other operations, from the second station to a third station after machining or other operations, and the like, the production equipment is provided with a reader-writer 20 at subsequent stations, when the workpiece rack 80 circulates to the station with the workpieces, the electronic tag 40 enters the identification range of the reader-writer, the reader-writer 20 identifies the electronic tag 40 through a radio signal and reads and writes related data, such as reading related data from the electronic tag 40, transmitting the related data information to the main controller 10 through the communication module 50, and the main controller can control the workpiece to be machined or operated at the station when confirming that the workpiece at the last station is normal, after the processing is completed, the reader-writer accesses or writes the processing information (including the condition of the workpiece) of the work station to the electronic tag 40, and the workpiece frame carries the workpiece and the electronic tag to move to the next work station. The processing or operating conditions of the workstation can be displayed at the workstation human interface 61 and/or at the host human interface display 60.

The production equipment can be provided with a reader-writer at each station, or the reader-writer can be arranged at the required station, the reader-writer can be configured according to the requirement, in addition, each workpiece frame is provided with an electronic tag, the electronic tag can be fixedly arranged on the workpiece frame, or the electronic tag can be movably arranged, such as plug-in mounting and the like, and the limitation is not made here; when the production equipment moves to a certain station, the main controller 10 can control the reader-writer 20 to read first, read all the contents or required contents of the electronic tag 40 of the workpiece rack, and can send the contents to the main controller, or send the contents to the main controller and store the contents in a data register of the main controller; the main controller determines whether the processing or operation action of the station is executed after specifically judging the content read from the electronic tag, if so, after the production equipment executes the action of the station, the information of the station is updated and written into the electronic tag, and the electronic tag flows with the workpiece rack and the workpiece; therefore, the production equipment only needs one controller to control the action of the actuating mechanism of the station, and does not pass through the station controller, and the main controller and the actuating mechanism can perform data interaction with the intelligent module in a bus mode to achieve the aim; however, the actions of all the stations are controlled by the main controller, so that the interference among the station controllers is avoided correspondingly, and the station controllers are reduced.

The eighth embodiment is described below, as shown in fig. 8; the production equipment of the embodiment comprises a code scanner 100, a main controller 10, a communication module 50, at least two or more stations 70, at least one manipulator 90, a main machine interface 60, a station man-machine interface 61 and a data storage 31, wherein the stations can be used for assembly or processing and the like, at least some stations are not provided with a station controller, and the actions of the stations not provided with the station controller are controlled by the main controller.

The main controller 10 can perform data interaction with various intelligent devices, and the main controller 10 can perform data interaction with the data storage 31, so as to realize data sharing and the like; the production equipment comprises at least one action piece such as a mechanical arm 90 and the like, wherein the action piece can comprise the mechanical arm 90, a motor and the like, the main controller 10 can transmit a control signal to the action piece such as the mechanical arm 90 and the like so as to control the action of the action piece such as the mechanical arm, in addition, the production equipment can also carry out data communication with a data storage 31 such as a distributed I/O module or other servers such as computers and the like connected with the production equipment, the connection and the communication are established through a special communication line or a wireless network, and related data information and other information are transmitted; the code scanner 100 is controlled by the main controller 10, the production equipment has a unique identification code 801 at each work rest, the code scanner 100 is installed at each work position, the work rest 80 enters the work position and is identified by the code scanner 100, the identification code 801 is sent to the main controller 10, the main controller 10 obtains relevant information of the work piece of the work rest 80 according to the identification code 801, and the main controller 10 performs relevant logic operation according to the information, updates the information and implements control so as to facilitate the use of the subsequent work position. In addition, the main controller 10 can obtain the identification code 801 and send the identification code to the data storage 31, and query and bind information of the workpiece through the data storage 31, the main controller 10 can obtain relevant information of the workpiece rack through the data storage 31, the main controller 10 performs relevant logic operation or judgment and control according to the obtained information, and updates the information into the data storage 31, so that the subsequent stations can also obtain the information of the workpiece rack through the code scanner 100. The processing condition of each station is fed back to the main controller or stored in the data memory, so that the subsequent stations can obtain relevant information. In addition, the data storage device is used for collecting and storing relevant information of each workpiece, including process parameters, and the production equipment can also transmit the data from the data storage device to an external second data storage device so as to be used for statistics, inquiry and other uses. Other aspects can be seen from the above embodiments. The identification code of each workpiece frame is unique, a corresponding code scanner is arranged at each subsequent station, the workpiece frame 80 is transferred to the station 70 and the code scanner 100 identifies the workpiece frame, so that the relevant information of the workpiece carried by the workpiece frame 80 is obtained, the aim of performing logic operation or judgment on the subsequent station according to the information of the previous station can be fulfilled, when the workpiece frame carries the workpiece and the identification code 801 to be transferred to the subsequent sorting station, the main controller specifically judges the information obtained after the code scanning of the identification code, correspondingly marks or sorts the workpiece according to different outlets, so that the workpiece with bad information or the workpiece which is not processed or operated from a certain station can be automatically separated from the normal workpiece, thereby reducing the personnel for sorting, if necessary, the workpieces can be sorted one by one according to different conditions, and each kind of bad defects are separated respectively, therefore, the subsequent next treatment on the workpiece is more facilitated; in addition, the bad workpiece can be printed with a mark, which is also beneficial to the subsequent next processing of the workpiece. In addition, some stations in the present embodiment may be station controllers without stations, or station controllers may be provided for each station, and as in the first embodiment, the specific operation of a station may be controlled by a station controller.

It should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still make modifications, combinations or equivalent substitutions on the present invention, and all technical solutions and modifications thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be covered by the claims of the present invention.