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Device and method for identifying causes of web breaks in a printing system on web manufacturing attributes

US6098063A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 1, 1997
Grant dateAug 1, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06N5/025
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device and method that determine conditions under which a break in a web of a printing system is more likely to occur store data pertaining to one or more attributes associated with the manufacture of each web used in a plurality of printing runs. The device and method then implement a correlation analysis, such as a decision-tree induction analysis, using the stored data to determine if there is a correlation between the one or more web manufacturing attributes and the occurrence of a web break. The device and method may store web manufacturing data indicating one or more of a mill site, a web manufacturing machine, a date, a reel number, a reel set, a log position, any auxiliary web manufacturing equipment, a web tensile strength, a web moisture content and/or a coefficient of friction associated with the manufacture of the webs used in the plurality of printing runs.

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