Module with sensor means for monitoring industrial processes
US7124063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention describes a system for monitoring industrial processes, comprising sensor means for detecting one or more process quantities in at least one process station, acquisition means for acquiring measuring signals emitted by said sensor means, processing means operating on signals generated by said acquisition means for obtaining process information, and means for managing the manufacturing flow operating on the basis of said information on process quality.According to the invention, said acquisition means are arranged locally in said at least one process station and comprise means for coding said measuring signals generated by said sensor means into coded signals,
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