Method and computer program for controlling the heat treatment of metal workpieces

US8280531B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ipsen, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Thomas Eversmann · Dorsten, DE
• Thomas Muhlhaus · Nideggen, DE
• Frank Biester · Kleve, DE
• Regina Wolf · Kalkar, DE
• Jorg Willeke · Hilden, DE
• Werner Schulte · Rostock, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 1, 2010
• Grant date: Oct 2, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 22, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B19/056
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and computer program for the control of the heat treatment of batches of metal workpieces for increasing the degree of automation of industrial furnace plants presumes an identical batch layout, an identical treatment program, and an identical article geometry of metal workpieces and relates it to a model batch, which has been run using batch thermoelements. The model batch becomes the foundation for a new batch. Through the assumption of program parameters of the actually run process of the model batch into the program of the new batch to be run, new batch thermoelements are not required for the new batch to be run.