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Application No.195

Process Instructions and History Management for Engine Processes



An ID Tag (Data Carrier) is attached to the pallet, and process instructions are written to the ID Tag. When processing is completed, the history information is written to the ID Tag. As the pallet moves to the next process (and is replaced with a new pallet), the information on the ID Tag is read and transferred to the ID Tag attached to the pallet for the next process.

Application No.196

Traceability Control for Home Appliance Production Processes



Product information, processing information, assembly information, and inspection information are written to an ID Tag attached to a pallet.
At each process, the processing information, assembly information, and inspection information are separated according to the work instructions on the ID Tag. At each inspection step, the results of the inspection are written to the ID Tag, then uploaded to the host at the final process.

Application No.197

Production Control for LCDs and Color Filters



The necessary information is dispersed and managed by storing work instructions (quality information, processing instructions, process completion information, substrate information, inspection information, etc.) to an ID Tag attached to the cassette.

Application No.198

Molding Information Control and History/Lifetime Management for Molds



Store information such as mold information, shot count, date of first use, and molding conditions to an ID Tag mounted to the mold.
Read the mold information and molding conditions from the ID Tag using an Antenna (R/W Head) mounted to the molding machine. At the same time, read the shot count, and check that the mold is within its service life specifications.
After the molding process is completed, write information (e.g., shot count) from the molding machine to the ID Tag (Data Carrier).

Application No.212

LCD and Color Filter Manufacturing Control



Store work instructions and information (e.g., product information, process instructions and information, process completion information, substrate information, and inspection results) in the ID Tags mounted to the cassettes to enable distributed management of the necessary information.

Application No.213

Detailed Control of Parts for Mounters



When the cassette rack is mounted to the mounter, the information for all of the cassettes and placement information are read by the Antenna installed on the mounter, and a comparison is made to determine whether the correct cassettes have been loaded (that is, whether the mounting program is correct).

Application No.214

Automatic Recognition and History Management for Molds



Store information such as mold information, shot count, date of first use, and molding conditions to an ID Tag mounted to the mold.
Read the mold information and molding conditions from the ID Tag using an Antenna (R/W Head) mounted to the molding machine. At the same time, read the shot count, and check that the mold is within its service life specifications.
After the molding process is completed, write information (e.g., shot count) from the molding machine to the ID Tag (Data Carrier).

Application No.215

Classifying Secondary Batteries According to Inspection Results



Mount ID Tags to the pallets holding the secondary batteries for charge/discharge inspection. Write product information, lot information, and inspection conditions for each lot to the ID Tags. Change the inspection process according to this information. In addition, store process completion flags and instructions for the next process to enable process history management.
When the charge/discharge inspection is finished, write classification information based on the inspection results to the ID Tags. ID Tag memory capacity is limited and so associate addresses in memory with the locations of the batteries in the pallets beforehand.
To classify the batteries, read the classification information stored in the ID Tags, and perform sorting (automatically) with a robot.

Application No.216

Hard Disk Manufacturing Processes



Mount ID Tags (Data Carriers) to dedicated cassettes that contain (several dozen) disks. Write product information, lot information, work instructions for each process, process completion flags, and instructions for the next process to the ID Tags.
In each process, read the information from the ID Tags using R/W Heads mounted to the machinery, and perform processing or inspection based on this information. For inspection processes, write the inspection results (i.e., OK or NG) to the ID Tags.
At the end of each process, write instructions relating to process completion flags and the next process as appropriate.
At the final process, read all the information in the ID Tags, and store it in the host for lot control.

Application No.217

PCB Batch Control



Mount an ID Tag (Data Carrier) to the magazine rack, use it to store the PCB data (lot number, model number, board size, number of boards, etc.), then switch processes during mounting based on the ID Tag data.
When mounting is finished, write completion data and mounted PCB data to the magazine rack ID Tag.
Also write the result (OK/NG) of the inspection process to the ID Tag, and feed NG products back to the repair line.