Abstract:
A system for automated treatment of fluids comprising interchangeable process modules (39, 40, 41, 42, 43) which are arranged next to each other and are respectively provided with a control unit and a fluid unit which can be controlled by said control unit in order to carry out a module-specific process function within the framework of the treatment of fluids. The control units are connected to each other via a data bus (48) which is common to said process modules (39, 40, 41, 42, 43) and the fluid units are connected to each by means of a fluid bus (49) having several channels. A fluid bus section is provided for at least one part of the channels inside each process module (z. B. 42), said section having fluid bus interfaces (52) on the ends thereof. A connection unit (51) can be mounted between the respectively adjacent fluid bus interfaces (52) of two successive process modules (e.g. 41,42) in at least two different mounting positions wherein said connection unit can connect respectively channel sections terminating at the adjacent fluid bus interfaces (52) of both process modules (4,42) in a series of different configurations.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a design element (3) for a control panel (28) of a device (27). The invention also relates to a device (1) having a plurality of design elements (3) arranged on a carrier element (2), to a device (27) comprising a plurality of design elements (3) that can be freely positioned on a control panel (28), and to a method for configuring such a device (27) and to a corresponding computer program. The aim of the invention is to provide a control panel (28) which is extremely flexible in its handling. For this purpose, individual design elements (3) are freely positioned on a control panel (28). Power supply and data transmission to a control module (29) are carried out in a contactless manner. The design elements (3) are preferably printed polymer electronic components having their own electronics (21, 22, 24).
Abstract:
The production of desired products (1) ensues in at least one decentralized automated process system (3), which processes prepared starting materials (2) according to formulation data (25) stipulated by the process system and pertaining to the respective product (1). The process system (3) is connected to a remote central computational device (28) via a communications medium (27). An input device (22), which is also connected to the communications medium (27), serves for inputting a product selection (37), whereby the central computational device (28) obtains, according to the received product selection (37), the formulation data (25), which is necessary for producing the desired product (1), from a formulation data collection for the automated process system (3) or conveys this formulation data to said process system. Each production process of the products (1) is logged with regard to quantity and quality-relevant process data (13') in the central computational device (28).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a modular, automated process system comprising process modules that can be configured to automatically work through a process and that each process predefined sub-processes. Said process modules (1 to 5) are connected to a higher-level control via a data link and have configuration signalling devices (26) for providing information that can be read via the data link (16) about the actual set configurations. The higher-level control (17) is connected to a device (60) for providing information about desired configurations of the process modules (1 to 5) and determines deviations between the actual configurations and the desired configurations.