Vitro Tec Fideicomiso

Santiago Rodriguez-Tovar

Luis Cardenas-Franco

Fernando Taddei-Contreras

Hector M Rodriguez-Fernandez

A system for a multiple condition sensing and ware rejection for a computer controlled glass ware forming apparatus including mold temperature detectors, smoke detectors mounted to monitor each mold and gob cutting detectors mounted to control the overall speed of the apparatus and wherein control means are provided to respond to the temperature detector to lubricate the particular hot mold and other control means mounted to respond to a smoke signal to program the ware rejection means to reject the particular glass ware formed in the smoke containing molds.

Automatic glass container rejector

The present invention refers to an intelligent controller for predicting and automatically compensating for variations in cycle time, in machines for forming articles of glass or other materials, by predicting estimated cycle periods of the machine based on present and past measurements, so as to effect compensations without mechanical failures and/or without having to repeat cycles, even in cases when the information signals from the machine are lost; and which comprises: at least one forming cycle sensor for the whole of the machine; a signal conditioner which conditions the signals detected by the forming cycle sensor of the machine; at least one real-time data processing unit that calculates the initial forming cycle time and the times of operation of the forming mechanisms and compares the present and past cycle times in order to predict the next start-up of the forming cycle of whatever section of the machine, and/or determine the cycle in cases where the detected signals are lost, and supplies said prediction and compensation data to the central or master controller of the machine so that said controller, through its appropriate interfaces and actuators, can control the actuating of the mechanisms of the sections of the machine and with the prediction and compensation data from the data processing unit of said intelligent controller, in order to bring about proper and reliable functioning of the machine.

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Monterrey, Mexico

Santiago Rodriguez-Tovar