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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2020
Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. KG, Ditzingen, DE;
Manuel Kiefer, Sinsheim, DE;
Benjamin Schwarz, Muenchingen, DE;
Dennis Specht, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Eberhard Wahl, Weilheim, DE;
TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG, Ditzingen, DE;
Abstract
A production system, the production system comprising the following: a loading zone for loading and/or unloading at least one collection carrier, a locating system for locating a collection carrier in the loading zone, the locating system being designed to determine the location of a mobile unit arranged on the collection carrier and/or to capture identification information stored on the mobile unit, an image-capturing unit, which is designed to capture image information of the loading zone, an image evaluation unit, which is designed to determine the position of the collection carrier and/or a state of the collection carrier by the image information. A production control method for controlling a production system. The production system and the production control method enable improved order processing. Preparatory and/or follow-up tasks can be automated in a simpler and easier manner.