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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2018
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Jason Bonnell, Appleton, WI (US);
Praveen Dandu, Appleton, WI (US);
Leland Falde, Jackson, MI (US);
Stephen P. Ivkovich, East Lansing, MI (US);
Adam Pliska, Neenah, WI (US);
Tret West, Kaukauna, WI (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
Some examples relate to a welding-type monitoring system configured to track parts, production, and/or operations within a welding-type production cell. In some examples, the monitoring system comprises a computing system, one or more tags attached to one or more first items, and/or one or more tag readers attached to one or more second items. In some examples, the one or more tags store data relating to the first items, and the one or more tag readers are configured to read the data using a close proximity communication protocol when in range of the one or more tags. After the tag reader reads the data from the tag, the computing system may determine whether one or more workflow events are associated with the data. If so, the computing system may execute an event script corresponding to the workflow event.