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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1997
Raimar A Jahn, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Edward A Guerrini, Farmington, MI (US);
Paul E Lamberty, Romeo, MI (US);
Christopher T Dine, White Lake, MI (US);
Aimee Barach, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Kai Long, Munster, DE;
Dirk Nimphius, Munster, DE;
Jurgen Pitzer, Ascheberg, DE;
BASF Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented apparatus and method for coordinating paint-related process steps of at least one paint-related facility. The paint-related process steps exhibit paint-related characteristics. A data acquisition module is provided for acquiring paint characteristic data indicative of the paint-related characteristics. A paint process control data structure is provided for interrelating the acquired paint characteristic data with at least two of the paint-related process steps to produce interrelated paint process control data. A paint process control coordinator is connected to the data acquisition module for storing the acquired paint characteristic data in the paint process control data structure. A data display is connected to the paint process control data structure for remotely receiving and viewing the interrelated paint process control data.