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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Eric Christopher Berg, Mainville, OH (US);
Louis J. Cedrone, Mason, OH (US);
Jeffrey Michael Kent, Lebanon, OH (US);
Helen Louise Von Den Steinen, Bad Soden am Taunus, DE;
William Lawrence Lightcap, Indian Hill, OH (US);
Daniel Royce, Blue Ash, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Systems and processes herein may be configured to correlate manufacturing parameters and performance feedback parameters with individual absorbent articles manufactured by a converting apparatus. Embodiments of the systems herein may include inspection sensors configured to inspect substrates and/or component parts advancing along the converting line and communicate inspection parameters to a controller and historian. The systems may also include process sensors configured to monitor equipment on the converting line and communicate process parameters to the controller and historian. The systems herein may also be adapted to receive performance feedback parameters based on the packaged absorbent articles. The systems may correlate inspection parameters, process parameters, and/or performance feedback parameters with individual absorbent articles produced on the converting line. The controller may also be configured to perform various functions based on the performance feedback parameters.