US 11,753,198 B2
Method for the production of a series of containers comprising a step for marking containers
Franck Feilloley, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR); Laurent Danel, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR); Stéphane Linglet, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR); Yves-Alban Duclos, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR); Christophe Maran, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR); Sébastien Moulin, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR); Cyrille Lecanu, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR); and David Gariou, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR)
Assigned to SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR)
Filed by SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS, Octeville-sur-Mer (FR)
Filed on May 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/318,733.
Application 17/318,733 is a division of application No. 16/045,885, filed on Jul. 26, 2018, abandoned.
Claims priority of application No. 1757283 (FR), filed on Jul. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0300614 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. B65B 61/02 (2006.01); B29C 49/64 (2006.01); B29C 49/78 (2006.01); B29C 49/24 (2006.01); B29C 49/46 (2006.01); B65C 3/06 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/36 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 61/025 (2013.01) [B29C 49/24 (2013.01); B29C 49/46 (2013.01); B29C 49/6418 (2013.01); B29C 49/78 (2013.01); B65C 3/06 (2013.01); B67C 7/004 (2013.01); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29C 49/36 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2404 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4664 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7158 (2013.01); B67C 2007/006 (2013.01); B67C 2007/0066 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling a production facility of a series of containers from a series of preforms made of plastic materials, comprising:
a first step of machine data acquisition including producing a preliminary series of individual containers (2) from a preliminary series of preforms (4) made of plastic materials, said producing including circulating each of the preliminary series of preforms (2) and each of the preliminary series of containers along the entire production facility or along a segment of the production facility by holding individually each preform (4) and/or container,
a second step of container data acquisition, during which one or more physical values of each of the individually identified containers is/are measured during the first step, and
a third step of compiling a mixed database that matches, for each individually identified container during the first step, the measurement(s) of the second step, and the series of data acquired during the first step, the mixed database being used by the method for controlling a production of further containers,
wherein the first step further includes, for each individual container that is produced during a tracking period, recording (i) a first marking that matches said container such as to allow an individual identification of said container by distinguishing said container from all of the other containers produced by the production facility during said tracking period, and (ii) a series of additional markings that indicate specific data relative to the production facility, relative to elements that hold said preform or container during its production, and/or a series of general data relative to an operation of the facility during the production of said container, wherein each of the additional markings is recorded at a different location in the production facility.