US 12,216,441 B2
Method for transforming production flow data to human machine interface data, and a system
Sebastian Nygren, Arlöv (SE); Mattias Abrahamsson, Annelöv (SE); and Rickard Moberg, Teckomatorp (SE)
Assigned to Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully (CH)
Appl. No. 18/569,969
Filed by Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully (CH)
PCT Filed Apr. 27, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/061219
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/263045, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 21179388 (EP), filed on Jun. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0272599 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. G05B 19/042 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/0423 (2013.01) [G05B 2219/23258 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for transforming production flow (PF) data into human machine interface (HMI) data, wherein the PF data comprises storage objects representing storage units of a food processing line, and processing objects representing processing units of the food processing line, wherein the processing units are selected from the group consisting of temperature treatment apparatuses, homogenizers, separators, filter apparatuses, mixers, cheese vats, ice cream freezers, ice cream extruders, powder dryers, and packaging machines, and wherein the storage units are tanks, said method comprising:
receiving the PF data,
identifying the storage objects and the processing objects in the PF data,
for each processing object,
identifying source objects for the processing object among the storage objects and the processing objects,
identifying destination objects for the processing object among the storage objects and the processing objects, and
forming a number of process sequences based on the PF data, wherein each process sequence comprises a process sequence specific source object and a process sequence specific destination object,
identifying linking objects comprising at least one of the storage objects or processing objects present in two or more of the process sequences,
generating an aggregated process sequence by linking the two or more process sequences together via the linking objects, and
generating HMI data based on the aggregated process sequence, such that the HMI data once executed on an operator display, generates a rectangular array of screen area elements arranged in a first direction,
wherein a visually represented destination object of the destination object is placed subsequent to a visually represented source object of the source object for each of the process sequences in the first direction in the rectangular array.