US 12,076,824 B2
Automated monitoring systems for welding-type production cells
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); and Tret West, Kaukauna, WI (US)
Assigned to ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed by ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/174,565.
Prior Publication US 2020/0130090 A1, Apr. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 31/12 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 9/0956 (2013.01) [B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 31/125 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A welding-type monitoring system of a welding-type production cell, comprising:
a tag attached to a first item associated with the welding-type production cell, the tag storing data relating to the first item, the first item comprising a gate of the welding-type production cell, a gate locking latch of the welding-type production cell, a wall of the welding-type production cell, a ceiling of the welding-type production cell, a floor of the welding-type production cell, a light fixture of the welding-type production cell, a pillar of the welding-type production cell, a window of the welding-type production cell, or a sink of the welding-type production cell;
a tag reader attached to a second item associated with the welding-type production cell, the tag reader configured to automatically read data from the tag using a close proximity communication protocol when the tag reader is in communication range of the tag; and
computing circuitry configured to:
receive the data from the tag reader,
identify an event associated with the data, and
trigger an event script corresponding to the event in response to identifying the event.