Molding machine management system and computer program
A molding machine management system includes: an injection molding machine including a mold, an injection unit, and a mold clamping unit; a management server coupled to the injection molding machine via a network; a first camera configured to capture an image of the mold; a second camera configured to capture an image of a drive unit provided in the injection molding machine; and a storage unit that stores first moving image data which is moving image data of the mold captured by the first camera, and second moving image data which is moving image data of the drive unit captured by the second camera, in association with a shot number of the injection molding machine. The management server includes a control unit configured to cause a display unit to display the first moving image data and the second moving image data in association with the shot number.
1. A molding machine management system, comprising:
an injection molding machine including a molding controller, a mold, an injection unit, a material injection unit, and a mold clamping unit, the molding controller being configured to transmit a predetermined operation signal to operate one of the mold, the injection unit, the material injection unit, and the mold clamping unit;
a management server coupled to the injection molding machine via a network;
a first camera configured to capture a first moving image of the mold in response to an imaging start signal from the molding controller, the first camera being configured with a first sub-camera and a second sub-camera, the mold being configured with a movable mold part and a fixed mold part, the first and second sub-cameras being configured to capture first and second sub-moving images of the movable and fixed mold parts, respectively, the first moving image including the first and second sub-moving images;
a second camera configured to capture a second moving image of a drive unit provided in the injection molding machine in response to the imaging start signal from the molding controller;
a third camera configured to capture a third moving image of a state of a material supplied from the material injection unit to the injection unit;
a take-out robot configured to take a molded product from the injection molding machine;
an inspection device configured to receive the molded product from the take-out robot and inspect an appearance of the molded product formed by the injection molding machine based on an image captured by an imaging sensor to generate an inspection result; and
a memory configured to store first moving image data of the first moving image captured by the first camera, second moving image data of the second moving image captured by the second camera, and third moving image data of the third moving image captured by the third camera, in association with a lot number and a shot number of the injection molding machine, and the inspection result, wherein
the molding controller is configured to transmit the imaging start signal to the first and second cameras when the molding controller transmits the predetermined operation signal,
the management server includes a controller, the controller is configured to:
receive the first moving image data, the second moving image data, and the third moving image data in association with the lot number and the shot number, and the inspection result from the memory;
cause a display to simultaneously display two data of the first moving image data, the second moving image data, and the third moving image data in a first area of a first screen of the display by tab control in association with the lot number and the shot number and display the remaining one data of the first moving image data, the second moving image data, and the third moving image data in the first area of a second screen of the display by the tab control, the first area being located adjacent to a lower edge of the display; and
cause the display to display the inspection result in a second area of the display adjacent to the first area.
2. The molding machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the drive unit is provided in the injection unit or the mold clamping unit.
3. The molding machine management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is further configured to cause the display to display a molding condition of the injection molding machine.
4. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a process by a processor so as to perform the steps of:
acquiring first moving image data which is a first moving image of a mold of an injection molding machine including a molding controller, the mold, an injection unit, a material injection unit, and a mold clamping unit, and is captured by a first camera in response to an imaging start signal from the molding controller, the molding controller being configured to transmit a predetermined operation signal to operate one of the mold, the injection unit, the material injection unit, and the mold clamping unit, the first camera being configured with a first sub-camera and a second sub-camera, the mold being configured with a movable mold part and a fixed mold part, the first and second sub-cameras being configured to capture first and second sub-moving images of the movable and fixed mold parts, respectively, the first moving image including the first and second sub-moving images;
acquiring second moving image data which is a second moving image of a drive unit provided in the injection molding machine and is captured by a second camera in response to the imaging start signal from the molding controller;
acquiring third moving image data which is a third moving image of a state of a material supplied from the material injection unit to the injection unit and is captured by a third camera;
taking a molded product from the injection molding machine by a take-out robot;
acquiring an inspection image of the molded product formed by the injection molding machine;
obtaining an inspection result of inspecting an appearance of the molded product based on the inspection image;
causing a memory to store the first moving image data, the second moving image data, and the third moving image data in association with a lot number and a shot number of the injection molding machine, and the inspection result;
causing a display to simultaneously display two data of the first moving image data, the second moving image data, and the third moving image data in a first area of a first screen of the display by tab control in association with the lot number and the shot number and display the remaining one data of the first moving image data, the second moving image data, and the third moving image data in the first area of a second screen of the display by the tab control, the first area being located adjacent to a lower edge of the display; and
causing the display to display the inspection result in a second area of the display adjacent to the first area,
wherein the molding controller is configured to transmit the imaging start signal to the first and second cameras when the molding controller transmits the predetermined operation signal.