Abstract: A module for monitoring industrial processes for use in a system for monitoring industrial processes that comprises sensor means (7; 17) for detecting process quantities in a process station (20), acquisition means (8, 32; 32?; 32?) for acquiring measurement signals (R) issued by said sensor means (7; 17), processing means (9; 19) operating on signals (T; T1) generated by said acquisition means (8, 32; 32?; 32?) to obtain information on the quality of the process, and means for managing the production flow (9; 19), which operate on the basis of said information on the quality of the process and are located in a workstation (50) that is remote with respect to said process station, said monitoring module (30) being configured for being set locally at said at least one process station (20) for receiving measurement signals (R) issued by said sensor means (7; 17).

Abstract: A system and a method for monitoring painting quality of components, for example of motor-vehicle bodies, comprises a robot which moves a monitoring head to follow the components to be monitored while they move along a production line. The monitoring head moves with respect to the surface to be monitored and comprises both a source of light and a camera which receives the light emitted by the source of light which is reflected by the monitored surface. An electronic processing unit receives the signals coming from the camera and processes them according to different processing algorithms for detecting various categories of defects, specifically small defects, medium defects, and large defects.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the quality of the primer layer applied to the body of a motor vehicle prior to painting (enamelling) envisages provision of at least one manipulator robot carrying a monitoring head. The monitoring head includes a light source constituted by an array of LED sources and a videocamera that are held in a position fixed with respect to one another while they are displaced with respect to the surface to be monitored following the profile of said surface. The signals at output from the videocamera are processed by dividing the area monitored into an array of sub-areas and executing the same processing procedure simultaneously on all the sub-areas.

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling the quality of an industrial process, of the type that comprises the steps of: providing one or more reference signals for the industrial process; acquiring one or more real signals that are indicative of the quality of said industrial process; and comparing said one or more reference signals with said one or more real signals in order to identify defects in said industrial process.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the quality of the primer layer applied to the body of a motor vehicle prior to painting (enamelling) envisages provision of at least one manipulator robot carrying a monitoring head. The monitoring head includes a light source constituted by an array of LED sources and a videocamera that are held in a position fixed with respect to one another whilst they are displaced with respect to the surface to be monitored following the profile of said surface. The signals at output from the videocamera are processed by dividing the area monitored into an array of sub-areas and executing the same processing procedure simultaneously on all the sub-areas.

Abstract: A module for monitoring industrial processes for use in a system for monitoring industrial processes that comprises sensor means (7; 17) for detecting process quantities in a process station (20), acquisition means (8, 32; 32?; 32?) for acquiring measurement signals (R) issued by said sensor means (7; 17), processing means (9; 19) operating on signals (T; T1) generated by said acquisition means (8, 32; 32?; 32?) to obtain information on the quality of the process, and means for managing the production flow (9; 19), which operate on the basis of said information on the quality of the process and are located in a workstation (50) that is remote with respect to said process station, said monitoring module (30) being configured for being set locally at said at least one process station (20) for receiving measurement signals (R) issued by said sensor means (7; 17).

Abstract: A system and a method for monitoring painting quality of components, for example of motor-vehicle bodies, comprises a robot which moves a monitoring head to follow the components to be monitored while they move along a production line. The monitoring head moves with respect to the surface to be monitored and comprises both a source of light and a camera which receives the light emitted by the source of light which is reflected by the monitored surface. An electronic processing unit receives the signals coming from the camera and processes them according to different processing algorithms for detecting various categories of defects, specifically small defects, medium defects, and large defects.

Abstract: Described herein is a system for monitoring arc-welding processes, comprising arc-voltage sensor means (21) and arc-current sensor means (22), means (23) for acquisition of voltage values (V) measured by said arc-voltage sensor means (21) and of current values (I) measured by said arc-current sensor means (22), and processing means (25) configured for processing said voltage values (V) and said current values (I) for calculating one or more vectors of time values (Ton[j]; TonV[j), TonI[j]) corresponding to a state of arc of the arc-welding process, According to the invention, said processing means (25) are configured for executing the operations of: calculating reference values (TssupV, TsinfV, TssupI, TsinfI) of arc time (Ton[j]; TonV[j), TonI[j]) via the steps of: calculating a statistical distribution of respective arc-time vectors (Ton[j]; TonV[j), TonI[j]) obtained from voltage values (V) and from current values (I), measured during execution of one or more reference welds; and calculating as referen

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling the quality of an industrial process, of the type that comprises the steps of: providing one or more reference signals for the industrial process; acquiring one or more real signals that are indicative of the quality of said industrial process; and comparing said one or more reference signals with said one or more real signals in order to identify defects in said industrial process.

Abstract: A method for controlling the quality of an industrial process, of the type that comprises the steps of: providing one or more reference signals for the industrial process; acquiring one or more real signals that are indicative of the quality of said industrial process; and comparing said one or more reference signals with said one or more real signals in order to identify defects in said industrial process.

Abstract: A method for controlling the quality of industrial processes, of the type comprising the steps of: making available one or more reference signals relating to the industrial process acquiring one or more real signals, indicative of the quality of said industrial process, comparing said one or more reference signal to said one or more real signals to identify defects in said industrial process. Said method further includes the operations of: obtaining a real part and an imaginary part from said reference signal; obtaining a real part and an imaginary part from said real signal; computing said real part first comparison dimensions between and said imaginary part from said reference signal; computing second comparison dimensions between said real part and said imaginary part from said real signal; comparing said first comparison dimensions and second comparison dimensions to obtain time location information associated to the presence of defects.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for monitoring industrial processes, comprising sensor means for detecting one or more process quantities in at least one process station, acquisition and processing means operating on signals generated by the sensor means for obtaining information on process quality and means for managing the manufacturing flow operating on the basis of the information on process quality. The acquisition and processing means are arranged locally in the at least one process station, the means for managing the manufacturing flow are arranged in a remote position with respect to the acquisition and processing means, and it is provided for wireless transceiver means for exchanging the information on process quality between the acquisition and processing means and the means for managing the manufacturing flow.

Abstract: The invention describes a system for monitoring industrial processes, comprising sensor means for detecting one or more process quantities in at least one process station, acquisition means for acquiring measuring signals emitted by said sensor means, processing means operating on signals generated by said acquisition means for obtaining process information, and means for managing the manufacturing flow operating on the basis of said information on process quality. According to the invention, said acquisition means are arranged locally in said at least one process station and comprise means for coding said measuring signals generated by said sensor means into coded signals, said means for managing the manufacturing flow are arranged in remote position with respect to acquisition means and there are wireless transceiver means associated to said acquisition means for sending coded signals generated by said acquisition means to said means for managing the manufacturing flow.

Abstract: The invention describes a system for monitoring industrial processes, comprising sensor means for detecting one or more process quantities in at least one process station, acquisition means for acquiring measuring signals emitted by said sensor means, processing means operating on signals generated by said acquisition means for obtaining process information, and means for managing the manufacturing flow operating on the basis of said information on process quality. According to the invention, said acquisition means are arranged locally in said at least one process station and comprise means for coding said measuring signals generated by said sensor means into coded signals, said means for managing the manufacturing flow are arranged in remote position with respect to acquisition means and there are wireless transceiver means associated to said acquisition means for sending coded signals generated by said acquisition means to said means for managing the manufacturing flow.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for monitoring industrial processes, comprising sensor means for detecting one or more process quantities in at least one process station, acquisition and processing means operating on signals generated by said sensor means for obtaining information on process quality and means for managing the manufacturing flow operating on the basis of said information on process quality. Said acquisition and processing means are arranged locally in said at least one process station, said means for managing the manufacturing flow are arranged in remote position with respect to acquisition and processing means and it is provided for wireless transceiver means, for exchanging said information on process quality between said acquisition and processing means and said means for managing the manufacturing flow.

Abstract: A method for controlling the quality of industrial processes, of the type comprising the steps of: making available one or more reference signals relating to the industrial process acquiring one or more real signals, indicative of the quality of said industrial process, comparing said one or more reference signal to said one or more real signals to identify defects in said industrial process. Said method further includes the operations of: obtaining a real part and an imaginary part from said reference signal; obtaining a real part and an imaginary part from said real signal; computing said real part first comparison dimensions between and said imaginary part from said reference signal; computing second comparison dimensions between said real part and said imaginary part from said real signal; comparing said first comparison dimensions and second comparison dimensions to obtain time location information associated to the presence of defects.

Abstract: A method for controlling the quality of an industrial process, of the type that comprises the steps of: providing one or more reference signals for the industrial process; acquiring one or more real signals that are indicative of the quality of said industrial process; and comparing said one or more reference signals with said one or more real signals in order to identify defects in said industrial process.