Abstract: Provided is a method for optimizing the occupancy of magazine spaces by tools within at least one tool magazine for a machine tool in a computer-supported manner, including: detecting a quantity of magazine spaces in at least one tool magazine, detecting a first quantity of tools which occupy at least one magazine space and the magazine spaces occupied by the tools, detecting a second quantity of tools which are to be additionally received in the at least one tool magazine, detecting the required space and optionally at least one other property for each tool, detecting a quantity of allowed magazines spaces for each tool, detecting a quantity of allowed magazine space pairs, wherein a first tool can be placed on a first magazine space of the magazine space pair, and optimizing the occupancy of the magazine spaces.

Abstract: A method for optimizing the occupancy of magazine spaces by tools within at least one tool magazine for a machine tool in a computer-supported manner is provided. One or more workpieces of one or more workpiece types is produced using the tools supplied by a magazine device at a supply area, having the following steps: a-i) detecting a number of workpieces, magazine spaces, a number of tools, required space, allowable magazines spaces for each tool, allowable starting magazine occupancy, a sequence of work steps to be carried out by the machine tool on a workpiece, work step time periods required to carry out each individual work step on the workpiece, one or more supply time periods depending on the sequence of the work steps to be carried out, and j) optimizing the occupancy of the magazine spaces by tools.

Abstract: A machine tool which is designed to carry out a specified sequence of work steps is provided. A tool and a processing time is assigned to each work step. A tool magazine is designed to keep a number of tools ready for the machine tool and includes a feeder for conveying tools from and to a transfer point for the machine tool. In a method for assigning tools to spaces of the tool magazine, a number of work steps are determined from the sequence, the respective processing time of each work step being shorter than a specified cycle time of the tool magazine. A work step is iteratively selected from the number of work steps; a previously used tool and a subsequently used tool are assigned spaces of the tool magazine; and the work step is removed from the number of work steps.

Abstract: A method for the computer-aided optimization of tool transports for at least one tool magazine having a number of magazine locations, which is used for a machine tool for the production of one or more workpieces with the aid of the tools provided by a magazine device at a provision location, the method including: a) detecting a quantity of tools, b) determining the space required for each tool, c) detecting a quantity of occupiable magazine locations for each tool, d) detecting a permissible output magazine occupancy e) detecting the permissible target magazine occupancy, f) detecting a quantity of transport durations required for a journey of the magazine device, g) determining a partial quantity of tool transports for which a transport sequence is specifiable so that the tools are movable in the transport sequence, h) optimizing the transport sequence for the partial quantity of tool transports.

Abstract: Provided is a method and a device for the computer-aided optimization of tool transportation operations for at least one tool magazine that has a number of magazine spaces and is used or is able to be used for a machine tool that is used to produce one or more workpieces with the aid of the tools provided at a provision space by a magazine device. The input comprises the set of tools and the space requirement of each tool and a permissible starting magazine occupancy. In step 1, a set of available time intervals is determined. In step 2, one or more tool transportation operations are assigned to a respective time interval under the condition that the movement period for the tool transportation operation is less than or equal to the length of the time interval. In step 3, one or more tool transportation operations are performed.

Abstract: Provided is a method for optimizing the occupancy of magazine spaces by tools within at least one tool magazine for a machine tool in a computer-supported manner, including: detecting a quantity of magazine spaces in at least one tool magazine, detecting a first quantity of tools which occupy at least one magazine space and the magazine spaces occupied by the tools, detecting a second quantity of tools which are to be additionally received in the at least one tool magazine, detecting the required space and optionally at least one other property for each tool, detecting a quantity of allowed magazines spaces for each tool, detecting a quantity of allowed magazine space pairs, wherein a first tool can be placed on a first magazine space of the magazine space pair, and optimizing the occupancy of the magazine spaces.

Abstract: A machine tool which is designed to carry out a specified sequence of work steps is provided. A tool and a processing time is assigned to each work step. A tool magazine is designed to keep a number of tools ready for the machine tool and includes a feeder for conveying tools from and to a transfer point for the machine tool. In a method for assigning tools to spaces of the tool magazine, a number of work steps are determined from the sequence, the respective processing time of each work step being shorter than a specified cycle time of the tool magazine. A work step is iteratively selected from the number of work steps; a previously used tool and a subsequently used tool are assigned spaces of the tool magazine; and the work step is removed from the number of work steps.

Abstract: A method for optimizing the occupancy of magazine spaces by tools within at least one tool magazine for a machine tool in a computer-supported manner is provided. One or more workpieces of one or more workpiece types is produced using the tools supplied by a magazine device at a supply area, having the following steps: a-i) detecting a number of workpieces, magazine spaces, a number of tools, required space, allowable magazines spaces for each tool, allowable starting magazine occupancy, a sequence of work steps to be carried out by the machine tool on a workpiece, work step time periods required to carry out each individual work step on the workpiece, one or more supply time periods depending on the sequence of the work steps to be carried out, and j) optimizing the occupancy of the magazine spaces by tools.

Abstract: A method for the computer-aided optimization of tool transports for at least one tool magazine having a number of magazine locations, which is used for a machine tool for the production of one or more workpieces with the aid of the tools provided by a magazine device at a provision location, the method including: a) detecting a quantity of tools, b) determining the space required for each tool, c) detecting a quantity of occupiable magazine locations for each tool, d) detecting a permissible output magazine occupancy e) detecting the permissible target magazine occupancy, f) detecting a quantity of transport durations required for a journey of the magazine device, g) determining a partial quantity of tool transports for which a transport sequence is specifiable so that the tools are movable in the transport sequence, h) optimizing the transport sequence for the partial quantity of tool transports.

Abstract: A component of a material flow system for transporting goods has a mechatronics arrangement with transport elements, sensors and actuators for transporting the goods, a control device for controlling the mechatronics arrangement, interfaces to adjacent components and the surroundings, and an internal simulator for determining the future state of the component. The internal simulator co-operates with internal simulators of other components of the material flow system, for determining a prognosis of the future state of the installation of the material flow system. The decentralized internal simulators can be synchronously or asynchronously activated.

Abstract: A device and a method for processing flat substrates, such as circuit boards or the like to be printed, is provided. The substrate can be fed resting on a transport device on two opposite side edge regions, can be first lifted from below for the purpose of processing through supports and pressed against corresponding hold-down pieces in the side edge regions, and can be clamped on the corresponding side edges of the substrate in this position, resting on the supports, between two clamping strips, whereupon the hold-down piece can be lowered to the side away from the substrate and the clamping strip and further below the region of the upper side of the substrate thus loaded, such that full-surface processing can take place.

Abstract: In a method for determining the route of transport units, especially in material flow systems (e.g. luggage conveyor systems in airports), a prognosis is established as to how many transport units arrive at each module (e.g. points, conveyor track) within a window of time, an evaluation function is defined based on the prognosis for each module, an edge weight is allocated to each module according to its load predicted in the window of time, and a route is determined for each transported unit (e.g. piece of luggage) in a temporally successive manner. The method enables an automation of the fine adjustment (tuning) of an installation according to the current and expected load situation.

Abstract: A component of a material flow system for transporting goods has a mechatronics arrangement with transport elements, sensors and actuators for transporting the goods, a control device for controlling the mechatronics arrangement, interfaces to adjacent components and the surroundings, and an internal simulator for determining the future state of the component. The internal simulator co-operates with internal simulators of other components of the material flow system, for determining a prognosis of the future state of the installation of the material flow system. The decentralised internal simulators can be synchronously or asynchronously activated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for processing flat substrates (2), such as circuit boards or the like to be printed, wherein the substrate (2) can be fed resting on a transport device on two opposite side edge regions (4), can be first lifted from below for the purpose of processing by means of supports (7) and pressed against corresponding hold-down pieces (10) in the side edge regions (4), and can be clamped on the corresponding side edges (11) of the substrate (2) in this position, resting on the supports (7), between two clamping strips (13), whereupon the hold-down piece (10) can be lowered to the side away from the substrate (2) and the clamping strip (13) and further below the region of the upper side (16) of the substrate (2) thus located, whereupon full-surface processing can take place.

Abstract: A conveyor and fixing unit are provided for fitting in a printing machine, which can be used to apply solder paste to a substrate, for example, a printed circuit board, at predetermined points. The substrate may also be a ceramic object, a flexible tape, a wafer, or other body suitable for the material to be applied. The material may also be an adhesive, silicone or epoxy resin. In order to execute a printing process for the application of solder paste, the substrate to be printed is conveyed by the conveyor unit from a substrate stack to the printing machine, where the substrate is aligned relative to a mask there provided, and solder paste is then applied to the areas of the printed circuit board to be printed by means of a doctor blade.

Abstract: A device is proposed for the conveyance and releasable fixing of substrates (27) to be printed in a printing process, with a conveyor device (2, 4) which conveys the substrate (27) to a fixing device (3) which fixes the substrate (27) by means of contact with side edge areas (33) of the substrate (27) lying in the direction of conveyance (F), wherein the fixing device (3) has support means (21) on which the substrate (27) lies in the side edge area.