Abstract: An abnormal irregularity cause identifying device includes a process data acquisition unit that reads, from a storage device storing process data and each associated with a management number of a processing target, the pieces of process data, an abnormality determination unit that continuously calculates an abnormality degree representing an extent of an irregularity of process data of the pieces of process data read by the process data acquisition unit, and a cause diagnosis unit that determines, for each of the pieces of process data and corresponding to the management number of the processing target, whether the abnormality degree calculated by the abnormality determination unit satisfies a predetermined criterion by using causal relation information defining a combination between a cause and the irregularity, which appears as an influence resulting from the cause, of the process data.

Abstract: An abnormal irregularity cause identifying device includes a process data acquisition unit that reads process data output by sensors included in a production facility performing a batch stage and a continuous stage, a preprocessing unit that associates a range of a complete timing of the batch stage with an output timing of process data of the process data in the continuous stage based on a residence time of the processing target in the production facility, an abnormality determination unit that calculates an abnormality degree by using process data in the batch stage and process data in the continuous stage associated with each other by the preprocessing unit, and a cause diagnosis unit that determines, for each of the process data output by the corresponding one of the plurality of sensors, whether the abnormality degree calculated by the abnormality determination unit satisfies a predetermined criterion.

Abstract: A method for molding lactitol-containing food inclusive of food additives which comprises heating a mixture of a solid food material and lactitol which contains not less than 30% by weight of lactitol, molding the mixture in a semi-molten state and optionally pulverizing the molded product.