Can manufacturing equipment monitoring and control systems and methods

Abstract

A control system for can manufacturing equipment includes a number of sensors structured to monitor one or more characteristics of a machine in a can manufacturing line, and a controller structured to monitor and analyze the one or more characteristics monitored by the number of sensors.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control system for can manufacturing equipment comprises:
 a number of sensors structured to monitor one or more characteristics of a machine in a can manufacturing line; and   a controller structured to monitor and analyze the one or more characteristics monitored by the number of sensors.   
     
     
         2 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the machine is a bodymaker, wherein the number of sensors includes at least one pressure sensor, wherein the one or more characteristics includes oil pressure in the bodymaker, and wherein the controller is structured to monitor and analyze the oil pressure in the bodymaker and to control one or more pumps in the bodymaker to adjust the oil pressure. 
     
     
         3 . The control system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more pumps includes a first pump and a second pump, wherein the first pump is structured to pressurize oil in an oil circulation circuit of the bodymaker, wherein the second pump is structured to recirculate oil in the oil circulation circuit, wherein the at least one pressure sensor includes a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor, wherein the first pressure sensor is structured to sense pressure at an output of the first pump, and wherein the second pressure sensor is structured to sense pressure at an output of the second pump. 
     
     
         4 . The control system of  claim 3 , wherein the controller includes a first controller associated with and structured to control the first pump and second controller associated with and structured to control the second pump, wherein the first pump, the first controller, and the first pressure sensor are arranged in a first feedback loop, and wherein the second pump, the second controller, and the second pressure sensor are arranged in a second feedback loop. 
     
     
         5 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the machine is a bodymaker, wherein the number of sensors includes at least one vibration sensor, wherein the one or more characteristics includes vibration in the bodymaker, and wherein the controller is structured to monitor and analyze vibration in the bodymaker. 
     
     
         6 . The control system of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one vibration sensor includes a toolpack cradle vibration sensor disposed proximate a toolpack cradle and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the toolpack cradle. 
     
     
         7 . The control system of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one vibration sensor includes a rear airbag vibration sensor disposed proximate rear air bags of the bodymaker and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the rear airbags. 
     
     
         8 . The control system of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one vibration sensor includes a main motor vibration sensor disposed on a main motor of the bodymaker and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the main motor. 
     
     
         9 . The control system of  claim 5 , wherein the at least on vibration sensor includes a main motor vibration sensor disposed on a main motor of the bodymaker and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the main motor, a pump vibration sensor disposed on a pump of the bodymaker and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the pump, a flywheel vibration sensor disposed proximate a flywheeel of the bodymaker and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the flywheel, and a support arm vibration sensor disposed on a support arm of the bodymaker and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the support arm. 
     
     
         10 . The control system of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one vibration sensor includes a toolpack cradle vibration sensor disposed proximate a toolpack cradle of the bodymaker and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the toolpack cradle, a rear airbag vibration sensor disposed proximate rear air bags of the bodymaker and structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the rear air bags. 
     
     
         11 . The control system of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one vibration sensor is a plurality of vibration sensors disposed at multiple locations on the bodymaker. 
     
     
         12 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is structured to generate a user interface including a number of selectable reports based on the one or more characteristics monitored by the number of sensors. 
     
     
         13 . The control system of  claim 12 , wherein the number of sensors includes at least one vibration sensor, wherein the one or more characteristics includes vibration in the bodymaker, wherein the controller is structured to monitor and analyze vibration in the bodymaker, and wherein at least one of the number of selectable reports is based on vibration in the bodymaker. 
     
     
         14 . The control system of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one vibration sensor is a plurality of vibration sensors disposed at multiple locations on the bodymaker, and wherein the at least one of the number of selectable reports is based on vibration in the bodymaker is a plurality of reports, each corresponding to one of the multiple locations on the bodymaker. 
     
     
         15 . The control system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more characteristics of a machine in a can manufacturing line is a plurality of characteristics including vibration, pressure, and energy. 
     
     
         16 . The control system of  claim 15 , wherein the controller is structured to use machine learning to analyze the plurality of characteristics to determine characteristics indicative of a predicted failure. 
     
     
         17 . A bodymaker for can manufacturing, the bodymaker comprising:
 a main motor;   a flywheel;   rear air bags;   a support arm; and   a control system including:
 a number of sensors structured to monitor one or more characteristics of bodymaker; and 
 a controller structured to monitor and analyze the one or more characteristics monitored by the number of sensors. 
   
     
     
         18 . The bodymaker of  claim 17 , wherein the number of sensors includes a number of vibration sensors structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at one or more of the main motor, the flywheel, the rear air bags, and the support arm. 
     
     
         19 . The bodymaker of  claim 18 , wherein the number of vibration sensors includes a main motor vibration sensor structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the main motor, a flywheel vibration sensor structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the flywheel, a rear air bag vibration sensor structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the rear air bags, and a support arm vibration sensor structured to sense vibration in the bodymaker at the support arm. 
     
     
         20 . A bodymaker for can manufacturing, the bodymaker comprising:
 an oil circulation circuit; and   a control system including:
 a first pump operable to pressurize oil in the oil circulation circuit; 
 a first pressure sensor structured to sense pressure at an output of the first pump; 
 a first controller structured to control operation of the first pump based on an output of the first pressure sensor and a desired pressure setting; 
 a second pump operable to recirculate oil in the oil circulation circuit; 
 a second pressure sensor structured to sense pressure at an output of the second pump; and 
 a second controller structured to control operation of the second pump based on an output of the second pressure sensor and the desired pressure setting.