摘要 |
<p>The invention proposes a method and an arrangement for controlling a production line (1) generally having a multiplicity of processing units or machines (2,3,4) which are controlled, via a master controller (11), using data provided by a production planning system (12). In addition to a machine controller (5), each machine (2,3,4) contains a power controller (6) which is supplied with data by a master power controller (10) as part of the master controller (11). The master controller (11) is provided with a master machine controller (16) which is extended with functions for starting and stopping the production line (1) such that a current production process of the production line (1) is concluded such that an automatic restart can be carried out after the production line (1) has been at a standstill. Furthermore, the master power controller (10) is designed with functions for starting and stopping the production line (1) such that the power for the individual machines (2,3,4) is increased and decreased in a defined manner, with the result that an automatic restart can be carried out after the production line (1) has been at a standstill.</p> |