PROCESSING INSTRUCTING DEVICE, PROCESSING INSTRUCTING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND PROCESSING DEVICE

摘要

A processing indicating device to improve the efficiency of processing on an object. The device includes a first communication unit which communicates information with a plurality of processing devices for processing the object and a second communication unit which communicates information with a conveyance controlling device controlling conveying of the object to the plurality of processing devices. An arrival time predicting unit predicts on the basis of information received by the second communication unit, the time when the conveying device arrives at one of the processing devices. In addition, a finish time predicting unit receives information and predicts the time when the processing on the object in the one processing device finishes. A processing indicating unit causes processing control information that orders the execution of device state improvement treatment to be transmitted to the one processing device on the basis of the predicted respective times.

主权项

1. A processing instructing device, comprising:
a first communication unit that communicates information for controlling an operation of a plurality of processing devices with the plurality of processing devices that process a workpiece; a second communication unit that communicates information with a conveyance control device configured to control an operation of a conveyance device that conveys the workpiece to the plurality of processing devices; an arrival time predicting unit that, based on the information received by the second communication unit, predicts a time when the conveyance device arrives at one of the plurality of processing device; a finish time predicting unit that receives information indicating that a processing on the workpiece in the one processing device has been finished by the first communication unit or, based on the information received by the first communication unit, predicts a time when the processing on the workpiece in the one processing device is finished; and a processing instructing unit that, based on the time predicted by the arrival time predicting unit and the time predicted by the finish time predicting unit, causes processing control information which instructs execution of a device state improving processing to be transmitted to the one processing device by the first communication unit, wherein, when a cumulative value of processings on workpieces according to production in the one processing device is equal to or larger than a first set cumulative-value or a length of time between the time predicted by the finish time predicting unit and the time predicted by the arrival time predicting unit is equal to or larger longer than a predetermined length of time, the processing instructing unit causes processing control information, which instructs the execution of the device state improving treatment, to be transmitted to the one processing device.