Production system

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PATENT NO 12084332
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18017210

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In a production system 100, containers have hollow main bodies 1a having openings at their top parts and caps 1b for closing the openings. The production system 100 includes a conveyor line L for conveying the containers 1, a capper 5 for attaching the caps 1b to the main bodies 1a of the containers 1 on the conveyor line L, a reading apparatus 18 configured to read first information attached to top surfaces of the caps 1b of the containers 1 for identifying the containers 1 on the conveyor line L at one or more predetermined points after the capper 5, and a memory apparatus 52 configured to store linked together the first information of the containers 1, second information attached to the main bodies 1a of the containers 1 for identifying the main bodies 1a, and times at which the containers 1 passed the one or more predetermined points.

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SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED1-40 DOJIMAHAMA 2-CHOME KITA-KU OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 530-8203

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Furukawa, Naoki Osaka, JP 41 166
Higo, Tatsutoshi Osaka, JP 2 0
Matsuzaki, Takahiro Ayase, JP 34 114
Shirakawa, Yohei Tokyo, JP 51 72

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