work cell

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/WorkCell

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/Physical/

SubClass Of: work unit

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing β€Ί bfo:entity β€Ί bfo:continuant β€Ί bfo:independent continuant β€Ί bfo:material entity β€Ί bfo:object aggregate β€Ί work unit β€Ί work cell

Definition

work unit that is a member part of a production line and is used to manufacture some material parts that share manufacturing requirements

Explanatory Notes

1) ISA95: work unit within a production line that consists of equipment grouped together to produce a family of parts having similar manufacturing requirements. 2) While production lines can be used in discrete or continous manufacturing - work cells are only considered as parts of production lines that are used for discrete manufacturing

Examples

  • an automotive assembly line with a series of workstations or work cells where car bodies move along a conveyor, and at each station, specific componentsβ€”such as engines, doors, or seatsβ€”are installed by workers and/or robots; a smartphone production line that includes stations or work cells for mounting circuit boards, installing screens, assembling casings, and performing quality checks; a washing machine production line having a series of workstations or work cells where the chassis is assembled, components such as motors, drums, pipes, and electronic circuits are installed, and the final product is tested and packaged; a candy production line composed of an oven or cooker, a work cell of forming machines, a cooling tunnel, as well as work cells of wrapping machines, and packaging machines

Adapted From

  • ISA95

Primitive Class

This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.

Primitive Rationale

There are insufficient constructs to provide a set of necessary and sufficient conditions. Specifically the construct β€˜manufacturing requirement’ is missing.

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Axioms

WorkCell(x) β†’ WorkUnit(x) ∧ βˆƒy(ProductionLine(y) ∧ memberPartOfAtSomeTime(x, y))

Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms

if x is a β€˜work cell’ then x is a β€˜work unit’ and x is a β€˜member part of at some time’ some β€˜production line’

Description Logic

constr:WorkCell βŠ‘ constr:WorkUnit

constr:WorkCell βŠ‘ βˆƒ bfo:member_part_of_at_some_time .constr:ProductionLine

SubClassOf: constr:WorkUnit

SubClassOf: bfo:member_part_of_at_some_time some constr:ProductionLine


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