1. A method for making PET objects comprising:
reacting a first PET precursor and a second PET precursor to produce a PET melt;
flowing said PET melt to a valve having multiple outlets;
flowing said PET melt from the valve having multiple outlets to a die forming system and a chip system;
controlling individually the mass flow of the PET melt in each of the die forming system and chip system with a combination feedback and feed forward control system on the die forming system and chip system;
forming said PET objects from said PET melt.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
flowing said PET from one of said multiple outlets to a chip stream for forming pellets.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said reacting takes place within a temperature range of from about 200\xb0 C. to about 330\xb0 C.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said first PET precursor is selected from the group consisting of Pure Terephthalate Acid (PTA) and Dimethyl Terephthalate (DMT).
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said second PET precursor is selected from the group consisting of Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), Diethylene Glycol (DEG), and glycolized polyester (PETG).
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said controlling individually the mass flow of the PET melt comprises:
controlling the pressure of said PET melt with pressure control loops prior to said forming said PET objects.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said PET objects are selected from the group consisting of PET articles, PET sheets, strapping, and architectural items.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said forming PET objects further comprises:
adding at least one side extruder to produce a multi-layered PET sheet or object.
9. The method of claim 9 further comprises:
producing a laminated structure selected from the group consisting of foil and EVOh structure.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
filtering said PET melt prior to said forming said PET objects.
11. A system for making PET objects comprising:
means for reacting a first PET precursor and a second PET precursor to produce a PET melt;
means for flowing said PET melt to a valve having at multiple outlets;
means for flowing said PET melt from at least two outlets of the multiple outlets to at least one die forming system and one cutter system to produce pellets;
means for controlling individually the mass flow of the PET melt in each of said at least two forming lines independently of the other of said lines;
means for forming said PET objects from said PET melt.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein said means for reacting takes place within a temperature range of from about 200\xb0 C. to about 330\xb0 C.
13. The system of claim 11 wherein said first PET precursor is selected from the group consisting of Pure Terephthalate Acid (PTA) and Dimethyl Terephthalate (DMT).
14. The system of claim 11 wherein said second PET precursor is selected from the group consisting of Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), Diethylene Glycol (DEG), and glycolized polyester (PETG).
15. The system of claim 11 wherein said means for controlling individually the mass flow of the PET melt comprises:
means for controlling the pressure of said PET melt with pressure control loops prior to said forming said PET objects.
16. The system of claim 11 wherein said PET objects are selected from the group consisting of PET articles, PET sheets, strapping, and architectural items.
17. The system of claim 11 wherein said means for forming PET objects further comprises:
means for adding at least one side extruder to produce a multi-layered PET sheet or object.
18. The system of claim 17 further comprises:
means for producing a laminated structure selected from the group consisting of foil and EVOh structure.
19. The system of claim 11 further comprising:
means for filtering said PET melt prior to said forming said PET objects.
20. A system for making PET objects comprising:
a reactor for reacting a first PET precursor and a second PET precursor to produce a PET melt;
a first pump to pump said PET melt to a multiple outlet valve;
at least one sheet forming line with two of said outlets of said multiple outlet valve;
an individual second pump in communication with each of said forming lines and said PET object forming die for controlling individually the mass flow of the PET melt in each of said lines independently of the other.
21. The system of claim 20 further comprising:
a side chip stream in communication with said other of said outlets for forming pellets.
22. The system of claim 20 wherein the temperature within said reactor is in the range of from about 200\xb0 C. to about 330\xb0 C.
23. The system of claim 20 wherein said first PET precursor is selected from the group consisting of Pure Terephthalate Acid (PTA) and Dimethyl Terephthalate (DMT).
24. The system of claim 20 wherein said second PET precursor is selected from the group consisting of Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG), Diethylene Glycol (DEG), and glycolized polyester (PETG).
25. The system of claim 20 wherein said at least two distribution lines further comprises:
means for controlling the pressure of said PET melt with pressure control loops.
26. The system of claim 20 wherein said PET objects are selected from the group consisting of PET articles, PET sheets, strapping, and architectural items.
27. The system of claim 20 wherein said PET object forming die further comprises:
at least one side extruder to produce a multi-layered PET sheet or object.
28. The system of claim 20 further comprising:
a filter for removing impurities from said PET melt prior to said PET object forming die.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method, comprising:
determining first component data by a first aggregation device at a first time, the first aggregation device being associated with a first one of a plurality of device components of a device, the first component data comprising identification data regarding at least a second one of the plurality of device components of the device;
storing the first component data;
receiving a component request; and
providing the first component data in response to the component request;
wherein the determining, storing, receiving, and providing steps are performed when the device is powered off;
wherein the plurality of device components are disposed within a device chassis;
wherein the device chassis has associated therewith a chassis RFID tag, the chassis RFID tag indicating chassis component data regarding the plurality of device components disposed within the device chassis, wherein the first aggregation device is separate from the chassis RFID tag.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first aggregation device comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second one of the plurality of device components has associated therewith a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag having second component data stored thereon, the second component data indicating at least one other component associated with the second one of the plurality of device components.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein a motherboard is configured for communication with the plurality of device components, the motherboard comprising a second aggregation device configured to obtain current component data from each of the plurality of device components when the device is powered on.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
obtaining by the first aggregation device current component data from the second aggregation device.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first aggregation device comprises a wireless interface, wherein the component request is received via the wireless interface, and wherein the first component data is provided via the wireless interface.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the chassis RFID tag is affixed to the chassis.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
checking that the chassis component data is consistent with the first component data.
9. An apparatus, comprising:
a device chassis;
a plurality of device components disposed within the device chassis; and
a first aggregation device associated with a first device component, the first aggregation device comprising a wireless interface and a logic device configured to do the following when the apparatus is powered off:
determine first component data at a first time, the first component data comprising identification data regarding at least a second device component that is currently disposed within the device chassis;
store the first component data;
receive a component request via the wireless interface; and
provide the first component data via the wireless interface in response to the component request;
wherein the device chassis has a chassis RFID tag associated therewith, the chassis RFID tag indicating chassis component data regarding the plurality of device components disposed within the chassis, wherein the first aggregation device is separate from the chassis RFID tag.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first aggregation device comprises a radio frequency identification (\u201cRFID\u201d) tag.
11. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising an RFID tag associated with the second device component, the RFID tag having second component data stored thereon, the second component data indicating at least one other component associated with the second component.
12. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a motherboard configured for communication with the plurality of device components, the motherboard comprising a second aggregation device configured to obtain current component data from each of the plurality of device components when the apparatus is powered on.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first aggregation device is further configured to obtain current component data from the second aggregation device.
14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the chassis RFID tag is affixed to the device chassis.
15. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing thereon computer-readable instructions for performing a method, comprising:
determining first component data by a first aggregation device at a first time, the first aggregation device being associated with a first one of a plurality of device components of a device, the first component data comprising identification data regarding at least a second one of the plurality of device components of the device;
storing the first component data;
receiving a component request via a wireless interface; and
providing the first component data via the wireless interface in response to the component request;
wherein the determining, storing, receiving, and providing steps are performed when the device is powered off;
wherein the device chassis has a chassis RFID tag associated therewith, the chassis RFID tag indicating chassis component data regarding the plurality of device components disposed within the chassis, wherein the first aggregation device is separate from the chassis RFID tag.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first aggregation device comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the second one of the plurality of device components has associated therewith a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag having second component data stored thereon, the second component data indicating at least one other component associated with the second one of the plurality of device components.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:
instructions for obtaining by a second aggregation device current component data from each of the plurality of device components when the device is powered on.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:
instructions for obtaining by the first aggregation device current component data from the second aggregation device.
20. An apparatus, comprising:
means for determining first component data by a first aggregation device at a first time, the first aggregation device being associated with a first one of a plurality of device components of a device, the first component data comprising identification data regarding at least a second one of the plurality of device components of the device;
means for storing the first component data;
means for receiving a component request via a wireless interface; and
means for providing the first component data via the wireless interface in response to the component request;
wherein the determining, storing, receiving, and providing means are performed when the device is powered off;
wherein the plurality of device components are disposed within a device chassis;
wherein the device chassis has associated therewith a chassis RFID tag, the chassis RFID tag indicating chassis component data regarding the plurality of device components disposed within the device chassis, wherein the first aggregation device is separate from the chassis RFID tag.