Purpose: The purpose of this study is to propose an optimization process to improve product yield in the process using process data. Recently, research for low-cost and high-efficiency production in the manufacturing process using machine learning or ...
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to propose an optimization process to improve product yield in the process using process data. Recently, research for low-cost and high-efficiency production in the manufacturing process using machine learning or deep learning has continued. Therefore, this study derives major variables that affect product defects in the manufacturing process using explainable artificial intelligence and XAI method. After that, the optimal range of the variables is presented to propose a methodology for improving product yield.
Method: This study is conducted using the injection molding machine AI dataset and the CNC machine AI dataset released on the Korea AI Manufacturing Platform(KAMP) organized by KAIST. Using the XAI-based SHAP method, major variables affecting product defects are extracted from each process data. XGBoost and LightGBM were used as learning algorithms, and for each model, 6-7 variables are extracted as the main process variables for the injection process and 8-10 variables for the CNC process. Subsequently, the optimal control range of each process variable is presented using the ICE method. Finally, for validation of the study, a data frame corresponding to the optimal control range of each process variable is constructed and the product yield is improved by comparing the defect rate of the data with the existing defect rate.
Results: This study is a case study. The research methodology in both the injection process and the CNC process was proposed, and in both cases, it was confirmed that the product yield was improved through validation.
Conclusion: In the injection process data, it was confirmed that XGBoost had an improvement defect rate of 0.21% and LightGBM had an improvement defect rate of 0.29%, which were improved by 0.79%p and 0.71%p, respectively, compared to the existing defect rate of 1.00%.
In the CNC process data, it was confirmed that XGBoost had an improvement defect rate of 0.82% and LightGBM had an improvement defect rate of 0.97%, which improved by 28.36%p and 28.21%p, respectively, compared to the existing defect rate of 29.18%.
Keywords: Injection Process, CNC Process, XAI, SHAP, ICE