• PC based : Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2003
• Real-time connection to each machine
• Information available enterprise wide across existing computer network, Ethernet LAN
• Data stored in SQL database for simple export to other enterprise software - ERP/MRP/MES/CMMS
• Flexible time planning - shift pattern, planned maintenance, holidays and overtime

System Displays 

• Unlimited custom displays show key information at a glance including:
• Overview pictorial mimic with colour coded machine status
• Detailed displays of machines with KPI information
• Production Status, KPI and OEE , Scrap rate, Down time/Up time, Cycle times, Yield, Efficiency, Utilisation, Changeove/Set-up/Tooling time, Order progress

Alarms

• Unlimited alarms
• Alarm limits can be set on any parameter
• Alarms can activate:

Reporting

• Unlimited  reports
• Fully customisable - easy editing and creation
• Report formats: Text, Graphics, Trends or any combination
• Report Creation: Automatic (Timed or Event), On demand
• Report Generation: Display, Printed, Email, SMS Text Message, pdf for electronic storage

• Reports can display any monitored parameter in any combination required including :

Efficiency, Run time, OEE, Good production, Utilisation, Scrap rate, Capacity utilisation, Material usage, Set up time, Scrap by reason, Down time by reason, Custom defined parameters.

• Reporting By

Machines, Tools, Products, Reject/Scrap Rates, Machine Speed, Target Production Rates, Workcell , Operator , Shift, Batch etc.

Downtime

• All downtime events are recorded
• Each machine has unlimited user defined reasons
• Flexible interlock option to ensure downtime reason selection
• Multiple sequential reasons can be assigned to downtime events
• Add comments to downtime events to aid analysis

Downtime Viewers/Dashboards

• View, analyse and manage downtime per machine or across any number of machines
• Tabular and Graphical Viewers
• Sort downtime events by time, duration, type and reason
• Edit - assign, split, combine or amend downtime events
• View and report downtime statistics by:

Totals, Percentages, Reason, Number , Level, Greatest time, Greatest count, Pareto analysis
Compare downtime between machines

Machine Speed Optimisation

• Machine operating speed continuously monitored
• Reasons assigned to slow speed running
• View, analyse and report like downtime

Graphs/Trending

• Graph any parameters in real-time or historically over any time period

Plant Maintenance 

• Provides maintenance & training information database for storing documents (Standard Operating Procedures, schematics, parts numbers), photographs, video images etc.
• Track machine run / cycle times for any number of machines
• Alert when maintenace is due based on actual machine usage

IP Video Camera Control

• Connect any number of IP cameras
• View live camera feeds remotely enterprise wide
• Record video for later analysis (manually or automatically triggered) 

Web Internet Access 

• Any level of system information can be viewed over the internet
• Interactive system capability over the internet

 Recipe & Batch Facilities 

• Unlimited recipes can be stored
• Full batch handling capability

SPC

• Full SPC capability
• Automatic and manual data collection

Expert System

• Expert System capability

Hardware

• Operator Terminals

Rugged terminals with wipe clean keypads and multi-line displays
Stainless steel version for food, pharma and clean environments

• Touch screen interfaces
• Barcode readers
• Swipe card readers
• Large format shop floor display screens

Security

• User password protected
• User defined privileges delimit system access

Traceability

• Enhanced security capable of compliance to FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and equivalent standards
• Digital Signatures
• Audit Trail

Connectivity

• Driver Library / OPC Client - Server
• SQL Database
• Exchange data with third party software, ERP, MRP systems etc.