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The Wonderware HMI for machines

Wonderware® InTouch® Machine Edition enables OEMs, Panel Builders, and End Users to quickly create intuitive, secure, and highly maintainable HMI applications for intelligent machines and on a variety of low level devices using embedded operating systems.

Intelligent Small Data Solutions

InTouch Machine Edition is perfectly suited for applications that require a small “footprint,” such as operator HMI panels, embedded devices and the perfect complement to customers who already own Wonderware InTouch and Wonderware System Platform.

Light at the End of the A12 Motorway Tunnel with a little help from Wonderware

On a motorway with 24 tunnels, lighting is one of the most critical elements to driver safety. The proper level of visibility must be assured in relation to current weather conditions as well as time of day. A driver’s visibility must adapt quickly to sudden changes in lighting, and in a vehicle traveling at high speed covering several feet per second, proper roadway lighting is imperative.

Being blinded for only seconds can impede driver safety, so adjustments in traffic lighting are essential. With the many tunnels along the A12, proper adjustment of the tunnel lighting system is critical. For example, the entrance to a tunnel must be lit to replicate current outside lighting conditions, whether it be day or night. While in the tunnel, lighting must be adjusted to provide proper visibility along the roadway, with lighting intensity decreasing as the driver gradually approaches the inner section of the tunnel.

Lighting must then be readjusted to mimic the outside lighting conditions as a driver exits the tunnel. These critical lighting processes are automated and controlled by Wonderware software. Prior to automation, this activity was entrusted to a worker who had to manually adjust the lighting each hour of each day, and ensure they were properly modified to represent current outside lighting conditions.

This manual process had the potential of human error which threatens the safety of drivers. In addition, delays in lighting adjustments had an economic impact by requiring the hiring of staff and the inefficient use of electricity. A delay in adjusting the lighting by even few minutes can result into significant additional energy costs.

For this reason, the automated management using Wonderware System Platform enabled S.A.L.T. to implement a substantial technological advancement in the management of critical applications.

“Time scheduling is based on an astronomy calendar where sunrise and sunset timetables are stored, including possible corrections triggered by a network of twilight sensors and light meters, which detect real weather conditions. This process is important to the profitability of S.A.L.T. by ensuring that only the proper level of power consumption is used, avoiding all unnecessary powering of lights. Energy savings equates to cost savings, which has a significant impact on the company’s balance sheet.”

Eraldo Benedetto
Automation Manager
Giordano & C. S.p.A.

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For more information on this success story, you might want to check out the following links:

1. The A12 Motorway
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control

Safe driving in Italy with the help of Wonderware

With the help of Wonderware software, the Società Autostrada Ligure Toscana p.a., or S.A.L.T. has implemented an automation solution that effectively manages Italy's A12 motorway, providing more than 50 million motorists that use it each year with the safest driving experience.

“Adopting an industrygrade automation solution was the first step to the successful implementation of a project characterized by a large number of controls, and mostly, by the need to guarantee uninterrupted operation.”

Eraldo Benedetto
Automation Manager
Giordano & C. S.p.A.

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I'll be providing more information in my next post about the Wonderware solution on Italy's A12 motorway. In the meantime, you might want to check out the following links:

1. The A12 Motorway
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control

Process Nexus II with a little help from Wonderware

With Process Nexus II, the Rojana Plant of F&N Dairies Thailand enjoys significant savings in production, logistics and inventory costs. It is well placed to meet the needs of its business goals now and in the future

With a little help from Wonderware.

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For more information on the topics and products that are involved in this post, please click on the links below:

1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management

Wonderware Ecosystem Partner Sagitate and F&N Dairies Thailand

“Sagitate has experience in CPG and F&B projects for more than 16 years and we have provided InBatch, QI Analyst and Performance software to our customers in over 50 plants in Thailand.”

Paruhut Chanpahol
Sales Manager
Sagitate (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

The trust of F&N Dairies in the capability of Wonderware Ecosystem Partner Sagitate is evident in its long and deep collaboration.

“Sagitate and F&N have passed major situations together. We built the Rojana factory together and also recovered it from the flooding crisis together. They provide us full support at all times that we request it. For us, Sagitate is not just a supplier. They are our friends.”

Roongroj Roongruang
Factory Engineering Manager
F&N Dairies Thailand

 

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For more information on the topics and products that are involved in this post, please click on the links below:

1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management

Wonderware Services and Partner Collaboration at F&N Dairies Thailand

It took a small village of engineers to create an elegant solution for F&N Dairies Thailand and this is where Wonderware's Services and Partner Collaboration team came in handy.

Wonderware maintains a seasoned team of consultants, architects, project managers, engineers and System Integrator partners that are uniquely qualified to provide design engineering and product specialist services that address all aspects of supervisory control, operations and asset management services.

For the F&N Dairies Process Nexus II project, it was Wonderware Ecosystem Partner Sagitate who was invloved in the creation of the MES solution but with initial assistance coming from the engineers of Wonderware Asia-Pacific. More on this in my next blog post.

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For more information on the topics and products that are involved in this post, please click on the links below:

1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management

Why did F&N Dairies Thailand choose Wonderware?

F&N Dairies Thailand gave two main reasons why they chose Wonderware software as the base for Process Nexus II.

"The first one is that the Wonderware products have the connectivity capability to connect among the industrial automation devices, computers and laboratory measuring instruments.

The 2nd reason is about the lower total cost of ownership of the Wonderware software.

"When we consider the Wonderware products and when we compare it with other software applications, the total cost of ownership is comparatively lower than the others”

Roongroj Roongruang
Factory Engineering Manager
F&N Dairies Thailand

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For more information on the topics and products that are involved in this post, please click on the links below:

1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management

The Process Nexus II at F&N Dairies was created with Wonderware software

The Process Nexus II solution at F&N Dairies was created with the help of Wonderware software.

“We offered the Wonderware InTouch, Wonderware MES, Wonderware System Platform, Wonderware Historian, QI Analyst software to the Nexus II project according to their functional requirements, such as Quality, Track and Traceability.”

Paruhut Chanpahol
Sales Manager
Sagitate (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

 

 

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1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management

Process Nexus II gives F&N Dairies 100% FTQ

Process Nexus II is basically an online tracking program that helps F&N Dairies Thailand monitor all the parameters in the manufacturing process. It starts from raw material receiving to processing, until the products are released to the customer.

First-time Quality or FTQ is a lean metric that indicates what parts are manufactured correctly the first time without need for re-inspection, rework or replacement.

“When any parameter is out of control, we can take action immediately. So the products are high quality and high reliability as shown by the 100% First-Time Quality"

Watcharapong Boonnam
Quality Assurance Manager
F&N Dairies Thailand

The fact that F&N Dairies gets 100% FTQ says a lot about the skill of its personnel and how effective Process Nexus II is to manufacturing.

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1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management

Schneider Electric Game Changers, 1100 Strong

Game Changers one and all

 

 

 

Game Changer Day 3: where the streets have no name

Game Changer Day 2: Marketing and Sales Success

The Schneider Electric Software Lines of Business Leads

Schneider Electric head of Global Solutions is on stage

The 1st Software Conference of Schneider Electric

It's the 1st software conference of Schneider Electric. Wow. 

The WonderBand starts the Game Changer Conference

There's nothing better than start a conference with a rock and roll band. 

Traceability from 4 hours to 1 minute at F&N Dairies

Quality Traceability is a very big concern at F&N Dairies because Thai law dictates that the plant must be able to store and retrieve product information fast and correctly. That quality documentation must be kept until the end of the product’s shelf life, which is typically 2 years.

Traceability exercise from 4 hours to 1 minute

“Nexus II helps solve the problem by reducing quality traceability to one minute. Without Nexus II, it takes us more than four hours for one traceability exercise.”
 
Watcharapong Boonnam
Quality Assurance Manager
F&N Dairies Thailand

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For more information on the topics and products that are involved in this post, please click on the links below:

1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management

Quality Monitoring and Reporting Challenges at F&N Dairies Thailand

Quality Monitoring and Reporting used to be a big challenge at the Rojana Plant in the beginning

“Before Nexus II, it was difficult, time consuming and it was easy to make mistakes during the review of parameters. Before Nexus II, there was a high workload in doing the QA documentation in the processing line. There were about 40 reports per day, for example: raw material receiving, processing control sheets, filling and packaging, cleaning operation control sheets.”

Watcharapong Boonnam
Quality Assurance Manager
F&N Dairies Thailand

With Process Nexus II it is now easier to manage reports and as you'll see in my next post, the results are quite impressive.

 

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For more information on the topics and products that are involved in this post, please click on the links below:

1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management

Wonderware InBatch and F&N Dairies Thailand

Process Nexus II also takes care of the batching processes of the Rojana Plant as within it is Wonderware InBatch.

“With Nexus II, we have benefitted in the control of the raw materials and we save a lot in material costs.”

Sitthichai Sribunyapirat
LM Production Manager
F&N Dairies Thailand

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For more information on the topics and products that are involved in this post, please click on the links below:

1. F&N Dairies Thailand
2. Wonderware Supervisory Control
3. Wonderware Manufacturing Operations Management
4. Wonderware Production Information Management