HOUSTON – November 13, 2014 – Schneider
Electric, the global specialist in energy
management, has made it significantly easier for customers and machine builders
to realize the benefits of the OMAC PackML standard
without having to replace existing control and automation infrastructure.
"OMAC PackML simplifies interconnection across
packaging systems and enterprise applications, but it requires processing power
beyond the capacity of many PLCs that are already installed on production lines,”
Norm Thorlakson, vice president of Schneider Electric's HMI and supervisory software
business. “But that doesn’t mean customers need to replace their controllers. Since
no two machines or applications are exactly the same, our Wonderware®
OMAC PackML demo template can be integrated with any controller and run on any
computer. Offering this new capability removes the need to build in supervisory
PackML features, change existing PLC code or replace PLCs and other controllers.
It’s a game-changing approach that represents our ongoing investment and
commitment to a core industry offering.”
Based on its Wonderware
InTouch Machine Edition human machine interface and Wonderware
Historian software offerings, the Wonderware
OMAC PackML demo template includes the PackML State Model, Control Modes and
PackTags, providing a well-defined pattern for describing machine conditions
and sharing the information with users and other systems. It simplifies
machine-to-machine communication, more tightly integrating packaging systems with
production line systems while reducing the communication burden on real-time
control systems. Additionally, a configurable user interface shows machine operators
exactly how much time they have spent in each machine state and provides an
overview of the most common reasons a system might stop. This enables the
operator to correct problems in real time, before stops can negatively impact
the business.
Because InTouch Machine Edition
integrates natively with Wonderware System
Platform, Wonderware MES
Operations and Wonderware MES
Performance software, as well as Wonderware Intelligence
software, it enables better access to a greater amount of production data. Such
integration contributes to business and line optimization, including new
ability to spot bottlenecks and manage work orders, as well as improves overall
equipment effectiveness, production execution and traceability.
For more information about Wonderware InTouch Machine
Edition and about monitoring OMAC PackML data, please visit http://software.invensys.com/products/wonderware/hmi-and-supervisory-control/intouch-machine-edition/.
A free paper can be found at /About-Us/News/WhitePaper_SE-Wonderware_ImproveManufPerfWithIntelligentHMI/.
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