We had a busy 2014 here at
Schneider Electric, bringing you the latest HMI/SCADA Wonderware Software
related news, adding a few products to our Wonderware portfolio, including the 2014 release, one of the most significant
breakthroughs in HMI design in over 20 years, identifying the most important challenges, and trends in
the, manufacturing operations and while a few of our recent blog posts focus on
the latest features and upcoming ones, I thought I’d take a look at what you—my
readers—found to be the most compelling topics and stories of 2014.
OMAC PackML is
a standard for representing machine state, mode and reason code.
The standard proposes a common way to represent machine status through a
defined interface. This is essential for downtime analysis and Overall
Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) calculations.
The proposed 2nd edition of ISA Technical
Report TR88.00.02 (OMAC PackML) will simplify the use of the standard, but
there are still obstacles to overcome. OMAC PackML is traditionally
implemented in a PLC, but not all PLCs are suited for this purpose as
they do not have the necessary memory, CPU or communication
capabilities. In this presentation you will learn how Wonderware InTouch
Machine Edition can be used to implement PackML. This is a more flexible,
powerful and cost effective solution than replacing the PLC. The
presentation will further show how information can be used for downtime
analysis and OEE calculations in continuous improvement programs.
This post summarizes the
impact of human error in Industrial Operations. According to a recent
white paper, “Situational Awareness: The Next Leap in Industrial Human
Machine Interface Design, these “errors, or mistakes, account for 42% of abnormal
situations in industrial systems. These abnormal situations have a direct
correlation to economic losses and safety concerns. http://blog.wonderware.com/2014/02/the-impact-of-human-error-in-industrial.html
Top 5 trends that currently drive the needs of the modern industrial HMI application
Top 5 trends that currently drive the needs of the modern industrial HMI application
This blog post reviews the
industrial operators interface evolution and covers his findings on the trends
that currently drive the needs of the industrial HMI application.
Wonderware Supervisory HMI
SCADA empowers
customers to secure their future by protecting the operational integrity of
their plants, enhancing the operational insight of its people, and enabling
them to adapt easily to change.
This blog post covers a
short video that shows how InTouch Machine Edition Human Machine Interface
(HMI) integrates with RSLogix 5000 to have a single tag database for
ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLCs. The first integration is done in about one
minute and the full tank system is built in less than four minutes.
The video below
provides a brief overview on what is situational awareness.
The combination of last year’s major release and this
upcoming release of Wonderware Supervisory HMI SCADA software directly
addresses customers’ needs to accelerate their business, manage change,
increase flexibility, and capitalize on recent technology breakthroughs.
In fact this latest version includes the largest number and highest value
customer requested enhancements ever in an R2 release and continues to build on
six core customer focused themes:
- Improving Best Practices in HMI Design
- Advancing Situational Awareness even further
- Achieving Comprehensive system-wide Standards
- Simplifying Engineering Workflows
- Improving Engineering Efficiency
- Extending Connectivity and Integration
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