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Wonderware DT Analyst vs. Other Solutions The following table lists Wonderware DT Analyst Productivity Management software capabilities in a format that may be compared to other solutions that are available. Following this table is a written description providing additional detail about some of these capabilities and some graphic examples (Figures) of the software and reports.

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I. COMPANY BACKGROUND IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND LONG-TERM PRODUCT SUPPORT

1. Globally Supported by a major international industrial automation software company? Wonderware is an operating unit of the Production Management division of Invensys plc and is the world's leading supplier of industrial automation software. Invensys plc is an international production technology and energy management company that specializes improving efficiency, performance and profitability. Headquartered in London, England, Invensys has about 45,000 employees worldwide. Wonderware has 160 distributors and 180,000 installations of its software.

YES

2. True Shrink-wrapped Software available from a multitude of distributors and OEMS worldwide?

YES

3. 3ird Party Systems Integration services and Training available from many 3ird parties?

YES

4. Professional Documentation provided including Deployment Guide, User Guide, Training Guide, Technical Notes, Implementation Guide, and Data Schema?

YES

5. Self-service Web-based Support for product updates, software downloads, and documentation?

YES

6. Able to support Non-United States Operating Systems and Languages?

YES (single byte)

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II. IMPLEMENTATION EFFORT 1. No Database Development required? YES 2. No Report Development or Configuration required? YES 3. No Programming, only Configuration? YES 4. No PLC or HMI changes required? YES 5. Takes advantage of existing IT infrastructure, Process

Automation Infrastructure (networked PLCs), and I/O Servers? YES

6. Features productivity functions like Copy/Paste and Category Groups to speed implementation on Multi-line and Multi-facility environments.

YES

III. OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS (see Fig. 1) 1. Provides out-of-the-box OEE solution without programming? YES 2. Provides near real-time reporting of OEE for fast response to

impending production problems? YES

3. All OEE reports are Web-based for easy sharing of information and self-service analysis?

YES

4. Provides full context to the OEE information, including Availability, Performance, Quality, OEE (average and interval values), Quantity, Product, Job, and OEE Values to Record that are user selected such as package size, line speed, case count, operator, …

YES

5. Provides Historical OEE data for selected shift, day, or Job/Batch on a given day or over a date range?

YES

IV. NATIVE WEB-BASED REPORTING (see Fig. 2 & 3) 1. All reports are natively Web-based for easy access by all

members of the operations, maintenance, engineering, and quality teams?

YES

2. Are all reports self-configuring, i.e. NO REPORT PROGRAMMING OR CONFIGURATION is required? All DT Analyst reports are automatically generated based on the data schema. For example, add a new line to your configuration. (800) reports are automatically and instantly available as soon as you start collecting data.

YES

3. Flexible reporting to “get the big picture” or to delve into minute detail?

YES

4. Provides Multiple Charts per report and many report formats, including Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Summary Table, Detail Report (Gantt stlye), and Export data to csv file.

YES


V. EVENT MONITOR FOR SELECTIVE OPERATOR INVOLVEMENT (see Fig. 4)

1. Event Monitor plant floor component to involve Operators in TPM effort and collect additional data related to downtimes?

YES

2. Real-time Notification of which systems are currently down? YES 3. Event Monitor to capture accurate downtimes related to

Changeovers, Cleaning, PMs, and other Planned Downtimes that are not part of the existing automation programs, …and to capture information related to maintenance performed?

YES

4. Event Monitor provides many options to SELECTIVELY INVOLVE OPERATORS in specific downtime events based on duration of the event and other factors?

YES

5. Event Monitor to provide operators with specific “Pick Lists” of Category Information related to a specific downtime event or specific system so operator can rapidly provide additional detail about a major downtime event?

YES

6. Event Monitor available as an Active-X control (for incorporation in modern programs like RS-VIEW, InTouch, or iFIX) or as a VB program where no HMI is in use?

YES

7. Event Monitor provides ability to capture free-form text comments from operators and maintenance techs?

YES

8. Event Monitor supports Fat or Thin Clients? YES VI. CONFIGURATION MANAGER (see Fig. 5)

No PLC or HMI code changes are required, even when tracking root causes of downtimes?

YES

Out of box ability to capture Downtime information, including short stops, without programming (just configuration)?

YES

Out of box ability to capture user assigned Values To Record associated with a specific downtime, such as line speed or package size? Note: VTRs provide context to the data.

YES

Captures Product, Job, Batch, Operator, Shift information associated with each timed event?

YES

Can capture Planned and Unplanned Downtimes, Run Time, Maintenance Intervals and other timed events?

YES

Configuration is self-documenting? YES Configuration Manager allows Downtime Definition Logic to be

based on multiple groups of logic (and / or) related to the values of tags, as well as the state of other downtime definitions and

YES


other systems? Configuration provides dead-banding and other techniques to

assure accurate data and to group multiple consequential events on a single system into a single event?

YES

VII. LOGIC MANAGER 1. Has a powerful and reliable engine that performs all I/O

communications and logic functions, including determination of Root Cause?

YES

2. Can Logic Manager be restarted or loaded with an updated configuration remotely (i.e. outside of the server room)?

YES

3. Can capture events with 1 second granularity YES VIII. INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS? 1. Utilizes existing plant infrastructure (networked PLCs)? YES 2. Uses standard Microsoft Components, including SQL Server

2000 Database, MS IIS Web Server, and MS operating systems and a Component Architecture?

YES

3. Uses standard OPC and SuiteLink I/O Servers? YES 4. Does not require any HMI / SCADA System? YES 5. Able to work in conjunction with most HMI / SCADA Systems,

like RS-VIEW, InTouch, iFix, and FIX 32? YES

IX. SUPPORT AND DATA INTEGRITY (Fig. 6) 1. Web-based Downtime Editor for adding or modifying data? YES 2. Web-based Event Log Viewer Utility for trouble-shooting

system operation? YES

3. Archive capability? It is recommended to keep 1 year of live data and 1 year of archived data.

YES

4. Ability to report on archived data or live data? YES The following screenshots will provide additional perspective on the capabilities of DT Analyst…


Figure 1 – Sample Web-based OEE Report


Figure 2 – dtWeb Downtime Reporting Site


Figure 3 – Bar Chart Minutes / Occurrences Report (For example, for the 24 hours period on August 1, the Depal went down 28

separate times for a total downtime of 122 minutes).


Figure 4 – Event Monitor for Operator Involvement


Figure 5 – Configuration Manager


Figure 6 – DT Editor Web Interface allows authorized individuals to add or

to modify data


The following is additional information about DT Analyst. 1. DT Analyst has the Event Monitor to provide real-time notification of which

systems are currently down and why. 2. DT Analyst involves operators in the efficiency improvement process via

the Event Monitor, for instance, prompting the operator to explain significant downtimes. Applicable reasons are supplied via a pop-up box. The contents of the pop-up box can be changed by an authorized employee, without any programming required. Various options are provided to involve the operators only when required to gather additional information – not to burden the operators.

3. DT Analyst captures times required for Changeovers, Cleaning, PM, and other non-producing tasks using the Event Monitor.

4. DT Analyst can capture Maintenance Tasks via the Event Monitor (for example, “replaced relay RT031,” “replaced strap cutter blade,” “adjusted cap infeed drive belt,” …).

5. DT Analyst has “out of the box” Web-based reporting with a very easy to use interface so all users can quickly and easily get to real-time and historical reports. DT Analyst reporting requires no development at all; add a new line and it automatically shows up in the reporting Web site.

6. DT Analyst is focused on measurement of DOWNTIMES and understanding the reasons behind Short Stops. DT Analyst Web reporting provides not only the total duration of short stops over a given time period, but also provides the number of stops, which is very important.

7. DT Analyst provides a Web-based Downtime Editor to add data manually, to provide the ability to modify collected data, and to visualize the relationships between data in an MS Project type view.

8. DT Analyst provides an out-of-the box mechanism to record values that occur at the beginning or end of a downtime situation that will help the customer to analyze and use the DT Analyst data for process improvements; these are called VTRs (Values to Record). For example, DT Analyst can snap shot the line speed, package size, SKU, and other data accompanying a downtime.

9. DT Analyst provides the mechanism to enter the SKU, Product ID, Package Size, and other information on the Plant Floor via its Event Monitor.

10. Lower Implementation Cost: The cost to implement DT Analyst will be less than that to implement more custom-oriented solutions since DT Analyst is an out of the box solution. Solutions based on development templates / toolkits often require a lot of programming and systems knowledge.

11. Validation and Site Acceptance Testing Friendly: Testing related to the commissioning of a system utilizing DT Analyst will proceed much more rapidly



as no custom code is required and the only errors will be confined to incorrect tag values or logic set up in the configuration manager. The DT Analyst logic manager engine has undergone extensive testing prior to product release.

12. PLC code changes are not required with DT Analyst. This is a huge advantage for DT Analyst in any industry where PLC code must be validated or where there are more than just a few PLCs involved.

13. Long term support cost. DT Analyst will be far less expensive to support since all the configuration is done through the Configuration Manager interface. Just one tool to work with!

14. DT Analyst is built on industry standards. It uses a standard MS SQL Server database and industry standard OPC (and SuiteLink) drivers.

The bottom line is that DT Analyst has the capability to move you to the next level of efficiency, by virtue of the detailed and accurate information collected that can be used as the centerpiece of a TPM program, resulting in a more productive and profitable manufacturing operation.

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