SIMATIC BATCH for WinCC

Description

In the processing industry, discontinuous processes – so-called batch processes – are becoming increasingly important; the shorter and shorter product life cycles as well as the product variety desired by the consumer are only a few of the reasons for this.

Constant product quality also for the umpteenth batch, a quick response to changing market conditions, requirements on the traceability of the production (FDA compliance) and the meeting of legal rules and regulations, the economic and technological pressure of flexibly and optimally utilizing the production facilities – all these make high demands on the flexibility and reliability of the plant automation.

WinCC offers the right solution for the inexpensive and effective implementation of batch processes: SIMATIC BATCH (for WinCC). With it, tasks ranging from simple single-line/single-product processes up to complex multi-line/multi-product processes can be flexibly solved – easily and at the same time conveniently – and that in compliance with standards

Benefits

• Modular architecture with flexible scalability and optimal matching to system size and individual requirements, e.g in a heterogeneous PLC environment

• High degree of availability through redundant system configurations protects against loss of batch data.

• Greater production flexibility

• Shortening of the time to market through centrally changeable, hierarchical recipes in accordance with ISA S88.01

• Optimized utilization of your facilities through simplified management of subsystem-neutral recipes, which can be flexibly assigned while in runtime

• Easy quality management through documented and reproducible production sequences

• Validation support in accordance with 21 CFR Part 11

• Reduced operating and life cycle costs through the use of standard products

Functionality

Integrated Data Storage

For the user, the access by SIMATIC BATCH to SIMATIC WinCC configuration data means an easy handling, safe operator guidance and quick response to process malfunctions. The modular architecture with flexible scalability assures an optimal matching to the system requirements and thus provides future-proofing.Additionally heterogeneous PLC environments aresupported. Redundant system configurations guarantee a high availability and ensure that no production data is lost. With SIMATIC LOGON, SIMATIC BATCH (for WinCC) furthermore supports the validation according to 21 CFR Part 11 through a central user administration featuring access protection and electronic signature.

Fig. Batch-Project represented by SIMATIC BATCH Control Center

Subsystem-neutral, hierarchical recipes in accordance with ISA S88.01

SIMATIC BATCH for WinCC allows to create and manage subsystem-neutral recipes, e.g. for a mixer or oven subsystem of a bakery. The use of the type/instance concept results in a minimization of the engineering work. In addition, centrally changeable ROP (Recipe Operation) libraries and a subsystem-neutral configuration guarantee a high degree of reusability.

Flexible operating parameters enable an optimal system utilization, since the subsystems are not assigned until in runtime. For a processing-oriented recipe creation, hierarchical recipes in accordance with ISA S88.01 are available.

The transparency of the production is provided by the storage, archiving and logging of the batch data on the basis of the XML format

The validation of systems for the compliance with quality standards is increasingly necessary these days. SIMATIC BATCH for WinCC fulfills the key requirements of FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and enables the logging of

• changes made to recipes,

• recipe operations,

• changes made during the production

• as well as manipulations on the individual control level

With it, the production processes can be traced at any time