Permits the configuration of complex filling and packaging lines not represented within SAP ERP (SAP Enterprise-Resource-Planning) .

• Individual configuration of individual machines and production lines
• Flexible tool for making independent adjustments
• Definition of order areas for order changes within a line
• Provides support for special situations such as shared and exclusive resources
• Automatic application of the system configuration to the line control station

Offers core visualisation functionality and a rapid overview of the production facility.

• Line control station with real-time display of system states, as well as line and machine parameters
• Proactive line management thanks to information at-a-glance
• Real-world system layout with display of operating conditions, data points and key figures
• Display and management of order data
• Display of current fault situations

Creates full transparency concerning ongoing, pending and completed orders

• High level of order transparency to facilitate prompt intervention
• Detailed scheduling/management by line manager or shift supervisor compatible via graphical planning boards
• Order buffering for autonomous production even if connection to ERP goes down
• Reduction in the costs of adhering to deadlines by enforcement of production planning
• Simple integration with SAP PP (SAP Production Planning) and SAP APO (SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization)

Used to calculate and present key figures for effectiveness

• Calculation of overall system availability to permit targeted interventions
• Waterfall model for presenting performance KPIs and losses
• Systematic reporting in shift reports for analyses
• Support for the "Weihenstephan Standard" for machine integration

Permits direct integration with the automation layer without additional IT subsystems.

• Direct parameterisation of the machine level
• Reading out of machine data (e.g. quantities, times, faults, etc.) for visualisations and ERP confirmation
• Support for common communication technologies (e.g. TCP/IP, OPC, etc.)
• Connection to a wide range of machine types, e.g. Bizerba, Tetra Pak, …

Ensures the reliable and user-friendly input of plant data needing to be entered manually.

• Manual input of order confirmations and malfunction reports for effective accounting
• Input of quantities, times and states for multi-layered reporting within SAP ERP (SAP Enterprise-Resource-Planning)
• Ergonomic screen navigation using radio frequency or stationary terminals

Implements the direct inclusion of simple, technical production components

• Connections to (e.g.) label printers, RFID read/write equipment, scanners and sensor technology (e.g. photoelectric barriers)
• No other IT systems required for connectivity
• Use of homogeneous flow logic for separate production facilities