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ProSafe-RS Safety-Instrumented System Enhanced for Fire and Gas
Yokogawa (www.yokogawa.com/eu) has released an enhanced version of the ProSafe-RS safety-instrumented system. This, R4.03.00, includes an improved engineering function for configuring fire and gas systems (FGS) and new operation faceplates for the FGS operation and monitoring screens. These enhancements make it easier to adopt and use ProSafe-RS in FGS applications.
In the oil, natural gas, petrochemical, chemical, and other energy and basic materials industries, safety measures must be taken to prevent accidents and protect the environment. This includes the use of a safety-instrumented system, which can secure plant safety by functioning as an emergency shutdown system (ESD) that detects abnormal conditions and safely initiates emergency shutdowns, and by functioning as an FGS.
The ProSafe-RS can be integrated with the CENTUM VP integrated production control system and is widely used mainly in ESD applications all over the world.
In response to the rising need for FGS solutions, this latest release includes features making it easier to adopt and use this system in such applications. Moreover, by adding a new I/O module and enabling the use of an alternate control (ring) network topology (note that for the Vnet/IP real-time control bus, ProSafe-RS has relied on the star network topology, in which all devices are connected to a central hub), the company says that it is giving its customers a greater range of choices in their applications. Vnet/IP is a Yokogawa IEC61784-2 control network featuring high reliability and quick response.
Importantly, cybersecurity has also been strengthened through enhancements to the ProSafe-RS engineering station’s software security functions and changes to the Windows security settings, so users can now set their systems to a higher security level.
The major target markets and applications for this enhanced version is intended for use in ESD, burner management systems (BMS) and FGS in process industries such as oil, natural gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and electric power, plus iron and steel.
Yokogawa’s enhanced ProSafe-RS safety-instrumented system simplifies users adopting and using ProSafe-RS in fire and gas applications.
ARC Appoints Senior Consultant for Europe
ARC Advisory Group (https://www.arcweb.com), the leading technology research and advisory firm for industry, has announced that industry expert Wolfgang Morr has joined its European team as Senior Consultant.
Wolfgang brings more than 25 years of automation experience and a strong background in industry standards and project management to ARC.
Geared Motor Torques Doubled
Motion automation solutions provider Lenze (www.lenze.com) says that it has substantially increased its g500 gearbox range with totally new cast iron models now achieving torques up to 20,000 Nm.
The new helical and bevel gearboxes are compact and highly efficient, with alternative mounting options. Compared to the previous range of gearboxes, torque capacity has been doubled, opening up new application opportunities.
Three different types of gearbox offer both inline and right-angle output. The g500-B is a two- and three-stage bevel design with 12 sizes in a range from 10 to 20,000 Nm. Finely stepped ratios up to i = 360 allow the output speed to be closely matched to requirements. The inline helical g500-H achieves torques up to 14,000 Nm. The slimline g500-S shaft-mounted helical gearboxes extend to 19,000 Nm and have finely stepped ratios to i = 500.
The company has extended concepts of efficiency achieved in the existing smaller g500 gearboxes to the new cast iron models. With efficiency greater than 94%, losses are lower resulting in motors that don’t have to deliver as much energy as before. Less heat is generated in the gears leading to longer service life.
Energy efficiency extends to the motor options. IE3 motors are available for either fixed-speed or variable-speed inverter operation making the entire geared motor a highly efficient working unit. These standard IEC framed motors are matched to the g500 gearboxes up to 55 kW.
Bürkert makes over 100,000 different process control products, all of which can be used as part of a bespoke control infrastructure specific to hygienic applications.
Should There Be More Process Automation in Food and Beverage?
Bürkert (https://www.burkert.co.uk/en) manufactures over 100,000 different process control products, all of which can be used as part of a bespoke control infrastructure specific to hygienic applications. It believes that many of the UK’s food and beverage industries could benefit from the use of more process automation.
To this end, the firm’s designers and engineers will work closely with customers to ensure that every project delivers a cost-effective and efficient process.
But why more process automation? While most large-scale food processing plants have been clear for a long time about the advantages of improved automation and used them to minimise production costs and boost productivity, some medium and smaller scale businesses, Bürkert says, while appreciating the benefits, remain reticent about the process of implementation and how the latest technology will combine with an existing installation.
Mark Lilley, Field Segment Manager, Hygienic – Food and Beverage for Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, looks at the best way to implement an automation project and the benefits it can deliver – starting with a common misconception. This is that introducing automation means that the entire manufacturing process has to be revised at once – a likely expensive business and implying lost production.
In fact, Mark Lilley points out that a fundamental principle of automation is scalability – with sufficient planning during the initial stages of a project, a plan can be deployed in one area and then gradually rolled out to include other processes. In this way, business owners can set aside smaller budgets and still see improvements in productivity. A good example of a small business looking to expand using automation might be a craft brewery.
It is also crucial that, for success, everyone involved understands the expectations for the project. It is at this point, Mark Lilley says, when the initial planning is taking place, that businesses can benefit most from expert advice.
Automation covers a wide spectrum – from a level sensor opening and closing a valve to PLC-controlled pneumatic valve stations working with robots to deliver micro-accuracy in production. For most businesses, the solution will be middle ground, with a possible eye for additional development in the future.
One of the first steps is to agree on the control infrastructure so that the business can accommodate future expansion, whether governed by an existing system or starting with a ‘clean sheet’ approach.
Many automation solutions are modular, ideal for those looking to expand on a pre-existing installation. Provided the communication protocols are maintained, it is relatively easy to install stand-alone control systems based on a centralised control concept that contains all of the necessary components to operate valves, including a PLC, input/output systems and valve islands.
For those looking to start from scratch, the possibilities are only really constrained by the size of the business and the extent of the processes to be automated.
Ultimately, says Mark Lilley, introducing automation can be a daunting prospect for those who have no experience of it, but with the proper foundations it is possible to create a process control system that can deliver both the needs of the business now and those in 10 years time.
The term automation covers a wide spectrum of technology; everything from a level sensor opening and closing a valve to PLC-controlled pneumatic valve stations working with robots to deliver micro-accuracy in production.
Safety-Certified Non-Contacting Level Radar Increases Plant Safety
At a time when experienced personnel are retiring and processes are being run closer to their capacity, Emerson Automation Solutions has launched a new non-contacting radar transmitter that helps operators increase reliability and safety.
The SIL 3-capable Rosemount 5408 non-contacting radar level transmitter uses enhanced technology and ‘human centered design’ to deliver accurate, reliable measurement and ease-of-use supporting greater worker efficiency and plant safety. ATEX and IECEx approvals allow installation in hazardous locations.
To reduce complexity and enable less experienced workers to easily manage their level measurements for tank monitoring, process control and overfill prevention, this new device has been designed to simplify operator tasks. Pictorial instructions and a highly intuitive software interface guide the operator through installation, commissioning, proof testing, operation and maintenance.
Enhanced on-board diagnostics support preventative maintenance and provide actionable information, streamlining the troubleshooting process. The ability to perform proof testing and site acceptance tests remotely saves time, increases worker efficiency and reduces the reliance on highly experienced staff.
Furthermore, with the need to run plants closer to capacity, it is essential that instrumentation provides greater measurement accuracy and reliability, especially in critical overfill prevention applications. To support this, the Rosemount 5408 uses two-wire Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) technology that uses a continuous echo to maximise radar signal strength and produce a more robust and reliable measurement.
For more information, please visit the following link: www.Emerson.com/rosemount-level
The SIL 3-capable Rosemount 5408 non-contacting radar level transmitter can be installed in hazardous locations.
Partnership with Swiss Government to Improve Motor/Variable Frequency Drive Energy Efficiencies
Analytics and insight firm IHS Markit (https://ihsmarkit.com) has teamed up with the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) and Impact Energy to build a new market intelligence programme concerning electric motors and variable frequency drives (VFDs), called Project ‘Topmotors Market Data Switzerland’ (TMDS).
Impact Energy is an independent consultancy based in Zurich, actively involved in energy efficiency for motor-driven systems in industry.
IHS Markit currently offers a platform that allows suppliers directly to provide information about market conditions. Based on the data collected, Impact Energy works with the SFOE to ensure well-informed policy decisions can be made regarding energy-efficiency standards for electric motors and VFDs in Switzerland.
The project’s goal is to minimise adverse effects and make sure associated industry players are represented as the Swiss government makes important decisions that promote a sustainable environment.
Companies that would like to participate in this programme can reach out directly to IHS Markit or Impact Energy. All participants will receive data summaries upon project completion.
For more information, contact: Preston Reine, Research Manager at IHS Markit on +1 512 582 2059 (email:
Impact Energy is an independent consultancy based in Zurich, actively involved in energy efficiency for motor-driven systems in industry. Impact Energy is also engaged in the development and regular revision of the global, European and Swiss energy-efficiency requirements for electric motors, converters and their applications in motor-driven units. Impact Energy is responsible for successful research, planning and policy projects such as the biannual Motor Summit, Easy, the Electric Motor Systems Annex (EMSA) and many other training, incentive and regulatory programmes around the world.
For more information, please visit the following link: http://www.impact-energy.ch
Cloud-based Software and Services Surveyed by ARC
We are experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime change in the software and service market. Software is transforming to a cloud-based architecture, and from large client–service models to small apps. These are again purchased as a service, with various levels of support from the supplier.
However, lifecycle services are increasingly supported by apps and developing to become value-added services.
These two developments are creating a situation, which has many different aspects: technical, human, economical and competition. So, it is important to understand the dynamics, criteria and parameters, which define this new world.
To understand this in more detail, ARC Advisory Group (https://www.arcweb.com) is running a web survey on cloud-based software and lifecycle services in order to collect more data and information.
Ideally, survey participants should be directly involved in selling, implementing or using cloud-based software or services. Those who become involved will receive a free survey summary report upon publication that will help them gain valuable insight.
All responses will be strictly confidential.
RFID Reader Enables Low-Cost UHF Vehicle Tracking
Feig Electronic (www.feig.de/en) has launched a new version of its lowest-cost version Long Range Reader, designed to be more functional than its predecessor. Such devices are intended to address access control, including the growing number of gated communities, warehouses and commercial parking areas that track vehicles using UHF RFID technology.
The updated LRU1002 accommodates simpler installations by adding cloning capabilities between readers. Furthermore, a Wiegand interface and switch allows use with an existing electronic access-control panel.
Access-control systems with HID access cards, or manned staff, can be slower and more cumbersome to operate than UHF RFID, while active RFID systems, such as the ones used for highway tolling systems, tend to be too expensive to install in most gated areas.
This latest version of the LRU1002 should allow companies to launch RFID where it has not been suitable previously. With a range of up to 12 m, it has been designed for parking areas, warehouses (to manage forklifts or other logistics traffic), laundry services and waste management.
Join the Worldwide ARC Industry Forum in Barcelona
Industrial companies are starting to use ‘digitalised’ business processes and exploit the increasing convergence between operational technology (OT), information technology (IT) and engineering technology (ET) on the plant floor.
How, asks ARC Advisory Group, will disruptive technologies change existing products and plants? How will open-source solutions impact traditional software and automation domains? Is cybersecurity a threat to digitalisation? How ‘smart’ are smart machines? And how do ‘Big Data’ and predictive and prescriptive analytics enable operational change?
The answers to these questions will be found by attending the Worldwide ARC Industry Forum – ‘Industry in Transition: Realising the Digital Enterprise’– in Barcelona from 16–17 May 2017. Attendees will be able to learn how the digital enterprise benefits from smarter products, new service and operating models, new production techniques and new approaches to design and sourcing.
Two other such forums will take place in Bangalore, India, from 6–7 July and in Tokyo, Japan, on 11 July 2017.
For more information, please visit the following link: http://www.arcweb.com/events/forums
Introductory Prices on Laser Level Products
Fluke’s Laser Level family enables layout tasks to be performed quickly, simply and accurately in every environment. Designed to survive a 1-m drop and keep working, the Laser Levels feature a fast-settling, self-levelling gimbal that quickly delivers accurate reference points.
Until 30 June 2017, these Laser Levels are available at new introductory prices while stocks last, with some models representing savings of over 30%. They can be seen at www.fluke.co.uk/laserlevels.
These instruments offer full-room line projection to all walls, including floor and ceiling, with clear, thin lines that do not fade with distance. Layout work can be achieved quickly since stabilisation is achieved in less than 1 s, and they require no laser locking when they are moved.
The Laser Levels can be used for accurate layout and transfer of drawings to work sites. For example, light cans and other overhead fixtures and outlets can be measured on the floor and a point laser used to shine an accurate mark on the ceiling.
Fluke’s Laser Level instruments allow layout tasks to be carried out quickly, simply and accurately – and in every environment.
Strain Sensor Simple to Integrate into Existing Systems
The new Kistler Instruments type 9238B piezoelectric strain sensor monitors the force-proportional strain on machine components and structures. The integrated charge amplifier produces an industry standard ±10 V output, making the sensor simple to integrate into existing systems and measuring chains.
Typical applications include machine monitoring (such as protecting mechanical presses against overload), quality assurance (QA) in production runs for joining processes (including wobble riveting, clinching and resistance spot welding), plus monitoring machine tools (such as prompt detection of tool breakage or tool collision).
Kistler says that the 9238B is much easier to install than bonded strain gauges. Secured to a suitable, clean, unpainted position on the machine frame by a single M6 screw, the sensor is especially easy to retrofit to almost all types of machine tools.
The sensor measures dynamic and quasi-static strain on machinery or structural surfaces. Force can be calculated knowing the material stiffness and component geometry. Alternatively, the signal can be calibrated against an appropriate standard to provide absolute measurements in N or kN.
For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.kistler.com/gb/en/
Kistler’s new type 9238B piezoelectric strain sensor is simple to integrate into existing systems and measuring chains.
SCADA Enhances Control for Widely Spaced Operations
Schneider Electric’s new ClearSCADA 2017 boasts location services and integrated mapping functionalities, so that it can enhance insight and control for customers managing geographically dispersed operations, particularly those within the upstream oil and gas, water and wastewater sectors.
There is currently a market demand for greater standardisation technology adoption, enhanced security protocols and improved predictive analytic capabilities – in part because of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) adoption, together with broader economic, political and environmental developments.
This, in turn, is affecting the management of remote assets, critical infrastructure and operations personnel spread over vast geographical areas.
The new ClearSCADA 2017 meets these challenges with embedded location-based alarming and filtering, overlaid with real-time weather data and GPS mapping. The happy result is insight into asset performance with alarming and graphical interfaces consolidating and transforming real-time process data into business critical information, helping to improve control and efficiency in, for example, telemetry and remote SCADA applications.
Key features include Location Support, which improves clarity of asset position and status via location-based alarming and filtering (asset locations being displayed on integrated maps). There is also Integrated Mapping, which eases the selection of online map sources, ArcGIS map information and/or Web Map Service (WMS) information, plus weather and other real-time information.
Another crucial feature is Active Directory (AD) User Access. This centrally manages ClearSCADA users and permissions through AD with new user accounts created automatically on logon when using AD Authentication.
For more information, please visit the following link: www.schneider-electric.co.uk/en/
Inline Tester or High-Volume Manufacturing Is Cost Effective
Konrad Technologies, the provider of platform-based automated test solutions, has launched its Leon Inline Tiny. This, says the firm, is a cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing inline test system for in-circuit, functional and boundary scan testing, and with up to 1500 test points.
Featuring the company’s leading test technologies and fully automated test expertise, this high-volume manufacturing inline test system is claimed to integrate well with high-standard board handling equipment, including conveyors and short stations and is suitable for straightforward integration into production or testing lines. With a short set-up time and automated fixtures, manufacturers can save time and money automating their production.
Andreas Millinger, Head of Hardware Development, explained: To meet the highest industry standards, the Leon Inline Tiny is a high speed automated inboard handling system developed with scalability and lowest cost of test in mind. It integrates seamlessly with our LEON Fixture enabling an easy ramp up/down of productions quantities. This innovative test system is highly extensible and paves the way for manufacturing intelligence.
For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.konrad-technologies.com
Konrad’s new Leon Inline Tiny is a cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing inline test system for in-circuit, functional and boundary scan testing.
Kinetic Mesh Wireless Network Becomes Automated Vehicle Comms Platform
Rajant has announced that Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) will use its Kinetic Mesh technology as the wireless communications infrastructure for the Sharp INTELLOS Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV).
Why was Rajant’s network chosen? It was because of its mobility, reliability and scalability. Also, its BreadCrumb radios, InstaMesh networking software, military-grade security and cryptography support the autonomous applications and network infrastructures of some of the largest companies in the world.
Cliff Quiroga, Vice President of Sharp Robotics Business Development, commented: The Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV outdoor security robot is a strategic investment for companies that desire a visible deterrent to potential intruders as well as an A-UGV capable of managing repetitive tasks in dangerous environments. Capturing video, audio and environmental data, and communicating that information to a command and control centre requires an advanced network. Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh wireless technology gives INTELLOS a best-in-class mission critical network infrastructure.
As a mobile platform capable of traversing various terrains, the Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV provides outdoor surveillance, security, safety and maintenance inspection patrols. An optional feature detects toxicity levels, capture images and sounds, and uses LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) to measure variable distances.
‘The Sharp INTELLOS A-UGV extends the impact of traditional security forces, so it stands to reason that it would require a network infrastructure capable of supporting continuous connectivity and real-time communications of sensor and monitoring data’, said Bob Schena, Chairman and CEO of Rajant. ‘Sharp made a commitment to bringing a best-in-class robot to market, and Rajant is proud of its contribution toward reaching that goal’.
For more information, please visit the following links: www.rajant.com and www.SharpUSA.com
Siemens Showed a New Flexible Profinet Switches for Process Automation at Hannover
At Hannover Fair 2017 in April, Siemens displayed its Scalance XF-200BA, a new line of compact switches.
The flexible use of various bus adapters allows users to set up electrical and optical line, star and ring structures. Bus adapters are available with RJ45, SCRJ and LC connection systems.
Two types of switches are available: Scalance XF204-2BA, a standard switch for universal, cross-industry use, and the Scalance XF204-2BA DNA Y-switch for special tasks in process automation. An extended temperature range from −40 to +70 °C together with approval for use in hazardous areas (ATEX Zone 2, IECEx) allow reliable use, even in harsh environments.
Both versions, it is claimed, support up to four ports and various firmware functionalities. For example, virtual LANs (VLANs) divide the physical network into several virtual sections to minimise the number of broadcasts in the network.
Redundancy protocols, such as High-speed Redundancy Protocol (HRP) and Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP), allow a high availability of machines and plants; if the communication fails, there is a switchover to the redundant path within milliseconds.
Further functions include Link Aggregation and Remote Network Monitoring (RMON), and the Industrial Ethernet/Profibus (IE/PB)-LINK PNIO provides an extra gateway for connecting a Profibus DP slave to a Profinet controller.
These compact switches (which have a 5-year warranty) can be wall-mounted or fixed on a standard rail inside, for example, a control cabinet.
Subcon Conference Programme Announced
From Industry 4.0, robotics and automation, to additive manufacturing, skills shortages and the new Apprenticeship Levy, this year’s Subcon conference programme will provide delegates with the content and confidence they need to make sound sourcing and procurement decisions.
The 36 free-to-attend sessions aim to lift the lid on the hottest industry developments and the stories behind some of the UK’s most interesting engineering and manufacturing projects.
The line-up of speakers will include those from Jaguar Land Rover, BAE Systems, Ocado, Siemens and Renishaw. Confirmed keynote speakers so far include Alan Norbury, CTO, Siemens – who will talk about Industry 4.0 and how it affects SMEs – and Professor Andy Wright, Strategic Technology Director Programmes and Support at BAE Systems, who will address the topic of disruptive technologies and manufacturing. Sessions are free to attend and are on a first come, first served basis.
Entry badges will give wearers unlimited access to Subcon, Advanced Manufacturing Show and The Engineer Design and Innovation Show across 6–8 June 2017 at the NEC, Birmingham.
For more information, please visit the following link: www.subconshow.co.uk
Subcon visitors will have unlimited access to Subcon, Advanced Manufacturing Show and The Engineer Design and Innovation Show.
12-Micron Thermal Image Sensor is First Stand-Alone
ULIS (https://www.ulis-ir.com), a manufacturer of thermal sensors, has launched its Atto320TM, the first in a family of 12-micron, stand-alone image sensors. The 12-micron pixel pitch is the new industry standard in thermal image sensors for market applications where reducing the overall size and cost of the camera is important.
Key markets include the outdoor leisure/observation, thermography and surveillance sectors.
The Atto320 brings, says the firm, sharply focused and accurate images, compactness and extended battery life to handheld camera makers. The advantage of offering this sensor as a stand-alone component is that system integrators have ultimate flexibility in configuring designs that meet their specific performance needs, enabling them to offer true product differentiation to end-users.
Other 12-micron products are sold either as modules or thermal camera cores, where access to the thermal image sensor’s performance parameters is restricted.
The new fully digital Atto320, a 320 × 240 thermal image sensor (microbolometer), is designed with ULIS’ 12-micron technology – claimed to be unique – for sensor miniaturisation. It generates high-quality moving images because of the high frame rate (60 Hz) and ease-of-use handling with simple calibration. These features allow users to view fast-moving objects as well as observe scenes at distances of several hundred metres.
The new sensor consumes less than 220 mW at 60 Hz, enabling extended autonomy of more than 10 h for handheld systems.
The new Atto320TM by ULIS is the first in a family of 12-micron, stand-alone image sensors.
Yokogawa Delivers Next-Generation Plant Network to Oji Group
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (www.yokogawa.com) has announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation, has completed the installation of a software-defined networking (SDN) solution at four paper plants in Japan that are operated by group companies of Oji Holdings Corporation (the Oji Group).
This is the first-ever, plant-wide implementation in Japan (based on a March 2017 Yokogawa market survey) of SDN, a software-based technology that enables the creation of virtual network environments. As part of this undertaking, Yokogawa assessed the company’s IT infrastructure, including its existing networks, and designed and deployed SDN-based networks at these facilities.
With conventional plant networks, network devices (i.e. routers and firewalls) must be installed and configured for each individual application, location and facility. The software-based SDN technology enables flexible implementation of virtual networks for each individual application, linking network devices using the same physical network. This facilitates the integrated management, implementation and reconfiguration of networks.
Also, this helps to reduce the required number of network devices and the amount of wiring that needs to be performed, saving both operating and management costs. Furthermore, the visualisation of network status leads to enhanced security. Problems can be easily identified, and network operators can remotely shutdown specific segments of the plant network in the event of an emergency.
Yokogawa won this order because the customer highly valued its solid track record in delivering production control systems, wealth of production site knowledge and experience in providing solutions that lead to enhanced productivity, safety and product quality.
For this project, Yokogawa chose to use a proven SDN network device solution, NEC Corporation’s UNIVERGE PF series of controllers and switches. While minimising impact on plant operations is usually difficult when replacing IT infrastructure, Yokogawa was able to do this by using its abundant experience and knowledge of production sites.
At each of the plants, Yokogawa assessed the IT infrastructure, including existing networks, and based on this assessment then designed and deployed its SDN technology solution.
Yokogawa is also providing on a trial basis a security management service that monitors the status and health of the networks throughout these plants.
Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation has completed the installation of a software-defined networking (SDN) solution at four paper plants in Japan that are operated by group companies of Oji Holdings Corp.
Siemens and TCS in Plant Solutions for the Connected Digital Enterprise Partnership
According to ARC Advisory Group, Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are in an extended partnership to deliver plant solutions for enabling the Connected Digital Enterprise.
By adding Siemens’ entire manufacturing operations management (MOM) software portfolio to their agreement, TCS now has the complete suite of Siemens’ software and services at the TCS Plant Solutions Centre of Excellence – recently inaugurated in Pune, India.
With a full range of solutions, this facility will support proof of concepts and illustrate how enterprise-wide digitalisation is transforming the global manufacturing industry.
The aim is to provide customers with a unique environment to build and test digital solutions using the world’s most advanced PLM and MOM software technology.
TCS will participate in the Siemens MOM Expertise Alliance Center (MEAC), a community of highly skilled and strategic partners providing MOM-specific services to manufacturers. This will further enhance TCS’ ability to provide its current and future customers with high-performance MOM solutions to enhance manufacturing operations.
TCS is also committed to provide expert consulting, project deployment and implementation services for a variety of Siemens MOM software solutions, including manufacturing execution systems (MES), advanced planning and scheduling (APS), quality management systems (QMS) and laboratory information management systems (LIMS).