Products Overview

The primary role of Plant Applications in a plant information system is to bridge the gap between continuous time-based data and the manufacturing and business transaction-based data that is found throughout the plant. Plant Applications has powerful tools that segment the continuous data by the discrete events in order to make decisions concerning grade performance and process optimization. These tools perform this critical function by detecting the important events in the plant, reconciling continuous and event-based data, setting the context of the data through business rules and definitions, and summarizing key variables for long-term performance analysis.

Plant Applications, beginning with version 6.1, enhanced the implementation of holistic operations performance management solutions for batch, discrete, and mixed environment on one platform using equipment-, product-, and people-centric models. Although previous Plant Applications databases are supported, version 6.1 introduced a Unified Manufacturing Database (UMDB) that merges the Plant Applications data model with the Proficy S95 data model.  The combined data model offers these useful features:

• Interoperability of the Proficy Client and Plant Applications user interfaces

• Data entry through Proficy Client interfaces

• Expanded list of data methods to create custom displays and forms to make use of the unified data models

Refer to the Plant Applications Getting Started Guide, which is accessible from the Installation Menu for the software, for further information. It includes a checklist for Plant Applications Implementation.