Managing Automation - January 2008 - (Page 46) PRODUCT SCAN ration application. The version 5 release 18 of Dassault’s PLM platform includes CATIA V5R18, which consolidates functional modeling support for the design of complex machined parts. The CATIA release also supports auto-draft capabilities and a new Live FT&A Review capability that extends the reach of Dassault’s 3D design tools to a wider community. The suite includes the V5R18 version of Dassault’s ENOVIA PLM collaboration application that adds business process management capabilities that will let users build complete engineering business processes. The business process management features are being integrated from the MatrixOne product line, which Dassault acquired in March 2006. www.managingautomation.com/Dassault WAGO CORP. most popular MES apps RELAY MODULES AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING new family of 6 mm-wide, DIN railmount, signal conditioning and relay modules is available from WAGO Corp. Designated the 857 Series, and also known as JUMPFLEX, the modules offer a turnkey approach to solve the problem of conversion, isolation, and transmission of many different signal types. The 857 Series signal conditioners consist of 12 modules, including configurable and dedicated ones. Signal types supported include current, voltage, HART protocol, RTDs, and thermocouples. Configurations include splitter, single- and multi-channel, repeater, and loop-powered modules. Configurable modules are programmed via dipswitch (for current, voltage, and temperature) and/or FDT/DTM software (temperature only). For example, the 857-400 (configurable isolation amplifier) offers up to 36 different signal combinations via the dipswitch. www.managingautomation.com/WAGO A A look at the 10 most compared manufacturing execution system (MES) products within MA’s directory database on ManagingAutomation.com (9/1/07 11/30/07), with information on the degree of MES functionality that each product supports, according to MA’s directory database: 1. Oracle Applications, the vendor’s integrated ERP package comprising sales, service, supply chain, manufacturing, and other modules (100% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 2. Plexus Online, an on-demand “manufacturing performance system,” including quality management, shop floor production and control, process inspection, and production tracking (47% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 3. The Visiprise Manufacturing Operations suite, which integrates data systems with shop floor activities to create an aggregate record of the entire product history (57% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 4. Camstar’s InSite, a manufacturing quality and compliance framework that helps eliminate scrap, rework, paperwork errors, and redundant checks with real-time feedback to quickly identify and resolve issues (66% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 5. Incuity’s Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI), which includes zero install client software, self-configuring capabilities, and pre-configured reports (60% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 6. FactoryTalk ProductionCentre, Rockwell Automation’s manufacturing system, which provides full traceability and connections among components of manufacturing, such as material, users, equipment, and work orders (46% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 7. Visiprise Process Planning suite, used to define manufacturing and assembly processes for the machining/fabrication of parts, sub-assemblies, major assemblies, final line installation and tooling, and quality assurance (88% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 8. FlexNet, Apriso’s operations execution platform covering manufacturing execution, quality management, computerized maintenance management, warehouse management, time and labor, and supply chain visibility (20% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 9. GE Fanuc’s Proficy Plant Applications, which provide a unified, configurable “plant model” that automatically generates intelligent KPIs and monitors performance (100% of MA’s MES functionality supported) 10. Lighthouse Systems’ Shopfloor-Online, a Web-based configurable manufacturing execution system that combines cross-plant production and quality information, and provides data, analysis, reports, and electronic work instructions in real time (67% of MA’s MES functionality supported) RF CODE INC. WEARABLE RFID READER ith the release of its M220 RFID reader, RF Code introduces a device that not only can extend the perimeter of fixed-reader RFID installations, but also can be worn — clipped to a belt, for instance — by a warehouse or factory floor worker. W The M220 processes data from active RFID tags and communicates that information via a Bluetooth connection to a networked computer or field device. RF Code reports read ranges for the M220 as high as 70 meters with the company’s own M100 active tags. The battery-powered reader typically January 46 2008 http://www.managingautomation.com/Dassault http://ManagingAutomation.com http://www.managingautomation.com/WAGO
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