Managing Automation - February 2009 - (Page 45) the company said. An internal antenna is included on each vehicle communication module. In the event that WiFi network connectivity is interrupted, vehicle event data is preserved and the system automatically reconnects to the network without operator involvement. In addition, the WiFi system enables remote configuration and reconfiguration of wireless network settings. www.managingautomation.com/IDSystems time to support immediate corrective actions as well as quickly provide valuable information to corporate planning and reporting activities within enterprise applications, such as ERP and PLM. www.managingautomation.com/Apriso ROCKWELL AUTOMATION WEB-BASED HMI R LAWSON SOFTWARE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING ockwell Automation recently introduced a new version of its HMI software, based on Microsoft’s Silverlight technology, which can stream sharp, clear graphics in real time over the Internet. FactoryTalk ViewPoint is a thin-client application for remote users that supports fully scalable and animated Web displays of existing TRADEBEAM INVENTORY MANAGEMENT L T radeBeam has updated its i-Supply collaborative inventory management product to increase manufacturers’ visibility into the supply chain. The product supports multiple inventory pull and push replenishment models and provides a vendor scorecarding service to alert trading community members of discrepancies in actual versus planned performance. An enhanced Lean Order Scheduling feature enables scheduling of multiple lean orders and pickups per day for asneeded inventory. An improved dashboard interface is said to deliver a near-real-time summary of inventory, shipping, receiving, and supplier quality ratings. The i-Supply product is available in 11 languages, including Chinese (simplified and traditional), English, French, German, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish. awson Software has unveiled Lawson QuickStep Manufacturing, a preconfigured ERP software package designed to help address manufacturers’ industryspecific business needs, including visibility across global supply chains and the ability to manage a diverse range of products. QuickStep Manufacturing combines manufacturingspecific content with business best practices from Lawson’s knowledge bank and implementation methodology. With 70% to 90% of manufacturing business processes preconfigured, the Lawson system simplifies software deployment for process, discrete, and mixedmode manufacturers, which can help them respond quickly to changing customer demand, the company said. The software also includes e-learning tools and business processes to speed employee training. www.managingautomation.com/Lawson FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) visualization software and Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus applications. The initial release is compatible with Internet Explorer, but additional browser and device support is planned, the company said. Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in that loads and updates automatically without requiring client software to install or maintain functionality. As a user clicks through the FactoryTalk View ap- Streamline the Product Selection Process se the TechMATCH product comparison tool at ManagingAutomation.com to evaluate and compare software packages and automation tools. Start by pointing your browser to www.ManagingAutomation.com/comparisontool. To view listings by category, mouse over your category of choice within the white box. Follow the subcategories to the right to narrow the field of listings. From the product listings returned, select the ones you’d like to compare side by side. To request more information from a product’s manufacturer, click the icon below the vendor’s name, add comments if needed, and submit. The company will then contact you with additional details. If you prefer to search by specifying the features/functions you need, simply click “Start your custom specification” below the list of categories to get started. www.managingautomation.com/TradeBeam APRISO CORP. QUALITY MANAGEMENT HUB U A priso, a purveyor of manufacturing operations management software, has rolled out a new version of its FlexNet quality execution application that acts as an enterprise quality management hub. The latest version of FlexNet Quality 3.0 allows quality characteristics to be collected according to an inspection plan residing within FlexNet, instead of relying on external systems such as ERP, which may lead to unnecessary delays or disruption of material flows, impacting lean and other continuous improvement initiatives, the company said. This integrated data model creates and expands sampling procedures —including those based on ISO 2859 sampling standards for inspection of attributes — which can then be scheduled across manufacturing, warehouse, and supply chain operations. Results are available in real 45 February 2009 http://www.managingautomation.com/Apriso http://www.managingautomation.com/IDSystems http://www.managingautomation.com/Lawson http://www.ManagingAutomation.com http://www.managingautomation.com/TradeBeam http://www.ManagingAutomation.com/comparisontool
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