SAP Interface and Wonderware SCADA for a Palletising System
Project Completion Date: 2016
Project Highlights
- Import scheduled SAP orders down to the control layer
- Provide SAP confirmations of produced pallets and retrieve/print SSCC label data generated by SAP
- Provide historical, shift-based, production metrics
- Status and manual control of Robot Cells.
Overview
An interface was required with the client’s SAP system to bring scheduled production orders down to the control layer. Once at the control layer, production from various lines was required to divert products to the appropriate robot cell in order to fulfil those scheduled orders.
Due to the size of the physical plant the SCADA solution also needed to cater for mobile functionality, so that operators could control and view the plant from the traditional fixed SCADA screen and also via mobile tablets (in this case iPads with hard cases).
Due to the size of the physical plant the SCADA solution also needed to cater for mobile functionality, so that operators could control and view the plant from the traditional fixed SCADA screen and also via mobile tablets (in this case iPads with hard cases).
The Project
Crossmuller implemented Wonderware’s System Platform coupled with InTouch for System Platform to deliver the solution to the customer. High performance, situational-awareness graphics were used to provide a plant overview. The HMI application was deployed onto multiple Operator Interface Terminals, as well as touch screen tablets (iPad).
The benefits include high-performance graphics to improve operator situational awareness, touch-screen tablets providing rapid response for maintenance personnel, control layer streamlined scheduling, along production being visible to the business layer.
The benefits include high-performance graphics to improve operator situational awareness, touch-screen tablets providing rapid response for maintenance personnel, control layer streamlined scheduling, along production being visible to the business layer.