Raw Material and Product Tracking
Solution
Presenter
Mr. Braam Venter
Agenda
► General
► Business Objective
► Operational Objective
► Solution
► Architecture
► Implementation
► Realised Benefits
► Demo
► Questions
General
► Who is AEL?
▪ Largest Explosives manufacturer in Africa
▪ 4th Largest in the world
► What do AEL do?
▪ Detonators
• Shock Tube
• Electronic
▪ Bulk Explosives
► Batch Tracking
▪ Raw Materials
▪ Product
Business Objective
► To improve customer relations and
competitiveness
► Internal consolidations of raw materials
Operational Objective
► To improve quality
▪ Stop faulty product entering the next
manufacturing process
▪ Stop faulty product leaving the factory
► Tracking back from customer
▪ Determine root cause for failure of product
released
► Decrease Human Error
► Evaluation of raw materials used
Solution
► Implement Wonderware PEM modules
▪ Capture real time process data
▪ Link batch process execution
▪ Provide detailed batch data report for analysis
► PEM Modules used
Architecture
ASP.NET
Web
Interface
WinCC
Flex HMI
Production
DB
PEM
MCA
Machine
Data
Object
S7200 PLC
PEM
MPA
SQ
SC
ProdDB
(PEM)
Architecture
SIEMENS Platform
SIEMENS Platform
Implementation
► Top Down Approach
► S7200
► WinCC Panel
▪ Standard Screen
▪ IAS / Message Driven
▪ Via PLC
► Advansys DB Connection Object
► Generic Object for all machines
► ASP. Net Web interface
► Scanner Interface
Realised Benefits
► Accurate tracking system AEL and their
Customers can rely on
► Better competitive position in the market
► No more Paper work means less human
error
► Better operator confidence
Demo
► Simulation Demo
Conclusion
► General
► Business Objective
► Operational Objective
► Solution
► Architecture
► Implementation
► Realised Benefits
► Demo
► Questions