Wonderware InBatch
About Wonderware InBatch
Wonderware InBatch software effectively manages flexible, multi-stream and multi-product batch operations found in the process industries, including life sciences, fine chemicals and food and beverage/CPG. Adhering to the ISA-88 standards for batch control, Wonderware InBatch provides guidance and oversight to both recipe management and batch execution. It automates batch processes to deliver consistent quality to recipe specifications and genealogy for a complete batch history.
Customers using InBatch report higher asset utilization, increased operational efficiency and faster time to market for new products. InBatch empowers process engineers to methodically and safely create and modify recipes, maintaining compliance with both internal and external regulatory or safety requirements.
What it is:
Wonderware® InBatch® is control system independent batch management software that can be used for the most complex batching processes that require a high level of flexibility.
Equipped with easy-to-use recipe configuration tools, process engineers can quickly create or change recipe procedures and formulas without requiring any expertise in the underlying control systems.
InBatch’s uniqueness is in its process capabilities model, which goes beyond ISA-88 to include transfer phases. This enables the batch engine to manage flexible product paths, allowing simultaneous multi-product and multi-stream batch execution on shared equipment.
Built-in security and material management capabilities including material consumption, movements and inventory levels contribute to a comprehensive Electronic Batch Record (EBR) and reduce the cost to comply with industry regulations.
Wonderware InBatch helps drive the largest canned milk factory in the world
F&N Dairies Thailand, the largest canned milk manufacturer in the world, achieves significant savings in production, logistics and inventory costs with the help of Wonderware InBatch.
Watch this video to see how Fujirebio Diagnostics used BPM to reduce equipment monitoring time by more than 1000 man hours per year, reduce quality assurance time by two-thirds and improve regulatory compliance.
Server Versatility
The InBatch Server hosts a process model, material and recipe information, coordinates concurrent batch execution across networked equipment and facilitates operator interaction. InBatch manages batch execution either connecting directly to a control system or via Wonderware System Platform integration. Multiple InBatch Servers can be configured to share a single batch history database. InBatch facilitates the deployment of solution architectures to meet the needs of critical batch applications and high availability:
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Warm Restart – Batch Manager can restore a previously known-good system state upon restart after unexpected system shutdown.
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Redundant Option – The Redundant Batch Server mirrors the operations of the primary server. If there is a hardware issue on the primary server, the back-up server takes over.
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Virtualization support – InBatch supports Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware vSphere virtualization platform options to implement HA (High Availability) and DR (Disaster Recovery) architectures.
Powerful Clients
InBatch software provides remote development and runtime client applications, as well as .NET and ActiveX Controls that can be easily integrated into Wonderware InTouch HMI process graphic displays. This provides operators an integrated user interface to the batch server. The remote desktop services edition for InBatch clients is a cost-effective solution for applications that benefit from central administration and maintenance of multiple InBatch clients.
Smart Interfaces
InBatch software includes a set of programmatic interfaces to develop custom batch interface applications, provide access to the material and the recipe databases, access the batch function interface, extend the capabilities of the Batch Manager and enable enterprise integration.
Open Connectivity and Integration
InBatch offers connectivity for real-time communication to any control system or plant floor device through Wonderware DA Servers, but it is best leveraged and easily extended with the power of Wonderware System Platform.
InBatch provides batch object templates for units, connections, segments and phases and a model import utility to automatically build and synchronize the InBatch process model in the Wonderware Application Server model. InBatch execution information is directly available for use with other software such as Wonderware Historian, Wonderware MES Software and Wonderware Skelta BPM, as well as for integration with third party systems.
InBatch Server is an alarm provider for the Wonderware distributed alarm system and an event provider to the Wonderware System Platform Event Services. InBatch sends event type and context data which can be used to perform external actions, such as triggering Wonderware Skelta BPM workflows.
For advanced analytics and reporting, Wonderware Intelligence Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence software comes with preconfigured dashboards, interactive reports and a data model for InBatch.
What is Wonderware Skelta BPM?
Wonderware Skelta BPM is advanced business process management and workflow software for managing activity flow involving people or systems, inside or outside an organization. It enables companies to model, execute, analyze and improve operational processes to drive higher levels of productivity, collaboration and innovation.
Connectivity to automated production processes through Wonderware System Platform integration and third party manufacturing operations applications allows for a true end-to-end operational process management and a platform to standardize processes across industrial enterprises.
Enterprise Console
The Enterprise Console for is used for centralized process management. It includes a process repository, provides for process integration, and categorization of process steps.
Forms Designer
Forms Designer is a Web-based design tool for creating complex layouts using smart controls. Its design-friendly canvas allows direct drop, scroll and device previews. Web-based, responsive design forms allow creation of complex user interface easily. Integration with lists and workflows enable rapid deployment of business applications. Manage versioning and security of all forms for compliance. New forms enable implementation of image-assisted, paperless processes.
Business Activity Monitor (BAM)
An integrated, out of the box reporting and activity monitoring tool, the business activity monitor (BAM) allows you to build customizable KPI’s; conduct Performance Analysis; associate workflows with BAM events; and receive proactive alerts of Business Exceptions and KPI’s. BAM includes a dashboard which highlights both workflow status and workflow instances, for at-a-glance management of your processes.
Work Tasks
Wonderware Skelta BPM Work Tasks empower users who are on the move to stay connected with their mission critical business processes while ensuring the security of their interactions. Work Tasks for iOS and Windows tablet offers enhanced enterprise mobility and collaboration among stakeholders.
Connectors (SharePoint, Office, etc.)
Out of the box connectors for both industrial and business applications give you the flexibility to integrate your enterprise. Wonderware Skelta BPM can also respond to events originating in MS SQL server and Oracle databases, in XML messages, Web services and other generic interfaces. It integrates with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office.
Wonderware InBatch Features
Advanced modeling, simulation, batch execution, integration features get you to a better batch.
Model
Equipped with easy to use recipe configuration tools, process engineers can quickly create or change recipe procedures and formulas without requiring any expertise in the underlying control system.
Simulate
Recipes can be simulated against a model of the process without writing a line of control code.
Execute
Batch scheduling, sophisticated equipment arbitration and concurrent batch management capabilities maximize asset utilization and throughput in multi-product and multi-stream plant environments.
Integrate
Full connectivity to any control system or plant floor device, external database and other software systems allows you to coordinate the processing of batches, interface with operators and direct batch records to the historical batch database.
Report
Automatic capture of batch records and related reporting capabilities provide immediate access to accurate information from your batch processes and help to eliminate paper records and reduce batch release cycles.
Comply
Comprehensive capabilities to facilitate the design and implementation of systems, applications and solutions that comply with regulations such as FDA CFR 21 Part 11 and cGMP Annex 11
Replicate
Streamline new product introductions through recipe and batch management standardization across multiple sites.
Transfer
Manage multi-product and multi-stream batch execution on shared equipment
Protect
Security is built-in
Envision and Model
Wonderware Skelta BPM shows all process steps with an intuitive, visual process and forms modeling environment. Create user input forms and associate with workflows on multiple devices, easily.
Analyze and Optimize
A powerful Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) tool, configurable KPI's, and proactive multichannel alerts of business exceptions provide advanced, easy to use functionality for continuous process monitoring and optimization, making it easy to:
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Track production workflow activities for accelerated business efficiency
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Track productivity to eliminate workflow bottlenecks
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Receive dynamic alerts by email when business level policies and SLAs are violated
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Receive exhaustive reports on automated exception handling, defined through customizable KPIs
Compliance Made Easy
Wonderware Skelta BPM helps execute operational procedures to exact specifications and document the results, while at the same time increasing performance, streamlining execution and reduces cost of compliance. The software automates capture of workflow execution and data records and can enforce and track manual data entry. Electronic reports and production documents are generated in the wake, simplifying compliance and related reporting significantly. This improves compliance with legal requirements for health and sanitation, safety or pollution control and helps enforce compliance with standard good manufacturing practices or company defined standards and procedures.
Workflows and attached forms can be exported as reusable process packages for deployment across multiple instances of the software, which allows for true standardization of processes across the company.
Manage and Execute
Synchronize human and machine actions dynamically with sophisticated out-of-the-box and customized human workflow services for scenarios such as:
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Coordinating across a broad range of communication channels including Web pages, email, SMS, Messenger, and mobile apps
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Multi-level calendars for managing team resource availability
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Shift supervisor escalation mechanisms to avoid tasks delays
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Supports your mobile workforce with notifications, task management and information access on mobile devices
What’s New with Wonderware InBatch?
Latest Wonderware InBatch includes greater versatility in recipe component management, graphic representation, modeling and control.
InBatch includes recipe component comparison. Improved importing and exporting capability, automated formula breakdowns, delivery of batch controls as .NET and interface localization.
Recipe Comparison Report
Recipe comparison report, comparing two versions of the same recipe to easily identify or document the differences.
Export/Import
Export/Import of parts of the InBatch Model so these can be re-used in other instances of InBatch software.
Recipe Formula Breakdowns
Breakdown of the formula of a recipe so that multiple instances of a formula can be defined to be used with the recipe procedure.
Batch Controls
Delivery of batch controls as .NET, in addition to ActiveX to better support the use of the Batch User Interface as part of a reusable ArchestrA Graphics library.
Interface Localization
Ability to localize the InBatch User Interface with support for Western alphabetic languages.
