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News Release from: Beijer Electronics | Subject: Data Collector
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 03 October 2006
Software automates collection of vital
data
Software package enables automatic database storage of quantities such as process and machine data, alarm data and recipes.
Beijer Electronics Data Collector is a software package that enables automatic database storage of quantities such as process and machine data, alarm data and recipes With this new software, plant managers and process owners are provided with a cost-efficient, time-saving and flexible solution for both storage and viewing of important data
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 5 Sep 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Data Collector, together with an operator terminal from Beijer Electronics, provides several benefits for applications that require continuous collection and storage of process data.
"The most obvious advantage is the automated handling", says Anders Nilsson, Marketing Manager at Beijer Electronics.
"In an industrial network, the user can easily define what parameters to save from the different machines and processes".
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"After that, everything is handled automatically".
"Compared with manual collection of data, an in-house software solution, or the use of a Scada system, this new software is much more cost efficient", he continues.
With Beijer Electronics Data Collector, the sample intervals can be set so they correspond to specific process needs or quality guidelines.
The software also supports Ethernet and modem communication, which makes it possible to automatically collect data from geographically separated facilities.
"For example, a process owner can choose to download data once every night so that the information is stored and ready in the morning".
"And it doesn't matter if the data is transferred via a local industrial network, Internet or a modem", explains Nilsson.
"We save approximately 12 hours per week by using the new software", says Wolfgang Albiez, Technical Manager, at Z-Design in Germany.
Z-Design works within water and ground decontamination and its equipment in used in many different countries.
Since the new software was installed, the company's machines send daily reports from the field over a GSM modem.
"Before the data was manually put into a database", continues Albiez.
"Now we automatically collect and store more than 450 process and alarm values at each sample interval".
"This enables us to quickly analyse the information and adapt the machine parameters on a daily basis".
"This in turn shortens the process time and minimises the breakdown time".
Trends, data, alarms etc that have been stored in a database, can easily be viewed and checked in a viewer, which is a part of the software.
The data are presented in graphs and tables, which makes it easy to get an overview of the information.
"The graphical presentation of data makes it easy to identify deviations from the normal".
"This can help to quickly detect production problems or to ensure that all values are within acceptable limits", says Nilsson.
Beijer Electronics Data Collector requires Windows XP/NT/2000.
The data can be stored in a standard database, such as SQL, Access or MSDE.
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