The control system is an integral part of the extrusion machinery and extrusion process. It has a very large impact on the productivity, quality, uniformity, and cost per production unit for the extruder and overall extrusion process. This post answers what benefits a computer has over operator/discrete controls.
Historically, management information systems in the factory have been driven from the top down, with suppliers of MRP and ERP systems adding terminals and forms to capture manufacturing data from the factory floor. This approach is expensive, inefficient, and the data accuracy is generally poor. The additional work load for the operators is also unpopular.
The best approach is to derive the management information as a by-product of the automation of the equipment. Which can be done. (and FACTS does every day)
Continued information automation of the world’s rubber and plastic industries- both the multi-national corporations AND the mom-and-pop manufacturers, will allow for the following: Read more…
Tags: architecture, information, operator
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