Volume 4:  July/August 2009

In This Issue
: WonderWorld is now OpsManage '09 - Register Now

WonderWorld is now OpsManage '09 - the premier industry conference series for operations management where the world's leading operations management software producer and solutions experts are brought together with a single focus--deliver the tools and information that will make a difference in YOUR success.

OpsManage'09 offers you the entire spectrum of Invensys Operations Management opportunities and solutions focusing on manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, including Wonderware software solutions.

Why Attend OpsManage '09:

Software Experience - 45-minute instructor-guided, hands-on sessions that show you how quickly and easily you can produce software applications that will help optimize your production, gather data and build reports to drive efficiencies in your business.

Technical Paper Sessions - where you will learn tips and tricks from experts and give you the in-depth technical knowledge you need to get maximum performance from Wonderware software.

Training Sessions (No additional charge)- gain access to real-world hands-on training where you quickly learn from the experts how to effectively utilize key new Wonderware and Invensys offerings. Small group sessions designed to enable a focused and intimate learning experience.  And this year, these sessions are offered at no additional charge.

Industry Forums - learn about Wonderware software solutions, and network with solution providers and end users who do business in your specific industry. Learn how others are achieving operational excellence and thriving in these industries:

  • Facilities Management
  • Food & Beverage
  • General Manufacturing
  • Mining, Metals and Mineral Processing
  • Pharmaceutical and Specialty Chemicals
  • Power
  • Upstream Oil and Gas
  • Water and Wastewater

Networking Opportunities - Exchange Ideas with Friends and Colleagues in a collaborative environment.  Hundreds of people attend this event each year consisting of industry experts, Vendor Experts, Wonderware experts and experts from all of the industrial sectors represented by Wonderware.  Learn about what others are doing in your industry and how manufacturing and industrial organizations around the world are implementing technology to drive Operational Excellence.

Who Should Attend?

Any industrial or manufacturing organization interested in learning best practices to achieve operational flexibility and responsiveness, as well as companies already using Wonderware software for improved market competitiveness.

Since operational excellence requires a collaborative approach, representatives from across your professional staff will all benefit from multiple tracks and content geared towards making their roles even more successful:

  • Executive Management
  • Operations Management
  • Information Technology Professionals
  • Engineering Professionals
  • Solution Providers

We know your time is valuable.  We know you have many challenges.  Join us this year in Anaheim, CA and leverage OpsManage '09 to help set your agenda for the coming year and to be the venue where you can discuss and learn ways to help drive excellence in your organization.  Register Today.

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: Wonderware NorthEast Summer Events - There is Still Time to Join Us

Join us in New Jersey and learn how you can take your InTouch investment to the next level...A handful of hours to take your traditional InTouch application and start to generate real, usable information. Improved graphics, powerful reports, and performance data at your fingertips – all from that original InTouch HMI.

Inflate your production, and raise your expectations. We’ll show you how to take a legacy InTouch HMI solution, modernize its technology and increase its value. Add reports instantly. Need a bit more? BAM! Historian on-line in a few minutes more. Not enough granularity? POW! Add some Performance Objects and get to the bottom of your bottom line. Every bit of it a live demo.

Not every area is ‘automated’? - - See our Mobile Solutions product to automate operational rounds and collect all remaining plant information for easy analysis and compliance reporting. No more paper forms, no more stranded assets.

Join us at our final location in New Jersey:

Tuesday, September 22nd  Event Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm 
Hanover Marriott
1401 Rt 10 E
Whippany, NJ 07981
There is no charge but space is limited so please sign up now @ wwevt@wonderwarene.com or call 215-675-5800. Continental breakfast and hot lunch are included.

What will we show you:

  • Demo - Start the day with an old InTouch Application - Upgrade this application to get it to InTouch 10.1
    Add ArchestrA graphics to this application so that traditional and ArchestrA Graphics live side-by-side
  • Demo - Show how we can leverage data inside of this InTouch Application to easily generate visually stunning reports using HMI Reports
  • Demo - Take Data Collection and Reporting one step further by connecting the Wonderware Historian to our InTouch Application
  • Demo - Begin to view detailed performance (downtime and OEE) information directly from data that exists in our InTouch Application using Performance 3.5
  • Demo - Introduce Wonderware IntelaTrac to show how any offline data from stranded assets can be easily collected electronically.  Information that can also aid in increasing performance of our assets.

Additional Demo Stations:

  • ACP ThinManager - ACP will be at our event in force as we combine the New Jersey ACP Road Show Event with our own local seminar.  Join ACP during a special breakout session and learn about the power of thin clients or stop by their booth for a demonstration or discussion.  If you have not investigated the power of thin clients, you absolutely should speak with ACP.
  • STRONGARM - The world's leading provider of Ergonomic Plant floor computing stations.  With over 40,000 installations, STRONGARM has the capacity and experience to provide the perfect solution for your plant floor computing needs.  Stop by our demo stations to learn more about STRONGARM.
  • Wonderware Mobile Solutions - You will see it as part of the show but stop by our demo table to ask detailed questions.  You have people in your plant collecting data manually as part of many types of Operational Rounds.  See how Wonderware Mobile Solutions can transform this process and drive significant ROI.
  • Wonderware Hardware - Wonderware provides a full line of Industrial Computing equipment bundled with Wonderware Software that should not be missed.

Don't miss this chance to learn about enhancing your existing InTouch Investment.  If you are interested joining us, send us an e-mail  and we will make sure your seat is reserved.

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: InTouch Reporting Made Easy

Why not leverage the data that already exists in your InTouch Application?  Why not extend the value of that investment by providing detailed reports from data that is waiting to be used? 

Easily transform data hidden in your InTouch applications and external databases into detailed reports filled with graphics, charts, calculations and tables. View uptime, downtime, batch reports, flows, averages, min, max, summations, counters and more in easy-to-configure, visually stunning reports. Leveraging Drag and Drop tools, users can create reports quickly and disseminate information easily. The perfect addition to any InTouch Application.

Wonderware HMI Reports enables customers to transform raw data from multiple data sources into usable information with custom reporting capabilities that can be created easily, quickly and inexpensively. The resulting reports can be made available to anyone, anywhere, anytime via e-mail, printed copies or a Web portal (Including Information Server). Wonderware HMI Reports requires no IT or programming skills to design, schedule and produce appealing and informative dynamic reports. You can easily configure HMI Reports through simple drag-and-drop operations within the Report Studio. The design Studio also gives you ease-of-use features such as intelligent report objects and friendly dialog boxes.

Wonderware HMI Reports significantly reduces report development time and simplifies report modifications by using simple integration tools for accessing data from InTouch, Wonderware Historian and other vendor HMI applications, as well as other data sourcing programs that support OPC, OLE DB and ODBC standards. HMI Reports also offers enhanced security and report generation features. The software provides integrated security measures that make it is easy to define who can access reports and who can create, modify or generate reports. These can be customized on a per-report basis to further enhance overall data security.

In addition, HMI Reports provides a user-friendly object library for data extraction of statistics, offers customizable report designs, and enables the user to view data in multiple formats such as tables, bars, pie charts and graphs. The software also features an intuitive graphical editor enabling reports to be created and saved as templates for future use.

Key Features:

  • Reduce time and effort to create, distribute, and revise reports
  • Create reports significantly faster than Crystal Reports
  • Quickly and easily consolidate your InTouch or Historian/InSQL data into concise, visually appealing reports to better understand your processes and your business
  • Configure through simple interfaces, menus, intelligent report objects, and friendly dialog boxes - Requires no IT or programming skills
  • Make reports available easily and securely

Key Capabilities:

  • Intelligent Report objects include data-driven Tables, Pie Charts, Bar Charts, Line and XY Plot Charts
  • Easily define who has access to reports and who can create, modify, or generate reports with built-in security - customize these settings on a per-report basis
  • Generate and Distribute custom reports automatically in Excel, Adobe Acrobat format (PDF), email, and HTML format
  • Configure reports to be generated based on Events (e.g. Batch Complete), Schedules (e.g. Shifts) or on demand (ad-hoc)
  • Easily extract data from InTouch, Wonderware Historian/InSQL, and any data source using OPC, OLEDB, ODBC, including other vendor HMIs

Perfect for non-technical users, HMI Reports is the reporting tool for anyone needing fast and simple reporting capabilities. To learn more about this product call us at 215-675-5800 or e-mail us for more information.

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: Nickel-Plated MightyMount

Ergonomic: 1. (used with a sing. verb) The applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort.

The STRONGARM MightyMount is recognized as the world’s only “machine-grade” display and keyboard mounting. In sharp contrast to “office grade” products, the MightyMount is built from sturdy cast aluminum for demanding industrial applications.

STRONGARM's legendary in-house design and manufacturing capability extend the MightyMount into a complete system that extends your software infrastructure to exactly where you need it to be, without the footprint of expensive/bulky “Refrigerators on wheels”. The Mobile MightyMount is increasingly popular as a versatile Mobile Quality Terminal, as a low-cost, high impact Packaging Line/Vision system, perhaps used as a repositionable Downtime Tracking workstation, or simply a mobile SCADA or MES terminal.

The Nickel-plated Mobile MightyMount unit is designed for food/beverage/CPG/pharmaceutical applications, and can integrate any single/dual LCD display option integrated with your choice of PC, ThinClient or Industrial PC.

Perfect For:

  • MES Applications
  • Quality Stations
  • Pharmaceutical Packaging Lines
  • Vision Systems
  • Downtime Tracking Stations

Features of STRONGARM MightyMount:

  • Repositions quickly and easily with counter-balanced adjustability
  • 12" of vertical adjustment with lock-in-place security
  • Stays level throughout vertical travel
  • High strength cast aluminum construction
  • Swivels 340 degrees at the display end and 180 degrees at the mounting end

Options to Consider:

  • Displays and Touchscreens
  • Thin Clients
  • Keyboard and Mouse Trays
  • Mobile Mounting Options
  • Table-Top Mount, Post Mount, Wall Mount
  • Finish Style

To take advantage of this innovative system, simply give us a call @ 215-675-5800 or e-mail us.

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: ACP RoadShow Is Coming to You

Never worry about plant floor computers becoming obsolete - Never worry about plant floor software upgrades - Reduce the chance of viruses - Increase security - Reduce energy costs...this is what Thin Clients will do for you.  Want to learn how?  ACP is coming to a location near you for a half-day session to show you exactly how we can deliver all of these benefits.

The ACP RoadShow is the premier venue for learning about the power of thin clients and the benefits of ThinManager software.  Join us along with ACP for a information packed morning where we will show and demonstration the capabilities of a thin client solution and delve into some of the amazing new features in ThinManager Version 4.0.

September 21st - King of Prussia, PA
September 22nd - Parsippany, NJ
September 23rd - Marlborough, MA
September 28th - Rochester, NY
September 29th - Youngstown, OH

The Day's Agenda

  • Introduction to the Company and Product - With ten years of experience creating Industrial Thin Client technologies, Automation Control Products has emerged as the market leader. Our long term success is a testament to the value ThinManager brings to terminal services client computing platforms. This 30 minute introduction will provide the basic value and technology propositions - Brad Schroeder or Gene Szafranski.
  • ThinManager Basics and Product deployment - Learn the basics of ThinManager configuration and management in a one hour segment! We will cover everything from initial system setup to more advanced features like automated client failover and client replacement. Also included are remote administration, shadowing, scheduling, security, and reports.
  • Come see the new ThinManager Platform 4 - Preview the latest version of ThinManager due for release in November 2009. We've added many new features that make managing the plant floor even easier. From plant floor to control room ThinManager gives you the insight and control you need to run efficiently and securely.
  • Saving Energy with ThinManager - This 20 minute segment will cover the breadth of energy savings associated with a ThinManager based computing platform including an actual demonstration of real time energy savings.
  • Licensing ThinManager - We will wrap up with a brief discussion of ThinManager licensing.
  • Lunch and Done

We are coming soon so please do not wait to register.  If you are interested in learning more, go to the ACP RoadShow site and register today.

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: Condition-Based Maintenance

Move away from Calendar-Based Maintenance and leverage real-time plant floor data to help drive Condition-Based Maintenance activities - move toward increased plant uptime.

Integrate plant floor data to Maximo, SAP PM, DataStream, Tabware, Assetpoint, and more.  If you are truly interested in increasing plant uptime, Condition-Based Maintenance is a must.

Bring your maintenance and asset management systems to life with the integration power of the Mtelligence Condition Based Monitoring Solution and Wonderware® System Platform. Easily link real-time process data with your maintenance management system’s asset model – enabling automatic work order generation based on real-time equipment condition.

The system also delivers work order information to InTouch® HMI displays allowing operators greater visibility into ongoing maintenance activities along with the ability to create work orders directly from their InTouch HMI screens. The Mtelligence Condition Based Monitoring Solution is a key component of the Wonderware Asset Effectiveness program and provides an array of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) adapters, a powerful rules engine for catching equipment problems and has been designed to integrate seamlessly with Wonderware System Platform and its ArchestrA based object technology.

The Mtelligence Condition Based Monitoring Solution is a key component of the Wonderware Asset Effectiveness program and provides an array of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) adaptors, a powerful rules engine for catching equipment problems and has been designed to integrate seamlessly with Wonderware System Platform, Wonderware Historian and the Wonderware InTouch HMI and Wonderware Mobile Solutions.

Key Benefits of Mtelligence:

  • Lower production costs and downtime
  • Improve availability to help meet your production targets
  • Predictive rather than preventive maintenance
  • Increased and improved operator productivity
  • Easier and lower cost implementations
  • Increased and improved operator productivity
  • Operator driven reliability
  • Visual asset Health analyzer
  • Integration to the Wonderware Historian, InTouch and Wonderware System Platform
  • Integration with Wonderware Mobile Solutions

If you want to learn more about this product, please call or e-mail.

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: Wonderware Patchfixes, Device Integration Releases & Tech Notes

Registered Wonderware Customer Support subscribers can download the following Wonderware device integration releases: (www.wonderware.com/Support/MMI):

  • None at this time

Registered users can now download the following Wonderware software patchfix releases (www.wonderware.com/Support/MMI):

  • None at this time

The following Tech Notes and Tech Alerts are now available:

  • Tech Note 637- Enabling CBM Solution 2.0 for Hierarchical EAM/CMMS System Browsing
  • Tech Note 636 - Installing CBM Solution 2.0 on the Wonderware Information Server 3.x/SharePoint Node
  • Tech Note 635 - Using Step Repeatability in Factelligence
  • Tech Note 634 - Troubleshooting Tips for Correct Display of HMI Reports Help Files
  • Tech Note 632 - Using HMI Reports' Dynamic Web Reports
  • Tech Note 631 - Correcting a Write Access Error for the CBM Work Control
  • Tech Note 630 - Updating Wonderware Compact Panel to InTouch Compact Edition 10.1
  • Tech Note 629 - Configuring the DNC COM Ports Used by Device Manager and Configurator Nodes
  • Tech Note 628 - Advanced Communication Management for Wonderware Application Server
  • Tech Note 627 - Recovering/Installing the Compact Panel Computer License
  • Tech Note 622 - Configuring the HMI Reports Web Portal for Use
  • Tech Note 621 - Performance 3.5 Utilization Capability Object (UCO) Attribute Extension Considerations
  • Tech Note 620 - Preventing Column Misalignment with HMI Reports Generated by Free SQL Table
  • Tech Note 618 - Restoring AFWeb Database Configuration to Publish Reports and Trends
  • Tech Note 617 - Resolving the Historian Bad Service Login Error

Registered users can view and download these and other Tech Notes from the Wonderware Technical Support website.

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