Goals

• Tangible/quantifiable operational improvements incl. waste (yield), raw material reduction, energy use.
• Intangible /qualitative operational improvements incl. real-time visibility, access to data, exception-based management.
• Reducing speed of sense (how quickly a problem is identified) and reducing response (how quickly it’s resolved).

Challenges

• Silos of systems resulting in being data-rich, but information-poor.
• Lack of real-time visibility – integration to ERP and obstacle to better planning.
• Reactive rather than proactive / inability to compare across processes and sites.

Solutions 

• AVEVA™ Manufacturing Execution System
• AVEVA™ Work Tasks

Results

• Deployment of the HELIX system, a fully integrated digital manufacturing system.
• Real-time visualization and KPIs, easy access to information in one place from all data sources.
• Workflow-based operations that help enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs); closed-loop exception management, audit trail of all actions, reusable process templates across sites.
• Platform approach for scalability; common definition of plant and equipment, materials, downtimes, recipes, ERP integration, maintenance, etc.
• Operations analytics, summarized roll-ups, key comparisons.

“In selecting AVEVA, one of the first things we qualified was an open and accessible system. We wanted the data to move freely between any system. We wanted to use best-in-class tools that fit our purposes. The partnership we have built with AVEVA and InSource has been a win-win for all. This partnership and the collaboration with the ecosystem of customers and partners has been valuable to us.”

Craig Ferry, Director of Advanced Manufacturing, CertainTeed