What is Catalyst PDC™?

Manufacturing operations are being challenged to produce more and better quality products with fewer resources than ever before. Specifically, real-time manufacturers are increasingly relying on equipment sensors for added visibility into the details of the manufacturing process. Equipment sensors are used for everything from counting parts moving down an assembly line, to measuring indicators of product quality, to providing documentation of product genealogy to meet regulatory or contractual obligations. However, some of the biggest challenges occur after the measurements have been made. How do you connect to the sensors to get access to the data? Where should you store the data? How do you use the data to improve operational efficiency and product quality? These are all questions that Catalyst PDC™ addresses by providing a real-time, context-aware data historian, in addition to a comprehensive data analysis tool.

Features

• Centralized, Robust Data Storage - allows 100's of millions of data points to be collected and queried for analysis.
• Centralized Equipment Definition - provides an intuitive interface for defining equipment. This common equipment definition is then used at every step of the collection and analysis process.
• Open Connectivity - makes acquiring data from any sensor or equipment a matter of configuring rather than complex coding.
• Context Aware Data Collection - Based on As One's System Development Platform, integration with manufacturing process to record context data (such as Shift Number, Lot ID, or Serial Number) a straight forward task that adds significant value at analysis time.
• Data Analysis and Visualization - the data analysis tool included with Catalyst PDC™ allows the user to visualize process data streams relative to the context under which they were collected. Now answering questions like "What did the process look like when Lot x was in process?" are simple. Further Catalyst PDC™ allows users to overlay different contexts to analyze different runs for similarities and differences.
• Flexible, Robust Deployment Options - Catalyst PDC™ is designed to adapt specifically to your manufacturing environment and survive the harshness of your plant floor, even when the main data store is unavailable.

Benefits

• Reduces the time required to assess root causes of problems.
• Provides the data required to support continuous improvement initiatives, and control strategies.
• Enhances decision support, customer service, and operational performance.
• Enables information to be easily accessible to experts leveraging their skills and making them more productive