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SAP PP-PI MODULE - PRODUCTION PLANNING
The SAP PP-PI Module (Production Planning - Process Industries) provides a comprehensive suite of process planning tools to manage resource, recipe and process management, as well as process planning and production information management.
To fully support production planning in SAP the NLINK OPC to SAP Solution can allow the Process Control System (i.e. the SCADA, DCS, or PLC) to receive planned orders from SAP and then generate real-time process data during production that is automatically fed back to SAP to allow further processing, such as:
- Materials Management
- Quality Management
- Process Costing
- Generation of Electronic Batch Records
SAP PM MODULE - PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
Preventive Maintenance is a schedule of planned maintenance actions aimed at preventing breakdowns and failures, that can lead to downtime in plant or production activities. These planned maintenance actions are typically time-based (i.e. based on a routine schedule), or based on a maintenance cycle (i.e. based on actual runtime data) from the equipment. Preventive maintenance plans based on a routine schedule can incur unnecessary cost if the equipment has been inactive, or if the equipment is being used as a redundant component in a system.
To reduce the cost of unnecessary scheduled maintenance, the NLINK OPC to SAP Solution can help facilitate maintenance plans based on cycles (i.e. based on actual runtime data). The delivered solution will allow the equipment to automatically report to the SAP PM module its respective readings, via SAP Measurement Documents.
Sample applications of the NLINK OPC to SAP Solution may include:
- Reporting runtime data on redundant pumps in a water pumping system
- Reporting hours of engine operation on electrical generators
- Reporting fuel consumptions and flue gas temperatures on industrial boilers
SAP PM MODULE - PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE
Predictive Maintenance is a Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) approach to monitor and extend the useful life of a piece of equipment. Unlike the maintenance cycle approach used in Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance requires measured data or device monitoring data in order to predict when maintenance should be performed.
To support Predictive Maintenance in SAP (Condition Based Maintenance plans), the NLINK OPC to SAP Solution can allow the monitoring devices to automatically report their runtime data to the SAP PM module via the creation of SAP Measurement Documents.
Sample applications of the NLINK OPC to SAP Solution may include:
- Vibration Readings on pumps or compressors to determine remaining useful life
- Electrical Resistance Readings (Ohm Readings) on motors to determine winding insulation integrity
SAP PM MODULE - MAINTENANCE PROCESSING
For unexpected breakdowns or out-of-range readings as registered by the equipment monitoring devices, Maintenance Notifications or Malfunction Reports in SAP can be created automatically from the devices.
Sample applications for the NLINK OPC to SAP Solution may include:
- Stronger than normal vibration readings on pumps or compressors
- Weaker than normal electrical output from generators
- Equipment breakdown (non-functioning) for any equipment
SAP QM MODULE -INSPECTION READINGS IN ASSEMBLY AND TESTING
In the manufacturing of actuators and control devices where torque readings need to be tested, or in process industries where quality control data needs to be tracked, the devices that capture these readings can automatically report the readings into the SAP QM module as Inspection Results.
Sample applications for the NLINK OPC to SAP Solution may include:
- Operating Output Torque Ranges / Maximum Torque output reading for an Electric Actuator
- Operating Supply Pressure Ranges for Pneumatic Actuators
SAP IM MODULE - INVENTORY RECONCILIATION ON TANK FARMS
Through the use of various OPC compliant devices and gauges that monitor the tank farms and provide feedback on tank information, inventory levels in a tank farm can be automatically interfaced with SAP's Inventory Management module.
Sample applications for the NLINK OPC to SAP Solution may include:
- Reporting differences between inventory levels in the tank versus expected levels in SAP
- Reconciling inventory differences between planned consumption and actual consumption in SAP
- Triggering purchase requisitions based on actual tank levels
VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
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