Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekho - MES Applications that leverages AF 2.0 Yannick Galipeau Inexcon Technologies Patrick Ramsey Inexcon Technologies

2 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Agenda Introduction  ITI History  Ekho Positioning Welcome to Ekho Summary

3 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. ITI History Founded in 2000 Head Quarters and R&D center located in Quebec Extensive experience in software development for the Manufacturing Industry Extensive experience in Manufacturing processes Dedicated to providing applications that deliver bottom line business results

4 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekho Positioning Provides MES Applications (out-of-the-box)  Production Management & Event Genealogy  Quality and Specifications Management  Downtime Tracking  Efficiency Management \ OEE  Lifecycle, Issue and Alarm Management  Web Reports & Analytics tools Work seamlessly with OSIsoft infrastructure  Enables improvements in plant profitability and efficiency  Provides a configurable tool offering rapid results

5 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekho Positioning (cont.) Leverages Existing Systems in the mill/plant  Roll Tracking and other Production/Finish product tracking systems  LIMS and other Quality/SPC/SQC systems  HR and Maintenance Management Systems Other Secondary Applications  Excel applications, Access and other limited use applications  Secondary applications such as Time and Attendance, Material Management, Injury and Accident Reporting

6 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Typical Customers

7 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Welcome to Ekho Ekho Architecture  Integrated with AF2.0  Ekho \ PI Notifications Ekho Context Documents Ekho Functionalities & Solutions Values

8 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekho1.8.x Architecture PI Servers (AF,PE,Batch,…) Real-Time Data Sources Ekho Server 1.8.x Quality Tracking Context Model Repository Event & Alarm Listener Event Genealogy & Dictionary Ekho Applications Suite 1.8.x Efficiency \ Downtime Tracking Product Tracking\ Event Genealogy Ad-Hoc Analysis tools ReportingLifecycle, Issue & Alarm Tracking

9 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekho2.0 Architecture PI Servers Real-Time Data Sources Ekho Server 2.0 Quality \Specifications Management Context Model extension Event Genealogy & Dictionary Ekho Applications Suite 2.0 Efficiency (OEE)Production \ Genealogy Ad-Hoc Analysis Tools Reporting & Information panel PI AF2.0 Ekho Context Model Repository PI Notifications AF2.0 Ekho Wrappers Event & Alarm Listener Notifications Services

10 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Integrated with AF2.0

11 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekho2.0 Context Documents Operator screens provide better visibility to any production and process information Pre built context document model Documents collaboration Multi site connectivity

12 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekho2.0 Context Documents Manage all your event relation and real-time events Better visibility and control

13 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Ekho2.0 Gallery Introducing the new Ekho User navigation Bars. Including: Predefined gallery Predefined Context document model Predefined Report and Information panel wizard

14 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Quality Management Track and monitor you product and process quality Apply product specs and recipes to production and alarm against out-of spec conditions Automatically or manually capture quality information – Reason Codes, Research Notes, Recipe, Batch and Production Information Capture and summarize manufacturing and quality data in the context of production Provides Comprehensive Analytical and Reporting Capabilities Generates Quality Alarms and Out of Spec conditions

15 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Quality Management

16 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Quality Management Values Increase quality production from enhanced real-time visibility Reduce rejects / downgrades Reduce customer complaints / returns Avoidance of major quality event Avoidance of product recall Lower cost of quality Data collection time reduction Quality research time reduction Product / process optimization Better Products, Less time, less rework

17 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Quality Management Values

18 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Production Management Production Management – improve such as TRACKING and GENEALOGY Provides insight into how products flow through the plant by tracking production against specifications, equipment and schedules. Enables up and downstream traceability Allows in-process scheduling changes to reduce WIP and overall inventory Provides Comprehensive Product Genealogy Reporting and Analysis Detailed Tracking data for long term analysis  Birth History  Traceability overall Genealogy

19 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Production Management

20 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Production Management Values Increase Schedule execution and accuracy from integrated product, quality and production tracking systems Reduction of overruns / shortages Reduced inventory costs (raw materials, WIP, finished goods) Faster, more accurate product changeovers Detailed, easily accessible tracking and genealogy information Limit the scope of recalls and quarantines Automated recall / quarantine Quick response to customer issues Production / Process optimization Timely and Precise Material Staging

21 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Production Management Values

22 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Efficiency management (OEE) Track and monitor production and your overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) Track downtime, waste, production counts, user-defined events Automatically or manually associate events with a specific cause on a real- time basis Analyze equipment effectiveness based on reasons to identify root causes Summarize and analyze data in the context of production events for improvements Correlate events and reasons to actual production operations (real-time data)

23 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Efficiency management (OEE)

24 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Efficiency management Values Better utilize plant assets (people, equipment, materials) through a comprehensive view of overall equipment efficiency Get more for less production costs Identify and improve areas that are causing operational inefficiencies Minimize scheduled and unscheduled downtime events Reduce waste and rework Improve machine run-time effectiveness Make data-driven decisions on capital expenditures and process improvement investments Gain insight into production operations by shift, equipment or product Evaluate operations over any period of time Link capital expenditures to expected profitability improvements

25 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Efficiency management Values

26 Copyright © 2007 OSIsoft, Inc. All rights reserved. Summary Knowledge and Experience Integration with OSIsoft infrastructure MES portfolio of cross industries Applications Path to the future for Ekho2.0 and AF2.0

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