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Advantech SRP-FPV240 ThinManager® Solution, Greater Quality Assurance for Enhanced Productivity

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Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
  • America
Country
  • United States
Product
  • Advantech SRP-FPV240 ThinManager-Ready Solution
Tech Stack
  • ThinManager software
  • MES and ERP systems
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Productivity Improvements
  • Cost Savings
Technology Category
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
  • Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
  • Pharmaceuticals
Applicable Functions
  • Discrete Manufacturing
  • Quality Assurance
Use Cases
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Asset Health Management (AHM)
Services
  • System Integration
About The Customer
The customer is a pharmaceutical primary packaging container manufacturer based in the USA. The company is regulated by the FDA and must adhere to strict regulations to ensure consumer safety. The manufacturer operates four manufacturing sites, which were previously managed remotely from the corporate headquarters. This process was becoming increasingly unsustainable due to the outdated production processes. The company needed a solution that would allow them to centralize the management of all process visualization applications, enabling them to make key adjustments remotely from the headquarters. This would not only save on the company's limited IT resources but also ensure the required traceability and regulatory compliance.
The Challenge
The pharmaceutical industry is heavily regulated, and manufacturers must maintain strict quality controls to ensure the safety of their products. One producer of pharmaceutical packaging was experiencing the costs of outdated production processes firsthand. With four manufacturing sites to manage, corporate headquarters found the remote process increasingly unsustainable. The manufacturer required a means of centralizing the management of all process visualization applications so that key adjustments could be performed remotely at its headquarters, thus saving on the firm’s limited IT resources while still ensuring the required traceability and regulatory compliance.
The Solution
Advantech’s SRP-FPV240 was developed based on thin client options that are fully compatible with Rockwell Automation’s innovative ThinManager® software. Through seamless integration with an existing MES and ERP, ThinManager allows users to manage all server applications and monitoring sessions from a single interface. With multi-monitor support, virtual screens, shadowing, session scaling, and screen tiling support, the software provides all the functions required to customize the presentation and visualization of data from multiple sources. ThinManager’s capabilities make Advantech’s SRP-FPV240 an optimal platform for the building of scalable data management systems within smart factories. It streamlines thin client workflows and reduces hardware operations. SRP-FPV240 extends thin-client functionality and facilitates greater vertical integration through centralized management and plug-and-play support that improves reliability, security, and maintenance effectiveness.
Operational Impact
  • Centralized application management and deployment made possible at the company headquarters, better utilizing the firm’s limited IT resources.
  • Improved maintenance and validation of production processes while still ensuring the required traceability.
  • The thin client architecture of the SRP-FPV240 has greatly reduced the number of resources the firm must dedicate to the maintenance of its dashboard displays while still allowing these displays to show key production information throughout each plant and at the company headquarters.

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