(149b) Moving from Inspect and Reject to Predict and Prevent: Incorporating Real-Time Analytics into Your Manufacturing Alarm Management Strategy

As we enter the world of Big Data most manufacturers are drowning in a sea of too many alarms.  This presentation will discuss how a growing number of companies are leveraging real-time manufacturing analytics to improve product quality and plant efficiency.  We will highlight several approaches, and applications for determining appropriate alarm types and how they are being used to produce a powerful return on investment.  Applying the ANSI/ISA 18.2 Alarm Management Standard, this presentation will provide best practices for work processes, which provide a path for continuous improvement, while leveraging AC/CA (CAPA) tracking.  We will explore prioritization, acknowledgment, SMS/email notification, and advanced alarming capabilities.  Finally we will address the right implementation practices to develop organizational habits which maximize the effectiveness of any system.

  Jim Petrusich, NWA Software