This end-to-end approach to quality management integrates data sources into a centralized quality hub. With the option of automating data collection and more advanced reporting capabilities, ProFicient Advanced enables manufacturers to achieve full visibility into a single department, one manufacturing site or across all of their operations. ProFicient Advanced is the right edition for you, if one or more of the following describes your current situation.
- You’re a Medium – Large Business
- Scalability of system is desired
- More complex data collection requirements
- Need enhanced statistical control charts and visuals
- Data analysis and reporting requirements are more sophisticated
What’s included in the Advanced edition of ProFicient?
ProFicient Advanced provides the mix of functionality for you to be successful on Day 1, and the flexibility for your quality initiatives to evolve and improve over time.
Data Collection & Integration
- Plant Floor Interface.
Fully customizable, intuitive and highly visual user interface simplifies the operator's task by providing a single point interface for data collection, analysis and all critical production information. - Universal Data Connectors (Enhanced).
Data connectors allow connection to virtually any device that outputs data via serial, TCP/IP or Standard Text File. The Enhanced level of Universal Data Connectors permits more sophisticated levels of automation. - Configurable Data Collection (Manual and Enhanced Semi-Automatic)
Different degrees of automation for data collection and integration available. Enhanced level of Semi-Automatic Data Collection supports all available options for electronic data input such as Serial and TCP/IP (via Gage Server), Calculation and String Compare, Database Value, Historian Value and Buffer file. - ADD-ON OPTIONS AVAILABLE
- Automated Data Collection
Provides automated data collection and integration from a wide range of data sources. Advanced data manipulation, parsing and triggering features extend data acquisition from Serial, TCP/IP, File, Database and OPC sources. Advanced functionality allows data and information from multiple data sources to be brought together into a single rational subgroup. Part and process parameters can directly combine to enhance the value of your quality data. - Mobile Data Collection.
Browser or mobile-device method of collecting data in untethered fashion. Easily configurable, it extends the data collection arm of the quality hub. (Additional Fees may apply) - Multi-Plant Integration
Option to consolidate data from different databases, from other corporate sites, from suppliers, no matter where geographically located. (Additional Fees may apply) - Store and Forward
Store and Forward functionality supports requirements where a data collection station must be able to run autonomously yet have virtually the functionality of a connected workstation. (Additional Fees may apply)
- Automated Data Collection
Real-Time Monitoring & Analysis
- Real-Time Updates.
Charts, dashboards and reports immediately update when data is entered. - Statistical Control Charts and Visuals (Enhanced).
Enhanced charts with drill down capabilities and access to all available chart options to support multiple roles including Operators and Quality Teams. Statistical process control chart options allow charts to be configured to support virtually any simple or complex manufacturing process whether discrete, process or hybrid. - Early Warning Indicators
Supports process event generation and email notifications. Displays change color based on control rule violations. Customizable rules allow specification, trend and statistical alarm violation to be tailored to the manufacturing environment. - Quality Event Dashboard.
Provides real-time view of the entire manufacturing enterprise for managers, supervisors and other key quality team personnel - ADD-ON OPTIONS AVAILABLE
- Remote Monitoring Service.
Automated, intelligent monitoring of data streams can look for statistical violations or out of specification events. Enhanced level allows the purchase of additional streams. - Control Chart Dashboard.
Real-time monitoring interface highlights color-coded control charts for easy interpretation by users. (Additional Fees may apply)
- Remote Monitoring Service.
Workflow Management
- Process Alarms.
Visual indicators on the Plant Floor Interface of a statistical rule violation in the process or of data out of definition specification limits. - Automated Alerts (Enhanced).
Visual alerts that include color code control charts and markers provide operators with clear indication of events that need attention. Automated emails alerts provide valuable information of a process event to remote personnel. Custom alerts can be created to provide notification to remote workstation, launch external processes to extend alerts into other systems. - Dynamic Sampling Workflow.
Provides operators with a timed checklist for scheduled quality checks and automatically reminds users when data collection is needed. If process state conditions change, it dynamically alters data collection requirements. - Assignable Cause / Corrective Action.
Ability to enter Assignable Cause Codes (ACCS) and Corrective Action Codes (CACs). Once entered, these comments can show up in real time on the control chart. - Closed Loop Control. System automatically monitors quality data, and if a specific event occurs the software can launch pre-defined responses from third-party machine controllers, user-specified files, or applications.
Advanced Reporting Suite
- Customizable Reports & Visualizations (Enhanced).
All users have access to use all the power and reporting tools that have made ProFicient the mainstay of manufacturers around the world. Reports include raw data, subgroup, event, process state, change history, trend analysis and others. Each contains many configuration options to allow users to configure them to their specific needs. - Multi-level Data Mining.
Robust analytical tool permits users to slice and dice the data across many different dimensions (line, product, geographic region, supplier, etc…) - ADD-ON OPTIONS AVAILABLE
- ProFicient™ InSight. Dynamic, web-based portal, which delivers a dashboard view to anywhere in the world. Access the information through any browser—whether on a computer, smartphone or tablet. (Additional Fees may apply)
SPC Quality Hub
Every Edition receives full access to the powerful ProFicient SPC Quality Hub, which includes
- Unified Data Repository.
ProFicient stores the data in a highly normalized relational structure. Each data value carries a unique ID. - Data Selector.
Users can navigate and choose the data relevant to their analysis without any system limitations. - Universal Setups & Changes.
Simplified approach to database setup and maintenance. Any change (e.g. part number alteration) only needs to be entered once for a global update. - Analysis Preparation.
Table structure and storage approach ensures that values and related items enable downstream analysis. - Statistical Analysis Engine.
Highly functional statistical engine that can process and efficiently manage data from any number of sources and limit access control from any number users.
