Introduction - DC Norris & Company

SOFTWARE TECHNICAL DATA
Recipe Manager
The DCN Recipe Manager package provides a simple to
use and flexible method of controlling a recipe driven
production process. It contains the following key
functions:
Ingredient Database
The ingredient database defines all possible ingredients
which can be used within a process .
There are 3 ingredient types:
Automatic - ingredient is automatically fed into the
kettle, with load cell monitoring to achieve the correct
recipe weight.
Manual - ingredient is manually added to the kettle,
with load cell monitoring to achieve the correct recipe
weight.
Manual non weight - ingredient is manually added
to the kettle, but the quantity required cannot be
monitored by the load cells, therefore weight
checking is not possible.
Recipe Database:
The recipe database defines all possible recipes which
may be used to process product. Each recipe consists of
2 parts - a header and a procedure.
Report Database:
As well as providing a secure production system,
production manager also provides a comprehensive
reporting database.
The system requires the following equipment:
Office PC - Supplied with system to be stand alone.
PLC - Currently the system is available using
Mitsubishi Q server configuration. Other PLC types
can be provided if required.
HMI - The system uses E1101 or E1071 series HMI‟s.
Datastream 2000
The DCN DataStream 2000 system has been designed
to retrieve and log analogue and digital data relating to
production cycles performed on any DCN manufactured
machinery. Typically it will log the temperatures and
weight of a product during a cook cycle, cooling
temperatures and the batching of products such as water
or milk in to a vessel via flow meters.
DCN DataStream 2000 system utilises a Microsoft SQL
Server database to store cycle records and, by using the
Historian utility, the records can be viewed and analysed
and hard copy reports can be generated and printed off.
Features:
The data can be visualised in real-time on an easy to
use time based graph and also in a table format
depicting a date/time stamp and the actual data.
Parameters relating to the cook cycle are instantly
displayed at the start of the cycle, e.g. channel name,
batch number, product, operator.
Historian:
Records can be selected relating to the year, month,
day or all records.
Records can be selected relating to the batch number,
product and/or operator.
Records can be selected from a table and visualised in
table format or on a graph.
The system is supplied with a stand alone PC:
PLC - Mitsubishi Q server configuration
HMI - system is available using E1101 or E1071
series HMI‟s.
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