The present invention provides methods, systems and computer program products that enable the optimized synchronization of data between mobile client devices assigned to field operators in an industrial plant and a centralized repository for plant data. The invention optimizes synchronization of data between mobile client devices assigned to field operators in an industrial plant and a centralized repository for plant data by selecting a reduced set of data records associated with a field operator, for data synchronization based on one or more of a set of data record selection parameters, and a set of version synchronization rules to ensure that only data records that are relevant to a field operator's foreseeable activities in a shift are downloaded to the field operator's mobile client device.

The method can include at a controller, controlling a manufacturing machine to perform a manufacturing process step for a given feature of a plurality of features of a part, including executing instructions causing the manufacturing machine to perform the manufacturing process step, the instructions comprising an identifier of the given feature and a definition of the manufacturing process step to be executed in relation to the given feature; at the controller, during the manufacturing process step, generating manufacturing data from the manufacturing process step; and by the controller, associating the manufacturing data to the identifier of the given feature in a non-transitory memory.

The invention enables managing of control system engineering data for the purposes of implementing a control system user interface. In an embodiment, implementing the invention comprises (i) receiving data retrieval parameters, (ii) instantiating a temporary database, comprising an original data table and a modified data table, (iii) retrieving, based on the data retrieval parameters, a set of engineering data from one or more engineering data repositories, (iv) storing the retrieved set of engineering data within the original data table, and (v) responsive to an instruction to display a first sub-set of engineering data, (a) retrieving the first sub-set of engineering data from the original data table, (b) storing the first sub-set of engineering data within an internal cache memory, and (c) retrieving the first sub-set of engineering data from the internal cache memory and displaying the data.

A cloud-based diagnosis and maintenance system facilitates discovery and indexing of plant-wide data residing on various data platforms across multiple industrial facilities. The system includes an indexing system that automatically inventories industrial devices and other data sources located throughout the facilities, and identifies available data items on each data source. The indexing system indexes the discovered data items in a federated data model that can subsequently be searched to locate data items or tags of interest. The diagnosis and maintenance system also includes analysis tools that facilitate cross-facility analysis of the data model, allowing performance metrics to be compared across similar automation systems at different facilities. The system can also generate recommendations for improving performance metrics based on results of the comparative analysis.

A method of compressing signal data in an intelligent programmable logic controller includes the controller creating a process image area in a volatile computer-readable storage medium operably coupled to the controller. The intelligent programmable logic controller updates the process image area with contents comprising signal data associated with a production unit and applies a compression algorithm to the contents to generate compressed signal data. The compressed signal data is stored on a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium operably coupled to the controller. The controller annotates the signal data with automation system context information to generate contextualized data. Next, the controller performs a statistical comparison of the signal data and the compressed signal data to generate statistical comparison results. Then, one or more compression parameters used by the compression algorithm may be automatically adjusted based on at least one of the statistical comparison and the contextualized data.

A computer automatic assembly system is proposed. The computer automatic assembly system includes: a database for storing information of an assembly and mounting area of a part combined to a mainboard, and program information such as information of a BIOS, a driving driver, and an operating system, and periodically updating the corresponding information through a communication part including a wired/wireless communication network; a device digestive module for checking the part through a photographing means, moving the checked part to the assembly and mounting area of the part provided on the mainboard through the photographing means and a robot arm for transfer, assembling, and mounting the part, and then writing a driving program and circuit information of the part; and an administrator terminal for periodically upgrading or updating part information necessary for the device digestive module by a part company server through a communication network including the wired/wireless communication network.

A process control method that automatically and comprehensively manages the creation, storage and use of electronic records during the operation of a controlled process and for governing and documenting the users that operate the computer systems that are involved in the creation, storage and use of the electronic records. The method controls a process, such as a chemical process, by receiving measurement information relating to the process, applying rules to the received measurement information to determine a desired response, and sending control information to at least one device associated with the process, so as to modify the process. The method maintains the rules, measurements and control activity in transaction logs or audit trails related thereto in a secure database. By providing convenient, centralized control of the process within a secure database, the method enhances compliance with the FDA regulations that permit electronic records to be regarded as the equivalent to paper records under 21 CFR Part 11.

The present invention provides methods, systems and computer program products that enable the optimized synchronization of data between mobile client devices assigned to field operators in an industrial plant and a centralized repository for plant data. The invention optimizes synchronization of data between mobile client devices assigned to field operators in an industrial plant and a centralized repository for plant data by selecting a reduced set of data records associated with a field operator, for data synchronization based on one or more of a set of data record selection parameters, and a set of version synchronization rules to ensure that only data records that are relevant to a field operator's foreseeable activities in a shift are downloaded to the field operator's mobile client device.

A resource management system for modular plants includes a database providing a module library of semantic modules representing respective modules in a module pool. At least one of the semantic modules includes a semantic description of the respective module, where the semantic description includes abstract data according to a semantic data model, and where the abstract data describes attributes of the respective module not found in a standard description file for the module. Based thereon, the system facilitates automated generation and optimization of module pipelines.

A manufacturing system (20) comprises: one or more stores (84; 80A-80C; 92) for raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods; a plurality of manufacturing cells (40A 40F), each cell includes: one or more machines (42A-42C) for manufacturing an assembly; and a programmable logic controller (PLC) (44) for controlling the machines; one or more devices (60, 70) for moving raw material, WIP, and finished goods; and one or more servers (32) for communicating with the PLCs and the devices. The one or more servers further have programming for: instructing (642) the plurality of manufacturing cells to assemble finished goods from the raw materials; instructing (628, 632) the one or more devices to move said raw materials and finished goods; and just in sequence (JIS) skipped assembly recovery steps (730) for the manufacturing cells and devices.