December 02, 2008
Honeywell introduces material tracking SW for mining
It is reported that Honeywell has released Material Tracking R100 as part of its Business FLEX manufacturing execution system applications. Material Tracking is a configurable software framework that enables mining, mineral processing and metals production companies to synchronize supply chains with financial processes resulting in improved productivity and reduced costs.
Material Tracking can be used in several industries including mining, blending and shipping, iron and steel making, ore processing and concentration, metals refining and chemical batch operations. The program allows tracking, tracing, storage and analysis of all supply chain data including material flow, quality, ore type and other information. It also provides site specific, near real time views of critical production information with intuitive displays that allow operators to execute and adjust production plans within the supply chain in order to ensure safety, efficiency and reliability.
The system also can serve as a link between production and financial operations. It also can transmit actual production totals and summary data to ERP systems. Additionally, the software receives laboratory data and automatically associates it with recorded inventories.
Material Tracking interfaces to plant historians and or control systems to track material movement data and movement event triggers. The solution manages stockpiles and blending, including simulation and movement reconciliation. It also provides graphical batch analysis functionality that includes full genealogy tracking.
Mr Ashish Gaikwad global business director of Advanced Solutions for Honeywell Process Solutions said that "Material Tracking can give manufacturers a better handle on their supply chains which leads to multiple benefits including better data analysis and the ability to match inventories with customer demands. He added that this integrated approach can help align the financial process with the supply chain and result in more efficient productivity on the plant floor."
