Automated Control Concepts, Inc. | 3535 Route 66, Neptune, NJ 07753 | p. 732-922-6611 | f. 732-922-9611 | e. info@automated-control.com

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Configuration Management Quick-Start

Based on Rockwell FactoryTalk AssetCentre

Thursday Mar 11, 2010

Features & Benefits:
 
Audit Trail and Change Control

  • Centralized information capture regarding changes to applications or parameters such as setpoints, tags, etc
  • Audit messages are automatically generated from most Rockwell applications
  • Automatic capture of user log-in/out
Reduce Your Risk From Unforeseen events
  • Source Control makes it easier and faster to get your key applications back up and running
  • Recovery from hardware failure, power loss, etc.
Scaleability
  • Start Small & Simple, then grow
Improved System Security
  • Eliminate Undocumented / Untrained Access
  • Protection from “temporary” changes that become permanent 


Implementation Services:

  • Pre-call to review hardware specifications and system topology
  • On-Site Set-up (3 Days included):
  • Inventory system assets - controllers, drives, OITs and HMIs, up to (25) assets
  • Install and configure FactoryTalk® AssetCentre server and (1) client
  • Configure source control for up to (25) devices
  • Configure security for up to (5) users
  • Hands-on training and knowledge transfer
  • Documentation of routine tasks (add/delete an asset, task or user group; modify security privileges)
  • Local travel expenses for 3 days on-site (airfare and hotel, if required, are not included)
  • Post-call to discuss results, answer questions and talk about future needs.

Optional services and software also available – ask about building recovery images, or utilizing FactoryTalk® AssetCentre options such as calibration management, disaster recovery, or process device configuration.

Contact Leigh Johnson at 732 922-6611 or ljohnson@automated-control.com for more information.

*Clarifications: Hardware is not included, provided by customer or quoted separately. AssetCentre Server software license (10 assets) is included. Optional modules for Disaster Recovery, Process Device Configuration & Calibration are not included. Offer expires June 30, 2010.

 

2010 Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) Winners Announced by ISPE

Monday Jan 11, 2010

MannKind Corporation, was the winner of the Facility of the Year Award for both Equipment Innovation and Process Innovation for its facility in Connecticut. MannKind Corporations’ signature drug, an ultra rapid-acting insulin therapy, was developed to offer the millions of people suffering from diabetes a non-invasive treatment option. At the heart of the drug lies MannKind’s proprietary Technosphere® molecule that can deliver not only insulin, but also a wide variety of other macromolecules into systemic circulation through the pulmonary route. The Technosphere particle and Technosphere® Insulin (TI) were so revolutionary and specialized that no existing facility in the world was capable of producing them. For this reason, the company designed and built its own production facility.

While the facility itself is a striking merger of form, function, and efficiency, it is the custom process line it houses that impressed the judging panel and inspired them to also award this project the Facility of the Year Award for Process Innovation. MannKind engineered an innovative manufacturing process line from start to finish. It begins with the creation of the Technosphere particle itself. The particle is then combined with insulin in a specialty mixer, and the resultant slurry is freeze-dried to isolate the powder. Once dried, the powder is transported to the fillers, and then filled into capsules and packaged for distribution. At every point in this process, MannKind designed new technology or applied innovative adaptations to existing technology to meet their needs.

Begun in early 2007 and completed in mid-2008, another distinguishing feature of MannKind’s $163 million, 23,400 square meter facility is a first-ever solid-dosage pharmaceutical adaptation of a cryopelletizer, for which the judges awarded the Facility of the Year for Equipment Innovation. MannKind worked with Cryogenic Equipment Services to modify the cryopelletizer to create uniform pellets from the slurry so that the water could be removed quickly and consistently during the bulk lyophilisation process. This revolutionary adaptation dramatically improved the quality of the drug and the efficiency of its production. In addition to the new lyophilization technique, MannKind also made unique adaptations to the specialty mixer where the TI particle and the insulin are combined; designed a highly cost-effective method to move bulk powder from the lyophilizer to the filler; and designed a filling system that could work at high speed while remaining safe for the operators and supremely precise in the metering of the bulk powder. All test batches and full-scale development batches of TI were produced successfully in the new facility.

Automated Control Concepts, Inc named a Rockwell Automation Solutions Provider

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday Jan 30, 2009

Neptune, NJ (January 2009) – Automated Control Concepts, Inc (ACC), a systems integrator specializing in process and information solutions, announced that it has joined forces with Rockwell Automation via Rockwell Automation’s Solution Provider Program. The Rockwell Automation Solution Provider designation is reserved for an elite group of systems integrators that meet Rockwell Automation’s measures for operational excellence, application skill and customer focus. They possess industry and application knowledge that complements Rockwell Automation’s capabilities in a specific market and geography. All Solution Providers have committed to an active, extensive relationship with Rockwell Automation to provide the most productive and cost-effective automation solutions for their customers.
 
“We are proud to have ACC join our Solution Provider Program,” said Mark Moriarty, Manager, SI/SP Programs. “Their market leadership, technical superiority and experienced staff along with a true concern to do what’s best for the customer make them a good fit in our program. We welcome them as a partner and look forward to a strong working relationship.”
 
“Rockwell is a true industry leader in providing automation and information products and we are pleased to be a part of their Solution Provider Program,” said Michael Blechman, President of ACC. “Acceptance into the program is recognition of our experience, knowledge and success in applying Rockwell Automation technology.”
 
Established in 1983, ACC helps businesses improve the efficiency, quality and compliance of their manufacturing operations through the strategic use of technology. ACC delivers solutions to manufacturers in a wide variety of industries, including Life Sciences, Consumer Goods, Water and Utility. ACC supports development as well as manufacturing areas through solutions based on standards (i.e., S88, S95), and hardware and software from industry leaders such as Rockwell Automation. Typical solutions include SCADA/PLC applications, batch process control, plant historians, information visibility, and control-to-enterprise integration.
 
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage for their businesses. The company brings together leading global brands in industrial automation that include Allen-Bradley® controls and services and Rockwell Software® factory management software. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

ProcessRecords, Software for Document Automation

As seen at Interphex and in PharmTech...

Monday Apr 07, 2008

ProcessRecords is a simple tool for automating your documents, allowing cost-effective collection and analysis of both manually entered and automatically available data.  Five easy steps to bring life to your documents: 

Create -   ProcessRecords makes it easy to build powerful data entry forms.  Form creation is done using Microsoft Infopath.

Present - Documents are presented to the user in accordance with your workflow in a web browser - no client side tools are required!

Enter - Data is entered via text boxes, check boxes, and radio buttons.  Data validation rules are enforced to minimize errors.

Approve - With a single keystroke, forms can be submitted for routing, approval and final auditiing.  Multiple levels of review and approval are available.

Analyze - Standard reports include: Audit Trail, Exception Reports, Activity Management and PDF-rendered final records.  In addition, since the data resides in a secure SQL-database, thrd party tools for analysis and reporting can easily be implemented.

For more information:

Call 732-922-6611, x102 or email: info@automated-control.com


Introducing ProcessRecords - Software for Automating Manufacturing Documents

Neptune, N.J. - January 14, 2008

Monday Jan 14, 2008

NEPTUNE, NJ – Automated Control Concepts, a leading provider of solutions, products and services for process automation applications, announced the release of software for automating manufacturing documents.  ProcessRecords™ provides a platform for cost-effective, straightforward automation of manufacturing documents, regardless of whether the information is collected manually or automatically.

“Paperless solutions do not have to be complex and expensive.  In addition, processes do not need to be highly automated in order to begin collecting data electronically”, according to Michael L. Blechman, ACC’s President.  Designed for use in development or manufacturing environments, ProcessRecords™ enables customers to easily go paperless; resulting in the ability to analyze and report on manufacturing information such as material parameters, process, and analytical data.  Ultimately, customers can expect to drive process and other operational improvements and reduce product approval times by reviewing  process exceptions.

For more information, contact ACC at (732) 922-6611 or info@automated-control.com.

Escort Memory Systems and Automated Control Concepts announce RFID plans.

Neptune, N.J. - January 15, 2006

Friday Jan 13, 2006

NEPTUNE, NJ – Escort Memory Systems (EMS)and Automated Control Concepts, Inc. (ACC) announced today a Resale and Systems integration relationship aimed at tracking and traceability solutions for manufacturing operations.  The combination of Escort’s premier RFID product offering and ACC’s expertise in MES Systems Integration, offers manufacturing clients the ability to implement highly integrated systems to improve the management of product information in their production operations.

 

The technology advantages inherent in Escort’s RFID products, are significant, and ACC is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this technology so that the end result is an integrated solution meeting quality, information management, and control requirements.  By leveraging Escort’s technology, particularly the features of the new Cobalt® UHF system, with ACC’s expertise in control and information systems integration, manufacturers can implement systems that provide complete product genealogy not only throughout the production process, by across the entire supply chain.  “The features of the Cobalt offering along with the manufacturing and systems integration expertise of ACC will allow manufacturers to effectively implement tracking and traceability solutions,” said Tim Eisler, Worldwide Sales Manager at EMS.  “Together we provide a business solution with clearly defined benefits.”

 

Escort and ACC are also leveraging their respective core competencies.  Escort’s established growth over the last 21 years, a result of its innovative, cost effective technology, has resulted in a need for more industry-specific help in integration and implementation.  “The Cobalt offering from EMS is an outstanding addition to our MES practice”, said Michael Blechman, ACC’s President.  

Numerous joint marketing efforts are underway, including a series of seminars and white paper development.   Both companies are proving to be a powerful force in the industry by providing business solutions, not just technology, to manufacturing operations.

 

About Escort Memory Systems

Escort Memory Systems, a Datalogic Group Company, has delivered rugged, industrial RFID solutions to leading companies worldwide for over twenty years. With over 50,000 installations worldwide Escort Memory Systems is recognized for providing rugged RFID solutions, consistent performance, easily connected interfaces that set the standard for industrial RFID within the automotive, pharmaceutical, electronic and other demanding industrial settings.

 

Escort Memory Systems, Inc.

170 Technology Circle

Scotts Valley, CA  95066

831-438-7000

www.ems-rfid.com

 

About Automated Control Concepts, Inc.
Founded in 1983, ACC is an independent systems integrator, providing control and information solutions and services to manufacturing and utility companies.  ACC focuses on assisting companies in achieving their business goals through the strategic application of technology in production environments.   A full range of services from initial system design and specification through system development, commissioning, and validation is provided.  

 

Automated Control Concepts, Inc.

3535 Route 66

Neptune, NJ  07753

732-922-6611

www.automated-control.com

Contact:  Arlene Weichert

Vice President of Sales & Marketing

aweichert@automated-control.com