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Whats NEW in version 8

AutoPilot4Feed Version 8 update summary

Posted on 24th December 201924th December 2019 by DSL-Matthew

General Items have statistics drop down menu option to show number of starts, fails, overrides and running hours in week, month and year.Facility to attach documents to items for easy point and click access from the mimics.New style manual control boxes for speed controlDirect Modbus drivers for Danfoss and Altivar invertersRaw material and finished product bins have history button Intake ...
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RFID tags for user log-in

Posted on 16th January 201916th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

DSL Systems has developed a method to automatically log users in to a workstation using wearable RFID tags, typically on the wrist. Each workstation is installed with a RFID reader plugged in to the USB port which can have a range of about 1m. Software on each workstation continuously scans for tags in range and will automatically log-in a user with a recognised tag. The user will be automatical...
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On-line equipment documentation

Posted on 16th January 201916th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

A facility to view documentation regarding items of equipment has been developed in the version 8 of AutoPilot4Feed. This is useful to provide quick and simple access to health & safety information, work instructions or manuals from the item on the graphics. The facility is completely user configurable allowing up to 10 pdf documents to be attached to any item. A “View documents” option now ...
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Monthly production summary and graph

Posted on 16th January 201916th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

AutoPilot4Feed version 8 has a monthly production summary facility. This can show the production volume for up to 4 types of product and per shift.
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On-line pellet tester

Posted on 16th January 201916th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

AutoPilot4Feed version 8 incorporates a communication driver for the TekPro NHP300 on-line pellet tester. Through the link AutoPilot4Feed can supervise the unit to take samples from several pellet press lines depending on which are active. The captured values can be used to display the current and average Holmen values on the graphics. The average value is automatically recorded with the pellet ...
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Change batch destination easily

Posted on 16th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

The ease of changing the destination bin or plant of a batch while it is moving through a blending plant has been improved. By right clicking on the batch detail box on the graphics, a new change destination option will appear which allows the destination to be very quickly changed from a drop down menu.
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New production and usage reporting

Posted on 15th January 201915th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

Production and usage reporting is an essential feature of AutoPilot4Feed. This has been improved in Version 8 to allow reporting in any period rather than set periods (daily, weekly, monthly etc.). The new facility also allows the production to be filtered by product, mixing line, batching line and press line.
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Pop up manual control

Posted on 15th January 201916th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

A new method has been devised for manually setting variable motor speeds and valve positions for the purpose of maintenance and calibration. Originally these could be manually overridden using a box on the graphics. The new method provides manual control by just clicking on the "Auto" button on the graphics to bring up a temporary pop-up box as above and change the "Auto" button colour from red ...
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Bin history feature

Posted on 15th January 201915th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

Raw material and finished product bin edit facilities now have a history button which provide a historical summary of operations to fill or discharge material or product from the bin.
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Audits viewing improved

Posted on 15th January 201915th January 2019 by DSL-Matthew

The audit facility of AutoPilot4Feed records every event, alarm and operator action on the system. The option to view and find audits is useful to investigate problems to see what happened and the cause. This option had been completely revised for AutoPilot4Feed version 8. It now has the following facilities:- Colour coding for different types of audits Improved filters to help find the ...
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