FactoryLogix Analytics includes a very powerful alarming engine which can be used to inform users and managers of potential problems in production—potentially before they become larger problems.
In FactoryLogix, alarms consist of two parts: alarm triggers and alarm reactions.
- An alarm trigger is an event or condition (usually material or quality related) with a preset threshold that users or administrators want to be notified about when that threshold/limit is reached.
For example, you can set up an alarm trigger to warn a quality manager when the first-pass yield drops below a pre-determined level on the factory floor. Material-related alarms might indicate when a tool's inter-service life has come to an end (that is, the device needs calibration). Additional alarm triggers can warn stock room personnel when materials are running low on the factory floor. - An alarm reaction is the response the software takes as a result of the trigger being satisfied or met. A reaction such as an email, a report generation, or even a line stop will prevent further production from taking place.
Alarm reactions in FactoryLogix can consist of one or more of the following:- SQL log
- SQL statement
- Line stop
- DataMiner template
- Alarm reaction templates are created from the individual alarm reactions to be used in newly-created alarms. In the Alarm Reaction Template area, you can group multiple alarm reactions in each template to provide a wide variety of functionality.