1. 3. PRIMESTAR / GE SOLAR
Start-up Thin film CdTe Solar Module Manufacturer (residential & power plants)
100 solar modules / day @ $95 ea.
Low Volume / Low Mix
70K Sq. ft. facility in Arvada, Co.
Pilot Line Process & Automation for proof of principles for factory expansion.
Roles:
Technical Program Manager
Factory Development
Special Projects
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Systems Pyramid
Field
Devices
Data Historian
Manufacturing
Execution
System
Process
Control
PLC/DCS:
HMI Graphics
Process Operations
Sequencing
Batch/Recipe Control
Control and
Process Level
Process Information
Management
Real-Time
Procedure
Control
Manufacturing Resource Planning/
Enterprise Resource PlanningCentral
IT System
Manually Operated
Equipment
MES:
Product Tracking & Genealogy
Process Management
Dispatching Production Units
Performance Analysis
Labor Management
Maintenance Management
Operations/Detailed Scheduling
Document Control
Materials Management and Warehouse Control
Quality Control/LIMS
MRP/ERP:
Financials
Production Planning
Quality Management
Inventory Management
Sales Order Management
PIMS:
Data collection and archiving
Analysis
Metrics
Smart
Field Instrumentation
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ANSI/S-95 Reference Model
Level 4
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
I/O, Devices, Sensors
ERP, APO, Logistics
Systems
MES, LIMS, WMS,
CMM Systems,
Enterprise Historian
PLC, DCS,
Packaged Systems
HMI, SCADA,
Batch Systems
Business Information Network
Operations Information Network
Automation Network
Device Networks
ITVisibility
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MES Key Components/Interfaces
ERP System
Production
Control/
Scheduling
Quality
Management
Plant
Maintenance
Inventory
Management
Raw Materials
Receiving, Material
Usage, WIP Receipts,
FG Receipts
Production Orders,
Control Recipes,
Confirmations
Raw Materials,
WIP and FG
Specifications,
Test Results,
Notifications,
Calibrations,
Repairs,
Overhauls
Batch Control
DCS/Process
Control
OEM Control
System (PLC,
etc)
Plant Floor Relational Database(s)
Enterprise Historian
DataVisualization/AnalysisTools
ReportingTools
Order
Management
Sales Orders,
Completed
Loads,
Adjustments
Warehouse
Management
System
