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Software Lifecycle Management ensures data integrity

In 2007 the Australian Government introduced the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS), providing the first mandated national reporting guidelines for Australian companies. The instrument for compliance is the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007. Digitisation is a positive step forward, but only the start Data often offers more than a singular benefit…

Anglo underground mechanics

OT Managed Services for maximum flex

Parasyn have been providing engineering, management and lifecycle technology related services to Anglo for over 10 years.  Though some of these activities have related to IT Infrastructure, networks, security and design, the overall umbrella for the work is an OT Managed Services arrangement.   During this time, Parasyn has programmed and successfully delivered more than…

Code and Debug

Managing Industrial Automation Software

There is nothing simple about managing industrial automation software systems.   Why do we need to update our SCADA or Industrial Automation software? How often do we need to upgrade our Industrial Automation software? Why are staging environments important? How many staging environments do I need? What is configuration management and why is it important?…

Big Data Tunnel

Process Historians – Do they have a limited shelf life?

How will we survive without Industrial Automation Process Historians? How long have we had Big Data Solutions? What is the life cycle of a Process Historian? Can Relational Databases be used as a process historian? What are the important factors when implementing a process historian? Can I use cloud-based technology for process control applications?

Operational Historian vs. Enterprise Historian

Historian systems have seen a rapid increase in use throughout various industries in the past decade or so. Data Historians improve how manufacturers, continuous process plant and utilities operate and manage their assets efficiently. Data Historian systems were built with the specific purpose of acquiring instrumentation data used in operational control, aiding in supervisory capacities,…

Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Production Performance – Implementing OEE

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a standard method for measuring the improvement opportunity of a production process. It provides a single number that benchmarks a work cell’s performance. A work cell could be a single machine, a group of machines, a line or an entire production facility.