The benefits of today’s affordable batch automation systems

RoviSys Batch Control Automation Services

Because previous batch control solutions were cost-prohibitive, many batch producers still depend on individual operators for quality, yield and throughput. Today’s more affordable and proven batch controls can help you:

  • Improve consistency
  • Increase throughput
  • Reduce waste
  • Improve product quality
  • Reduce compliance costs
  • Reduce inventory levels and cycle times
  • Improve customer service
  • Maximize return on net assets

Can you justify batch automation or a controls upgrade?

Your batch control systems might need nothing more than some adjustment. Automation might not make sense for your operation. Or perhaps any delay moving forward means lost time and profits.

We can help make this determination by various methods, including comparing results from your best operator with all the rest as well as comparing your results with those from like (but anonymous) companies.

You might be different. But the typical batch operator:
  A) rates performance of their operation as above average
  B) can be reluctant to verify that impression.

While we believe good data is the path to improvement, we respect client requests on discovery and confidentiality. We can work around most issues in helping you prepare automation improvement justifications.  

Questions to ask before automating or upgrading your batch process
 

  • What are your current batch control issues costing you? How can you correct them?
  • Will you be best served by simple recipe with complex steps? Or a complex recipe with simple steps?
  • Should you modularize to improve flexibility, supportability and uptime? Which processes go together?
  • How much intervention should you allow your operators: some, all or none? What information should they see?
  • What should you measure? What should you control?
  • Which technologies and control architectures fit your needs, budget and possibilities?

On these pages you will find information to help you make and support your decision, find additional information and, if you choose to work with a batch controls advisor and provider, reasons to discuss with us whether we are a good fit for your needs.