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FACTORYTALK PRODUCTIONCENTRE Application Solutions for Manufacturing F a c t o r y T a l k P r o d u c t i o n C e n t r e FACTORYTALKA COMPLETE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Bring measured improvements in control and performance to your production management environment with Rockwell Software FactoryTalk® from Rockwell Automation. The modular, integrated FactoryTalk ProductionCentre software suite delivers comprehensive production management functionality plus highly developed decision support tools that address the most demanding manufacturing environments • Improve your control over quality, speed and waste • Create a flexible real-time production environment • Manage capacity and cycle time for efficient growth • Automate records management • Evaluate value-add versus non value-add functions • Analyze overproduction, excessive inventory, faulty processes and more. How? By reducing human error and increasing paper-less tracking throughout your entire production environment, including: supplier management, manufacturing, quality control, and returns and complaint handling. The FactoryTalk ProductionCentre application suite offers a flexible, configurable approach to managing product quality, manufacturing speed and waste, while allowing for growth and unprecedented records keeping management. 2 F a c t o r y T a l k P r o d u c t i o n C e n t r e FACTORYTALK PRODUCTIONCENTRE A core Platform Server and optional modules offer out-of-the-box CREATES A FLEXIBLE SOLUTION SUITE support for key industry applications: You want to make world-class products at competitive prices. • Shop Operations and Quality: Track and control production, FactoryTalk® ProductionCentre helps make it happen: while supporting dynamic work-flow based routings; maintain • Improve quality while reducing cost of quality. complete device, as-built and batch history records. Monitor • Realize the efficiencies of global operational standards. out-of-bounds conditions in real-time, and manage rework • Reduce the cost of regulatory compliance and minimize and defects. the impact of recalls. • CAPA and Complaint Handling: Provide an electronically • Accelerate time-to-volume for new products. stored closed-loop process management system with enterprise- • Information-enable your Six Sigma and lean initiatives. wide access for Corrective Action/Preventive Action and • Reduce manufacturing cycle times and excess inventory. Complaint Handling. Create a comprehensive event audit trail • Collaborate for better customer service. with electronic signatures and approvals. Analyze root cause and • Share real-time data on quality and shop floor status. failures; deliver compliance and regulatory reporting. • RMA Management and Repair: Enable superior customer THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE service in a timely fashion with easy access to unit or lot Collaborative systems are a hallmark of industry leaders in history – including parts used and previous repair history. today’s competitive global environment. Enterprise resource Track and manage factory and field repair orders with planning (ERP) systems transformed the loosely coupled multiple return scenarios. business applications landscape into a sophisticated, integrated • Supplier Management: Facilitate complex supply chain knowledge management tool. Extending that same strategy management and worldwide visibility. Capture test and measure into the production environment requires a unique blend of data. Evaluate supplier quality. manufacturing-focused applications and expertise. Companies that want to compete in an increasingly global marketplace THE TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE recognize the need to reassess their manufacturing information Designed to leverage existing networks and systems, FactoryTalk strategy for production management systems. ProductionCentre uses a three tier J2EE architecture that operates independent of the operating system on Windows, Rockwell Software combines an unparalleled understanding Solaris, or Linux. This approach optimizes access to real-time of the manufacturing automation environment with the needs data, while improving performance of operational knowledge of manufacturing information technology to deliver a multi- stores and analysis functions. It is a flexible, secure and scalable industry, integrated and modular manufacturing execution system for a single site or an entire, multi-site enterprise. Some software solution set that supports both discrete and hybrid key benefits include: production processes. • Each site maintains its own data. • Enterprise roll-up maintains site ID data. FactoryTalk ProductionCentre is a mission-critical platform • Manufacture at one site, but handle repairs at a for industry applications requiring real-time production different location. management. Synchronize real-time production data with • Reporting at site or enterprise level–or both. enterprise resource planning information, and sustain plant • Load balancing and clustering support with the operation even if a security event isolates your ERP system application server at each site. from your sites. FactoryTalk ProductionCentre establishes a mission-critical platform for industry applications focused on real-time production management. 4 F a c t o r y T a l k P r o d u c t i o n C e n t r e FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE This Shop Operations module enhances production flexibility, A unique dual-client architecture allows FactoryTalk while creating one source of information for production decisions. ProductionCentre to deliver Java and http/https client and For instance, by tracking inventory and equipment performance, scripting simultaneously. This supports deployment of the informed decisions can easily be made about scheduling. same content in Java and HTML for fast and slow networks, • Work Order Management provides an electronic “white board” as well as pocket wireless devices. Supported system platforms for simplified planning and sequencing of work orders. “What if ” include WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, Windows and Solaris. capabilities facilitate proactive management of order due-dates Reporting is swift, accurate, and presented in an actionable and resources, compares actual to planned schedules, and format. Role-based access supports decision making, as well highlights late orders. as secure internal and external report distribution. It uses the • Track and Trace enables work-in-progress tracking at a serialized FactoryTalk service oriented architecture (SOA) to share unit, lot (including splits and merges), or work-order level. information easily with other FactoryTalk enabled applications Complete device and batch history records including operations, and hardware, as well as third party or legacy systems. operators, equipment, components, test results, defects and rework. Support is provided for RFID, bar code scanning and Lower costs, improve quality, and increase productivity, on direct integration to equipment. one flexible platform. FactoryTalk ProductionCentre is an • Production Inventory tracks location and quantity of raw-in- enterprise-wide plant information software solution that drives process (RIP) components issued to the shop floor. It triggers manufacturing excellence. Converting day-to-day operations request for components to stores or suppliers, and facilitates data into on-demand business knowledge enables unprecedented Kanban execution through bin tracking and min/max manufacturing flexibility. Combining automated asset, resource, replenishment. supplier, complaint and quality management, with track and • Error Proofing manages acceptance sampling plans, shop floor trace from cradle to grave delivers true visibility and better quality checklists, and testing reports including process capability control of the manufacturing process. indexes and real-time SPC charts, and variable and attribute control charts. SHOP OPERATIONS AND QUALITY • Production Performance defines equipment model by site and Today’s highly competitive global market demands operational tracks uptime and utilization. excellence as the price of survival. The Shop Operations module tracks production information while controlling production.

Über Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) ist ein führender, weltweit aktiver Anbieter von Steuerungs- und Informationslösungen für die Industrieautomation. Mit Spitzentechnologie und einem umfassenden Portfolio an Produkten, Softwarelösungen und Dienstleistungen unterstützt Rockwell Automation Kunden aus einer Vielzahl von Branchen bei der Realisierung von Wettbewerbsvorteilen. Der Kunde mit seinen individuellen Anforderungen steht bei Rockwell Automation immer und überall im Mittelpunkt. Das Unternehmen unterstützt Fertigungsunternehmen dabei, Industrieautomation, Informationstechnologie und intelligente Motorsteuerung zur Erreichung ihrer Produktivitätsziele einzusetzen. Rockwell Automation erweitert sein Angebot mit einem Netzwerk aus 5.600 lokalen Partnern für den Vertrieb von Hardware und Software sowie Services. Führende Marken und strategische Partnerschaften versetzen das Unternehmen in die Lage, seine Industrielösungen heute in 80 Ländern rund um den Globus anzubieten. Rockwell Automation ist ein finanzstarkes Unternehmen, das seine Expertise kontinuierlich durch Zukäufe und Investitionen in Forschung und Entwicklung erweitert. Gemeinsam mit seinen Geschäftspartnern liefert Rockwell Automation seinen End- und OEM-Kunden einen echten Mehrwert. Diese erzielen: - Kürzere Markteinführungszeiten – erreicht durch die Schnelligkeit, die kurzen Reaktionszeiten und die Flexibilität der automatisierten Fertigung. - Niedrigere Total Cost of Ownership – verursacht durch skalierbare, modulare, energieeffiziente und offene Automatisierungssteuerungs- und Informationssysteme - Besseres Asset Management/Optimierung – gestützt auf Diagnose, zustandsbasierter Maschinenüberwachung (CBM), Ausfallanalyse und Speichermanagement - Umfassenderes Risikomanagement in der Fertigung – realisiert mittels Prozessvariabilitätsanalysen, Compliance-Services und Sicherheitslösungen. Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) mit Stammsitz im US-amerikanischen Milwaukee ist in zwei großen Geschäftseinheiten organisiert: ‚Architecture & Software‘ und ‚Control Products & Solutions‘. Weltweit beschäftigt das Unternehmen ca. 19.000 Mitarbeiter, 520 davon in Deutschland. Geschäftsbereich Architecture & Software Der Geschäftsbereich Architecture & Software bietet eine umfassende Palette an Automatisierungslösungen – von Logix-Steuerungen für die Steuerung von Prozess-, Batch-, Motion- und diskreten Applikationen bis hin zu Sicherheits- und Antriebssystemen. Im Rahmen der Integrated Architecture arbeiten diese reibungslos mit den FactoryTalk-Softwarelösungen für die Produktionsbereiche Design & Konfiguration, Produktionsmanagement, Datenverwaltung, Qualität & Compliance, Asset Management sowie Performance & Visibility zusammen. Allen-Bradley Automatisierungsprodukte: Rockwell Software: - Steuerungen - Kommunikationssoftware - Kommunikationsnetzwerke - Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle/ Visualisierungssoftware - Elektronische Bedienoberflächen - Informationssysteme - Industriecomputer und –monitore - Software zur Überwachung und Steuerung von Prozessen - Programmiersoftware Copyright © 2007 Rockwell Automation, Inc. All rights reserved. Geschäftsbereich Control Products & Solutions Der Geschäftsbereich Control Products & Solutions beinhaltet eine umfassende Palette an Produkten und Dienstleistungen – von intelligenten Motorsteuerungen bis hin zu weltweiten Support-Dienstleistungen für Fertigungsunternehmen. Allen-Bradley Baugruppen: Fertigungsdienstleistungen: - Standard- und Mittelspannungsantriebe - Engineering und Beratungsdienstleistungen - Koordinierte Antriebssysteme - Verwaltung und Optimierung von Assets - Packaged Controller - Mitarbeitertraining/ Leistungssteigerung - Industrielle Baugruppen - Technischer Support - Anwesenheitssensoren - E/A-Module Wichtige Fakten in Kürze: Jahresumsatz: ca. 5 Milliarden US-Dollar Mitarbeiter weltweit: ca. 19.000 NYSE-Kürzel: ROK NYSE- Chairman und CEO: Keith D. Nosbusch Zentrale: 1201 South Second Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204 USA Hauptniederlassung Deutschland: Düsselbergerstraße 15, 42781 Haan-Gruiten Hauptniederlassung Österreich: Kotzinastraße 9, 4030 Linz Hauptniederlassung Schweiz: Buchserstraße 7, 5001 Aarau Websites: http://www.rockwellautomation.de Copyright © 2007 Rockwell Automation, Inc. All rights reserved.

Company Overview Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) is a leading global provider of industrial automation control and information solutions. The company helps customers across a wide range of end markets achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses through leading technologies and a comprehensive portfolio of products, software and services. With a focus on always putting customers first, anywhere in the world, the company helps manufacturers use industrial automation, information technology, and intelligent motor control to meet their productivity objectives. Capabilities extend through partnerships with a network of 5,600 reliable, local companies in distribution, software and product referencing. Leading brands and strategic partnerships uniquely qualify Rockwell Automation to deliver industry solutions to 80 countries around the world. Rockwell Automation is financially strong, and continues to acquire expertise and invest in innovation and aggressive research and development. Together with its business partners, Rockwell Automation delivers value to its end-user and OEM customers, evidenced through: • Faster time to market – through speed, responsiveness and flexibility of automated manufacturing • Lower total cost of ownership – through scaleable, modular, energy-efficient and open automation control and information systems • Better asset management/optimization – through diagnostics, condition-based monitoring, failure analysis, storage management • Broader manufacturing business risk management – through process variability analysis, regulatory compliance, safety With headquarters in Milwaukee, the company has two major operating segments, Architecture & Software, and Control Products & Solutions, which employ approximately 19,000 people worldwide: Architecture & Software The Architecture & Software segment provides a comprehensive suite of automation solutions. The applications range from unique Logix control disciplines for process, batch, motion, and discrete control to safety and drive systems. Through an integrated architecture, these control products seamlessly operate with FactoryTalk production disciplines for design & configuration, production management, data management, quality & compliance, asset management and performance & visibility. Allen-Bradley Automation Products: Rockwell Software: • Controllers • Communications software • Communication networks • Human-machine interface/visualization software • Electronic operator interfaces • Information systems software • Motion controllers • Process monitoring and control software • Industrial computers and monitors • Programming software Control Products & Solutions The Control Products & Solutions segment provides a comprehensive suite of products and services that range from intelligent motor control and industrial components to global manufacturing support services. Allen-Bradley Components: Manufacturing Services: • Standard and medium voltage drives • Engineering and consulting • Coordinated drive systems • Asset management and optimization • Packaged controllers • Human performance/training • Industrial components • Technical support services • Presence sensing products • Input/Output (I/O) modules Quick Facts: Annual Sales: About $5 billion Total Employees Worldwide: About 19,000 World Headquarters: 1201 South Second Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204 USA Trading Symbol: NYSE: ROK Chairman & CEO: Keith D. Nosbusch www.rockwellautomation.com Copyright © 2007 Rockwell Automation, Inc. All rights reserved.

VALUE PROPOSITION SEMICONDUCTOR ROCKWELL AUTOMATION HELPS LEADING SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER “With FactoryTalk ProductionCentre, TO MANAGE “eQUALITY” AND PRODUCT LIFE the production information is CYCLE MANAGEMENT available on-line and the integrated datamart gives us The world’s leading supplier of process control and the capability to do the yield management solutions for the semiconductor necessary complex analysis and related microelectronics industries had revenues quickly to solve problems faster.” in 2000 over $2 billion and 6400 employees – Vice President of Operations, worldwide. The company’s comprehensive portfolio of products, Reticle and Photomask software, analysis, services and expertise is designed to help Inspection Division semiconductor wafer manufacturers manage yield throughout the entire wafer fabrication process, from design to final yield analysis. This manufacturer offers products and services that are used by every major semiconductor manufacturer in the world. To support its growing global customer base, the organization maintains a significant presence throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, with local sales and applications engineers, customer and field-service engineers and yield-management consultants. THE OPPORTUNITY The manufacturer wanted to leverage the Web to deliver the highest quality equipment and improve product life-cycle management. Its vision was an “eQuality” system to track test results, non-conforming material and SPC trends and use this information to reduce customer defects and improve manufacturing quality. To achieve its goals, they needed deep unit-level tracking capabilities and detailed “as-built” configuration information stored electronically. It would also need visibility of this data on-line. “A manufacturing engineer The company looked for a Web-based FactoryTalk ProductionCentre also helps using a paper-based shop solution that was easy to use, had a the company to better leverage floor system could spend days GUI interface, and had wizards for knowledge workers such as product, or weeks compiling and easy customization by end users. manufacturing, and field service analyzing production It also wanted a solution that would engineers. “A manufacturing engineer information about a complex integrate easily with its enterprise-wide using a paper-based shop-floor system quality problem.” systems, including Oracle (ERP), could spend days or weeks compiling Clarify CRM application, Firepond and analyzing production information – Vice President of Operations, (Configurator), and product content about a complex quality problem to Reticle and Photomask management system. With an eQuality decide whether to make a supplier, Inspection Division system in place, the manufacturer product or process change and even expected to improve quality control, more time to execute that change in improve process control, increase the supply chain and the field,” said technical data collection, manage the vice president of operations, product configuration on-line, and Reticle and Photomask Inspection improve corrective action capabilities. Division. “With FactoryTalk ProductionCentre, the production ROCKWELL AUTOMATION information is available on-line and DELIVERS the integrated data mart gives us The company partnered with Rockwell the capability to do the necessary Automation to achieve eQuality or a complex analysis quickly to solve Web-based system for tracking quality quality problems faster.” information to resolve production and FactoryTalk ProductionCentre frees field issues faster and to improve unit knowledge workers from tedious and product life-cycle management. and inefficient time spent collecting The company/Rockwell Automation paper, enabling them to concentrate team targeted lines in the Wafer on higher-level tasks such as problem Inspection Group (WIG) and Reticle solving and improving product quality and Photomask Inspection Division and performance. (RAPID) for the initial implementations, “Designing and constructing capital which took12 weeks. equipment for the semiconductor fab By implementing FactoryTalk® is a critical factor in semiconductor ProductionCentre by Rockwell manufacturing. As such, the quality Automation, the company replaced of that equipment — down to the the paper-based traveler, device history smallest detail — is extremely vital,” records, and several homegrown said a vice president of Market quality systems that were on its Research and Analysis, Plant-Wide manufacturing floors. FactoryTalk Research Group. “By implementing ProductionCentre integrated with the FactoryTalk ProductionCentre and Oracle ERP system to pull information making effective use of Web-based as needed. The eQuality system Integrated Plant Systems, we are provides the company with the ensuring that our products will measure manufacturing information needed up to the high standards of quality to improve customer and supplier required in semiconductor production.” quality and to decrease cycle time by reducing delays in production. The information collected by the FactoryTalk ProductionCentre system will also help when the company applies for ISO 9002 certification. “By implementing FactoryTalk STRATEGIC BENEFITS Leveraging Knowledge ProductionCentre and Web-based eQuality System Workers making effective use of Technical data collection through Web-centric supply chain The organization now has a Web-based eQuality system installed on-line input of test results automates manufacturing, our company the data-collection process. Product, is demonstrating that its on two manufacturing lines of its complex semiconductor capital manufacturing, and process engineers products can measure up to can now devote their time to analysis the high standards equipment. Moving from a paper- based system to a Web-based and problem solving, rather than of quality required in searching and collecting data from semiconductor production.” Integrated Plant System provides many benefits to the entire corporation. paper systems and file drawers. – Vice President, On-line access to production data saves Market Research and Analysis, Quality Control – Using FactoryTalk several days of time spent gathering Plant-Wide Research Group., ProductionCentre, the company data.