Sartorius has developed Probatch Plus software which, used in conjunction with the X-Family, Combics Pro and other PLC controllers, offers efficient management of raw material and recipe data.
The Probatch Plus software program enables all batch procedures to be visually monitored and easily controlled.
It can supervise and monitor a single scale or simultaneously control up to 16 production lines and scales operating in parallel.
The flexible software can be used for simple applications or larger process automation tasks.
It runs in Microsoft Windows and uses the MS Access database to manage large quantities of raw material, recipe and production data, easily and securely.
Universal record-keeping of production data provides all batch record traceability data for the user's SOP and quality control protocols.
Probatch Plus is suitable for manufacturers in the cosmetic, chemical and food industries, as it covers a wide variety of products and at the same time can react quickly to changing market conditions and procedures.
It can manage a large number of materials pertaining to a production line - with only a few operator steps, raw material quantities used and recipe quantities produced can be called up.
Automatic stock monitoring is included.
Material tracking with three freely selectable batch parameters and one data field can be optionally activated.
Communication between Probatch Plus and controllers takes place using OPC in accordance with ANSI/ISO S88.01 batch control standards.
In order to connect to visualisation systems, dynamic data is supplied via DDE and OPC.
For data transfer of production data to an ERP system, the SQL and ODBC database interfaces can be used.
The script language integrated in Probatch Plus can be used for rapid adaptations to process changes, without the need to carry out expensive programming in the PLC.
