Batch Expert provides process management for batch processes in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, energy, chemical, food, and consumer products industries. Batch Expert consists of the components required for recipe management, plant-floor control and batch reporting.
Real-time, rule-based supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) that integrates reactors, instruments and analyzers from a variety of vendors. Develop and manage batch recipes, execute supervisory control, monitor and measure batch equipment performance, and archive data.
SQL compliant data historian based upon Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle that archives recipe, batch header, instrument and off-line data. An open schema provides the most flexibility to control and report data.
Electronic batch reporting (EBR) of recipe, batch header and in-process data. Open source nature of the database schema provides flexibility in managing the types of reports and specific reporting tools.
Well suited for fermentation and bioreactor applications. Fully functional alternative to Sartorius® B. Braun MFCS (MFCS/win), New Brunswick Scientific® BioCommand and BioCommand Plus, Applikon® BioXpert, and other similar software packages.
Nearly limitless options for integration of equipment controllers, instruments and analyzers for data acquisition and control. ILS can integrate OPC or SQL compliant systems, equipment with a serial interface (RS232/RS485), DDE interface, analog communication (4-20 mA or voltage signals) and socket-based Ethernet components.
Batch recipe management and recipe transfer. Manage and execute recipes across a variety of equipment from bench-top to pilot-scale to production. Recipe manage a variety of batch functions and can incorporate flexible features such as rule or event based control and monitoring. Can incorporate recipe structure based upon the ISA S88 guideline.