Ocean Data Systems shares our thoughts and best practices with media around the world. Here is a highlight of just some of the areas we’ve contributed.
Layering Value Is the Best Way to Enhance an Existing Automation System Lets face it, your automation platforms are expensive and you don't have the opportunity to have a "Do Over". That means you need to focus on layered technology to enhance the value of an existing system, be it a Distributed [...]
Making Reports Actionable, Reducing Errors and Improving Ease of Use That's what QR Codes and Bar Codes are all about. QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) are finding their way into all manner of applications and can transfer a great deal of information. They are often used to convey links for [...]
There are lots more reasons - these are just a few. 1) Reports so easy, you can have ALL the reports you want, not just the reports you absolutely need. The world has been conditioned to believe that report generation is hard to do. Past tools have been the [...]
The Problem - Information Delivery Why is information delivery so important? Compliance with regulations... Continuous improvement... Accountability... There are many reasons. And as with all things in automation, it needs to be easy, needs to be cost effective and needs to be pervasive to have the greatest impact. Delivering information [...]
Big Data and Advanced Analytics All the rage today. It's viewed as the next generation solution for process improvement, and no doubt, having a better set of analytic tools may deliver insights that were not readily apparent. But as they say, is the juice going to be worth the [...]
This past week, we attended the CSIA (Control System Integrator Association) meeting in San Diego California. This is an annual event, and since Dream Report is a popular solution for automation industry system integrators (SIs), the event is a valuable way for Ocean Data Systems (ODS) to stay connected and [...]
The Internet of Things (IOT) is all the rave these days, and with it comes new business offerings for monitoring and management. In our world of industrial automation, the opportunities include asset monitoring (Plant Asset Management (PAM), Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Asset Performance Monitoring (APM) and [...]
Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS) and Standards - AMS 2750e, AMS 2770, NADCAP, CQI-9 for System Accuracy Testing Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS) Reports are critical to the certification of thermal processes to ensure the quality of product. Standards such as AMS 2750e, AMS 2770, NADCAP and CQI-9 define the heat treat [...]
If you’re like most companies, then you’re using a report generator for compliance reporting – generating the reports you need for regulatory agencies, or documentation required to validate a product quality. The reason most don’t take it further, and start reporting on nice to have items, generally stems from the [...]
View the Original Post No, this post isn’t about weight loss, cigarette smoking or exercise. It’s about “continuous improvement” from a corporate point of view. But they all have something in common, the need to create a habit; either a habit to promote a positive or a habit to replace [...]
