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In automation, we’re seeing more and more companies looking for better and better tools to enable their employees to gain insights and improve the business. On the surface, that sounds very good. But I’m guessing that your employees are already fully booked with things to do. The last thing they [...]
December 2015 will represent a significant time for Dream Report. It’s the time that we introduce Statistical Process Control functions, and open up vast new markets for Dream Report to address. There are many other enhancements, but SPC is by far the most important and exciting. We’ll focus on SPC [...]
The 5 Whys test typically brings you to the root cause or root value of any situation. With respect to automation information, the 5 Whys will drill down to one of two outcomes, you will save money, or you will make money. It goes like this: Why use Automation Information [...]
The Dream Report name conjures up the idea of document generation. While that’s an important capability, Dream Report delivers a powerful and interactive Web Portal. This portal can be applied to many things, but with the right computing hardware, and a flat-screen TV, you have a wonderful KPI Dashboard. The [...]
It’s a technically classified as a service pack and available to all 4.6 customers, but it also includes a number of great new features. You can download it from the Ocean Data Systems site or your Dream Report OEM. Please check with them on branded version availability. See a PowerPoint [...]
A leading Historian vendor sampled their customers with the question: “What are the most important uses of a Historian in your business?” The results are interesting, typical, and here is the Ocean Data Systems interpretation. #1 - Obviously, a Historian is a long term repository of data. It stands to [...]
Your customers rely on you to make important decisions on their behalf. They’re over worked and under staffed. They hire a System Integrator to help them with projects and they expect you to steer them in the directions that benefit them the most. In the area of reports and dashboards, technology has [...]
You’re an employee for just about any company. Right now, business is up and you’re working the first shift. You’ve been enjoying your new capabilities since Dream Report was installed. It’s making your life much easier by automating many mundane tasks, and you’re able to have greater visibility into your [...]
Have you ever noticed how many products are available just in one language? It’s great if you only need one language and that’s the one they offer, but the languages that a product supports, and how it does it, tells you a lot about the company and the quality of their [...]
Give engineers a tool, they can solve one problem. Give engineers a toolkit, and they can solve all problems. That philosophy drove the development of automation products for the past 30 years. PLCs developed multiple languages so engineers could have the best tools for the application. HMI/SCADA products developed scripting [...]
