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	Customer Success Story: Preciosa Ornela, a.s. ICONICS

Customer Success Story: Preciosa Ornela, a.s.

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
Applicable Industries	Glass Metals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Process Control & Optimization Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Preciosa Ornela, a.s., a division of the Preciosa Group, is a specialized glass company involved with metallurgical production, glassmaking, and the manufacturing of raw materials for jewelry. The company required an update to their existing 32-bit HMI/SCADA software involved with the monitoring of temperatures, electrical parameters, and combustion ratio glass sets as part of their production processes. The company was happy with its existing GENESIS32 installation but wanted to add the multiple modern features included in newer 64-bit software. After evaluating offerings from multiple vendors, Preciosa Ornela decided to remain an ICONICS customer and chose GENESIS64. Read More
About Customer	Preciosa Ornela, a.s. is a division of the Preciosa Group, located in Desna, Czech Republic. The company is primarily involved with metallurgical production, glassmaking, and the manufacturing of raw materials for jewelry. Preciosa Ornela describes itself as one of the largest specialized glass companies in the world and one of the world’s most significant producers of a wide range of glass products made from glass rods and lampworking rods, technical and utility glass, and all types of glass seed beads and beads. The company's production process is continuous and requires extreme precision and control to ensure that all ingredients are introduced at just the right temperature and at just the right time. Read More
Solution	Preciosa Ornela selected ICONICS’ GENESIS64™ HMI/SCADA suite, including WebHMI™ web-based real-time automation software. GENESIS64 provides real-time production process visualization, trending, and alarming, along with integrated batch control, to operators and other key stakeholders. The manufacturer currently uses GENESIS64 to monitor and control 4,000 individual assets, including 3,500 I/O points, in addition to connecting to multiple PLCs and Omron and Eurotherm regulators. The system was able to seamlessly integrate with existing Modbus, OPC and TCP/IP communications, as well as with the company’s existing Microsoft SQL Server installation for archiving. Preciosa Ornela opted for ten local supervisor stations running ICONICS WebHMI for web-based visualization, monitoring, and control. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Applicable Industries

Glass

Metals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Process Control & Optimization

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Preciosa Ornela, a.s., a division of the Preciosa Group, is a specialized glass company involved with metallurgical production, glassmaking, and the manufacturing of raw materials for jewelry. The company required an update to their existing 32-bit HMI/SCADA software involved with the monitoring of temperatures, electrical parameters, and combustion ratio glass sets as part of their production processes. The company was happy with its existing GENESIS32 installation but wanted to add the multiple modern features included in newer 64-bit software. After evaluating offerings from multiple vendors, Preciosa Ornela decided to remain an ICONICS customer and chose GENESIS64.

About Customer

Preciosa Ornela, a.s. is a division of the Preciosa Group, located in Desna, Czech Republic. The company is primarily involved with metallurgical production, glassmaking, and the manufacturing of raw materials for jewelry. Preciosa Ornela describes itself as one of the largest specialized glass companies in the world and one of the world’s most significant producers of a wide range of glass products made from glass rods and lampworking rods, technical and utility glass, and all types of glass seed beads and beads. The company's production process is continuous and requires extreme precision and control to ensure that all ingredients are introduced at just the right temperature and at just the right time.

Solution

Preciosa Ornela selected ICONICS’ GENESIS64™ HMI/SCADA suite, including WebHMI™ web-based real-time automation software. GENESIS64 provides real-time production process visualization, trending, and alarming, along with integrated batch control, to operators and other key stakeholders. The manufacturer currently uses GENESIS64 to monitor and control 4,000 individual assets, including 3,500 I/O points, in addition to connecting to multiple PLCs and Omron and Eurotherm regulators. The system was able to seamlessly integrate with existing Modbus, OPC and TCP/IP communications, as well as with the company’s existing Microsoft SQL Server installation for archiving. Preciosa Ornela opted for ten local supervisor stations running ICONICS WebHMI for web-based visualization, monitoring, and control.

Impact #1	Through GENESIS64 and WebHMI, the company is able to monitor and control intricate production processes via web browsers in multiple locations throughout their factory.
Impact #2	The system was able to seamlessly integrate with existing Modbus, OPC and TCP/IP communications, as well as with the company’s existing Microsoft SQL Server installation for archiving.

Impact #1

Through GENESIS64 and WebHMI, the company is able to monitor and control intricate production processes via web browsers in multiple locations throughout their factory.

Impact #2

The system was able to seamlessly integrate with existing Modbus, OPC and TCP/IP communications, as well as with the company’s existing Microsoft SQL Server installation for archiving.

Benefit #1	The manufacturer currently uses GENESIS64 to monitor and control 4,000 individual assets, including 3,500 I/O points.

Benefit #1

The manufacturer currently uses GENESIS64 to monitor and control 4,000 individual assets, including 3,500 I/O points.

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