FactoryTalk® Quality

Increase Productivity and Better Manage Global Operation

by Connecting Plant-Floor and Business Quality Systems
Addressing the issues
Conformance is key

Companies that rely on disparate systems

and antiquated paper processes cannot
guarantee consistent production quality.
Workflows and business processes built on
industry best practices should provide the
basis for manufacturing quality at every step
of the manufacturing process. These best
practices error-proof manufacturing processes
to ensure that each step is executed correctly,
with complete, fully traceable data.
FactoryTalk Quality allows manufacturers to
model and enforce their plants’ in-process
quality regimens easily, efficiently and at a
scalable rate. Integrated with ERP and built on
a common modular framework, the
application supports a company’s efforts to
deliver quality products on time and to react
quickly to quality issues.

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Addressing the issues
FactoryTalk Quality and Scalable MES

Our new and expanded applications allow

companies to connect, manage, validate and
optimize production to achieve smart QUALITY RECIPE UI CONFIGURATION IN-PROCESS
manufacturing with a scalable approach. CONFIGURATION QUALITY SAMPLING
Define and disseminate each step Automated configuration Verify quality of product before
With FactoryTalk Quality, you can address in quality procedures of displays based on rework is required or product must
quality recipes be scrapped
challenges by enforcing processes in
manufacturing specifically to.
accelerate time to market
demonstrate regulatory compliance
SAMPLE PLAN WORKFLOW FLEXIBLE
implement continuous improvement
TRIGGERING ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION ENGINE
Integrated with ERP and built on a modular Event-based triggers for quality
sampling supports consistent
Confirms that every employee,
every shift follows sequencing,
Never miss a scheduled quality check,
escalate issues to proper stakeholders
framework, the application is scalable, quality resourcing and data collection
requirements
meaning it can be run as a standalone
application or be expanded to include other
fit-for-purpose applications within the Business Value
FactoryTalk® ProductionCentre® MES system Brand Protection
such as FactoryTalk® Performance and OUT OF SPEC QUALITY REPORTS
FactoryTalk® Production.
ESCALATION Positive Release
Dynamically change quality testing Keep all stakeholders informed on
regimen based on test results real-time quality metrics and trends Eliminate Plant Floor Quality Paper Work

Reduced Cost of Compliance

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FactoryTalk Quality integrates tightly
with automation and business-level
quality-management systems and collects
and exchanges data quickly to identify
non-conformance issues before product
leaves the plant.
Using a built-in notification engine, the
application quickly alerts personnel when a
quality check is needed. If the check fails, a
configurable escalation workflow initiates
additional quality sampling and corrective
action plans. This workflow potentially salvages
product still on the line and provides plant
and operations managers with insight
into the total number of completed, suspected
and wasted batches.
Reduce cost of compliance The application also makes it easier for operators
(trading partner & regulatory) to gather and record this data accurately. For
Eliminate plant floor quality paperwork example, quality recipe items allow plant
managers to define specification and control
Protect your brand values that operators can use to perform
Increase first time yield and first time through real-time analysis on the quality of their products.
Never miss a scheduled quality check
(flexible notification engine)
Dynamically change quality testing
regimens based on test results (configurable
out-of-spec escalation)
Reduce IT infrastructure costs
Creating quality and recipe plans
Traditional pen and paper quality systems
require operators not only to collect data but
also to evaluate it. FactoryTalk Quality lightens
this burden by calculating the validity of
collected values so that operators can focus on
gathering and recording data.
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Customize Plans and Forms to Operator Needs
Creating quality and recipe plans
Use the Quality Layout editor to create
custom-designed forms for operators to fill
out. With the easy-to-use WYSIWYG layout
editor, a sample plan or sample form can be
quickly modified to fit every operator need.
The application provides multiple quality
recipe item types operators can use to
collect a variety of different data points.
With the comparison item type, visual
references are provided to operators,
allowing them to compare live product
against expected standards. For example,
this paint line operator can record what paint
color was used on the product sample in
front of him.

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View Data Centrally
Using reports
View data collected from systems dispersed
throughout your operations on reports for
deeper insights and better decision-making.
From a quality standpoint, this enables you to:
compare product quality against
manufacturing conditions
review finished-product quality against
individual suppliers’ raw materials
deliver quality reports to different
stakeholders, with information
contextualized to each person’s role.

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Is FactoryTalk Production right for you? Working together with Rockwell Automation
What are your challenges? What are you being measured on? Make more of your Connected Enterprise by connecting with
What’s important to you? Rockwell Automation and our partners.

In the end, your main goal is to improve profitability. Ask yourself: Get answers to your questions on sales, products, services and technical
support. Find out more
Do you have a configurable escalation plan?
Access help to design, build and maintain your system solution through
How easily can you notify other departments of a quality issue/concern? the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™ of leading distributors,
– How quickly are quality concerns escalated and other manufacturing system integrators and others. Find out more
departments notified?
How quickly can your quality operators create or build a quality plan?
Do your operators ever miss scheduled quality checks?
– Do you ever have to scrap or rework product due to poor quality?
Are test results able to influence your quality testing regimen?

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