MES provider Sage Clarity has updated its ABLE cloud-based IIoT platform, including launching a new Factory View Historian function for time series trending. ABLE provides real-time root cause analysis for manufacturing operations as part of Sage Clarity’s MES ecosystem. The software’s previous release introduced machine fault learning, intelligent root cause analysis and KPI heatmaps.

The new Factory View Historian functionality provides time series trending designed for both processing and packaging operations. It provides the ability to marry analogue data with different ABLE production views.

For packaging operations, ABLE 4.2 can plot line speed info and ramp up/down data against production state model data to correlate downtime and centreline information. The software can also plot multiple analogue data streams together for V-Curve Bottleneck Analysis. It can also help assess conveyor health KPIs by juxtaposing zone-specific Boolean data with downtime data from upstream operations.

When used in processing for recipe analysis, ABLE can marry recipe state data with pressure, temperature, and other variables, to correlate process steps with related parameter data.

“We’re very excited about this new release and the powerful potential of our Factory View Historian feature,” said Sage Clarity President John Oskin. “ABLE continues to evolve with new functionality, to meet the growing demands of digital factory operations across multifaceted value streams.”