SCADA Implementation for New Aseptic Fill Line

A key element of the project was the implementation of a new SCADA system across the new fill line. Avid was responsible for setting up the SCADA infrastructure that would be used by each of the OEM vendors. After careful consideration, Rockwell’s FactoryTalk View SE was chosen as the SCADA platform as it would achieve the goals of the project. Since multiple OEM vendors were involved in delivering over a dozen individual unit operations, it was important for our team to work closely with each of the OEMs to minimize qualification once the systems were delivered. Each vendor was provided with a standalone virtual host with the required software, and for consistency across the OEMs, Avid provided a standard FactoryTalk SE application. The vendors developed on these virtual environments, and when the physical host was returned, they were installed as is into the operating facility. This achieved the desired result of minimizing qualification as the ACTUAL application as tested at FAT was installed, not migrated.