Product description

ACRON7 – The Plant Chronicler

plant-wide data historian
highly scalable and fault tolerant architecture
data analysis, reporting and evaluation
audit trail mechanism, document proof

ACRON7 – Performance and Flexibility

The basis of every automated system is it’s data.This forms the basis for all logging, analysis and verification of quality.As the foundation for all company operations, data is crucial for improving productivity, providing protection against claims for recourse – and thus in determining the success of the company.

Business advantages

In all business fields, products will only be competitive if it is possible to boost business efficiency. This not only applies to operating companies in search of reliable products but also to the end customer.
If quality, productivity, profitability and security can be improved, production will be optimised.

In addition, this reduces the costs for maintenance and compliance with regulations, as well as allowing staff to respond promptly.

ACRON is the perfect solution for fast assessment using historical data

Philosophy

*ACRON is characterised by easy handling, flexibility and simple project planning (Two-layer concept).* With this product, which offers outstanding value for money, we guarantee maximum operational reliability and data security as well as high availability. We contribute to the success of our customers, and they influence the product accordingly. In a continuous dialogue, new ideas and requirement impact on future functionalities in ACRON. The experiences of the last 15 years are reflected in the design and efficiency of the product.

Application possibilities
ACRON is a manufacturer independent product. This concept enables ACRON to be used in nearly any sector. The already finished projects show that the product is being used more and more in the national and international market. Different language versions and an option to change the language (even in the project) predestine ACRON for the internationally operating plant and machine construction.

ACRON modules Provider
Provider Data acquisition from any source. Link to more than 20 different HMI / SCADA OPC, DDE Ethernet, Industrial Ethernet, MPI, Profibus, Modbus and many other protocols Data pre-treatment in memory Telecontrol interfaces High data security through Three Level Cache (TLC)		Graph Convenient and user-friendly display using curves. Measuring points or e.g. minimum/maximum values and other statistical evaluations can be identified differently using various markers special display of digital variables in graphs comprehensive statistical evaluations relative/absolute time offset for every variable unlimited analysis of data very fast access to data
Reporter The comfortable operating interface from ACRON. In a clearly structured environment: reports and protocolls are displayed, archived, printed out and/or sent by e-mail data backup and data export are initiated manual inputs (laboratory values) are recorded


Excel Add In		DataCollect
Convenient access to all data in ACRON for simple and fast import of values. Embedded in the MS-Excel environment, further evaluations can be created very easily. The query mechanism is easy to configure and an online mode is also possible.		A function designed to collect any values from different ACRON projects in one central application. This function is either automatic or manual using dialup or dedicated lines. The standard applications are, for example, regional water and waste water associations which wish to perform benchmarking or companies with more than one production location and a requirement for production data to be evaluated centrally. Consistent data management via higher-level control centres is ensured and a hierarchy of multiple levels is possible.

Alarm/Message and Service Module		ACRON Web
The ACRON tool for the creation of all necessary malfunctions and message reports and their comprehensive statistics. In the service module operating times, runtimes and switching cycles continue to be saved and summed up and then submitted to an anticipatory maintenance system. Complete unit histories can be displayed, and the acquisition of times and costs is possible.		Reading access to all data in ACRON. Web based analysis and queries allow the complete access to all data in ACRON. The ACRON Web-client enables the reading access to all reports and graphical data views. It is possible to integrate this into the plant control and ERP system (e.g. SAP).


Reporting
ACRON generates comprehensive reports from process data for freely selectable time periods. Helpful compression algorithms produce data for daily, weekly, monthly and yearly reports. It is also possible to generate reports that have variable times (for e.g. shifts). Event or batch reports are defined by start and end conditions. These types of reports are often found in the process and food industry as well as in the production. Reporting Reports and application examples from various industries are available. The report assistant helps the user to generate complex reports quickly and reduces the project planning time. Nearly all protocols and calculations are possible		Report and application examples from different industries are available

Fulfilling laws and regulations ACRON fulfils standards laws and regulationsof many different branches (e.g. 21 CFR 11, ATV M260, TA Abfall, etc.). Through its flexibility it is easy to assign process values to individual layouts. This enables the user to gain fast access to information out of his plant and amortisation of his investment.


Architecture, security and database
Thanks to its modular design, ACRON caters for all requirements of historical data processing – ranging from the smallest possible applications to largescale distributed systems. ACRON is in posses of a robust and error-tolerant database with a client-server architecture. The software is scalable and can grow with your requirements.

Other features: high performance and very fast response time time-oriented and/or change-oriented recording time resolution in millisecond range up to 8-fold database redundancy arithmetic operations with over 100,000 data points maximum security with data acquisition (three-level cache)

Communication Comprehensive control system links, OPC, DDE, ODBC, ASCII, CSV and many manufacturer-specific PLC/DDC protocols are available for data acquisition. ACRON data can be accessed via the ODBC standard. A connection to SAP is available on demand. More than 20 direct connections to HMI SCADA and other SCADA are done over certified interfaces. Multiple remote protocols can controlled via different remote connections. The import of timestamps in ACRON is a standard functionality. As a few examples there are ODP via GPRS and Sinaut (Siemens).

Overview of ACRON7 functions
Service We offer our customers the update service ACRONsecure. This product ensures preferential support and an interruption-free update service at a reasonable price. The partner agreement ACRONpromo and ACRONpremium are available to our system integrators/system partners. Further information can be found on our web page: www.acron7.com and www.videc.de There you can access the current documents Examples of ACRON service agreements: Update service ACRONsecure Partner programe ACRONpromo Partner programe ACRONpremium ACRON is certified for: WinCC/PCS7 (Siemens) iFIX (GE) InTouch (Wonderware) more on request		ACRON data sheets We offer data sheets for technology and industry-oriented solutions. You will receive several examples of applications with every ACRON version. This makes project planning simpler and faster, helping you to break into the sector concerned. Examples of data sheets: alarm and message handling maintenance and service redundancy module Excel Add In Data Collect ACRON Web Converting PM Aqua water data sheet Further data sheets, application reports and lists of references are available on demand