Problems with Current Generation of MES Systems Bring High Investment Risk, says Paul Hurst of Products4Automation

Problems with Current Generation of MES Systems Bring High Investment Risk, says Paul Hurst of Products4Automation

P4A55 31 January 2012

Current MES systems only represent a preliminary stage of development toward the goal of intelligently controlled production processes, according to Paul Hurst of P4A, the UK distributor for FELTEN Production Intelligence software.

New WIN-911 V7.10 Integrates Archestra Alarms, 2-Way SMS Messaging and Group Email Notification

New WIN-911 V7.10 Integrates Archestra Alarms, 2-Way SMS Messaging and Group Email Notification

P4A28 15 November 2011

The power, functionality and flexibility of Products 4 Automation’s (P4A) WIN-911 alarm notification software have been greatly increased with the addition, on new Version V7.10, of Wonderware Archestra Direct Connect, plus a new 2-way SMS feature

Low Cost & All-in Functionality of Movicon 11 SCADA Proving a Hit with UK Systems Integrators

Low Cost & All-in Functionality of Movicon 11 SCADA Proving a Hit with UK Systems Integrators

P4A58 14 November 2011

The people who really know about SCADA systems, the Systems Integrators who develop and install them, are warmly welcoming the launch of Progea Movicon 11 SCADA onto the UK market.

What is Production Intelligence?

What is Production Intelligence?

P4A02 10 November 2011

The concept of Business Intelligence (BI) has been bandied about by software companies for the past few years - and has come to mean many different things. However, the concept of Production Intelligence (PI) has been developed by specialist MES supplier FELTEN Group as a necessity.

Progea Movicon 11 SCADA Reduces Operating Downtime to a Minimum, Greatly Improving Water Services for Users Across Tuscany Region

Progea Movicon 11 SCADA Reduces Operating Downtime to a Minimum, Greatly Improving Water Services for Users Across Tuscany Region

P4A36 26 October 2011

Products 4 Automation in the UK is highlighting how its Progea Movicon 11 SCADA can provide complete across- the- board remote control of integrated water facilities over large areas, with real time visualisation, access and control, via Movicon’s WEB client.

Progea Movicon SCADA Delivers Flexible Low Cost Way to Cut Facilities Management Costs at Italy’s Largest Shopping Mall

Progea Movicon SCADA Delivers Flexible Low Cost Way to Cut Facilities Management Costs at Italy’s Largest Shopping Mall

P4A71 20 September 2011

Products 4 Automation’s Movicon™ SCADA is providing an open, flexible & low cost way to cut facilities management costs at the Leonardo Shopping Centre, near Rome, the biggest and most modern in Italy.

New Felten OEE-Lite Enables Companies on Limited Budgets to Monitor & Analyse Production Performance Without Full MES

New Felten OEE-Lite Enables Companies on Limited Budgets to Monitor & Analyse Production Performance Without Full MES

P4A63 05 September 2011

Products4Automation’s new PILOT OEE-Lite, from production intelligence specialist, FELTEN is a small, low cost, highly functional OEE module that enables organisations on limited budgets to monitor their production performance without having to spend excessive amounts on full MES solutions.

P4A's First UK Progea Movicon SCADA Workshop Attracts Over 30 Systems Integrators to National Motor Museum at Gaydon

P4A's First UK Progea Movicon SCADA Workshop Attracts Over 30 Systems Integrators to National Motor Museum at Gaydon

P4A62 06 June 2011

Over 30 UK systems integrators attended the first UK workshop for Progea Movicon SCADA held by Products4 Automation on 20th April at the National Motor Museum at Gaydon in Warwickshire.

FELTEN PILOT® MES Maintenance Solution Delivers Reduced Downtime and Greater Machine Availability

FELTEN PILOT® MES Maintenance Solution Delivers Reduced Downtime and Greater Machine Availability

P4A59 23 May 2011

Products4Automation has launched "PILOT Maintain", the latest module in its proven Felten PILOT MES platform. PILOT Maintain makes it possible not only to plan preventative maintenance for all devices, systems and machines relevant for the production process, but also to carry out the plan in a targeted manner.

Movicon SCADA Expands and Optimises Production Process for Italian Leader in Bio-diesel Production

Movicon SCADA Expands and Optimises Production Process for Italian Leader in Bio-diesel Production

P4A56 06 April 2011

Products4Automation, UK distributor for Progea Movicon SCADA, is highlighting the relevance of its SCADA product to ecological issues following a recent application regarding alternative fuels in Italy. Fox Petroli, the Italian leader in the bio-diesel, has optimised and expanded the production process at its Vasta Plant by investing in Progea Movicon SCADA.

P4A Releases Higher Functionality Version of Movicon XML – Based SCADA Package for All-in-One Development Environments

P4A Releases Higher Functionality Version of Movicon XML – Based SCADA Package for All-in-One Development Environments

P4A54 15 February 2011

Products 4 Automation (P4A) has released the latest updated version of its high performance Movicon SCADA software. The new version, Movicon 11.2, now runs on Windows CE to Windows 7 and introduces a series of important new features.

Modular MES System Controls €50m Czech Lonza Biotec Plant

Modular MES System Controls €50m Czech Lonza Biotec Plant

P4A57 02 February 2011

Lonza Biotec s.r.o. in the Czech Republic, one of the world‘s leading suppliers to the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science industries, has invested in a multi-product manufacturing facility that increases the company’s fermentation capacities by 50%.

NIVEA BOTTLING LINES GET AN EFFICIENCY BOOST WITH PILOT PRODUCTION DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

NIVEA BOTTLING LINES GET AN EFFICIENCY BOOST WITH PILOT PRODUCTION DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

P4A08 25 November 2010

Beiersdorf AG is reporting significant increases in efficiency at its NIVEA production plant in Hamburg, Germany, following the implementation of a PILOT [TPM] Total Productivity Management system from FELTEN. The web-based solution is affordable, scalable, and easy to integrate across multiple lines and numerous locations.

P4A Combines New Panasonic Flat Screen PCS & Movicon CE to Deliver Low Cost, Windows™CE-based Scada Package.

P4A Combines New Panasonic Flat Screen PCS & Movicon CE to Deliver Low Cost, Windows™ CE-based Scada Package.

P4A48 10 November 2010

Products 4 Automation (P4A) has concluded an agreement with Panasonic, under which P4A will distribute the Panasonic GN series of flat panel PCs running P4A’s Movicon CETM software, the most powerful HMI platform currently available for Windows™ CE.

Products4Automation Seminar Reveals Solutions behind Huge Increases in Productivity for Two Large EU Cosmetics and Food Ingredient Manufacturers

Products4Automation Seminar Reveals Solutions behind Huge Increases in Productivity for Two Large EU Cosmetics and Food Ingredient Manufacturers

P4A53 03 November 2010

Most production and process engineers in the UK would love to know the detail behind how Beiersdorf (Nivea) and Symrise - one of the world’s largest producers of fragrance, flavours and bulk ingredients - added a substantial amount to their bottom line profitability without any outlay on new machinery.

NEW LOW COST, EASY- TO- USE POWER MONITORING SYSTEM PROVIDES FLEXIBLE, CENTRALISED PLATFORM FOR MAJOR ENERY SAVING

New Low Cost, Easy-to-Use Power Monitoring System Provides Flexible, Centralised Platform for Major Energy Saving

P4A09 24 September 2010

Products 4 Automation has launched a new, low cost, highly flexible power monitoring system that can be easily programmed to collect data from external devices, providing centralised monitoring of all types of energy- intensive operations in industry and commerce, to determine areas where savings can be achieved.

P4A’s Movicon Building Automation Software the Open, Flexible & Low Cost Way to Cut Facilities Management Costs

P4A’s Movicon Building Automation Software the Open, Flexible & Low Cost Way to Cut Facilities Management Costs

P4A31 16 August 2010

Products 4 Automation’s Movicon™ BA Building Automation software is the 21st century solution to cutting building operating costs, and to providing facilities managers with the benefits of centralised monitoring of their real estate assets.

Worldwide Framework for MES Between Symrise GmbH & Co. KG & Felten Could Benefit Products4Automation, with Planned UK Installations.

Worldwide Framework for MES Between Symrise GmbH & Co. KG & Felten Could Benefit Products4Automation, with Planned UK Installations.

P4A05 23 July 2010

UK company, Products4Automation (P4A), could benefit from a worldwide framework agreement between Symrise and the FELTEN Group, for the introduction of FELTEN PILOT MES systems.

SCADA 50% cost claim causes a stir at Drives & Controls exhibition...

SCADA 50% cost claim causes a stir at Drives & Controls exhibition...

P4A33 16 June 2010

P4A MD Paul Hurst and MMI solutions MD Dennis Price were causing some consternation at the Drives & Controls exhibition held at the NEC last week, by asking visitors the question “Are you paying too much for your SCADA?” the answer it seems is a resounding ‘Yes!’

“Are You Paying Too Much for your SCADA?”

“Are You Paying Too Much for your SCADA?”

P4A29 03 June 2010

Products 4 Automation (P4A) is set to revolutionise the UK SCADA market with software from leading Italian market provider Progea; offering both improved functionality and greatly reduced cost.

New HMI from P4A is Simple, Smart and Super Energy Efficient

New HMI from P4A is Simple, Smart and Super Energy Efficient

P4A27 13 May 2010

Products4Automation has introduced the new Monitouch V8 Series of operator interfaces, extending its range of Ethernet compatible flat panel HMIs available to the UK market.

Worldwide Framework for MES Between Symrise GmbH & Co. KG & FELTEN Could Benefit Products4Automation, with Planned UK Installations.

Worldwide Framework for MES Between Symrise GmbH & Co. KG & Felten Could Benefit Products4Automation, with Planned UK Installations.

P4A05 19 April 2010

UK company, Products4Automation (P4A), could benefit from a worldwide framework agreement between Symrise and the FELTEN Group, for the introduction of FELTEN PILOT MES systems.

Products 4 Automation Provides Greater Flexibility, Openess & Connectivity for Power Monitoring with WAGO I/0 Agreement.

Products 4 Automation Provides Greater Flexibility, Openess & Connectivity for Power Monitoring with WAGO I/0 Agreement.

P4A26 26 January 2010

Products4Automation has concluded an agreement with WAGO, under which P4A will use WAGO’s market-leading 750 Series I/O system in conjunction with its Monitouch range of flat panel, programmable HMI’s to provide power monitoring solutions for building and home automation applications.

WIN-911 Alarm Notification Software Flags-Up Process Problems In Real Time.

WIN-911 Alarm Notification Software Flags-Up Process Problems In Real Time.

P4A06 09 November 2009

Products 4 Automation’s (P4A) introduction of WIN-911 alarm notification software enables managers and operators to be aware of problems in their plant, anywhere, anytime.

www.products4automation.com provides new service levels for automation customers

www.products4automation.com provides new service levels for automation customers

P4A07 30 October 2009

Automation specialist, Products4Automation, has launched its new website, www.products4automation.com; offering product information, literature, news and customer support it is designed provide all the services a customer needs.

Latest Process Management software will suit any size of production site

Latest Process Management software will suit any size of production site

P4A03 07 August 2009

P4A in partnership with the FELTEN Group has introduced the latest version of its ‘Pilot’ process management software to the UK. The key feature of what is a highly developed and powerful software package is it’s flexibility; the Pilot suite can be used to increase production efficiency on just one production line, with no additional IT support, in contrast it is also extensive enough to provide an easily configurable ‘Production Intelligence’ system for an entire manufacturing site, replacing manual systems or indeed expensive and inflexible systems from other vendors.

Products4Automation launches in the UK

Products4Automation launches in the UK

P4A01 07 August 2009

Products4Automation, a new type of automation company, is being launched in the UK by Paul Hurst, who was previously UK Managing Director of Citect, a global provider of SCADA and MES solutions. Products4Automation is taking a customer- focused approach that aims to supply systems integrators and end users with state-of-the art automation hardware and software from market leaders, eliminating the inflexible single brand approach of large automation companies.