| Factory information systems are ways in which to | | | | dust and splash protection, whilst NEMA 4X is for |
| acquire date, using a computer system in a factory - | | | | wash down with a high pressure water jet. |
| perfect for batch or continual production applications. | | | | Then above the production isles there are large flat |
| There are several main systems for shop floor data | | | | screens that show the current production data for that |
| collection, these are as follows: | | | | day, now a normal TV would just get damaged with |
| SCADA | | | | the air borne hazards, so they have to be fitted into a |
| SAP | | | | LCD display enclosures, these offer waterproof |
| SCADA. | | | | protection and depending upon the factory's products |
| This system is a centrally based system that controls | | | | can be either fully wash down and the unit can either |
| entire plants and can run from one site to sites over | | | | be cooled by either a thermostatic cooling system, |
| many countries. The computer system is installed | | | | cooling tubes run from compressed air or an entire air |
| throughout the facility using shielded data cable, so any | | | | conditioning system. |
| electrical interference does not affect the speed of | | | | SAP. |
| the computer network. The data cabling is then | | | | SAP is the fourth largest software company in the |
| terminated were the computers are to be stored; | | | | world, SAP has one of the leading Enterprise |
| these are normally sited in a PC enclosure for | | | | Resource Planning software packages used by the |
| operator input. These computer enclosures protect the | | | | worlds leading manufacturers. It is a PC based system |
| PC and monitor from any harmful particles in the air as | | | | that monitors intangible assets, human resources, |
| well as fluid and are available in both NEMA 12 and | | | | materials and financial results. |
| NEMA4X, the first number (NEMA 12) is for heavy | | | | |