GE Fanuc’s Solutions for Automation

and
Intelligent Production Management
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Growing Globally

Infrastructure Healthcare Transportation NBC

Energy Commercial Finance Consumer Finance

Advanced Materials Consumer Equipment Services Insurance

& Industrial

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GE Fanuc Automation

Operating Unit of GE Infrastructure

17 Year Joint Venture with FANUC of Japan
Broad Portfolio of Award-Winning Solutions
Local Presence in Every Major Global Market
Six Sigma Methodology
2000+ Employees Worldwide

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 Automation & Intelligent Production Management
Market Survey

Key Issues Facing Plant Manager

1700 Plant Managers Surveyed

Source: Industry Wee

Worldwide focus on improving production capability

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Automation & Intelligent Production Management
Open and Layered…

Works with All Data Sources All Data

All Historians

All HMI/SCADA

ALL Controllers

All Networks

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GE Fanuc – What Do We Do? MES: Allows enterprise quality,
Geneology, tracking & routing
Optimization of the process

CNC : Plastic Injection Molding

or Metal cutting

Embedded : High Speed

Communication and processing
To enable 200 bottle per minutes

PLC : Labeling & Conveyor

Control, Batch control

HMI : Allows the operator to

visualize every stage of the
process

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Delivering Industry Solutions

Machine Automation - GE Fanuc partnered with the world

market leader in CNC Controls and is a global supplier delivering
machine automation solutions including Motion, PC/CE Based
Control and Operator Interfaces.

Process Automation -GE Fanuc as a technology leader is the

first to introduce a new line of Programmable Application
Controllers. PACSystems™ are significantly more versatile than
traditional PLCs with broader application reach, higher
performance, and multiple options for runtime targets.

Plant Performance and Optimization -GE Fanuc offers

comprehensive automation software and services driving
operational efficiency, agility in production, and the capability to
manage the enterprise in real time.

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CNC & machining applications
CNC Market Leader based on technology, reliability
and installed base: 500,000+ Controls globally
Full-line of high precision motors and motion control
Global support capability for OEM’s and MTB’s on
major programs – automotive, aerospace, etc.
Lean Manufacturing Solutions for End-Users
- Setup Reduction
- Reduced Cycle Time
- Quality Solutions – Six Sigma
- Total Productive Maintenance
- Machine Status & Cell Monitoring / Coordination
- Machine Tool Efficiency

After-market Services
- Original Equipment Spare Parts
- Warranty Service Contracts
- Advanced Training

GE Fanuc
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Embedded system solutions for the most
advanced and demanding of applications
300+ off the shelf products
- Embedded computers & SBC’s (VME, PC104+ & CompactPCI)
- PMC Modules & Expansion/Carrier Cards
- Rugged switches for extreme conditions

Rapid customization for application

- Rapid prototyping & custom development
- Open Architecture
- In-house SMT manufacturing facilities

Turbine Control
Value-add supplier in demanding applications
- Stable, Reliable Platform with clearly defined roadmap
- High-Performance, Multi-Processor Scalability
- Extreme condition capability based on comprehensive
application-based testing

Embedded
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Controller, I/O, and motion technology

Industry leading commitment to open

systems and standards for controllers,
I/O, and networks
Full range of versatile, high performance
controller solutions with PACSystems™
Commitment to our customers installed
base with seamless migration to new
products
Proficy Machine Edition
> Integrated development environment
for motion, logic, and view
> Common/uniform tools for multiple
targets
> Control solutions include high-
availability, safety, SCADA, and
other advanced applications

Controller
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 Visualization solutions from simple text
displays….
• Open communications to industry-prevalent
controllers
• 250,000+ QuickPanel™ operator interfaces
installed
• Machine Edition integrated logic development
and visualization environment.
• Build once – view everywhere
• Full-range of Industrial Computer’s (iPC’s) from
panel mount touch screens through extreme
environments and fault tolerant computing
• iPC’s integrated with GE Fanuc’s market leading
HMI/SCADA software, CIMPLICITY and iFIX

…to HMI/SCADA systems, plant analytics, KPIs, and dashboards

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Plant performance and optimization
solutions
Real-Time Information Portal

Plant Performance & Execution

Integrated Quality

Asset Management

Plant Data Repository

HMI / SCADA

Programming & Control

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Introducing
PACSystems™ - the
Enabling Technology

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Independent Analysis

“The PLC has evolved by incorporating open standard interfaces, multi-

domain functionality, distributed modular architectures, and modern
software capabilities integrated as turnkey automation solutions. The
label "PLC" simply understates the capability of current automation
systems.
“As a new generation of functional capabilities pervades the market the
more apt notion of Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC) will
displace its predecessor. PACs augment the function and role of the
traditional PLC by defining new capabilities for the next generation PLC.
This PAC concept will play a major role in plant and factory automation
in the future.“
Craig Resnick
Director of Research
ARC Advisory Group

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Multi-Functional Controller Platforms

• Multi-domain functionality – discrete, process,

motion, HMI on a single platform

• Deploy multiple control applications on a single

platform

• Common development platform

• Open, modular control architectures that enable

highly distributed automated factory environments

• Standards for network interfaces, languages, etc.,

allowing data exchange as part of multi-vendor
systems

Connecting Factory Floor Operations With Business Systems

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GE Fanuc PACSystems™
- one control engine, one development environment for multiple hardware platforms
The Best of PLCs combined with the Best of PCs
• Multidiscipline, deterministic control for every application
• Application portability to multiple platforms

Performance and Productivity


• Follow technology enhancements for continuous performance
RX3i
improvement
• Single multi-discipline development platform

Flexibility and Openness
• Users’ choice of appropriate platform, programming language and
RX7i
communication scheme
• Connectivity to all levels of production operations 
Obsolescence Avoidance
• Bringing applications forward, protecting investments in
intellectual property, equipment and installed costs

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 Tomorrow’s Plant Architecture with
Multi-Functional Controller Platforms
Enterprise Tier: Proxy Servers
Corporate Firewall

Operations Tier:

Supervisory Tier:
Plant
CPM RPM Dashboard Database

Wireless

Plant
Workstations

The New Control Tier: Real-Time

Industrial Network
(Ethernet, Device,
HMI/SCADA, Reporting Systems, Assembly, Control, Motion)

PACs, Cell Control, Drives, Servos, Motors,

Sensors, Pumps, Valves, Embedded Intelligence,
Smart Cameras, Embedded Web Servers PAC Robots
CNC

Device Tier:

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How many automation software solutions
does it take to change a business?

TM

Performance & Agility for the Real-Time Enterprise

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The Proficy Suite
Plant Intelligence at its best

A comprehensive suite of
fully integrated
applications, which
support all the fonctions
of a production site and
directly links into the IT
and ERP Systems of the
enterprise

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Open and Layered… Only Proficy!

Works with All Data Sources All Data

All Historians

All HMI/SCADA

ALL Controllers

All Networks

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The Proficy suite: the modules

• Proficy Plant Applications (Batch Management, Efficiency

Management, Production Management, Quality Management)
A complete set of integrated MES functions
• Proficy Historian
Secured, ultra-fast & reliable storage of enterprise-wide
production data
• Proficy Portal
THE Proficy web window
• Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY & iFIX
The HMI best-sellers of the market
• Proficy Batch Execution
The Batch execution module according to S88
• Proficy Shop Floor SPC
For advanced SPC functions

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Proficy Plant Applications
The MES according to GE Fanuc

Efficiency : Real-time visibility

of Equipment status and
Production efficiency, wastes,
down time, including contextual
information and analysis
Quality : Monitoring of "out-of-
specs" alarms. Analysis of data
to identify root cause problem
areas
Production : Execution, WIP
control, production genealogy
and traceability
Batch Analysis : Detailed
reporting and analysis of batch
production

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Complementary functions

SAP R/3 Proficy

Financial Systems
Product Tracking
Finished Goods & Raw Materials
Waste & Downtime Tracking
Procurement
Control Systems Integration
Customer Service
Factory Floor Production Management
Customer Orders
Process History
Capacity Planning
Real Time Quality Management
Shipping & Logistics
Shop Floor Metrics
Warehouse Management
Decision Support
Supply Chain Planning
Shop Floor User Interface
Scheduling

Proficy complements SAP R/3

and Supply Chain Systems functions

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Connection to the ERP

• "S95 Toolkit"
• Based on the WBF
(World Batch
Forum) - B2MML /
XML schemas

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Value Proposition

With Proficy you can

dramatically improve:

• Utilization of plant assets

• Quality of products
produced
• Agility of production
processes
• Costs of manufacturing
• Regulatory Compliance
• Plant-Business Integration

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Industry Awards and Recognition

• Engineers’ Choice Award, Control Engineering

• Readers Choice Awards, Control and Control
Design
• Hottest Company, Start
• Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Innovation
Award
• Automation Excellence Award, IAN
• Best Plant Award, IndustryWeek
• OSHA VPP Star Site
• Manufacturing Technology Achievement,
American Machinist
• General Motors’ Supplier of the Year Award
• Editors’ Choice Award, Control Engineering
• Product of the Year Finalist, Plant Engineering

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In This Challenging Environment GE
Fanuc
Provides automation tools to gain measurable ROI
Offers open layered solutions preserving your investments
Allows real-time operations visibility for quick decisions
Provides you visibility into all aspects of production
Supplies true business intelligence
Enables easier compliance to Regulatory
Agencies
Integrates into existing IT Infrastructure
Creates visibility of asset performance for
optimization and stabilization of operation

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Questions and Answers

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