Run the whole line from one place
Recipes and operating conditions once adjusted machine by machine are managed and sent down centrally.
WaveWorks SCADA
WaveWorks SCADA manages recipes and production data for every machine on the line in one place, and automates equipment operation centrally. When a machine finishes production, it instructs the next process to start feeding, and it analyzes the production data built up at each process to trace manufacturing quality. LINKER handles communication with the machines.
- Every machine recipe in one place
- Whole line
- One process ends, the next starts feeding
- Linked steps
- New product, recipes on every machine
- Auto switch
- Production data by process for every LOT
- Traceability
- No entry at each machine
- 0 re-entry
Key benefits
Link process to process automatically
When a machine finishes production, SCADA instructs the next process to start feeding. The wait while people checked and gave instructions is gone.
Automate product changeover
When the MES work order changes, the matching recipe goes into every machine on the line in order, and values are read back to confirm they match.
Trace quality back to the process
Production data from each process is tied to the LOT, so when a defect appears you find in which process and under which conditions it arose.
Who uses it
Engineering · quality · operations share one central screen
Process · production engineers
Create and approve standard recipes per product. Compare production data and adopt the conditions that gave good quality as the standard.
Quality staff
Trace back the process history of a defective LOT. Find which process and which condition caused the problem, and check LOTs made under the same conditions too.
Line operators
See the whole line status, process progress and alarms on the central screen. Nobody walks between processes to instruct feeding or enter values.
Functions
Recipes, process linking and quality tracing, centrally
01
Central recipe management
Manage recipes for every machine on the line by product · machine · process in one place. Up to 32 setpoints per process, with version and approval history kept.
02
Process linking · feed command
When a machine in the previous process finishes production, SCADA instructs the machine in the next process to start feeding. If the next machine is not ready, it waits and then instructs, and every instruction is recorded.
03
Auto changeover
When the MES work order changes, the matching recipe is sent down to every machine on the line in order, and PLC values are read back to confirm they match. Only failed machines are resent.
04
Production data analysis
Overlay production data built up at each process, such as temperature · speed · flow, with quality inspection results by LOT, and find the conditions that affected quality.
05
Process quality tracing
Each LOT keeps the machines it went through, the recipe version and production data by process. When a defect appears, trace back in which process and under which conditions it arose.
06
Line monitoring · multilingual
See tank levels, machine status and alarms for 11 process zones on a central screen. Supports Korean · English · local language screens and per-menu permissions.
Screens
See the central operation screens
Screen 1 · tank levels, machine status, aging racks, alarms
Line overview
See the whole line on one central screen: tank levels, machines running · cleaning · stopped, and any machine with a problem, at a glance.
- 11 process zones
- 1–5 s refresh
- Alarms
Screen 2 · completion per machine, start-feed command to next process
Linked steps
When the previous machine finishes production, SCADA instructs the next machine to start feeding. Processes continue without waiting in between, and every instruction and completion is recorded.
- Completion detection
- Start-feed command
- Command log
Screen 3 · work order, recipe per machine, value re-check
Auto changeover
When a product B work order arrives, recipes go into the 5 machines on the line in order and values are read back to confirm. Operators do not enter values at each machine.
- Set up all at once
- PLC readback
- Resend failed units
Screen 4 · LOT, process conditions, defect rate, verdict
Production data analysis
Overlay production data by process with inspection results by LOT, and you see right away under which conditions defects rose.
- Linked by LOT
- Compare by condition
- Capability Cpk
Screen 5 · defective LOT, processes passed, process conditions, same-condition LOTs
Traceability
When outgoing inspection finds a defect, trace back the processes and conditions that LOT went through, and check LOTs made under the same conditions as well.
- Process trace-back
- Cause process · conditions
- Check affected LOTs
Screen 6 · parameters, setpoints, units, status
Recipe management
Edit recipes per product · machine in one place and apply them to the line through request · approval.
- Up to 32 settings
- Every version kept
- Admin approval
Use cases
How it is used on the line
Three changeovers a day
Just change the work order and every machine on the line switches to the new product conditions. Less setup time and fewer input errors.
Cut waits between processes
As soon as one process finishes, the next process starts feeding. The waiting time while people checked and gave instructions is gone.
Defective LOT tracing
When outgoing inspection finds a defect, trace back the processes and conditions that LOT went through, and group the LOTs made under the same conditions to check them together.
Setting up new products
Compare process data and quality results of trial LOTs to find the best conditions, and register them as the standard recipe as is.
Overseas plants
Send standard recipes approved at headquarters straight to overseas lines, with local screens in the local language.
Use-case scenarios
MES plans, SCADA runs, LINKER communicates
Add products one at a time as needed, and expand like this.
- MES MES issues the work order.
- SCADA SCADA handles recipe application and process linking.
- LINKER LINKER communicates with the machines.
- SCADA Pulls up the process history of the defective LOT.
- ECHO AI AI finds conditions that differ from good LOTs.
- The person in charge reviews and acts.
- SCADA Collects line status.
- LinkerFlow Shown on floor dashboards.
- Managers see it from anywhere.
Alongside existing systems
Connect your existing equipment and MES as they are
Deployment model
After confirming the target line and machines, recipes per product and quality indicators, we apply it in the order of connection · screen setup · process linking verification.
Contact salesRoles
MES decides what to make and how much, SCADA decides under which conditions and in which order the machines run, and LINKER handles communication with the machines.
Equipment connection
Connects through LINKER to the PLCs you already use, such as MELSEC · Modbus · OPC UA · MQTT. No equipment changes.
MES · quality link
Receives work orders and quality inspection results, links them to recipes and LOT history, and keeps a processing log.
FAQ
FAQ
How is it different from LINKER?
LINKER is the layer that communicates with machines to exchange data. SCADA sits on top of it as the central operation system handling recipes · process linking · quality tracing for the whole line.
How is the work split with MES?
MES decides what to make and how much (work orders · results); SCADA decides under which conditions and in which order the machines run (recipes · process linking). The two are connected by work orders and LOTs.
How does process linking work?
When a machine in the previous process sends a production-complete signal, SCADA instructs the machine in the next process to start feeding. If the next machine is not ready, it waits and then instructs, and every instruction is recorded.
How far does quality tracing go?
Each LOT keeps the machines it went through, the recipe version and production data by process. When a defect appears, you find in which process and under which conditions it arose, and which LOTs were made under the same conditions.
Does it work with our existing PLCs?
Yes. LINKER connects via MELSEC · Modbus · OPC UA · MQTT and more, so you do not change your equipment.