Our Architecture

Think connectivity. Think simplicity. Think reliability. Think Manuvis. Our FactoryMRI® product is built upon Progress Software’s suite of reliable, high-performance tools proven to support virtually unlimited numbers of users and transactions. What does this mean to your company?

• Proven performance for demanding environments.
• Lower operational costs, minimal administration and maintenance support.
• Manuvis products operate through a simple web browser. So there is no need to deploy ANY software for people with access to web browser software.

Here is proof: a customer with over 140 machines, at two facilities, has not added IT staff since going live in 2004!

Operator Control Stations (OCS)

Manuvis products are built on a reliable, stable framework, and standards-based architecture for collecting data and transforming it into essential information. Here are some key facts about how our product differs from our competition:

• NO personal computers are required on the production floor.
• Neither machine operators nor supervisors enter data.
• Operators do NOT need to use bar code devices or refer to clumsy manuals to search for the appropriate bar code reasons to record events.
• Data is captured directly from production machines.
• OCS “panels” are either connected to existing PLCs in a non-invasive manner or are connected to production machines using thermocouples, limit switches, or other similar devices.
• Data is transformed into actionable information based upon the needs of the user.

FactoryMRI can also collect data directly from your PLCs via various communication protocols.