Feature |
Description |
| Dyestuff data management |
Input of fiber groups and affinities |
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Automatic creation of dyestuff names |
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Dyestuff exchange |
| Quality/Style management |
Input of fiber groups and affinities |
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Input of blends |
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Input of all quality specific parameters/auxiliaries for dyeing behavior |
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List and display of all customer or quality-specific colors and standards |
| Color management |
List of all recipes and dyelots per color |
| Customer management |
Input of customer data |
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Customer-specific standard labeling with specific name |
| Recipe and Process management |
Input of complete production recipes, incl. specific recipe information |
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Pass/Fail results of recipes to the standard can be displayed on recipe card |
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Storage of recipe status (theoretical, laboratory, production) |
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Printout of lab recipes, simple production recipes and complete production process |
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Recipe search via different search criteria |
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Automatic recipe update upon dyestuff concentration changes |
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Specific information like finishing type, preparation type, technical specification and “to do” date for generation of dyeing process |
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Creation of modular production recipes including process handling for single treatments and multiple treatments |
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Handling of exhaust, continuous and semi-continuous processes |
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Specific linked processes for production adds and re-dyes |
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Automatic process selection through defined rules |
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“If-then-else” rules that vary according to dyestuff amounts in the recipe, the affinity or dyeing machine group |
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Recipe evaluation based on product costs |
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Tank number and volume can be calculated, depending on total volume (Pad-batch) |
| Production management |
Batch ticketing: simple or advanced with additional information |
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Input and list of defined dyeing lots |
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Calculation of chemical /dye quantities for the dye kitchen |
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Output of simple production lots (simple batch ticket) |
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Output of production adds (production ticket) with additional technical information |
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Category creation of qualities/styles and customer |
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Machine management with min/max machine load, liquor ratio, etc. |
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Choice of dyeing machine with min/max control of machine capacity, liquor ratio, pickup etc. |
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Input of delivery and required date |
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Display of Pass/Fail results in the dyelot card |
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Sorting of production lots |
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History of production lots and production adds |
| Cost analysis (recipes and processes) |
Cost calculation of lab recipes |
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Production cost calculation incl.dyestuffs and chemicals |
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Cost comparison of different processes/cost optimization |
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History of production cost |
Module |
Added features |
| Basic level inventory module |
Definition of specific stock conditions (minimum and optimum amount, drum capacity) for each product and for lists of products below minimum quantity |
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Automatic product quantity update for those production batches marked as finished, incl. low stock alert |
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Display of added, used and adjusted quantities |
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Display of all dyelots by specific product |
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Report of stock value with current price and predefined consumption reports |
| Advanced inventory module |
Manages all reservations, deliveries and orders, with the ability to accommodate variations in product strength and price delivery |
| Customized form editor module |
Report Explorer for creation and customization of reports, including: |
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--> Production card customization |
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--> Report creation using a “wizard,” e.g. list of dyelots by machine and with additions per month; list of recipes using specific dyestuffs |
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User-friendly tool for creation and modification of record lists, e.g. all products below stock minimum |
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Export of generated report lists into text files |
| Dyeorder module |
Groups or splits dyelots that are dyed using the same recipe, for maximum machine capacity usage |
| Advanced formula/rules module expands the automated optimization functionality |
Control of dyestuff combinability |
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New bath generation for continuous dyeing corrections |
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Display of total forecasted process time in temperature/time diagrams |
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Introduction of batch parameters and adaptation of chemicals and parameters |
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Calculation/optimization of production cost for different dyestuff, chemicals and machine operation choice |
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Optimization of chemicals, parameters and dyestuff quantities upon a large choice of conditions, e.g. concentration, customer, machine, LR, etc. |
| Graphical Planboard |
Fully integrated with Datacolor PROCESS |
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Visual overview of machine load |
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Immediate visibility of planned, active and finished dyelots |
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Dyelots are represented graphically by the target color |
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Plan dyelots on any machine with verification for machine suitability |
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“Drag and drop” functions easily move a dyelot from one machine to another |
| Advanced scheduler |
In addition to the planboard, the scheduler allows time forecasts of the dyehouse |
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*(requires advanced formula module) |
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Real-time dyelot display |
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Automated planning after creation of dyelots in Datacolor PROCESS |
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Incorporation of offline times |
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Regeneration of dyelots that have been moved to another machine |
| Printing Module |
Grouping of all relevant printing recipes to be kept as one design |
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