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The InBatch Batch Management course is a 4-day, instructor-led class designed to provide a fundamental understanding of the features and functionality of the InBatch software. The course provides lectures and hands-on labs to supply and reinforce the knowledge necessary to apply InBatch to a batch processing plant application. This includes creating the plant model, creating recipes, simulating their execution, and connecting InBatch to a plant control system.

Target Audience

Individuals who need to configure or modify InBatch applications.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of the following tools, features and technologies is required:

For all students:

  • Manufacturing industry concepts
  • Concept of a batch process
  • Networking for configuring InBatch OS-based security

For the integration of InBatch with InTouch tag-based applications:

  • Creating an InTouch application
  • Tags
  • Creating Windows in InTouch
  • Access Names
  • ArchestrA symbols
  • Importing objects
  • .NET controls

For the integration of InBatch with InTouch for System Platform applications:

  • Creating an InTouch application
  • Creating Windows in InTouch
  • ArchestrA symbols
  • .NET controls

For integration of InBatch with Application Server:

  • Creating a Galaxy
  • Automation objects
  • Object Viewer
  • Deployment model
  • Security

For integration of InBatch with a plant control system:

  • Device Integration Servers
  • PLC

Venues

Classroom, onsite, online.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand InBatch software components
  • Define and configure a process plant model in InBatch
  • Define and track material consumption and production
  • Create recipes and simulate their execution against a process model
  • Schedule and run batches
  • Record and report batch events and production data
  • Connect InBatch to field I/O
  • Integrate InBatch with InTouch (tag-based)
  • Integrate InBatch with System Platform (object-based)
  • Configure InBatch security
  • Use InBatch graphics to construct a custom Operator interface in InTouch.

Price

$2,800

Module 1: Introduction

Section 1 – Course Overview

Section 2 – InBatch Overview

Section 3 – Components and System Requirements

Section 4 – Architecture and Licensing

Module 2: The Environment Display

Section 1 – Environment Manager Overview and Operation

Module 3: Process Modeling

Section 1 – Process Modeling

Section 2 – Process Model Editor

Section 3 – Equipment Status

Section 4 – Classes

Section 5 – Phases

Section 6 – Enumeration

Section 7 – Units of Measure

Section 8 – Tags and Parameters for Phases

Section 9 – Control Buttons and Interlocks

Section 10 – Model Validation and Database Synchronization

Module 4: Trains

Section 1 – Use and Definition of Trains

Module 5: Materials

Section 1 – Materials and Characteristics

Section 2 – Assigning Materials and Receiving Materials

Module 6: Recipes

Section 1 – Recipes and the Recipe Editor

Section 2 – Recipe Validation and Approval

Module 7: Batch Management

Section 1 – Batch Scheduling

Section 2 – Batch Display Operation

Module 8: Advanced Topics on Recipes and Batches

Section 1 – Formula Management

Section 2 – Reusing a Recipe

Section 3 – Equipment Availability and Allocations

Section 4 – Equipment Instances in Recipes

Section 5 – Recipe Transitions and Loopbacks

Section 6 – Batch Synchronization at Restart

Module 9: History and Reporting

Section 1 – History System

Section 2 – Process Logger System

Section 3 – Reporting System

Module 10: InBatch Data Connections

Section 1 – Overview

Section 2 – InBatch Connection to Control Systems Using IBCli

Module11: Security System

Section 1 – InBatch Security System Overview

Section 2 – InBatch Standard Security

Section 3 – InBatch Security Using Operating System

Module 12: InBatch Integration with InTouch

Section 1 – InBatch Data in InTouch

Module 13: InBatch Integration with System Platform

Section 1 – Connecting InBatch to a Galaxy

Section 2 – ArchestrA Security with InBatch

Module 14: InBatch GUI Controls

Section 1 – Introduction

Section 2 – InBatch .NET GUI Controls

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