In its continued development of its products, MKS Data Analytics Solutions (formerly MKS Umetrics) has announced the release of SIMCA-online 14. SIMCA-online 14 provides an ongoing snapshot of manufacturing operations. It has been designed to help production managers identify when set parameters change, and to fix them in time before they affect production processes and product quality.  SIMCA-online 14 offers drill down features that analyze deviations, with notification alarms to alert the production department of unexpected changes well ahead of failure.

SIMCA-online is used widely in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and beverage, and pulp and paper industries, among many others. Its real-time interpretation of production data improves process understanding, maximizes resource efficiency, avoids batch losses and minimizes operational costs. This leads to a genuine boost in business growth.

SIMCA-Online 14 now has an improved interface with features such as login using Windows credentials through Active Directory integration; single sign-on ability; summaries of all configurations into one view; and groupings of continuous data by size and color for easier and faster visual interpretation. A dedicated simplified workflow assists in updating models and keeping track of configurations and project files.

SIMCA-Online 14’s batch evolution OPLS provides improved interpretation of process monitoring and the evolution level process model. An enhanced Control Advisor works with multiple phases for batch evolution models, while supporting continuous processes, to provide forecasts and advice on how to improve the outcome of the process.

MKS Data Analytics Solutions will be exhibiting at IFPAC Jan 24-27 in Arlington, VA. Visit us at booth 507 to find out how the Umetrics Suite can help you or to get a demo of the new functionalities in SIMCA-online.