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Similar to the pharmaceutical industry, the food industry has high demands and regulations to follow to assure that the product manufactured is of high quality. A high level of quality and food safety during all phases of the manufacturing is a necessity. API PRO provides you with the tools needed to secure this quality.

Advanced and flexible Planning techniques, Alarm handling and a special Job Ordering program for quick handling of unplanned production stops are example of functions provided by API PRO and which are significant in this kind of industry. API PRO can handle any types of products and processes in the food industry.

Especially when handling perishables, such as milk, it is crucial that the manufacturing process is allowed to run without any disturbances. When the time factor at a breakdown severely damages the outcome, API PRO provides tools and functions needed to be able to achieve successful maintenance management.

The change logging, also called audit trail, functionality is just as important to the food industry as to the pharmaceutical industry. The change log keeps track of whether any changes have been made to the procedures over time. At any time the complete log can be viewed and if wanted the changed record can be recreated. You will gain full information about, who changed the record, what was changed, when it was changed and why it was changed.

Customers of today demand high-quality products. This requires a high-class production where no circumstances may impact the production and thereby the result. API PRO can be used, independent of manufacturing area, to organize the maintenance management and to optimize the production and minimize the down-time.

In Manufacturing the focus is on keeping Unplanned Corrective Maintenance to a minimum in order to optimize the production and production time available. Spare part handling also for Unplanned Corrective Maintenance therefore becomes an important issue to keep the repair time minimized. API PRO provides you with the tools needed to identify the ineffectiveness and to rapidly solve them when discovered.

A manufacturer’s goal is to produce the amount of the product that complies to the demands of the customers. This is to be done in a manner that is efficient and cost effective. API PRO offers powerful and flexible planning functionality which will support you in accomplishing this goal. With help of the Analysis functionality provided, the maintenance activities and Key Performance Indicators can be kept under surveillance in a further step to optimizing the production.

API PRO supports all the activities necessary for an effective Maintenance Organization, providing everything from Planning tools and Spare part/Stock handling to Work order handling (planning, execution, feedback and history tracking) and Purchase Management.

Pharmaceutical companies face mounting pressure to ensure compliance with regulations governing computer systems associated with the product development and production. In the pharmaceutical industry you only get one chance – one mistake and the name of the company/product can be ruined forever. With the help of API PRO you can increase process reliability and with help of for example advanced planning facilities and analysis functions, circumstances affecting the production negatively can be eliminated.

We know the challenges of this industry and the demands to keep current with prevailing regulations. Through both education and learning from our pharmaceutical customers we have developed in-depth knowledge and awareness about demands and regulations of the pharmaceutical industry, such as GMP guidelines and the importance of system validation. Several validation projects have been performed of API PRO.

In the pharmaceutical industry there is a growing requirement for documentation of changes made to the production equipment. It is also necessary to keep track of maintenance procedures and whether any changes have been made to the procedures over time. These requirements are specified by FDA (U.S Food and Drug Administration) in the GMP guidelines.

To support these needs a change logging, also called audit trail, functionality is available in API PRO. The change logging functionality has been developed in close co-operation with our customers in the pharmaceutical industry and focuses on a complete logging of changes to data “close to the process”. Information regarding maintenance can at any time be recreated as it looked 20 or 2 years ago – no matter how much or how many times the records have been changed.

A calibration module is available which will support you in assuring the reliability of your equipment. With the calibration module, objects can be checked at regular intervals using a specified method and specified measurements to ensure that the readings meet specified standards.

The equipment used at ports easily falls under the category 'high-value capital assets'. API PRO is used to maintain this type of capital assets and enables the possibility to develop the full handling potential of the port and its equipment.

Maintaining a port is a demanding and difficult task, not the least due to the large geographical area the port often covers. All over the large work place, equipment needs to be maintained and tasks of different kinds are performed. There is always a large work load on big ports. If equipment is taken out of operation it doesn’t take long until the pressure of the work load quickly rises. API PRO provides you with the right tools to be able to control and optimize the productivity and by this lowering the down time.

As always, when handling large industries, planning is a key word. The planning facilities in API PRO provide the tools necessary to efficiently keep track of the maintenance tasks. API PRO provides the managers with a flexible and simple tool for planning. No matter what size of industry, API PRO can be used. With help of the multi-site module you can divide your industry into different sites and organizations but still run on a central database.

When working at a port it can be difficult to gain an overview of the total work area. The Graphical Navigator in API PRO is the solution to this problem. In a simple and uncomplicated way you can access the whole equipment structure. With the Graphical Navigator you create a digital map/picture of the area which will assist you in your daily work. With the Graphical Navigator you can easily access information on different detailed levels, just by a few clicks on the map/picture. Each new click gives you access to a new level of information. As an example you can both obtain a map of the complete area, which gives you the big picture, and at the same time use the same program to create a work order for a specific object.

Furthermore, modules like Stock control and Purchase management are of great use to port industries. Stock control data is the information needed to tell API PRO which parts are located in which stock locations. Furthermore the stock control data allows you to control stock quantities and do automatic reordering etc. By integrating the Stock control module and the Purchase Management module you will at any time have access to fully updated information about stock levels, material availability, expected delivery dates for ordered parts and committed costs on projects.