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Salzburg, Austria
October 7, 2014
More data sources, more report templates, increased
usability:
COPA-DATA presents zenon Analyzer 2.20
COPA-DATA, the software specialist for industrial automation, presents a
new version of its reporting and analysis software: With zenon Analyzer
2.20, customers benefit from enhanced evaluation possibilities thanks to
the connection to third-party databases, comprehensive presentation and
display possibilities, and improvements in usability.
zenon Analyzer supports people who are in charge of production in
identifying potential for improvement, minimizing downtime and reducing
energy consumption. When developing the new version, the focus was on
three issues: close interaction with other database systems and thus the
simple integration into existing infrastructures, additional display options
for the analyzed data, and the intuitive use of software, which allows more
efficient working.
Advanced analysis
For a comprehensive analysis of production, operating or energy data,
companies must often combine information from different sources of data.
With the SQL connector for third-party databases, they can connect
databases from third parties very easily and use the respective data for
reporting and analysis. They can either undertake the assignment and
interpretation of the database tables manually or use the wizard that is
integrated into zenon Analyzer 2.20. The SQL connector for third-party
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databases can connect further Microsoft SQL Servers, as well as
databases that have an ODBC interface.
New display options
zenon Analyzer 2.20 offers four new report templates that expand the
possibilities for display and presentation considerably:
The Sankey diagram is a requirement for energy data management
systems in accordance with ISO 50001 and is particularly well suited to
the display of resource flows: Companies can get an overview of their
energy consumption or any other quantity flows and uncover savings
potential in the process. The diagram can be configured very easily with a
wizard and offers flexible graphic presentation possibilities, such as
assignment of colors for example.
The annual load duration curve displays consumption over the whole
year as a line chart or area chart. The advantage: Regardless of whether
companies use average, minimum or maximum values – the filter time
period can be freely configured.
The carpet plot report shows measured values, such as resource
consumption, in its chronological context. Companies can thus have
trends and tendencies of resource consumption (such as electricity
consumption) displayed in color and recognize possibilities for savings at
a glance.
The Gantt diagram report provides insight into the performance and
availability of equipment or parts of equipment. This is made possible
through the evaluation of status information for the respective machine.
Users can get an overview of the efficiency of their production processes
on the basis of this analysis.
Improved user-friendliness
COPA-DATA places great value on ergonomics with each product from
the zenon Product Family. zenon Analyzer also offers numerous new
features in version 2.20, which make working with the reporting and
analysis software simpler and more efficient. The user administration
was further developed in order to simplify the use of user accounts. For
example, cross-domain user administration is now possible. zenon
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Analyzer Management Studio (ZAMS), the central tool for report
creation and administration, now supports more efficient and intuitive
work: It allows users to read out the design of reports, to save them as
separate specific report templates and to use them again for newlycreated reports. Analyzer Manager now offers new filter possibilities.
Users can thus define the time filter with more flexibility – be it the desired
time period, the start time or also fixed, defined time periods for the
analysis of data. The flexible display of reports also supports userfriendliness. With zenon Analyzer 2.20, users can – among other things –
flexibly configure RDL templates (RDL: Report Definition Language)
according to their own requirements and wishes and reuse these – such
as the headers of reports for example.
"Consistent use and analysis of data that is generated during a production
process, in all downstream processes, and the attendant use of materials
and resources offer great optimization potential for companies", explains
Thomas Lehrer, zenon Analyzer Product Manager at COPA-DATA. "With
the zenon Analyzer, they can exploit this potential for optimization in a
targeted manner – more easily than ever."
An overview of the innovations
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More comprehensive analyses: Connection to further database
systems
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Enhanced presentation options: Introduction of the new report
templates: Sankey diagram, annual load duration curve, carpet
plot and Gantt diagram
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Improved ergonomics: Improvements in usability such as, for
example, enhanced user administration, new filter possibilities and
the flexible display of reports
You can find further information on zenon Analyzer, the reporting and
analysis software from COPA-DATA, at www.copadata.com/zenonAnalyzer.
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Image caption:
COPA-DATA presents a new release of its reporting and analysis
software, zenon Analyzer: Version 2.20 is characterized most of all by its
simple connection to other database systems, enhanced display
possibilities and improved usability.
On COPA-DATA
COPA-DATA is the technological leader for ergonomic and highly dynamic
process solutions. The company, founded in 1987, develops the software zenon
for HMI/SCADA, Dynamic Production Reporting and integrated PLC systems at
its headquarters in Austria. zenon is sold through its own offices in Europe, North
America and Asia, as well as partners and distributors throughout the world.
Customers benefit from local contact persons and local support thanks to a
decentralized corporate structure. As an independent company, COPA-DATA can
act quickly and flexibly, continues to set new standards in functionality and ease
of use and leads the market trends. Over 80,000 installed systems in more than
50 countries provide companies in the Food & Beverage, Energy & Infrastructure,
Automotive and Pharmaceutical sectors with new scope for efficient automation.
On zenon Analyzer
zenon Analyzer is the dynamic reporting software from COPA-DATA, which can
be easily integrated into existing automation solutions and IT infrastructures. It
compiles both historic and current production data and energy data from chosen
sources, processes it as required and provides it in the form of meaningful
graphic reports. Users can select a number of supplied report templates or they
can very easily configure tailor-made reports themselves. zenon Analyzer
supports comprehensive energy management, including energy management in
accordance with ISO 50001, and uses energy performance indicators (EnPIs) to
provide essential information on the use of operating resources. This allows
production processes and energy consumption to be optimized continuously.
zenon Analyzer can be used as an independent and freely-configurable
application, as well as in conjunction with the HMI/SCADA software zenon.
Your contact:
Julia Angerer
Public Relations Manager
Ing. Punzenberger COPA-DATA GmbH
Karolingerstr. 7b, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
+43 (0) 662 43 10 02-211
[email protected]
www.copadata.com
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