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Process monitoring software: spot deviations before scrap occurs

SYMESTIC's process monitoring software captures process values such as temperature, pressure and consumption directly at the machine, checks them continuously against your limits and alerts you on deviation. That way you intervene while the part is still good.

Process monitoring software: parts produced by quality and cycle time against target cycle time in SYMESTIC

Scrap is usually only noticed at the end of the line

When the inspection finds a bad part, the deviation in the process is often already an hour old. The process values for it are in the controller, but nobody looks at them live, and later they can no longer be assigned to the order.

Tool temperature · Injection molding 3 · Example
219.0 °CScrap warning
With monitoring Without monitoring Tolerance 210–230 °C
210 °C220 °C230 °C240 °C Upper limit 230 °C Warning limit 226 °C 08:0009:3011:0012:3014:00 Warning · push to setup technician Intervention · readjusted
Parts with monitoring
0 scrap Parts without monitoring
10 scrap

How process monitoring works

Capture.

Process values are captured directly from the machine via an OPC UA connection and stored in the history.

OPC UA connection to the machine

Temperature · pressure · consumption
captured → history

Monitor without programming.

You configure the monitoring logic as a job in the platform and assign it to the machine, no code needed.

Job · Temperature monitor

SignalTool temperature
Condition> 226 °C for 30 s
ActionPush to setup technician
TargetInjection molding 3
Activate job · no code

Intervene.

Limit violations and anomalies appear live and trigger a notification. The values stay linked to order, machine and shift.

Tool temperature 226.4 °C

above warning limit · 11:24

Order 4711Injection molding 3Early shiftMaterial PA6

What is included

Process values in real time: temperature, pressure, consumption

Limits and notification on deviation

No-code monitoring as a job, assigned to the machine

Trend of every process variable in the history

Linked to order, machine, shift and material

Data streams to third-party systems such as QMS or CAQ via REST API

What our customers achieve

Klocke Gruppe

Klocke Gruppe — GMP-regulated pharmaceutical packaging: from the pilot line to all lines at the site in 3 weeks, without touching the PLC.

3 weeks
all lines at the site

Calculate scrap costs

Scrap costs per year

51,840 €

Scrap share of total quantity4.5%
Per month4,320 €
Per part8.00 €

Works well with

Frequently asked questions

What is process monitoring (process data collection)?

The automatic capture of process variables such as temperature, pressure, flow or energy during production, with a timestamp and a link to the order. It is the basis for detecting deviations early and avoiding scrap.

How do you reduce scrap with process data?

By checking process values live against limits and intervening on deviation, rather than only noticing at the inspection station that something went wrong. The history then shows which values were conspicuous before bad parts.

Can I pass the data on to our QMS?

Yes, via the REST API to third-party systems such as QMS or CAQ.

See your process values live against your limits.

30 minutes, free of charge.

Christian Fieg

Christian Fieg

Head of Sales · SYMESTIC

Over 25 years in the manufacturing industry · Six Sigma Black Belt · global MES rollouts in automotive

“I will also tell you in the conversation if SYMESTIC does not fit your production. That saves us both time.”

What you take away from the call

A first assessment of what will measurably improve in your plant: OEE, downtime, reporting effort
The answer to how your machines and your ERP would actually be connected (via OPC UA, digital signals or the REST API)
A realistic pilot scope: one line, one use case, a clear time frame

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