As of now PC-Topp lets you define default reasons for downtimes and waste. This feature prevents unaccounted-for downtimes and waste in the statistics. (You have to use the Detailed Waste functionality for this feature to be available for waste.)

In the Waste Reasons page and the Downtime Causes page there is a new option to mark the default reason in the detailed view of each waste reason resp. downtime cause. If this is checked the default reason is marked with an asterisk in the overview. Setting a default reason has the following effects:

• Default Waste Reason
  If Detailed Waste Entry is enabled and a default waste reason is defined PC-Topp automatically assigns this default waste reason for waste quantities below a certain customizable limit.
• Default Downtime Cause
  All downtimes the user doesn’t specify a cause for are automatically assigned the default downtime cause.

So far the PC-Topp Machine Terminal has warned the operator with a message in the toolbox if the ordered quantity of the current order is exceeded.

Additionally the Machine Terminal now also displays an alert in the toolbox if according to the machine counter more has been produced than fed into the machine (i.e. if  for the current order the produced quantity is larger than the quantity available from the previous machine).

The new PC-Topp.NET Machine Terminal succeeds the PC-Topp Machine Terminal that still ran with legacy PC-Topp components in the background.

The PC-Topp.NET Machine Terminal is entirely free of any classical PC-Topp Windows programs. It has been designed to provide the full functionality of the old PC-Topp Machine Terminal plus many extra features.

• Palletisation Module Integrated into the Machine Terminal
  • Allows printing pallet labels with the correct quantity of products per pallet right at the machine.
  • The quantity on each pallet can be entered / modified individually; likewise pallet labels can be printed for each individual pallet.
  • PC-Topp.NET assigns SSCC numbers to all pallets und stores pallet information for use by a warehouse system.
• Fast Order Finishing
  • Smoother production flow thanks to the possibility to finish an order with one click instead of entering all its production data. The next order can be started immediately.
  • Orders finished with this one-click option are collected in a list to be closed for good when the machine operator has time to spare. He can then modify quantities, times and waste if necessary.
  • If the correct quantity on the last pallet is entered palletisation is updated right away and a correct label is printed for this pallet.
• More Precise Machine Schedule Due to Entry of Waste and Stock Quantities During Run
  • Entering waste quantities and quantities added from or transferred to stock during production allows correct calculation of order end times. The following orders’ start times are adapted so the machine schedule is closer to reality.
• New Counter Software Helps Keep Production Data Up to Date Even Without Server Connection
  • Thanks to a locally installed counter module production machine speed and downtimes are recorded even when the Machine Terminal web page is closed or the PC-Topp server is offline. (Order changes can’t be recorded without server connection, though.)
  • As soon as the communication with the server is re-established downtimes are recorded subsequently and statistics and performance graphs are updated.
• Innovative Quality Checks
  • In contrast to the predefined and limited classical quality checks the new quality checks can be defined in any desired number.
  • They are fully customizable and can be defined to exactly meet your needs.
• Extensive Shift Information Available at the Machine
  • For the current as well as for any past shift performance figures, key shift and performance data and the shift report are accessible in the Shift tab of the Machine Terminal.
  • Downtimes can be modified, order comments can be entered.
• Display of Article Comments, Flop Ten Alerts, Internal Complaints at the Machine
  • The General tab lets you enter article related comments that will be displayed at the Machine Terminal whenever an order with the same article number is run.
  • Likewise, the Machine Terminal displays information on Flop Ten customers and internal complaints in the General tab so the machine operator immediately sees them.
• Improved Staff Time Registration
  • The functionality for signing in / out at the machine has been brushed up and shows an overview of the personnel who have signed in at the machine during the current shift along with their times of presence.
• Send Messages to Any PC-Topp User or Machine Terminal
  • The Machine Terminal allows sending messages to any PC Topp user or other Machine Terminal. Incoming messages are shown in the toolbox so the operator can’t overlook them.
• Use the PC-Topp.NET Machine Terminal with a Touch-Screen
  • If the Machine Terminal is run on a touch sensitive screen all interaction can be done with a tap of a fingertip which makes using the Machine Terminal much easier and more direct.
  • All page elements are extra large for good readability and usability.