machine
The machine on the shop floor that is being monitored. Each DCM may monitor one or more machines. The machine name can be up to 8 characters in length. The name can include numbers and characters.A machine setup describes the connection of a DCM to a machine on the factory floor. Every machine must
| · | have one and only one associated DCM,
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| · | have a set of down reasons, assist reasons, and reject reasons,
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| · | be defined, if it is to be monitored,
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| · | belong to one and only one work center
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The work center in which the machine belongs is important. A machine follows the shift schedule of its work center. Scheduling of jobs is done by work center.
There are several important points that need to be explained about creating and deleting machines. Once a machine is created, it is considered the same machine until it is deleted. Even if it undergoes a name change, it is still considered the same machine. Once a machine has been deleted, the same machine can never exist again. If a new machine is created with the same name, it is not considered the same machine. Because of this rule within PlantStar Panorama, a machine with historical production records should be deleted only if it is to be permanently removed from the system. If its future is uncertain, the machine should not be deleted. It should be disabled so that it can be reactivated later.