SUPPORTING YOUR BUSINESS PROCESSES WITH W@M – LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

Phil Black - PII Editor 11/10/2007

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Knowledge is a critical factor in driving productivity and competitiveness – and full knowledge of your plant status allows for good maintenance planning. W@M – Life Cycle Management from Endress+Hauser provides up-to-date and complete information on all your assets, including products from other suppliers.

W@M – Life Cycle Management is an open information management system providing data flow and archiving for the technical and operational management of your plant completely, conveniently and at any time or place. From engineering, procurement and commissioning through to operation, maintenance and the replacement of individual components, W@M is an open and flexible information platform with on-site tools and services supporting you throughout your plants life cycle.

In the initial engineering phase, W@M supports you in the selection of the most appropriate instruments and the specification of measurement technology to best fit your requirements. Simple to navigate, the Endress+Hauser Applicator tool assists you in the selection of the correct measurement instruments and provides access to an extensive library of documentation. With Applicator, the initial information is created for a W@M data record that clearly identifies the instrument and makes it traceable for all subsequent processes in the instruments life cycle.

During the procurement phase, W@M helps you check availability and prices quickly and efficiently – simply place the configured instrument in the shopping cart and place your order. Immediately, the status of the order or shipment can be monitored online.

In the commissioning phase, W@M – Life Cycle Management provides all the information you need for safe installation and commissioning. You can quickly download documentation, software or certificates in a variety of different languages. W@M provides updated and quickly available information during the operations phase: be it on spare parts, the verification of software versions, tracing instrument history records or viewing the plant database with its installed instruments. Using tools such as FieldCare, CompuCal and the Installed Base Assistant, data can be freely exchanged with the equipment record within W@M. So you can safely comply with continually increasing quality requirements through traceable and certified calibration and documentation.

W@M – Life Cycle Management ensures fast access and smooth information flow to improve process safety, productivity and economic efficiency throughout your plant. It will help you maintain your competitive edge, offering reliable, up-to-date planning information – plus it guarantees to save you time and money!

For more information contact Endress + Hauser Ltd, Floats Road, Manchester

Tel: 0161 286 5000 Fax: 0161286 5094

E-mail: maria.koutra@uk.endress.com Web: www.uk.endress.com