Tatsoft and the
Pharmaceutical Industry

Manufacturing is more important than ever

Solutions for compliance and FDA are just the tip of the iceberg – good trends and reports are essencial for understanding your data and gaining insights, and redundancy is the best way to guarantee there won’t be any data loss. Not to mention modernizing current processes to make it less labor intense, easier to manage, and to allow companies to scale up as they continue to grow.

You don't need to change your process - just modernize

FactoryStudio allows you to connect to legacy systems to expose your data, scaling as you go without having to replace your entire operation.

“FrameworX was the perfect SCADA platform to meet our sterile Environment Monitoring system requirements. Its built-in features, allow for full CFR Part 11 compliance out of the box. From the low-cost remote clients, integrated data historian, redundancy, and ease of customization, are key value adds, with no hardware vendor lock-in.”

- Sam Khodak, Pharmaceutical Data Integrity Specialist

Why you should choose FactoryStudio

  1. Built in historian (Tatsoft Canary Historian from Canary Labs)
  2. FDA 21 CFR Part 11 features (LDAP, E-signature, custom audit trails)
  3. Open environment and .Net scripting language
  4. Enhanced Trending functions
  5. Client-Server model for allowing economical access for unlimited remote users.
  6. Redundancy included in base system
  7. Works with multiple data sources for trending and alarms.
  8. Pricing – Low base system cost, Low remote client cost, free 500 tag historian
  9. No vendor lock in – can work with mostly all major PLCs and sensor vendors via native drivers.

.NET: easier to connect, has better performance and is cost-effective

Our underlying technology – .NET – makes it much easier to connect to Microsoft solutions and guarantees better performance and easier integrations.

Reporting and Dashboards

Built-In Report Designer

Everything you need in one install, built-in drivers, SQL, redundancy, reporting, and more.

Audit Trail Reports

Logged to secure SQL for easy reporting.

Real-Time Dashboard Builder

Responsive Dashboard builder, use our symbols, import or build.

Save in Any Format

Save and Distribute in Text, HTML5 and PDF.

Runtime Display Snapshots

Easy save runtime displays to file.

Dynamic Graphic Symbols

Use your symbols in reports as well as Trend and Bar Charts.

Open Data Access

Create custom reporting or use Excel VBA and JavaScript apps.

Email to Distribute Reports

Email reports or notifications with links on time or event.

Scripts to Enable Alerts

All project elements are .NET objects, Open and Powerful.

Easy Access your Data – History and Real-Time

Built-In tools for easy access to your Real-Time, SQL, and NoSQL data sources, use FrameworX as your Industrial Data Hub. With over 60 real-time drivers included and support of communications standards like OPC UA and MQTT as well as a complete .NET Data Access library and web services you can access data from the machine level to the enterprise. Unlimited connections and unlimited reporting, web, or desktop clients come with FrameworX Unlimited.

FactoryStudio for sterile environmental monitoring

The FDA requires a validated system for monitoring, alarming, trending and reporting of environmental sensors in sterile environments. These systems are also subject to FDA 21 CFR Part 11 requirements which includes audit trails, password rotation and strength policies, and electronic record verification with e-signatures.

Learn how we helped Hikma with these requirements.

FAQ

Is Reporting included with FrameworX and FactoryStudio?

Yes, the Report Builder is included with FrameworX Unlimited, FactoryStudio and Edge HMI. We also give you a built-In Responsive Dashboard Builder in our Graphics Designer. Also, a complete .NET Data Access library, SQL Server support as well as open APIs. Trigger and send reports based on events.

What is FrameworX and FactoryStudio?
FrameworX is the name of software platform, FactoryStudio is our flagship product built on FrameworX. Our FrameworX products are all based on the same platform and are scalable as Unlimited or scaled by I/O points and Clients.  Complete software framework to fit your application and budget. Call us to discuss your exact needs at +1 (855) 828-7638
What does Complete mean in terms of included functionality?
Complete means we include all of the core functionality you would expect so you don’t have to buy a bunch of “modules”. We have a built-in SQL database, OPC UA, MQTT, 40+ plc drivers, and much more.
What PLCs do you interface to?
We have many built-in communication drivers that support PLCs and industry standard protocols. This includes Rockwell, Siemens, Omron and many more, as well as, full support for OPC, OPC UA/DA, and MQTT. We also have an open toolkit for development of custom drivers.
Do you have unlimited clients, unlimited I/O points and unlimited developers licensing?

Yes, and unlimited means unlimited. (We also have pricing options for small I/O counts, such as an OEM might want.) Our flexible licensing options make us affordable for a wide variety of industrial applications.

Do you support SQL Databases?
FactoryStudio includes a full featured SQL database. It also provides seamless integration with any database including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, Microsoft Azure SQL and NoSQL data sources including OSISoft’s PI and Rockwell. There are no limits to connectivity!
What programming or scripting languages do you support?
We support C# (C Sharp), VB.NET, Python and JavaScript.
When you say .NET to the core and IntelliSense what do you mean?

All project elements: tags, datasets, alarms, and status of communications are available via Intellisense. They are all native .NET objects, no temporary tags or function calls required. Move tags to .NET objects and external data-tables with a single commend.

What functionality do you have around real-time Alarms and Events?
  • The Alarm Module was created with multithreading and exception control, for performance and reliability.
  • One-Click configuration enables Audit Trail on operator actions.
  • Project scripts can subscribe to alarm events to implement custom actions such as notification or calculations methods.
Do you support redundancy and high availability?

Yes, we have reliable and easily configurable redundancy for seamless failover. Realtime tags, devices, alarms, historical data, scripts, clients, and all modules were designed to meet redundancy and hot-swapping requirements.

What type of Project Management do you have for developers and teams of developers?
FactoryStudio comes with a dedicated Project Manager tool. Easily manage and even run multiple projects built on different versions simultaneously! FactoryStudio can also track configuration changes, versions, builds and project releases. And FactoryStudio projects are stored in an embedded-encrypted SQL database file that provides more security and easier maintenance than legacy systems.
Can I embed my custom analytics into FactoryStudio?

Yes, FactoryStudio is a fully open and extensible application platform. All user displays, real-time calculations, storage and analytics integrations are open and customizable. We have both developed analytics and partnered with many vertical solution providers to embed their custom data analysis, predictive analytics, and Artificial Intelligence applications into FactoryStudio projects.