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ers comply with requirements from the United States Food Drug Administrations Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 11 21 CFR 11 which establishes rules for the use of electronic records and signatures covering con dentiality integrity authentication and more The SCADA platform is aligned with the 21 CFR 11 requirements in terms of audit log Active Directory security support and reporting It also gives Snapdragon full control trending alarm management access to more data than ever before and the ability to interface with numerous other systems For development of drugs the solution allowed the company to shrink timelines from years to a few months We chose this SCADA system because it allowed us to meet the requirements in 21 CFR 11 while also providing a great deal of exibility said David Ford director of chemistry at Snapdragon As we work with our customers to design these systems to meet their requirements our customers are very impressed with the exibility we o er them both in terms of changing the software and in terms of the integration with their existing plant systems e platform helps Snapdragon turn cutting edge laboratory technologies into manufacturing technologies very quickly In clinical trials speed is critically important said Matt Bio president and CEO of Snapdragon And molecules may change quite often during clinical trials so exibility is very important This platform provides us that ease of application moving into the process development phase really quickly and also the exibility to be able to design our processes really quickly So it really helps our clients System integrator NeoMatrix created the application for the project It provides Snapdragon with the compliance features full control audit log reports trending alarm management and security management We gave Snapdragon the ability to view trend history and access to all of the process data and we also provided the ability to view all events said Danny Haskell chief operating o cer of NeoMatrix And we used the reporting capabilities to create batch reports an o cial record that the customer can use as needed Because its so flexible NeoMatrix has used the software in a variety of industries For Snapdragon the SCADA system provides a clean interface for very complex machines It also integrates with a lot of other technologies something thats a big help for Snapdragon It gives us the flexibility to build one control system that we can use across a range of projects and also in a range of manufacturing facilities said Ford Versatility is key With technology evolving so quickly its vital for organizations to take a modular approach Build what you need today but make sure its scalable for the future A versatile platform for industrial applications will give you unlimited options and fortunately for all of us the technologies are here today Travis Cox is co director of sales engineering at Inductive Automation creator of the Ignition industrial application platform for SCADA HMI MES and the IIoT Inductive Automation www inductiveautomation com Snapdragon Chemistry has signi cantly reduced its timelines for various projects Are You Using the Best Tools for the Job As a worldwide leader in ow metering technologies for over 110 years Badger Meter o ers one of the broadest product portfolios for the chemical and petrochemical processing industry From di erential pressure and Coriolis ow meters to advanced control valves our solutions help you measure what matters improving the e ciency and reliability of your operations Badger Meter has the proven tools and expertise to help you manage your critical resources JUNE 2020 www processingmagazine com 31 RCV Precision Control Valves Coriolis Mass Flow Meters Preso Differential Pressure Flow Meters Contact our ow measurement experts to discover more badgermeter com Downstream