{"id":1766,"date":"2018-05-17T08:35:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T06:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.blogs.yokogawa.de\/chemical-pharma\/uncategorized\/sba-asi-pat-or-piano-playing-theyre-all-based-on-the-nature-of-learning\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T09:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T07:28:15","slug":"sba-asi-pat-or-piano-playing-theyre-all-based-on-the-nature-of-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yokogawa.com\/eu\/blog\/chemical-pharma\/en\/sba-asi-pat-or-piano-playing-theyre-all-based-on-the-nature-of-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"SBA, ASI, PAT or piano playing \u2013 they\u2019re all based on the nature of learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Analyzer System Integration \u2013 Synaptic Business Automation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You could say that complexity and ever shorter forecasting periods are two scourges of the modern day and age. Trend based models move out of the predictable range faster and faster from the point of view of product demand, prices, processes and technologies. Usually much faster than we can write off our production facilities. And sometimes also faster than we can build new ones. In an ideal world, to enable us to respond sufficiently flexibly to changes and protect our investment, we\u2019d intervene in an ongoing construction project and update it accordingly.<\/p>\n

Small is beautiful<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This implies that all our projects should be change oriented from the outset. The principle of SBA \u2013 Synaptic Business Automation \u2013 is to do things in a small way rather than think big on principle. Bigger is no longer inherently better. Smaller is faster and above all more flexible.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how nature does it \u2013 and we can do it that way too<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Living creatures in nature \u2013 and that includes us human beings \u2013 are capable of surviving because we\u2019re change oriented. We can adapt to changes without thinking and without having to produce analyses and trends. If new demands are made on us, we train and learn from our mistakes. For instance, when we play the piano. If we spent too long thinking about which note we were reading and which key we should press, we wouldn\u2019t even be able to keep time playing \u201cJingle Bells\u201d. Fortunately, however, our nervous system adjusts to the new demands. The nerve cells we need to perform the right actions (the neurons) and the junctions between them (the synapses) grow, so that the connections are strengthened. They do it simply because we need them. The only reason why piano players can play so fast is that their nervous system has developed a synaptic piano playing app. And that app also works for other tunes \u2013 or at any rate, it helps the piano player adapt much faster. Our factory automation system needs to work in exactly the same way<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What is the role of PAT and ASI (Analyzer System Integration)?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PAT instruments and integrated analyzer systems are to process monitoring and control what eyes and hands are to a piano player. They, too, often have to deal with complex systems and data. And once again, apps can be used to ensure that the system adapts, for instance, or that it identifies trends and reacts faster to changes in the process than a human operator ever could do. They could intervene directly or they could simply recommend actions. <\/p>\n

Maybe you\u2019d like to discuss these issues further at our booth at the Frankfurt ACHEMA<\/a> (Hall 11.1 \/ Stand E16). We look forward to meeting you there.<\/p>\n

SBA, media and managing change<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n