Due to
increased regulatory scrutiny on the food and beverage
industry, manufacturers are seeking ways to be assured
the process has not been altered without approval.
MDT AutoSave is part of the change
management and audit infrastructure that ensures this
compliance. AutoSave tracks changes in PLCs, human-machine
interface systems and workstations to ensure a proper
audit trail and notification of changes. This can be
invaluable in understanding what changes were made, why,
and by whom. In addition to providing rollback and
recovery data in the event of device failures,
AutoSave periodically queries your automation devices
and compares the code running in the processor with the
latest version stored in the AutoSave Server. If a mismatch is detected (indicating
someone went around our system to make a change) a notification
is sent to key personnel highlighting the mismatch
along with information pinpointing the changes.
“We are a multi-platform
organization; we use Modicon, Rockwell, Schneider and
more. We needed a change management solution that would
work with everything rather than using multiple types of
change management software. MDT AutoSave is third party,
it isn’t affiliated with a particular PLC manufacturer,
it supports everything.” - Nestlé
Purina Petcare
To further increase the level of
change control, AutoSave provides
workflow approval routing and electronic signature
functionality in support of 21 CFR 11 guidelines. For
areas requiring even greater electronic approval and
audit trail support, AutoSave's
Add-On Modules provide this functionality.
MDT serves the food and beverage
markets through our distribution and integration
network.
