Using a knowledge-based-systems tool to enhance process control, quality and productivity

Improving process control to enhance performance, ameliorate product quality and increase productivity is an important consideration within any manufacturing industry. Accordingly it is critical to find efficient methods of both performing and achieving this acumen. The fabrication and production of components carried out within a manufacturing facility requires a vast number of complex and meticulous processes. Such extensive manufacturing operations are often carried out in clean-room environments and employ continuous quality and precision controls. This paper identifies the significance of using a knowledge-based systems (KBS) tool to generically enrich current industrial business applications within the manufacturing industries. It describes how real-time KBS tools can be used in a high-tech manufacturing facility to enhance process control and overall performance.