Batch processing control system recipe management and batch information system

摘要

In a method and system for operating a batch processing machine which produces a product, a recipe is created with a computer for batch processing of the product, the recipe having a plurality of steps. For at least one of the steps the machine is first manually operated and a snap shot is taken of control element operating parameters. The snap shot is then used for assisting in the creation of at least one of the method steps of the recipe. The recipe then is used to automatically process a batch of the product. Also, the batch processing machine can switch between a recipe editing screen and a recipe matrix screen, the recipe matrix screen providing control element indicia on one axis and steps of the process on a perpendicular axis, and wherein at locations of the matrix control element parameter values are displayed. Also for management reporting, a format of a management report can be changed for a given batch after running the batch. Furthermore, in a process display screen of the batch processing control software, the screen shows a diagram of the batch processing machine substantially from input to output and has display indicia for actual and set points values of various control element parameters of the machine with lead lines from those display indicia down to the control elements of the machine.