GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL MODERNIZES FACILITY
After acquiring a new facility, this global animal health facility needed to upgrade and migrate the existing alarm notification systems to their new shop floor network. “Existing WIN-911 systems were also on legacy versions of the software and were not true redundant systems. Consolidation allowed the two systems to become one true redundant system.”
In the process Huffman Engineering (HEI) was able to eliminate the analog phone line call out system, eliminated single points of failure, increased alarm throughput by 4×, and reduce operational risk across the plant. This project came to HEI because of prior work with the client at other locations and a trusted reputation for high-quality work,
responsiveness, communication and integrity.
CONNECTIVITY & RESPONSE TIME
CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF 600+ ALARM POINTS
INTENDED TO REDUCE RISK & ENSURE CONTINUOUS SUPPORTED OPERATIONS WITH MODERN ALARMING SYSTEMS
| Metric | Before Upgrade (Legacy Silverlight Systems) | After Upgrade (WIN-911 2024 R2 SP2) | Huffman Engineering Impact |
| System Architecture | Two separate, non-redundant systems | One consolidated system with automatic failover | Simplified & Resilient |
| Dowtime Risk | High (no automatic failover; reliance on defunct platform) | Low (automatic failover ensures continuous monitoring) | Significantly Reduced |
| Platform Technology | Built on Microsoft Silverlight (defunct/unsupported) | Built on modern, supported Microsoft WPF/ .NET | Future-Proofed |
| System Management | Required managing two separate interfaces | Centralized management of all 600+ alarm points | Streamlined Efficiency |
