<s>
brewmaxx	B-Application
is	O
a	O
process	O
control	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
brewing	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
process	O
steps	O
of	O
a	O
brewery	O
can	O
be	O
automated	O
,	O
controlled	O
and	O
monitored	O
via	O
the	O
software	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
scalability	O
,	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
is	O
suited	O
to	O
applications	O
ranging	O
from	O
single	O
station	O
to	O
multi-server	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
fields	O
of	O
application	O
include	O
the	O
automation	B-Application
of	O
breweries	O
(	O
see	O
brewery	O
)	O
and/or	O
fermenting	O
and	O
storage	O
cellars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
a	O
complete	O
automation	B-Application
of	O
all	O
the	O
production	O
areas	O
of	O
a	O
brewery	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
at	O
Warsteiner	O
Beer	O
and	O
Brewery	O
)	O
-	O
from	O
raw	O
material	O
intake	O
to	O
filling	O
-	O
can	O
be	O
realised	O
with	O
the	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
process	O
control	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
“	O
small	O
”	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
compact	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
for	O
individual	O
production	O
areas	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
systems	O
and	O
modules	O
of	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
are	O
generally	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
automation	B-Application
of	O
new	O
plants	O
and	O
for	O
migration	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
,	O
outdated	O
control	O
systems	O
with	O
a	O
structured	O
software	O
design	O
can	O
be	O
migrated	O
to	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
via	O
conversion	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
brewmaxx	B-Application
is	O
used	O
as	O
teaching	O
system	O
for	O
process	O
control	O
technology	O
for	O
breweries	O
at	O
the	O
Technical	O
University	O
Munich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
university	O
projects	O
use	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
as	O
process	O
controlling	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
range	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
integrated	O
client-server	B-Operating_System
model	I-Operating_System
and	O
uses	O
standard	O
Microsoft	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
requirements	O
,	O
the	O
modules	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
individually	O
or	O
in	O
combination	O
for	O
process	O
control	O
,	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
,	O
process	O
management	O
,	O
production	O
management	O
and	O
enterprise	O
resource	O
planning	O
level	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
brewmaxx	B-Application
has	O
been	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
multi-lingual	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
brewmaxx	B-Application
material	O
is	O
a	O
process-oriented	O
material	O
management	O
system	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
precise	O
‘	O
per	O
transaction’	O
online	O
view	O
of	O
all	O
material	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
integrate	O
module	O
records	O
process-relevant	O
information	O
from	O
different	O
plants	O
and	O
process	O
areas	O
and	O
enables	O
their	O
division-independent	O
integration	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
information	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reporting	O
component	O
of	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
integrate	O
works	O
also	O
with	O
web-based	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
brewmaxx	B-Application
connect	O
is	O
a	O
freely	O
parameterisable	O
interface	O
for	O
universal	O
data	O
exchange	O
between	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
systems	O
and	O
various	O
third	O
party	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
client/server	B-Operating_System
or	O
host-based	O
systems	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
ERP	O
,	O
LIMS	B-Application
and	O
maintenance	O
systems	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
intelligent	O
measuring	O
and	O
analysis	O
instruments	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
data	B-Algorithm
acquisition	I-Algorithm
with	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
Acquis	O
iT	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
Standards	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
Standards	I-Application
2000	O
comprise	O
the	O
guidelines	O
for	O
standard	O
BDE	O
specifications	O
for	O
bottling	O
plants	O
;	O
the	O
Weihenstephan	B-Application
Standards	I-Application
2005	O
describe	O
the	O
interfaces	O
and	O
data	O
provision	O
for	O
bottling	O
and	O
packaging	O
plants	O
in	O
the	O
beverage	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brewmaxx	B-Application
has	O
an	O
install	O
base	O
that	O
includes	O
German	O
breweries	O
Erdinger	O
,	O
Köstritzer	O
,	O
Oettinger	O
or	O
Warsteiner	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
predecessor	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
platform	O
already	O
provided	O
the	O
technological	O
functions	O
(	O
TF	O
)	O
for	O
brewery-specific	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
big	O
brother	O
of	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
is	O
the	O
process	O
control	O
system	O
Plant	O
iT	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
ProLeiT	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
areas	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
components	O
,	O
but	O
additionally	O
comprises	O
an	O
ISA	O
88	O
compliant	O
batch	O
system	O
(	O
see	O
Batch	O
production	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
distributed	O
and	O
continuously	O
further	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
brewmaxx	B-Application
since	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
