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Recipe Management
Fully ISA-88 Compliant Control for Process Precision ISA-88 recipe management with automated setpoint download to PLCs, real-time deviation monitoring and 21 CFR Part 11 e-signatures.
The challenge
Manual recipe management exposes manufacturers to costly errors, inconsistent product quality and compliance risk. Operators re-key setpoints into PLCs, uncontrolled recipe versions circulate on paper or spreadsheets, and there is no real-time view of whether equipment is running at target, driving batch failures, product holds and regulatory findings.
Overview
The LOGICAL SYSTEMS Recipe Management (RM) application provides a single, controlled system for the entire recipe lifecycle, from product definition, trials and approval through to execution. Built on the Inductive Automation Ignition platform, it follows the ISA-88 (S88) procedural model, structuring recipes as procedures, operations and phases with parameters bound directly to OPC tags. Setpoints download automatically via manual, auto-on-previous-complete or equipment-request triggers, with verification readback confirming values are received correctly.
Real-time setpoint monitoring compares actual process values against targets across configurable tolerance bands, raising alarms before quality is compromised. Golden Batch comparison supports batch-to-batch consistency, NPD trial workflows support new product development, and material substitution, potency-based scaling and tail-end management optimise quality and yield. With 21 CFR Part 11 electronic signatures, full audit trails and version-controlled approvals, RM scales from single production lines to multi-site operations.
Capabilities
What RM does
Full-Loop Quality Execution
- Batch records flow to LSA QMS for release and CoA generation
- Recipe parameters feed LSA SPC control charts; approvals generate LSA TMS tasks
- Active batch tracking with product, recipe and equipment assignment visibility
- Live deviation alerts showing severity, actual vs target and percentage deviation
- Equipment availability with maintenance tracking and capacity utilisation
- Approval pipeline promoting recipes through Draft, Pending, Approved and Active states
ISA-88 Recipe Model
- Master Recipes define how to make a product, independent of equipment
- Control Recipes: batch-specific instances with potency-adjusted values and scaled quantities
- Equipment Recipes bind to equipment with resolved OPC tag addresses
- Recipes structured as Procedure → Operation → Phase → Parameters
- Phases configured with type, download trigger, BOM materials, tolerances and completion criteria
- Controlled lifecycle from Draft to Obsolete with e-signatures at each transition
Comprehensive Governance
- Products defined with material properties, BOM structures and barcode/SKU assignments
- Each product links to one or more recipes, each with multiple versioned procedures
- Target values written directly to PLCs with configurable verification readback
- Trigger-based downloads start when OPC tag conditions are met, e.g. equipment handshakes
- Changeover detection flags product transitions for cleaning and parameter revalidation
Enterprise to Shop-Floor Connectivity
- ERP supplies production orders and scheduling data, and receives batch completion records
- Direct PLC and SCADA integration through OPC UA and OPC DA
- Bidirectional communication with process equipment, including verification readback
Key Features
- Golden Batch comparison: Single Reference, Statistical or Envelope
- NPD trial workflow with stage-gated progression from Concept through Validation
- Material substitution with automatic potency/concentration rebalancing
- Process Segment configuration with production line flow visualisation
- Equipment class and instance management with OPC tag path templates
- 21 CFR Part 11 electronic signatures with configurable signature requirements
Benefits
Why manufacturers choose RM
Consistency across sites
A standardised recipe structure ensures consistency across products, lines and sites.
No manual entry errors
Eliminates manual data entry errors and confirms PLC values match recipe targets.
Flexible execution
Execution models range from fully manual to fully automated equipment handshake.
Early deviation detection
Deviations are detected and alarmed immediately, before quality is compromised.
Structured product development
A trial-to-production promotion path brings structure to new product development.
Regulatory compliance
Regulatory compliance for pharmaceutical, food and other regulated manufacturing.
Recipe Management eliminated manual setpoint entry and gave us full traceability for every parameter.
Ask RM in plain language
LS Assistant, the AI assistant in every Logical Systems application, answers questions from your live RM records and shows the sources behind every answer. It keeps learning as your records, work instructions and resolved issues grow, and your data is never used to train AI models.
Answers with sources
Every answer cites the records and work instructions it used.
Your role, your site
It sees only what each user is allowed to see.
Asks before it acts
Every change it proposes needs a person's confirmation and is audited.
18 languages, voice on mobile
Questions, answers and content in your teams' languages.
Integration
Connects to the systems you run
Systems & protocols
- ERP
- PLC
- SCADA
- MQTT
- OPC UA
- OPC DA
- REST API (JSON payloads)
- Kafka (via connector)
- Snowflake (via pipeline, data bridge)
Standards
- ISA-88
- 21 CFR Part 11
Datasheet
Recipe Management datasheetWorks with
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