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A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is a manufacturing management system that serves as a connection between the manufacturing level and the corporate management level (ERP). It provides an illustration of production by collecting production data and passing it on to the ERP system. They monitor production and detect potential weaknesses in good time. As an important component of the digital transformation, the production is transparently visualised and all collected and extensive data can be evaluated in a variety of different key figures.
Standards and Guidelines according to VDI 5600
Tasks of an MES system
An MES system is the operational link between machine control (SCADA/SPS) and company management (the ERP system). The tasks are divided into different thematic areas. These are mainly planning and control (APS/graphical planning board), data acquisition (ADC/MDC operational and machine data collection) and personnel data collection (TNA), performance analysis (KPI/OEE), quality management (QA system), information management ( visualisation), energy management (as the basis for ISO 50001), equipment management and order management.
Tip for a successful MES-introduction
Benefit from the knowledge of our MES experts. When introducing an MES system, some basic requirements should be met and rules should be observed. We will give you a short and manageable overview and will be happy to support you in your further planning.
Benefits from MES
Management
Our MES system provides the basis for informed decisions that affect your production. Consistent order confirmations and inventory postings lead to transparency at product and workplace level, enable an accurate calculation of manufacturing costs, help to optimize material inventories and form the basis for a key figure system for the assessing efficiency and productivity.
Production Manager
For you as a production manager, transparency is paramount. The collected data from ADC and MDC flow together in a key figure system and give you information about the current production process. You will able to compare and assess individual workstations and machines against their OEE and to analyse process losses across the board.
Controlling
Figures, data, facts. For you as a controller, reliable data and a large number of key figures play an important role. They can be used to measure the development of the individual areas as well as the economic situation of a company. By providing comprehensive information on the economic data in the company, which is provided by controlling, management can assess whether the processes in production, sales or personnel development are also heading towards the targeted goals. Key figures and business evaluations are essential for the existence of a company. No company, no matter how small, can do without them.
HR
Provide the basis for a fair premium and job-related wage system. In addition to using the recorded figures for accurate vulnerability analyses, you can also use the recorded data for corresponding rewards. Time and labour data can be easily exported to the HR system.
IT management
As an IT manager, you benefit from our many years of experience in integrating our software solution into your existing IT environment. You have the possibility to adapt our variable interfaces to your needs. For individual solutions we serve you as a contact and help you with the implementation and planning.
quality control
They are responsible for the quality of the manufactured products and have to ensure them sustainably. We support you in the ongoing quality control. Due to the integration into the production processes, quality checks can be controlled on an event-based basis and production and quality data can be linked. It is comprehensible for each production step when and at which workstation it is executed. The traceability of each lot produced is thereby ensured.
Master level
Our solution offers you the possibility to plan your orders and resources accordingly and to keep an overview of the current production. By visualising production in real time, you can react directly to problems. You can see the different downtimes of the respective machines. Through automatically generated reports, you can talk about the same events and save time during the daily production meeting.
Work preparation
One of the main tasks of work planners is to plan the capacity, through various modules, such as the PROplan graphical planning board. This supports you with an ONLINE visualisation of all machine status and unplanned breakdowns, which may have a negative effect on the planned delivery date. This supports the user This enables the user to react quickly and reduce delays.
technology
In addition to the employees responsible for production, the LIVE technical personnel can also use the PROview module to gain an overview of all production machines and workstations. This allows the immediate response to machine failures, such as technical problems with the machine. This reduces the unnecessary down time and increases productivity.
production staff
Intuitive terminals make it easier for every employee to collect relevant data and encourage a willingness to do so conscientiously. On the terminal, you can view both order and item-related information, which is the first step in paperless manufacturing.
Discover the software PROefficient from BDE Engineering with its functions for operating and machine data acquisition (production data acquisition), the visualisation via ANDON board / monitoring (production visualisation) with real-time data and key figures - to increase the efficiency of your production.