What is MES?
There is an important task between the order being generated in the ERM system and invoicing – and this task is manufacturing. The task is executed by manufacturing staff – engineers’ plans the production, foremen schedule, assign and monitor tasks, while operators execute the tasks using different tools and machines. When a task has been completed, quantities are reported to the foreman, who in turn reports quantities to the ERM system.
We can talk of a real MES when the above tasks have at least been partially covered by different IT solutions, since MES stands for Manufacturing Execution System.
However, solutions whose execution is still in the hands of people, but at least a part of the process is traced digitally, are also generally called MES solutions.
In addition, a competence matrix or an efficiency monitoring application is also called MES as such projects often form the basis of a real MES solution. Therefore, a best practice is to introduce an easily scalable solution.
Why is it inevitable to introduce MES?
Different names are used for its different aspects, for example Industry 4.0, IIoT or digital twin, but the underlying concept is that digitalization will change the industry in general in an unprecedented manner.
Digitalization will fundamentally change not only our daily lives but also industries generally considered as conservative such as manufacturing.
The following sections provide information for taking the first steps.
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We are well aware that every factory is different. Our MES framework is therefore completely customizable and scalable. We believe that instead of changing processes to make them MES compliant the Manufacturing Execution System must adapt to the existing infrastructure and processes.
Production assets
Do you plan to purchase new machinery to extend capacity?
Measure the efficiency of your existing machines!
- Real time monitoring of machine states
- Automatic or manual registration of downtime
- Downtime reason monitoring
- Machine utilization, OEE calculation
- Tool tracking
Products
Do you have problems with a high rate of defective products?
Learn more about the products you manufacture!
- Unique product IDs
- Product tracking / traceability
- Product counting
- BOM, Bill of Materials
- Product paths, alternative paths
- Finished product handling
- Quality tracking
- SPC
- Defective product management
- Defect registration, defect reason monitoring
- Defect path, defect product handling
- Defect: manual vs. automatic data recording
Employees
Is finding new resources a considerable challenge?
Provide effective digital tools for your existing workforce!
- Who manufactured the product?
- Which product was manufactured by this operator?
- When? In which shift?
- Where? On which machine?
- How? In what quality?
- How much? How many pieces?
- Competence matrix
- Operator license
- Machine start-up based on competence
How can Com-Forth help?
Our experts have extensive technical expertise and planning experience. They can help you at any stage of your project from requirement specification and complete system planning to the implementation of data connections and full-scale system execution. A wide variety of successfully implemented projects ensures that our engineers will be able to provide valuable help from project start to delivery.
The modules above are available with a one-time license fee or with a monthly/yearly subscription fee.
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Zoltán Misik, senior application developer engineer, joined Com-Forth Kft. in 2002. His primary fields are MES system development, installation, and operation. In addition, it is difficult to find a GE software that he has not yet had extensive project experience with, including the vast majority of legacy products.
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