What is it?
A Manufacturing Execution System (MES for short) tracks and monitors your manufacturing process from raw materials to finished goods, collecting valuable data to inform where your business could be doing things more efficiently.
Why would we need it?
MES is the brain that helps to power all the critical decision making within your smart factory. It enables you to see exactly what has happened at each stage of the manufacturing process, collecting and displaying information about essential efficiency measures including your Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), cycle times and rework rates.
What are the expected benefits and potential challenges?
Used alongside good data analytics and connected devices, you’ll be able to model different processes to identify the most efficient way of doing things, and act on this information in real time. However, it’s important to ensure that you have the right infrastructure and cyber security tools in place first, as well as establishing which technologies you will use to collect and manage your data. Talk to us if you’d like some pointers.
How do we get started?
A comprehensive MES package would have once set you back hundreds of thousands, but tools like DynamxMFG from our partners TotalControlPro are now far more affordable. Obviously, costs can go up as projects become more complex, and a proper implementation plan is essential if you’re going to see a return on investment.
Get in touch so we can help you to get the best deal and make the most of your MES.
