MES: make the shop floor transparent, controllable, traceable
A core module within our industry solutions. Can you trace a batch? Can you get data out of your equipment? Is scheduling still done by shouting? We scope by problem, not by concept. This page states scope, integration, deployment and implementation so you can verify each item.
Scope
- Batch traceability
- Equipment connectivity: SECS/GEM, OPC UA, Modbus
- Electronic batch records (EBR)
- Production scheduling
- OEE & yield analysis
- Product carbon footprint (PCF)
- ERP integration
- Audit trail
Capability list only — not customer endorsements.
Five shop-floor problems we address
Traceability & batch genealogy
Bi-directional trace from raw-material lot to finished serial number, with forward/reverse paths delivered in hours, not days.
Equipment connectivity
SECS/GEM, OPC UA, Modbus and serial acquisition. We prove data availability first, then discuss platformisation.
Scheduling & dispatching
Scheduling against due dates, changeovers and capacity; overrides are explicit and explainable — no black-box optimisation.
Quality & electronic batch records
Inspection tasks, SPC alerts, EBR and audit trail — designed to pass customer audits, not only inspections.
Energy & carbon footprint
Process-level energy metering and product carbon footprint calculation for CBAM filings and customer ESG questionnaires.
Integration & deployment: review the list first
These are interfaces we have actually implemented. What is not in your environment will not be forced into the proposal.
| System | Protocol / method | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| ERP (Yonyou / Kingdee / SAP B1, etc.) | REST API / intermediate tables / DB views | Work-order release, production reporting, inventory sync |
| PLC / SCADA | OPC UA, Modbus TCP/RTU | Equipment status, output and process parameters |
| Semiconductor tools | SECS/GEM (HSMS) | CIM automation, recipe & remote parameters |
| LIMS / WMS | API / file-based interfaces | Inspection results, batch inventory reconciliation |
Deployment & data residency
Default deployment is on-premises (or a customer-designated private cloud). Production data stays inside the customer network; any outbound transfer requires customer-side policy approval. Data-residency, access-control and backup checklists are available under NDA.
Trace to the part: from flipping ledgers to reading one screen
OEM audits require unit-level traceability, but batch records were split between paper travellers and team spreadsheets — a single quality enquiry took two hours to scope. First-off, patrol and 4M-change inspections travelled on paper and were easily missed; line-feeding checks and FIFO relied on human vigilance, so misbuilds were caught only after the fact.
- Industry
- Automotive parts & electronics
- Can be interrogated
- 5 条
Charging equipment: one traceability line from SMT to the finished unit
SMT, DIP, assembly, burn-in and packing ran in separate shops, each with its own barcode rules. A finished unit could be traced to a batch at best — not to a specific board, machine or commissioning run. Equipment brands and protocols were mixed, and commissioning data was copied by hand, losing accuracy at the moment of transcription.
- Industry
- New-energy manufacturing
- Can be interrogated
- 4 条
Component plant: make the warehouse books real first
Raw materials were stacked arbitrarily with batches mixed; kitting relied on calls and operator memory, with errors found late; inventory was only known at month-end closing — a black box in between. Locations were not defined, and FIFO depended on memory, so ageing stock turned into pure cost.
- Industry
- Electronics manufacturing / SMT
- Can be interrogated
- 4 条
Implementation ladder · you can stop at every level
Each level has an independent deliverable. Stopping at any level is a valid outcome — there is no lock-in to the next step.
L1
Site diagnosis
1–2 weeks
Equipment inventory, data availability, traceability gap analysis; concludes whether the project is worth doing.
Site diagnosis report
L2
Minimum closed loop
4–8 weeks
Traceability + production reporting loop live in one workshop and one product line.
Closed-loop acceptance record
L3
Integration & extension
8–16 weeks
ERP / equipment / quality integration; scheduling module goes live.
Interface list & acceptance report
L4
Continuous operation
Ongoing
Version iterations, KPI operation, customer-audit support.
Monthly operation report
Bring us your three questions
Book a 30-minute online demo. We walk through the scenarios matching your shop-floor type; a scope-only pre-diagnosis is also fine.
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