Adapting to the specific requirements of different industries and manufacturing approaches, SIMATIC IT includes manufacturing execution system solutions for discrete, process, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as integrated solutions for research, development, and laboratory (RD&L) management and manufacturing intelligence.
Highly dynamic markets and challenging performance demands make efficient manufacturing operations management (MOM) in integrated production plants a key factor for success. The best way to meet these demands is through a holistic and scalable approach to manufacturing operations management digitalization, and manufacturing execution technology is a primary pillar of a holistic manufacturing operations management solution. SIMATIC IT MES offers scalable, standards-based manufacturing execution, and quality assessment that results in higher manufacturing responsiveness. In sum, SIMATIC IT enables optimum productivity with high production quality at a lower cost.
SIMATIC IT MES functionality
Within a manufacturing operations management solution, SIMATIC IT MES provides key functionalities that enable real-time control of critical production operations through end-to-end visibility. Linking enterprise resource planning (ERP), product lifecycle management (PLM) and other enterprise systems to the shop floor, SIMATIC IT MES provides manufacturers with a real-time industry software layer that increases production visibility and responsiveness by executing production processes and managing production operations.
Critical to SIMATIC IT’s flexibility, each SIMATIC IT system is capable of adapting to the changing needs of each manufacturer through:
Scalability — SIMATIC IT systems are capable of adding greater capacity, including more users, more facilities and more transactions, as a manufacturer's needs grow.
Extensibility— SIMATIC IT systems are capable of adding functionality, both in the form of additional modules and through “code-less extensibility,” which enables non-IT SIMATIC IT users to build applications customized to their specific needs.
Integration-readiness — SIMATIC IT systems may operate as standalone digital point solutions or may be integrated into a linked ecosystem of manufacturing IT functions including MOM, QMS, ERP, and PLM systems.
SIMATIC IT manufacturing execution systems support rapid, informed decisions in fast-changing operating environments. SIMATIC IT MES software functionality includes:
Production and process flow control
- Allocates operator activity to production operations, steps, material items and resources
- Provides work-in-progress management of orders, operations, batches and serial numbers
- Distributes workload among operators at shift start, taking their skills into account
Production route enforcement
- Identifies the certified operator skills for each operation
- Executes and manages time logging
- Verifies process steps execution
Execution management
- Displays details of activities to be performed
- Handles part assembly declarations and tracking and tool usage declarations
- Checks for part/tool correctness
- Tracks labor on non-productive activities
- Manages material consumption and pre-kitting
- Manages tool usage
Tracking and tracing
- Tracks serial numbers and assembled materials
- Tracks batch identifiers of transformed materials
- Collects measurement data
- Generates as-built and genealogy reports
Defect tracking and nonconformance management
- Tracks defects
- Manages nonconformances based on problem catalog
- Performs nonconformance lifecycle management
- Manages and executes rework processes
Paperless manufacturing and reporting
- Generates and provides electronic work instructions
- Operates data collection points
User management
- Manages users by group, role, and certification
- Restricts access to sensitive data
- Ensures that only approved individuals perform certain tasks
Change management
- Manages changes to specific work orders
- Enables the addition of data collection or operation
- Adds, removes or replaces parts/materials from a list
- Repeats work order operation
- Changes routing
- Deletes dependencies between operations
SIMATIC IT systems adapt to the specific requirements of different industrial processes, generating a rich ecosystem of industry-specific functionalities. SIMATIC IT systems are tailored to six key industries and/or functional areas:
- SIMATIC IT Unified Architecture Foundation, now known as Opcenter Execution Foundation
- SIMATIC IT Unified Architecture Discrete Manufacturing, now known as Opcenter Execution Discrete
- SIMATIC IT Unified Architecture Process Industries, now known as Opcenter Execution Process
- SIMATIC IT Unified Architecture eBR, now known as Opcenter Execution Pharma
- SIMATIC IT R&D Suite, now known as Opcenter Research, Development & Laboratory (RD&L)
- SIMATIC IT Manufacturing Intelligence, now known as Opcenter Manufacturing Intelligence
Related products: Opcenter Execution | Opcenter RD&L | Opcenter Intelligence
