Improve connectivity between IT and OT with the M.E.S. solution
Do you find yourself in one of the following situations?
- You keep track of your production on paper. This discontinuous management method is often a source of errors, and most of the time leads to re-encoding.
- You need to implement a traceability solution to meet industry standards.
- You’re having trouble planning your production. Usually, this is done using an Excel file. This kind of file is time-consuming and easy to make mistakes.
- You don’t have centralized management of your maintenance operations. They are therefore not tracked or qualified.
- You have a digital discontinuity problem due to the lack of a centralized system for historizing your data and visualizing and analyzing it.
This non-exhaustive list includes just a few examples of the non-existence of an M.E.S. solution within a company. This situation can generally be explained by :
- An aging ERP
- Lack of in-house skills
- Lack of time
- Resistance to change
- Fear of the cost of implementing an M.E.S. solution
What is an M.E.S. solution?
This term is used more and more often, and is made up of 3 words:
M.E.S. (Manufacturing Execution System) also known as “Production Management Software”.
M.E.S. enables real-time collection of production data from an industrial park.
The question is no longer “Should I have a digital approach? but rather “How can I integrate the digital dimension into my business?
Imagine software that centralizes all production data and transmits it directly to the right person: no more unforeseen events, just optimized performance!
The benefits of an M.E.S. solution
For a long time, this system had a certain cost and was rarely considered.
Today, the M.E.S. solution is on everyone’s lips, as it has become more affordable. It offers numerous benefits, including
10% productivity gain thanks to the inter-connectivity of your plant's overall system.
Optimize energy and raw materials consumption through better management management of all your industrial equipment. M.E.S. reduces manufacturing costs by 20%.
30% gain in analysis capacity and quality thanks to an overview of the industrial process and the people involved.
20% increase in overall efficiency thanks to greater equipment availability (improved planning and reduced man-hours spent on measuring, inspection and reporting). But also thanks to real-time visibility of materials on the production line.
Reduced time-to-market thanks to agile production based on flexible, fully automated and fully interconnected units, enabling rapid changeover from one product to another, and real-time modulation of production quantities according to orders.
In all, 12 blocks fit together like a jigsaw puzzle to enhance your production:
- Data acquisition
- Scheduling
- Personnel management
- Resource management
- Product and batch routing
- Product traceability and genealogy
- Quality control
- Process management
- Performance analysis
- Document management
- Maintenance management
- Reporting
B2C Engineering and M.E.S. solutions.
Since 2014, B2C Engineering has been a complete, independent integrator of the M.E.S. solution.
We support our customers in the realization of their entire project: from the drafting of specifications to the commissioning of the solution.
Our response, tools and measurement (KPIs) are based on the following objectives, and we seek to continuously improve them:
1. Reduce rejects and losses: As an economic and ecological gesture, optimized management of scrap risks is essential.
2. Organize: Your business is evolving fast, and technologies are evolving even faster. Scheduling and organization allow you to focus on the essentials without disrupting existing processes.
3. Share information: Whether upstream, downstream or horizontal, information is at the heart of your strategy and your success.
4. Optimize: Ongoing adaptation to market requirements and needs in the field can only be successful if the realities of the organization are taken into account.
Whatever your sector of activity or the size of your company, with B2C Engineering, you’re guaranteed quality work, on time and on budget.
For more information, please see our section on the M.E.S. solution.
