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Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Maximize production, forecast the future and bolster manufacturing agility
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MES
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    • What is MES
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Today's manufacturing execution system (MES) is all about taking control of your production and syncing up the top floor with the plant floor. As the heartbeat of any manufacturing operation, MES is the foundational layer that oversees the production process for transforming raw materials into a finished product, providing real-time production management to drive enterprise-wide compliance, quality, and efficiency. 

There has never been a more pivotal time in manufacturing. Technology adoption is accelerating while the test of global change has revealed the brittle nature of systems, processes and solutions that had historically measured as "good enough." Just like manufacturers, MES solutions have a strategic imperative to evolve and modernize or lose global competitiveness.

Built with security, resilience, sustainability, and productivity in mind, explore how our MES solutions can help you stay competitive while managing through disruption and volatility.

MES for Dummies
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How MES Can Benefit Your Business

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Production Dispatching

Provides the command to send materials or orders to certain parts of the plant to begin a process or step.

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WIP & Resource Tracking

Monitors the progress of units, batches, or lots of output to create a full history of the product.

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Product Tracking & Genealogy

Monitors the progress of units, batches, or lots of output to create a full history of the product.

 

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Document Control

Manages and distributes information on products, processes, designs, or orders, and gathers certification statements of work and conditions.

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Asset Utilization

Compares the time equipment is in use versus the time available, including downtime, idle time and changeover time.

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Resource Management

Guides what people, machines, tools, and materials should do, and tracks what they are currently doing or have just done.

 

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Quality

Compares measured yield in the plant to goals and metrics set by the equipment manufacturer, process engineers, corporation, or customers.

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Maintenance Management

Plans and executes appropriate activities to keep equipment and other capital assets in the plant performing to goal.

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Finite Scheduling

Sequences and times activities for optimized plant performance based on finite capacities of the resources.

 


MES Portfolio of Solutions

Rapid globalization, technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and evolving regulations are continually reshaping the industry, increasing competition, and raising the bar on performance. To meet changing industry needs, new MES use cases like full supply chain visibility, perfect fill, track and trace, and single use facilities are becoming table stakes. The cloud is also transforming MES.

With both Plex cloud-native and FactoryTalk® ProductionCentre® solutions, our portfolio of MES offerings is designed to meet the needs of various manufacturing environments whether that be single-plant, multi-plant or industry-specific suites.

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform

With Plex Systems, we are accelerating the transformation of industrial operations with advanced capabilities in MES, supply chain, and quality with a cloud-based application to drive operational efficiency. While the cloud in manufacturing is not meant to completely replace on-prem software, hardware, and physical access, it provides new capabilities that expand upon your existing systems to create efficiencies, improve productivity, and more. This solution is ideal for customers looking for rapid deployment and quick time to value right out-of-the-box. 

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FactoryTalk ProductionCentre

FactoryTalk® ProductionCentre® is a comprehensive MES that can help you meet a range of productivity, quality, compliance and cost-saving goals. This solution is purpose-built for key industries and is targeted at customers looking for a customized solution to best meet their specific manufacturing needs. ProductionCentre improves operational efficiencies and helps you achieve and demonstrate regulatory compliance and high quality by integrating quality management and business analytics with paperless shop floor and repair execution.

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MES: The Right Tool for the Job

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Connect, Automate, Track and Analyze Data

Orchestrate your operations with a digitally enabled infrastructure and workforce that can galvanize best practices for consistent, repeatable production.

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Take Control of Your Plant Floor

Expand the visibility and control of your operations with a leading ecosystem and a configurable solution designed to fit your unique needs.

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Ensure Predictable and Repeatable Quality

Transform your operations with an iterative end-to-end production management solution with best practices built in.

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Scale Your Growing Business

Unleash value and grow your enterprise with an extensible infrastructure and a powerful ecosystem to uncover solutions that resonate beyond manufacturing​.

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MES Webinar Series

Looking to brush up on trends in MES technology? Check out these webinars to hear from our MES experts and tap into the latest thinking on controlling factory operations.

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Popular Resources

State of Smart Manufacturing Report
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State of Smart Manufacturing Report

State of Smart Manufacturing Report - leading manufacturers are harnessing technology to improve quality, drive growth, and outpace the competition.

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Info-Tech Research Group Manufacturing Execution Buyer Experience Report
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Info-Tech Research Group Manufacturing Execution Buyer Experience Report

Guide covering user survey data in an easy to digest evaluation. See where Plex MES ranked!

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Cloud MES: Automate, Track, and Scale
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Cloud MES: Automate, Track, and Scale

Examine the evolution of manufacturing execution systems (MES), see why the cloud is the best platform for synchronization of MES, and learn what to look for in best-of-class cloud MES solutions.

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Gartner® 2023 Magic Quadrant Report for MES
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Gartner® 2023 Magic Quadrant Report for MES

Gartner® 2023 Magic Quadrant™ Report for MES - Discover trends shaping the market and see why Rockwell Automation has been recognized as a Leader.

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