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direct MES functions
Vidar Trydal
direct MES
OEE
- Gain insight into production efficiency and performance
- Define production capacity through daily and weekly plans for the factory
- Specify the expected cycle time at the individual measurement points
- Report stops both manually or directly from the machines
- Complete control of the number of produced or defective products
- Calculate OEE per machine, production line, manual workstation or other resources
- Get a detailed overview per day, week or month
Optimise production with OEE using direct MES. A flexible solution that allows you to calculate availability, performance and quality for more than just your machines. The system supports efficiency calculation for your entire factory.
The OEE module allows you to define composite measurement points based on performance and efficiency measurements from multiple collection points. The measurement points can include one or more machines and resources and give you complete control with specified expected cycle time, production numbers, scrap, and stop causes.
direct MES provides customised week and day plans for planned production time, tailored to each measurement point and organised through common groups. This gives you an efficient overview of the factory capacity.
Collect data manually on the operator panel or automate the process by retrieving data via the production equipment's PLC. With OEE, you can choose among different presentations of efficiency calculations, including visualisations per day, week, month, or custom time intervals. See availability, performance, and quality, an overview of the trend in reported numbers for the period and a list of interruption causes.
Optimise production and achieve more efficient operation with OEE.
Availability:
- Production capacity on machines and workstations
- Day and week plans with breaks and holidays
- Automatic deduction of fixed production downtime
Measures when production is available and ready to produce. This includes both planned production time and unplanned downtime, such as faults, maintenance, and machine adjustments. Availability is a percentage of the total available time in the production period.
OEE calculation:
- Calculates efficiency continuously
- Detailed overview per day/week/month
direct MES module for goods receipt allows you as a user to handle all goods received and stored in the warehouse. The solution facilitates seamless integration of purchase orders from ERP so that receipts are controlled and acknowledged against ordered goods.
direct MES provides insight into the efficiency of production equipment by collecting data from machines, resources, and operators. The system calculates OEE by integrating availability, performance, and quality data over a certain period. This estimated OEE percentage provides a comprehensive assessment of production performance and identifies specific areas where improvements can be made.
By analysing OEE data, production managers and operators can gain insight into efficiency patterns, identify bottlenecks, improve production planning, optimise maintenance, and make strategic decisions to increase productivity and reduce costs.