MES Manufacturing Execution System and Digital Workshop
Connecting the equipment layer with the management layer to digitize production, from equipment networking, data acquisition, work order dispatch, process monitoring and quality records to traceability queries and report output, building a transparent and traceable digital workshop.
Solution Overview
Connecting the Equipment Layer and the Management Layer to Digitalize the Production Process
MES and the digital workshop connect the equipment layer with the management layer, covering 7 steps: "equipment networking — data acquisition — work order dispatch — process monitoring — quality records — traceability query — report output". The system has a three-layer architecture of equipment layer, execution layer and management layer, can connect to many types of equipment such as PLC, CNC and instruments through mainstream industrial protocols, and supports automatic reconnection after disconnection and supplementary data upload; it collects five data dimensions — equipment, process step, work order, quality and personnel — achieving records bound to process step and equipment and traceability by batch or by single piece.
For manufacturing enterprises, we provide MES manufacturing execution system solutions that connect the equipment layer and the management layer to digitize the production process.
The complete process is: Equipment networking → Data acquisition → Work order dispatching → Process monitoring → Quality records → Traceability queries → Report output; covering multi-level management from a single machine and production line to the workshop and the factory.
Solution configuration
Four Modules Combined by Workpiece and Cycle Time, Available as Options
Equipment Connectivity
- Equipment networking and protocol integration
- PLC/CNC/Instrument Data Connection
- Supports mainstream industrial protocols
- Automatic Reconnection After Disconnection
Data Acquisition
- Real-time equipment status acquisition
- Output / yield / alarm data
- Acquisition frequency is configurable
- Data cleaning and storage
Production Management
- Work order release and production scheduling
- Process step routing and work reporting
- Work-in-Process Management
- Abnormal alarm and andon
Quality Traceability
- Inspection Data Acquisition
- Quality records bound to process step
- Traceability query and trace-back
- Automatic quality report generation
process Workflow
From Equipment Networking to Report Output, the Whole Production Process Is Digitalized
- 01 Equipment Networking
- 02 Data Acquisition
- 03 Work Order Dispatch
- 04 Process Monitoring
- 05 Quality Records
- 06 Traceability Query
- 07 Report Output
Critical Stages
Data Acquisition and Process Traceability Are the Two Cores of Digitalization
Equipment Data Acquisition
Through protocol integration, equipment status, output, alarms and other data are acquired into MES in real time, forming the data foundation of the production process.
- Supports PLC/CNC/instruments and other equipment types
- Mainstream industrial protocol integration
- Real-time acquisition of status and output
- Reconnection after disconnection and data backfill
Production Process Traceability
Each product's process step, equipment and quality data are recorded as a bound set, traceable by batch or by individual piece, supporting quality analysis and customer complaint response.
- Process step and equipment binding records
- Inspection data linked and archived
- Traceability query by batch or individual piece
- Automatic quality report generation
Applicable Scenarios
From standalone machine to factory, multi-level deployment
- Equipment status and output acquisition
- Basic Reports
- Suitable for Standalone Machine Retrofit
- Lightweight Deployment
- Production-line-level process step routing
- Work-in-Process Management
- Production line reports and dashboards
- Mid-Level Deployment
- Centralized management of multiple production lines
- Workshop dashboard and scheduling
- Quality traceability and analysis
- Standard Deployment
- Plant-wide digital management
- ERP Integration and Production Scheduling
- Full-chain quality traceability
- Full Deployment
Delivery and After-sales
Follow-through from requirement confirmation to trial production acceptance
- 01 Requirement research and current-state assessment
- 02 Solution design and system planning
- 03 System integration and development
- 04 Equipment networking and commissioning
- 05 Commissioning training and trial run
- 06 Acceptance and Delivery
- 07 Operation and maintenance support and upgrade
Remote technical support and regular follow-up visits are provided after delivery; repairs for non-human-caused damage are free of charge within the warranty period, and paid maintenance and upgrade services are provided after the warranty expires.
Common Question
Common Questions About MES and the Digital Workshop
Which Equipment Can It Connect To?
Supports PLC / CNC / Instruments and many other equipment types are connected through mainstream industrial protocols, with support for automatic reconnection after disconnection and data backfill.
What Data Is Collected?
5 data dimensions: Equipment, process steps, work orders, quality, personnel. Real-time acquisition of equipment status and output / yield / alarm data, with a configurable acquisition frequency, plus data cleaning and storage.
What level of traceability can be achieved?
Process steps are recorded as bound to equipment, inspection data is archived in association, so you can Batch or single piece Traceability queries and automatically generated quality reports support quality analysis and customer complaint response.
What deployment levels are there?
3-layer architecture: Equipment layer · execution layer · management layer. Solutions can be deployed in layers, from single-machine and single-equipment digitization to multi-equipment production line management and shop-floor digitization, and further to factory-level MES.
What Functions Does Production Management Include?
Work order release and scheduling, process step flow and job reporting, work-in-progress management, exception alarms and andon; plus three other modules for equipment connection, data acquisition and quality traceability, giving 4 major functional modules in total.
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Configured to Your Workpieces and Cycle Time
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