Siemens SIMATIC IT

SIMATIC IT, now part of Opcenter is a manufacturing execution system (MES) portfolio. SIMATIC IT MES addresses the growing need for overall production integration to ensure maximum quality and productivity across all global manufacturing facilities.

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

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