Features of the iTAC.MES.Suite
Many years of experience, continuous development and our never-ending striving for innovation have made our iTAC.MES.Suite one of the leading MES solutions on the market today.
With our strong focus on our customers' needs and constant monitoring of market trends, our solution offers capabilities focused on usability and interface compatibility.
Learn more about the core features of our iTAC.MES.Suite.
Nowadays manufacturing companies face the inevitable challenge of remaining competitive in the fast-paced, global market. For this purpose, it is mandatory to create internal processes in the most efficient way and reduce costs at the same time. To make sure that all structures and processes are nonetheless permanently oriented to the customers' needs, iTAC.MES.Suite offers the possibility to map the entire production in real time and simultaneously shows potentials for optimization.
- Automated scheduling of work orders based on availability of machines, tools, worker and material
- Multiple targets can be defined (one time delivery, limited WIP, ..)
- Current status based on real time feedback from the floor can be considered for (re-)planning when issues occur
Real-time updating of the production plan
- Direct feedback from the production floor on produced quantities, machine availability, tool availability and current production time at each work step
- Direct feedback regarding material availability in stock as well as on the shop floor
- Consolidation of all information impacting the production plan
Alerts about issues with the workflow
- Calculate planned future impact based on real-time feedback
- Graphical display of all issues including the root cause
Recommendations to solve malfunctions
- Tool provides recommendations on how to fix malfunctions
- Tool shows impact on other work orders
- Calculation of the total costs in case of a change of the production plan with various scenarios is possible
- Automated or manual start of work orders on the floor
- Real time tracking of the status including WIP, consumed material, issues, etc.
- Automated execution of the work order based on the defined routing
- Automated loading of recipes, work instructions, repair instructions, etc. on machines and workstations on the shop floor
- All recipes, documents and rules are uploaded in the MES or links to them will be saved
- Only released versions can be used in production
- Version in relation to work order, BOM and routing is tracked
- Multiple approval level including e-mail notification for approval are included to fulfill compliance requirements
- Controlling of the repair process
- Automated upload of test results per serial number
- Drag-and-draw relationship between test result, root cause and repair action
- Display of all product related data to support the repair process
- Analysis and tracking of failures including tracking of major causes
- Display of CAD information for the electronics industry possible (incl. highlighting of defects)
- Automatic calculation of required material (per station/line)
- Complete integration with AGV systems and automatic tower storage systems for material transport
- Automatic updating of material consumption (including feedback to other systems such as ERP)
- Automatic relabeling functionality for goods receiving
- Support of various material replenishment concepts such as KANBAN
Equipment maintenance
- Integration into existing maintenance solutions via ERP service
- Avoidance of equipment degradation by carrying out maintenance activities regularly
- Maintenance is carried out under consideration of technical specifications, workflows or manufacturer specifications, e.g. after a certain number of uses, duration or after a pre-defined maintenance interval
- Maintenance planning via iTAC.APS.Service
Equipment inspection
- Periodic execution of equipment inspection with specified workflow
- Inspections are done for the purpose of plant integrity and safe working conditions
- The goal is to keep the KPIs of the plants as high as possible (e.g. Overall Equipment Effectiveness, OEE)
Equipment repair
- Restoration of an installation from a defective to a functional state
- Both the exchange of parts and the reprocessing are supported (parts are reworked)
- Integration of workflows for execution of repairs, assessment of the equipment condition and release
- Equipment history, actual equipment assembly status
The modular, platform-independent iTAC.MES.Suite is able to communicate through standardized interfaces with ERP systems and machines irrespective of their age or the manufacturer. By linking the software to already running systems the solution contributes to the consolidation and harmonization of the existing, production-related IT-landscape. As a result, you obtain a simple vertical as well as horizontal integration from shop floor to top floor in your company.
- Direct Integration through API between iTAC.MES.Suite and equipment
- No hardware required, substantially reduced integration complexity and effort
- API libraries and off-the-shelf connectors for major equipment vendors
API/REST API
- Public and backward compatible API interfaces
- API also exposed as REST interfaces for HTML5/Web applications
- WEB based API Portal for documentation and testing using Swagger UI
PLC Integration
- OPC UA Support for data access and methods
- Integration of PLC controlled equipment without coding
- Industrial communication standard
- Supports consistent client-server communication transfer (OPC UA methods)
- End-to-end secure communication between PLC and iTAC.MES.Suite
- Integration via off-the-shelf hardware basic.MES.Device
- Connection to brown-field installations without modifying equipment
- Cost-efficient due to the use of off-the-shelf components
- UI supports various use cases through configuration and custom server functions
- SMEMA and digital I/O ports to control conveyers and material flow between plants
- Replicate data from production database (DB) in real time
- Unique feature compared to traditional data replication software: enables data cleaning on production
- Database without compromising the replicated Database
- Works with any database size and Oracle Standard Edition
- Ensures integrity of database
- Configurable replication rules
- Seamless access to production and archived data
Especially in discrete manufacturing, companies are dependent on ensuring complete traceability of the goods produced. There are various industries in which in addition to the Product Liability Act, there are several other standards and regulations that require complete proof of production material and process data. These requirements are all met by the use of the iTAC.MES.Suite. As a pioneer in the area of traceability, iTAC offers the best prerequisites for a transparent manufacturing process.
- Online connection of all process steps which are relevant for production (machines, manual workstation, ..)
- Various possibilities for the connection of old plants and machines without interfaces (incl. the Raspberry Pi based basic.MES.Device)
- Full API interaction with over 110 machine suppliers
- Collection of all data including test results, recipes, settings, operators, etc.
In the course of digitalization, countless data are generated everywhere. The ability to master these amounts of data opens up new potentials and perspectives for companies that drive us forward. Using advanced analytics and business intelligence (BI) tools, the data collected - both structured and unstructured - is converted directly. The resulting Smart Data provides information on efficiency and productivity and thus identifies optimization potential.
- Highly performant analysis of Big Data with the iTAC.BI.Service
- Inclusion of structured data from the MES and unstructured data from the IIoT
- Visualization of analysis results, production KPIs, tracking & tracing information, etc.
- Enterprise reporting on different levels (group, plant, line, station)
- Flexible reporting for various industries such as electronics, automotive, mechanical, etc.
- Joining structured and unstructured data from diverse sources
- Data cleansing
- Correlation analysis between machine conditions (MES, structured data) and measurements (IIoT, unstructured data)
- Visualizing and evaluation the now generated data inclidung a root cause analysis
- Predictive maintenance functionalities
The iTAC.MES.Suite provides a software solution that enables simple integration into existing processes and structures due to its high degree of standardization. Through countless possibilities for configuring the standard solution and adapting it to the conditions on-site, each customer receives an individual software package that is precisely tailored to his requirements. Regular updates ensure that all customers worldwide are immediately provided with the latest functions and features.
- API interfaces and displayed data are available for developers to create their own clients and solutions as add-ons to the iTAC.MES.Suite
- iTAC offers a development framework to their customers allowing them to expand the code developed and designed by iTAC
- HTML5 clients and microservices can be integrated
- Framework Integration layer for client integration
The iTAC.MES.Suite enables a comprehensive view of production and operation in real time through integrated, standardized ERP interfaces. This closes the existing gap between ERP and machine level, and combines the core competencies of both systems. In addition to SAP, the iTAC solution also supports almost any other ERP systems.
The modular, scalable iTAC.MES.Suite is based on standards, which makes the use of the solution quick and uncomplicated without additional installation of plug-ins. The software can be operated both on-premises and via cloud installation. By using different microservices and monitoring tools, the various requirements and needs of our customers can be met. This makes the iTAC.MES.Suite a comprehensive solution that helps companies from different industries to increase efficiency, productivity and profitability.
- Java EE, web standards and open source components
- RESTful APIs with client application approach based on HTML5 components
- Microservices to reduce time to market
- Docker to faciliate deployment
- Scalability and redundancy available on-premises and via cloud
- Synchronous and asynchronous communication (publish/subscribe) via API
- MES cloud installation has been tested on Amazon Web Service and private data center
- Online communication between cloud MES and shopfloor through optimized protocols
- Secure communication using SSL/TLS (https) or VPN tunnels
- MES as a Service, consumption based payment, low upfront investment for hardware and software
- Access to managed cloud platform services (PaaS)

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