Features of the iTAC.MES.Suite

• Work orders can be generated manually with the MES
• Generation of work orders based on pre-defined rules with information about the sales orders from the ERP and the PLM

• 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

• Fool proved assembly with work order instructions and graphical guidelines
• Merge function for material
• Automated distribution of work steps

• 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) 

• Operator terminal to control production and to enter information 
• Display of current production status
• Direct connection of reports and BI allows easy changes and updates
• Simplified failure assignments for OEE reporting

• Production and machine data acquisition (PDA/MDA)
• Tracking the required time for specific work steps, machines and work orders
• Input via operator terminal for multiple machines possible
• Automated tracking via machine login possible
• Automated tracing of machine status and messages

• 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

• Easy packaging options
• Visual guidance
• Configurable shipping rules
• Confirmation and assignment of individual items to lots
• Automatic generation of labels for packaging and shipping
• Automatic generation of documentation for various devices

• Global reporting functionality including a central data warehousing option
• Availability of reports possible via cloud access
• All reports are HTML5-based and can be viewed with any mobile device as well as via stationery PCs

 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

• 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

• Verification of master data , recipes, settings, qualifications of workers, tools, materials, etc. 
• Immediate stopping of plants and processes possible
• Verification of the number of repair interventions
• Q-Hold and Pre-Q-Hold options for semi-finished and finished goods

• Trace Up (from material to serial number) and Trace Down (from serial number to material) functionalities
• Immediate intervention in production, such as blocking material or serial numbers, is possible
• Cross-plant transfer of records from device history and supply chain traceability (SCT)

• Decoupled data management for production and visualization
• Drag and drop report-designer is easy to use
• Developer environment for a highly flexible and adaptable design

• Data visualization in the IIoT.Portal
• HTML frontend for all devices with web browser (PC, Tablet, Mobile)
• Structured presentation framework with self service and integration layer
• Flexible and adaptable HTML5 visualization

• 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

• Factory layout and processes can be configured
• Standard clients and functions are configurable to meet various customer requirements
• Some interfaces (OPC UA) and the business logic can be generated by drag and draw tools

• 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

• EAI tool for fast integration
• Drag and draw connections between data point
• Integration of automated data transfer
• Various external systems and protocols are supported
• Conversion of external protocol into XML standard
• Reliable multi-tier architecture with failover

• Analytics service to support PLM processes
• Integration of automated data integration
• Collect as much data as necessary in a separate analytics platform
• Combine multiple criteria for the analytics process such as raw material details, equipment data or production environment information

• 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)

• Microservices for IIoT data stored in noSQL database cluster
• RESTful APIs for IIoT data sources
• MES data and IIoT data can be combined for advanced analytic purposes
• Message broker (e.g. Kafka, MQTT, CFX) for online streaming analytics

• Real-time IT monitoring of MES components and related infrastructure
• 24/7 system availability
• MES exposes server and client health data via JMX interface
• Monitoring module provides dashboard with bird's eye view and drill down capabilities
• Rules can be configured for flexible alarming and notifications