INDUSTRIAL DIGITALIZATION

The MES/MOM Platform,
The digital brain of your factory

Connects planning and shop floor in real time. Full control of
production, quality, traceability and industrial data with QPlant MES.

Definition

What is a MES/MOM Platform?

A MES is a software system that connects and coordinates the execution of operations on the manufacturing shop floor in real time, between the planning level (ERP) and the control level (PLCs/Automation).

MES

Software system that connects and coordinates the execution of operations on the manufacturing shop floor, in real time, between the planning level (ERP) and the control level (PLCs/automation).
The international ISA-95 (IEC 62264) standard defines the MES architecture and its relationship with ERP and control systems.

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When do you need a MES?

If you identify 2 or more of these signs, your plant is ready for a MES. QPlant can be in production in 8-12 weeks.

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Priority modules of the MES/MOM Platform

The QPlant modules that make up the MES/MOM Platform. They are implemented together or in phases.

ISA-95 Standard

ISA-95 Standard

The levels of industrial automation. The MES/MOM acts as the critical layer that connects planning and shop floor reality.

The MES/MOM is the critical layer that connects planning and shop floor reality

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ERP / Planning

SAP, Oracle, Business Central, JD Edwards…

3

MES / MOM — QPlant

Execution: Production, Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, Traceability

2

SCADA / DCS

Real-time process supervision and control

1

PLCs / Automation

Programmable logic control of machines and lines

0

Sensors / Actuators / Machines

Physical instrumentation: sensors, motors, valves

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MES vs ERP · Key differences

ERP and MES do not compete, they complement each other. The ERP defines the «what and when». The MES manages the «how, with what performance and quality».

MES / MOM
ERP
Time horizon
MES / MOM Seconds, minutes, shifts
ERP Days, weeks, months
Focus
MES / MOM Execution and shop floor control
ERP Planning and finance
Data
MES / MOM OEE, stoppages, quality, traceability
ERP Master data, orders, invoices
integration
MES / MOM PLCs, sensors, machines, IoT
ERP Purchasing, sales, HR
Shop floor visibility
MES / MOM Full, in real time
ERP Limited or none
Batch traceability
MES / MOM Batch by batch, process by process
ERP At delivery note level
Role in production
MES / MOM How, with what performance and quality?
ERP What and when to manufacture?

Features

What does a MES/MOM Platform manage?

According to the ISA-95/IEC 62264 standard, a MES covers the following functional areas of manufacturing