In the business software management sector, we have a clear understanding of what ERP is. But for those who don't know, I'll explain it to you. are dedicated and custom-made software, through blocks, plugins and more, to adapt to a work formula of a company. This has its benefits, since they help automate everything related to the operation of the most repetitive and redundant mechanical tasks, such as the generation of sales reports, inventory, the sending of communications between offices...
But these ERPs have their advantages in the more localized and long-term service sector. In the mechanized production sector, an ERP becomes insufficient to meet the needs of this sector.
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Why is an ERP not enough for machining production?
It is not uncommon that when it comes to managing production and looking for a suitable program, in many cases it has been seen that there were too many options in production ERPs, which made it difficult to choose one; that elasticity was lost or a person had to be hired to complete it in order to install and manage the ERP, which meant a higher investment.
Due to the large number of leasing of CNC machine tools, the wear and tear of manufacturing tools and the costs of workers' salaries, people are constantly looking for something to increase the profitability of production. The MES are presented as an option for this sector. With this more dedicated software, workers will know precisely what to do and how; and data is continuously provided to make decisions in order to increase performance and simplify work.
Benefits for the CNC/machining sector of a MONTH
Precise calculation of production without data redundancy of production orders
A MES can be crucial for effective production and production management. This software can know the total time spent on a certain order including the margin that has been left; the performance of the people in the production in the different operations, the division of the times of realization in time of work and preparation or re-equipment of the machine, the material consumed or the damaged parts. In short, you can generate any supply chain analysis, and export it in XLS format for compatibility in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or any spreadsheet software that supports the format.
A better distributed work between machine tools
In the case of the MONTH of getprodio.com, whiteboards in a kanban style allow you to quickly and accurately organize the plan for machine tools, instead of using spreadsheets or whiteboards in the hall. Having a simple thanks to some ingenious modifications in the work schedule can take into account the division into initial and finishing treatments, the different fixings and tools in a machine tool and the time of preparation / re-equipment. With all this, you can have a better distribution of work.
Up-to-date documentation and product parameters in one place
In a few steps you can gather the entire process and the know-how necessary to be able to manufacture a product, know the order of operations and what is its expected performance. You can add visualizations and photographs, attach technical drawings or programs to download in the different machine tools.
Simplify "ISO 9001" for future audits
In the case of Prodio's MES, it allows and helps to meet most of the requirements related to ISO 9001, TS 16949 and Control of Production in the Plant. A large number of forms, product sheets and paper orders are eliminated, since everything is kept on the computer or in a private or cloud storage. In this way, the loss of important documents is avoided, since the document organization needs are met, especially in a production line, with all the documentation perfectly labeled for its search and consultation.
Manufacturing and control instructions, or photographs of potential defects, can be added in PDF. With this, the training time for new workers is also reduced by having the necessary documentation ready and automated.
What can a MES do to run a small production business?
Online production planning and presentation
In just a few steps, a production plan can be created, which is clearly displayed in the production halls via an Internet browser. This makes it ideal for being able to manage yourself through remote work. Is about a virtual whiteboard for communication with the team, so that the workers always know what, who and when they have to do something, together with the added observations and all the parameters of the products, so that they know what should be done and know all the details.
Calculation and analysis of work in production
A record of production work and performance history analysis is created. With this record, you can know the times, the work history and the performance. It allows you to export it in Excel format, and it does everything automatically so you don't need anyone having to enter data manually.
Efficient and automated order and warehouse management
By having everything organized automatically, it allows you to search for orders by date of completion. You also have a quick view of the progress and stocks of raw materials.
Record of working hours
If you want to have greater control over the workers, you can use the record of worker inputs and outputs. Workers must register their presence through the panel with the production plan using RFID cards or key rings, and the results can be exported to a program for personnel management.
Product base and know-how of the company
As MES is used, dedicated technology is created for the products, making the onboarding process for new workers faster and the knowledge staying with the company. Your information about you becomes transparent, complete and is always available to any worker who needs it, without having to request documentation from intermediate positions that can slow down the production chain.
