Manufacturing execution (MES)

Machines, work orders, downtime and quality checks, connected: live machine status from PLC signals or an operator screen, order progress and scrap, a downtime Pareto, and a failed check that stops the machine.

4 connected tools: Machines, Work orders, Downtime, Quality checks.

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Inside

What it does

Machines

Every machine and work centre on the floor: live status, the order it is running, good and scrap counts against today's target. Machine signals (from a PLC gateway or the operator screen) keep it current.

Tracks: Machine, Line, Status, Current work order, Operator, Good today, Scrap today, Target today, Attainment %, Ideal rate (per hour), In this state since, Down reason, Next preventive maintenance
Flags automatically: Down when Status is Down
Behind target when Attainment % is under 80 and Status is not Maintenance
PM due when Next preventive maintenance is within 3 days
Actions and automations: Call maintenance: Tell maintenance this machine needs them.
Log downtime: Open a downtime event for this machine.
Automation: When a machine goes down, tell maintenance
Views and charts: Floor status, Machines by status, Good and scrap by line
Its agent: Watches every machine for the flags above, drafts the follow-up and waits for approval, at the autonomy level you choose.

Work orders

Production orders from release to completion: product, quantity, the machine running it, progress, scrap and due date.

Tracks: Work order, Product, Customer, Machine, Status, Priority, Quantity, Completed, Scrap, Progress %, Remaining, Start, Due, Lot, Hold reason
Flags automatically: Late when Due has passed and Status is not Complete
Due in 2 days when Due is within 2 days and Status is not Complete
On hold when Status is On hold
Rush when Priority is Rush and Status is not Complete
Actions and automations: Start: Mark this order in progress.
Complete: Mark this order complete.
Tell the planner: Let production planning know about this order.
Automation: When an order goes on hold, tell the planner
Views and charts: All orders, Shop floor update, Orders by status, Order health
Its agent: Watches every work order for the flags above, drafts the follow-up and waits for approval, at the autonomy level you choose.

Downtime

Every stop on every machine: reason, planned or unplanned, minutes lost and the order affected. Machine signals open and close events automatically.

Tracks: Event, Machine, Reason, Category, Status, Date, Started, Minutes lost, Work order, Notes
Flags automatically: Still down when Status is Open
Over an hour when Minutes lost is over 60
Add a reason when Reason is empty
Actions and automations: Close: Mark the machine back up.
Views and charts: All events, Minutes lost by reason, Minutes lost by machine
Its agent: Watches every downtime event for the flags above, drafts the follow-up and waits for approval, at the autonomy level you choose.

Quality checks

In-process inspections against tolerance: what was measured, on which order and machine, and whether it passed. A failed check opens a downtime event for the machine.

Tracks: Check, Work order, Machine, Characteristic, Lower limit, Upper limit, Measured, Result, Inspector, Date, Notes
Flags automatically: Failed when Result is Fail
Actions and automations: Open a quality stop: Open a downtime event for the machine with reason Quality issue.
Automation: When a check fails, open a quality stop on the machine
Views and charts: All checks, Checks by result
Its agent: Watches every quality check for the flags above, drafts the follow-up and waits for approval, at the autonomy level you choose.

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Questions

Frequently asked

Can we start from our own spreadsheets?

Yes. Import Excel or CSV and Neuclon maps the columns to the fields, or attach the sheet when you ask for the tool and it is designed around it.

Can we change it ourselves?

Yes. Ask in plain words, for example “add a downtime reason field” or “flag anything open more than 7 days”. Every version is kept.

How long does it take to start?

Minutes for the trial: it opens with sample data you can replace. A 30-day Sprint proves one improvement on your own data.

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