Manufacturing Execution System (MES) — respond in real time

Consistent product quality and safety, and compliance largely contribute to a company’s brand value.

SIMATIC IT for Integrated Quality is a set of dedicated functionality to integrate quality into production. This ensures product integrity and enhances manufacturing efficiency:

• ERP interoperability

• Material management

• Plant performance analysis

• Order management

• Automatic and manual process and quality data acquisition and storage

• Genealogy, audit trail, electronic signatures

• Time or event-based quality planning modeled into production operations

• At-line testing - HACCP plan

• Alarm notification and real-time corrective action management

• Statistical process control

• Defect management

• Electronic Work instructions

• LIMS for off-line quality testing

SIMATIC IT for Integrated Quality Benefits

• Secure brand reputation and customer loyalty

• Avoid scrap and rework or costly recalls

• Cost-efficient quality and regulatory compliance

• Faster time-to-market

• Operational improvements

• Improved customer service

• Responsiveness to all supply chain partners