Manufacturing Execution System (MES) — respond in real time

In manufacturing environments productivity, production quality and availability of equipment are often impacted by breakdowns, changeovers, micro-downtimes, reduced speed, non-conforming product and scrap.

SIMATIC IT OEE/DTM (Overall Equipment Effectiveness – Down Time Management) is a set of functionality to monitor and manage the performance of manufacturing assets:

• Downtime management

• KPI management

• Performance monitoring with dedicated graphical interfaces

• Gantt Charts

• Contextualized analysis against manufacturing events

• Reporting

• Dynamic and customizable Web Portal

• KPI (Key Performance Indicators) and metrics

OEE Benefits

• Support decision making based on real-time production information

• Increase plant reliability by preventing unscheduled downtimes

• Minimize operational cost through optimized asset utilization

• Reduce maintenance costs through optimized planning and scheduling

• Improve performance root-cause analysis and reporting

• Optimize product quality and quality grading

• Reduce waste, rework, energy consumption