Where Should Your Factory Start?
Choose SMB, MES Lite, or full MES based on your rollout scope. We’ll confirm the right fit during the demo.
Quality inspection & traceability → QMS | Inventory, locations & barcodes → WMS
Start with Machine Visibility
Automatically capture running, downtime, output, and utilization data—ideal for starting with machine data.
Start with One Key Process
Integrate shop-floor reporting, work order progress, dashboards, and daily reports for key processes such as injection molding.
Connect Multi-Stage Production
Integrate work orders, station check-in/out, quality, molds, machines, and reports for end-to-end tracking.
Three Bottlenecks We See Most on the Shop Floor
From production progress and quality traceability to materials and mold management, see which one looks most like your shop floor.
Work orders are chased on paper and by phone, machine downtime is unclear, and delivery risk shows up too late.
Inspection records are scattered, so tracing back to the work order, batch, machine, and settings at the time is slow.
Locations, stock, issuing and returns, maintenance, and history sit with a few people, and the thread breaks when they leave.
Implementation Starts with Understanding Your Shop Floor
01 Assess the Current State | Review machines, work orders, reporting methods, and bottlenecks.
02 Define the Scope | Start with machine connectivity, one key process, or a multi-stage workflow.
03 Test and Train | Validate real work orders and train managers and operators.
04 Go Live and Improve | Roll out in stages and refine exceptions, reports, and extensions.
SMB and MES Lite can start with a clearly defined scope. Full MES requires a tailored plan based on stations, integrations, and management needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1 Can every machine be connected to capture parameter data?
For injection molding machines, CNC machines, and PLCs, we first check the brand and model to confirm whether the controller can communicate and which signals are available. For machines that cannot communicate directly, we can also assess I/O modules, sensors, or manual input.
Q2 Can older machines be connected?
In our project experience, any machine can be connected. When direct communication with the controller is not possible, I/O modules or sensors can capture running, downtime, cycle, and output data.
Q3 We already have ERP. Do we still need MES?
ERP handles orders, purchasing, and accounting; MES handles shop-floor work orders, production reporting, machines, quality, and progress. The exact integration scope is defined when requirements are confirmed.
Q4 Short on shop-floor staff, with frequent paperwork errors or heavy rework. How can MES help?
Tablets, barcodes, or QR codes replace paper production reports, and production control dispatching goes digital at the same time. Work order progress, output, and abnormalities are reported in real time, so problems no longer surface only when paper records are checked the next day.
Q5 Will operators find it hard to use?
Screens are simplified by role, and reporting is usually done with tablets, barcodes, or QR codes. During testing we validate the flow with real work orders and arrange training.
Q6 How are scope and pricing determined?
We assess machine count, process stations, modules, integrations, and customization needs. A 30-minute demo clarifies your situation first, then we propose the scope and a quote.
Q7 What kind of factory is MES Lite for?
Factories that only need to manage one key process, such as injection molding. It brings together IoT, shop-floor reporting, work order progress, production dashboards, and daily reports, and can later expand to machine connectivity, quality, or warehousing as needed.
Q8 Can existing measuring or inspection equipment be integrated?
We first confirm the equipment brand, model, and data output format. For measuring tools that cannot be integrated directly, inspection results can be entered on a tablet or by barcode.
Q9 Can QMS replace paper inspection records?
Yes. Once inspection data is entered in real time, reports and trend analysis are generated automatically. No more manual transcription and compiling, and abnormalities can be traced faster.