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Production logistics

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:13:14 +0000

Traceability of production parameters

Customers require manufacturers to provide digital, unbiased monitoring and traceability of production parameters. Production conditions are usually demonstrated in customer audits. At the same time, traceability helps manufacturers maintain a constant – required quality of production. We are able to ensure the traceability of production for a production batch, a packaging unit (KLT boxes, wire baskets, crates) or for each manufactured part – a unique piece identification.

MES PHARIS Production Logistics module provides you with an overview of which goods or semi-finished products are being produced, in what quantities and where they are stored outside of standard stock (pending work orders). It is an interactive plugin for MES PHARIS, which offers significant added value for material management in SAP or other ERP systems in real time.

In ERP system, raw materials and inventories of finished products are usually posted back as soon as the whole production order is completed. Conversely, MES PHARIS offers significantly higher level of detail in addition to significantly shorter delay times.
When using MES PHARIS, you can count the products and semi-finished products produced on any production operation of a production order in progress. Therefore, accurate and up-to-date information on material consumption and manufactured stocks is available online at any time.

Monitoring of production parameters

MES PHARIS records a large number of production parameters, which are used to monitor process stability or during the documentation of selected parameters to auditors and quality personnel.

Product identification (name, code, work order, operation…).
Number of products in packing unit.
List of operators involved in production of pieces in given packing unit.
Name of operator, who was registered as output control during label printing.
Name of operator who did the packing.
Input materials and semi-products.

Time and date of packing.
Number of packing unit.
Status of packing unit.
Info about re-filled units.
Info about equipment, where the packing unit was filled.
Technological information from machines.

Digitisation and traceability of production through packaging units

Packaging units are packaging units, KLT boxes, wire baskets, pallets, etc. The packaging unit system is aimed at filling packaging and pallet units in production. The module allows for unit inspection and handling. Recording of packaging units with a link to production allows to increase the traceability of product or semi-finished product data. Packaging units can be filled and processed in multiple operations. MES PHARIS supports the merging or splitting of a packaging unit into multiple packaging units, while still maintaining the assumption of ensuring traceability of packaging units across all manufacturing operations that have been involved in the packaging unit.

Unique identification of part/piece

The MES PHARIS system enables comprehensive traceability and traceability down to the level of the specific part being manufactured. Thus, we do not only deal with the traceability of the packaging unit, but also of the specific part stored in it. This is a requirement that suppliers in the automotive, electrical or e.g. armaments industry are forced to meet. In the automotive industry, these are mainly safety parts, fuel system components, selected interior parts and others. For unique identification of parts in projects we use barcode, QR code or it is possible to use connection to laser burning ID.

Just In Sequence

It is a module of production logistics that ensures control of the prescribed sequence of manufactured pieces, i.e. according to the JIS (Just In Sequence) system. This may be a key area that the customer may require from the manufacturer and is a prerequisite for winning a new project. The principle of Just In Sequence (JIS) is that products are manufactured and filled into a container in the order in which the pieces are delivered to the customer according to the JIS principle. The MES PHARIS system within the JIS module checks the loading of the correct product at the workplace in the prescribed sequence. Another control is the quality control of the product. If the checks do not go well, further processing of the product is blocked. To resolve a blocked production, it is possible to use a call to the quality engineer from the production terminal, who has the authority to unblock the production. The process is completed by printing a container label.

KANBAN – system of advanced material management requirements in production

The KANBAN module is used to manage material requirements in production. The system ensures the creation of material requirements according to the current and future needs of production facilities and workplaces. Operators can create requests for material delivery to a given workplace. In addition to the material delivery, the system also handles the removal of materials (finished products and waste) from the production facility. Material requests are further processed by warehouse operators. The requests are used to retrieve the requested material and to prepare the material for delivery to the machine/workplace. The material requirements are further processed by the material handlers who ensure that the material is picked up and delivered to the ordering location. Handlers see a queue of requests to be moved from their current position to a new position. All pick, drop and pick requests are created and managed by staff using tablets or production terminals.

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We will be happy to help you with the digitalization of processes and production management in accordance with IATF 16 949. You will get an online overview of your work in progress, modern paperless production, precise documentation for customer audits, traceability, and all in accordance with the principles of Industry 4.0. This competitive advantage will also help you to win new projects. Get rid of the chaos of record-keeping, the stress before audits and benefit from a professional and proven long-term solution.

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Visualization of production

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:08:10 +0000

State of production and workflow management

Production visualization finds its application mainly on large screens located directly in production facilities. They are used for quick and clear overview of production. They display current state of production equipment and work in progress.

Visualization provides timely and clear information to workers moving in the production hall without having to log in to MES PHARIS.

Production Visualization module also includes a user editor, which allows customers to create the appearance of screens with any content. Dynamic objects on visualization screen also offer support for workflow management, especially in area of quality, internal logistics, or maintenance.

Information on visualisation screens

Visualisation screens in production halls typically display:

work in progress,
production delay,
current waste rate,
time until the end of the production operation,
profession’s call to the workplace,
machine status,
the tool used,
operator registered for production,
technological parameters from machines such as cycle, temperature, pressure, pillow size, etc.

The production visualisation module makes close use of the Alarms and Escalation System and KPIs – key production indicators and reports modules.

Access to screens via thin client

The visualization screen is represented by a dynamic web page and is therefore accessible from any computer or mobile phone. Large screens are mainly located in production halls, assembly halls, control rooms, master rooms, etc.

User screen editor

MES PHARIS offers the possibility of user definition and editing of custom visualization screens. A number of predefined objects and their attributes are available in the integrated screen editor, which display the actual data from the system database. MES PHARIS supports the possibility of creating any number and types of screens, which are selected according to the context of the large screen placement in production.

Lean manufacturing, ANDON

It is easy to implement Andon via the visualization screens to comply with lean manufacturing principles. For efficient use, we recommend linking the Andon system to the Alarm System module.

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Management of tools

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:59:18 +0000

Injection molds under control

MES PHARIS Tool Management module is especially appreciated by clients in the plastics industry.
Module provides supervision over the condition, maintenance and location of injection molds.

Module uses communication with machines and automatically assigns the number of machine production cycles to each tool.

Tool maintenance scheduling is then addressed in the „Maintenance management”. RFID chips are used to identify injection molds.

PHARIS Ltd. deals with comprehensive solution for RFID identification of injection molds. Design of the solution takes into account the high temperatures usual in the injection molds. Introduction of RFID identification leads to speeding up and streamlining the process for working with molds.

Consumption and maintenance of CNC tools

The module is also used in the machining industry, especially for recording the consumption of CNC tools. The system supports operational registration of consumed tools directly at the workplace using the MES PHARIS production terminal.

Administration records of injection molds

Benefits of digital forms management:

Overview of the mold placement,
the total number of cycles per mold,
number of cycles since the last maintenance,
number of cycles until the next maintenance,
maintenance records,
taking mold availability into account when planning production,
control steps during production (automatic request for cleaning the parting plane, etc.).

MES PHARIS is a tool that allows you to plan and manage your production taking into account the current state of your injection moulds.

CNC tool consumption record

The module allows authorized operators of the CNC machine to enter the consumption of individual tool types during production. MES PHARIS can be integrated into tool dispensing systems and compare the tools taken out in dispensing with the specified consumption during production. The system offers standard reports with an overview of tools consumed per worker, machine or job.

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Monitoring of work in progress

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:49:07 +0000

Production orders under control

After implementing the system, you no longer have to go into production and find out the status of the order. Production terminals record the work of setters and operators and lead to better transparency of work in progress. System offers an online overview of status of all production orders and their completion prediction.

MES PHARIS is able to predictively display the current status of IN TIME / TOO SLOW performance, including a possible graphical representation of slip in production. You can use alarm system.

State of progress of orders in production, fulfilment

The system offers an on-line overview of the work in progress of production orders. The performance indicators (on time/off time) and the current scrap rate are important indicators for decision-making in operational production management.

Current performance of operators

The system offers an overview of the currently allocated workers for production orders at the machine/workplace. A detailed overview with optional attributes can be displayed in MES PHARIS in the main client, dynamic report or on visualization screens.

Early prediction of the completion of a manufacturing operation

To support Lean Manufacturing and to fulfil the SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies) programme, MES PHARIS offers the function of predicting the approaching end of a production operation. This allows optimization and reduction of overhead times associated with retooling or rebuilding equipment. This function also helps in the timely preparation of materials, packaging units or tooling. It is possible to set up the system to alert the necessary persons (manipulator, adjuster…) when the end of the job is approaching. They can start the preparation work in time, resulting in a reduction of unproductive times.

The semi-finished production enters the production plan

The advantage of capacity planning and scheduling is the ability to take into account the current state of production work in progress. This leads to a more accurate production plan. Other important factors that refine the calculation of the production plan are resource constraints: materials, tools, equipment, maintenance, personnel.

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Data collection from equipment

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:12:08 +0000

Importance of machine sdata

MES PHARIS contains wide range of communication drivers collecting technological data from machines and peripherals. Thus, for each step of production process, all the essential information about production of a given piece can be recorded.

Data from machines can be further used for effective production management, quality and maintenance management and optimization of technological equipment.

Historical technological data is also an important basis for customer audits to prove compliance with technological discipline.

Use of cycles in many areas

The automatic collection of cycles from production equipment significantly improves the accuracy of operator reporting, work records and performance evaluation. The system uses the cycle length (stroke) of the equipment to:

Automatic online work confirmations,
records of production and adjustment pieces,
management of tools,
tool and equipment maintenance management,
validation of standardized times,
equipment load rating,
generating automatic downtimes,
and more.

Technological parameters from machines

The system evaluates on-line the collected technological data from production and peripheral devices. At the same time, it ensures their historization for traceability. For data representation and evaluation it uses:

Dynamic graphic component Trends,
visualization screens. For more, see the Visualization of production module,
tabular evaluation with the option of exporting data to xls and csv.

Production equipment downtime

MES PHARIS includes a set of tools for efficient collection and evaluation of downtime. PHARIS downtime is classified into the following groups:

Microdowntimes,
automatic downtime,
downtime typified by production equipment,
downtime typified by the operator.

Alarms and device change protocols

MES PHARIS offers automatic transfer of generated Alarms and Change Logs from the machine control system. These logs are then available in the main MES PHARIS client for subsequent evaluation directly in the office without the need to go to the machine. The event of a change log being generated by the machine can be linked to the MES PHARIS Alarm System.

Supported MES PHARIS communication methods

Injection molds and peripherals

Euromap 63, Euromap 77,
OPC UA, OPC DA,
PrinterPort – LPT, USB, RS232,
direct connection via terminals,
through the use of the machine control system,
and more.

Assembly lines, CNC machines

Existing equipment control system (Heidenhain, Sinumerik…),
MTConnect,
OPC UA, OPC DA, Euromap 77,
retrofitting with local PLC,
direct connection via terminals,
use of m-functions,
serial communication,
and more.

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Production control, work confirmations

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:02:51 +0000

We help you to get rid of the paper forms

We digitize manual filling of waybills or payroll checks.
We eliminate problems with readability, error rate and time delay during manual data entry to ERP systems.
We will ensure the quality of production documentation for you and we will introduce operator training management.
We will eliminate non-conformities in certification audits and boost your business development.

Production records to the satisfaction of the auditors

We can simplify production records for operators while meeting requirements of customer audits, especially in lATF 16 949.

We can effectively automate work confirmations flowing to ERP and replace outdated way of rewriting reports (from waybills of payrolls). Through MES we control sequence of steps (actions) of operators, at the same time we do not require any PC-skilled operators. We divide operators into categories through roles, user groups and language set (CZ, ENG, DE, PL, HU, RO…).

The operator’s terminal works not only for work confirmations, its role is to control processes according to predefined configurations for each workplace.

Records of production -processes covered by operator terminals

Registration of user (setter / operator) to production / job.
Loading of a packing unit or ID of product.
Work confirmation – OK, NOK, type of NOK.
Type of automatic or manual downtimes.
Working with Production documentation.
Calling of professions. More info at Alarms and escalation system.
In service mode, support for upload programs to machine, adjusting cavities, assigning tools, etc.,

Control of release to SOP.
Workflow management in relation to predefined control plan.
Printing labels for packaging units, or pieces.
Management of requirements for material delivery / dispatch.
Records of input materials / components.
KPI, reporting.

Controlled production documentation, paperless production

MES PHARIS guarantees the availability of up-to-date production documentation in electronic form at the workplaces. It digitizes and manages the change management process in the documentation and alerts the operator of the change. The system can act as a primary manager of production documentation, or it can be integrated with an existing DMS client. Critical documentation can be presented as a screen saver or on an external monitor.

Qualification matrix – Administration of trained users

The system includes support for the management and qualification management of personnel in accordance with IATF 16 949. It is possible to prevent the registration of an operator to work who does not have the necessary training for the production operation of the respective product. The registered operator training has different levels and expires without renewal within a set horizon.

Release of production to SOP

The system allows you to define the individual steps and their sequence that must be performed before production can be released. The operator terminal guides the operator through the predefined steps and forces the operator to perform them via dialog boxes. The management of this process is recorded in the background and serves as a basis for customer audits.

Visual management in the workplace

On the operator terminal screen it is possible to display the current performance of the workplace or operator. The visualization can be represented by integrated KPIs or dynamic customer reports that can be set as a screensaver. Standard indicators are OEE, PPH, production delays, downtime, scrap rates, etc.

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Maintenance management

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:46:54 +0000

Maintenance management via machine connection

The module provides a comprehensive controlled maintenance process from effective maintenance planning, automatic invocation of maintenance requirements, ensuring supervision over implementation of maintenance to its registration and evaluation.

MES PHARIS maintenance management offers clear registration and management of maintenance requirements for equipment, technologies or tools. It enables registration of prophylactic inspections, completed revisions and repairs. Maintenance requirements can be created automatically based on of predefined rules or can be created manually, eg. for the purpose of ad hoc resolution of unexpected failures and repairs, or requirements for external maintenance suppliers. Maintenance can consume the spare parts purchased or create requirements for production of in-house spare parts.

System supports management of maintenance models, which allow you to group equipment and workplaces into predefined hierarchical groups for classification of individual maintenance requirements. It is possible to assign responsible staff to each maintenance model.

Benefits of the Maintenance Module

Closely linked to the Capacity Planning and Production Scheduling module
Generation of close connections between the production schedule and maintenance schedule
Simple tasks and record keeping is done directly in the terminal application at the workplace

Calling maintenance staff directly from production terminal
Evaluation of mean time between failures (MTBF)
Evaluation of mean time between repairs (MTTR)
Communication with external systems via API

Primary purpose of the maintenance module

Keeping an electronic diary of equipment, tools and workplaces,
maintenance, calibration and setting planning,
possibility of integration of control plans,
automatic evaluation of the emergence of a maintenance requirement at individual facilities and workplaces,
monitoring the progress of equipment or workplace maintenance,
automatic monitoring of scheduled requests, including automated service notification (predefined user or group of users),
operational viewing of the repair history of a specific device,
maintenance evaluation, reporting.

For effective use, we recommend connecting the Maintenance system to the Alarms and Escalation module.

Selected benefits MES PHARIS maintenance

Ensuring a controlled maintenance process,
obtaining supervision over maintenance compliance,
use of connection to machines for automatic collection of cycles or engine hours – elimination of manual data entry for maintenance purposes,
automatic creation of maintenance requirements according to defined conditions,
including documentation management, work procedures,
obtaining maintenance and repair genealogy on machines, tools and workplaces for customer audits,
the ability to link maintenance with the Tool management.

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Quality management

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:30:43 +0000

Quality management in accordance with IATF 16 949

MES PHARIS offers the digitization of quality requirements, manages the process of their fulfillment, evaluation and at the same timeserves to document the agreed TPP conditions. It i

s an indispensable tool for quality engineers who are under constant pressure from customer audits. Quality control management is an integral part of production. MES PHARIS includes a range of functionalities that integrate quality requirements into the production process. This area of the MES system is particularly relevant for automotive suppliers who are certified according to IATF 16 949, where there is enormous pressure to continuously improve the quality of production. The role of the MES system is to enable the definition of quality requirements, manage the process of meeting them and then

demonstrate their fulfilment.

Quality guarantee for customer auditors’ satisfaction

MES PHARIS is a tool that allows you to document and control the fulfillment of quality requirements agreed with your customers. MES PHARIS is an important support tool for conducting customer audits and self-audits.

Quality control plans

MES PHARIS provides serial quality assurance. MES PHARIS enables the registration and management of control plans, while at the same time keeping records of the performance of prescribed controls. The definition of control plans supports the implementation of regular verification of process capability.

Integration of QMS software in MES PHARIS

MES PHARIS enables the integration of quality systems. Values from machines and measuring instruments can be automatically sent on-line from MES PHARIS to statistical data processing systems such as PALSTAT, Q-DAS, etc.

Selected areas of QMS management in MES PHARIS

Selected areas of QMS management include:

Release process to SOP,
Production documentation management.
operator training management,
connection to gauges and control stations.

You can learn more about the possibilities of QMS support in MES PHARIS in the Production Control module. Support tools for quality management:

Traceability and production identification

The system provides tools to ensure traceability of manufactured products. Labelling of products, parts and packaging is managed in accordance with the agreed terms of the TPP with the customer. You can learn more about traceability in the Manufacturing Logistics module.

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KPI

lsourkova — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:51:49 +0000

Compare the plan with reality and find your hidden potential

MES PHARIS can effectively measure and evaluate production performance. MES PHARIS is a tool that provides unbiased data for objective production evaluation and operational strategic management. With MES PHARIS you will find an effective tool for evaluating your production:

Visualization screens provide an online overview of work in progress, quality, OEE, TEEP and availability directly at the shop floor.
KPI integrated in the main web client MES PHARIS – pareto of downtime, scrap, availability, etc.
Reporting system with custom report editor.

KPIs – Key performance indicators

The most common indicators for measuring production performance include:

Pareto of downtime and micro-downtime,
efficiency of operators,
efficiency of setters,
PPH, hourly performance,
cycles,
BGE – genealogy of the work order,
parts traceability.

MES PHARIS is a tool that can help you identify critical points and analyse the causes.

OEE – Overall equipment efficiency

The efficiency of production facilities is the primary indicator for comparing production performance. The OEE indicator is designed to identify problem areas where production lags behind standard times. To evaluate plant efficiency, MES PHARIS offers a wide range of indicators, which are mainly:

OEE, TEEP,
utilization, performance, quality,
MTTR, MTBF.

MES PHARIS works with work calendars to define the availability of equipment and personnel in shifts. The availability of operators not only enters into the evaluation of production, but is also a limiting resource in production planning and scheduling.

Production Timeline

The timeline is one important tool that has been shown to help increase OEE. It is a dynamic graphical component that makes production status transparent. It compares the real machine operation with the input discipline from operators and adjusters. It effectively displays discrepancies between the machine run and the input information via the production terminal. For a user-selected group of machines, the system allows graphical display of two lines for each machine:

machine running line – real cycles automatically collected from the machine,
production line – machine status, events (production, downtime, set up…), downtime, operator, deviations, inspection, production order, operation, schedule, etc.

Reporting system

MES PHARIS has an integrated application for user-generated reports, which offers a standard set of the most used reports as well as user-generated custom reports. Typical reports include:

Shift evaluation,
comparison of planned and actual production time,
machine/tool history,
PPH, (parts per hour),
list of operations,
work flow,
OEE summary report,
plan outlook,
staff outlook,
raw material consumption plan,
packaging materials consumption plan,
operator performance.

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Capacity planning and production scheduling

Andrej Andrej — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:17:41 +0000

Full-fledged planning and production scheduling

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) provides comprehensive preparation of production orders, aiming to find the optimal distribution of production operations.

The optimized production plan respects given constraints such as deadlines, connectin between operations, availability of resources, etc. If necessary, while searching for optimal plan, it is possible to simulate the availability of individual resources over time and monitor their impact on draft schedule. In this way, it is possible to identify bottlenecks or look for other possible optimizations at the level of work organization or material resources (availability of input components, semi-finished products, etc.).

In simulations, all values of production orders can be parameterized, such as required quantity, delivery date, available material resources, staff, order priority, etc., and thus give your employees a powerful tool, thanks to which they are able to prepare and manage production shift with maximum efficiency.

During compilation of schedule, algorithm takes into account current state of production and in cooperation with Maintenance Management module, the plan also includes planned downtimes or individual maintenance requirements. Thanks to this, the APS module works not only with data coming from the business layer (typically from ERP), but also with current and future capacities of the production itself. Generating the optimal schedule thus not only enables the preparation of shift, but also gives you the possibility of effective rescheduling of production even during the current shift.

Advantages of APS in MES PHARIS

Visualization of the current work in progress in the new draft plan
Visualization of optimized production schedule released to production
Simulation of multiple variants and variant-based scheduling
Fixation of Work Orders and constraints

Visualization and preparation of reports of required resources (machines, tools, material, personnel)
Leveraging of defined calendars and scheduled maintenance
Optimal schedule based on the current state of work in progress

Overview of the production plan

The sequence of individual operations is clearly displayed using a GANTT chart with the possibility of user-defined display of continuity and details of the operation.

Creation of the production plan

The plan can be exported to a production plan for each workplace or production unit. Every level in the organisation is thus provided with an up-to-date and clearly optimised production plan.

Links of operations

The MES PHARIS production scheduler allows you to define the properties and conditions of the links of individual production operations.

These conditions include, for example, concurrent operations, starting the next operation after the previous operation has ended or starting after the minimum transport batch from the previous operation has been completed, required availability of materials, personnel, etc. Similar conditions can be defined in the case of a producer-consumer link.

Planning and scheduling strategies

Different planning and scheduling strategies can be used to draw up a plan – for example, right-hand or left-hand scheduling, optimization for the efficient use of a given resource or the fastest course of all production operations, and so on.

For production orders, it is also possible to define a fixed start or priority for their scheduling in production.

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Central management of control programs, DNC

Andrej Andrej — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 07:54:50 +0000

The correct version of the program is always available

MES PHARIS allows you to get rid of chaos and find the right version of the program on USB flash drives, service notebooks, floppy disks or CDs. Stop scrolling through the crowded memory of the machine control system to find the correct program for adjustment. Thanks to the central program management module, you will always know exactly about every change in the parameters and control programs of the machine.
Centralization of control programs in MES PHARIS offers unified controlled management of versions and variants of control programs. The system will automatically ensure controlled upload of the correct version to the appropriate device.
You are able to effectively transfer responsibility from the setter to an authorized person who approves and releases the control programs.

Controlled process of uploading control programs according to IATF 16949

Is your production subject to customer audits? Do you need a tool that can meet the strict requirements of automotive, ideally also in accordance with the principles of Industry 4.0?

Central program management is implemented in MES PHARIS with the requirements of quality management standards of automotive suppliers. Within these standards, it meets the requirements for registration, approval and centrally controlled distribution of programs to machinery and equipment.

Recording of programs into injection molding machines and vice versa

MES PHARIS offers a wide range of communication drivers for communication with injection molding machines via the Data Collection module.

Selected control program management functionalities:

Centralized program management on the MES PHARIS server,
versioning and releasing programs,
assigning a program to an injection molding machine, mold or product,
control of the process of loading the program into the injection moulding machine – fully automatic or initiated by the setter,
the possibility of re-uploading the program to the MES after adjusting the parameters with the setter,
automatic monitoring of changes in settings and alarms in injection molding machines and their download to the MES server.

DNC in metalworking

MES PHARIS enables central program management for CNC machines:

The uploading of the program itself is initiated by the operator directly from the MES
PHARIS production client,
the system pre-offers a program that is intended for a given machine and product,
for communication with CNC machines, MES PHARIS uses a number of communication drivers.

Recording of parameters into production and assembly lines

MES PHARIS enables controlled uploading of programs/parameters to the control systems of production and assembly lines.

MES PHARIS supports two transmission modes:

automatic mode – based on loading the work order or piece, MES PHARIS is able to choose a set of approved control parameters or a program from the central database of the MES system and upload it to the PLC,
initiation of transfer by the operator – an authorized person initiates the transfer of the program to the device in MES PHARIS via a production terminal located directly at the workplace.

Benefits of controlled recording of control programs

With the Central Control Program Management module you get:

A unified, centralized program repository on the MES server,
control of the process of uploading the control program to the device in accordance with
IATF 16949,
the possibility of delegating the person responsible for the preparation of programs and their approval,
the setter works only with approved programs offered by the system,
archiving, traceability and safe storage of programs,
controlled monitoring of device changes and alarms. Option to use the Alarms and Escalation Module.

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We will be happy to help you with the digitization of processes and pleduction management in accordance with IATF 16949. This way you will get an online overview of production orders in progress, modern paperless production, precise documents for customer audits, traceability, and all this in accordance with the principles of Industry 4.0. This competitive advantage will also help you to get new projects. Get rid of chaos in records, stress before audits and use a professional and long-term proven solution.

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Alarms and escalation system

Andrej Andrej — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 07:53:54 +0000

Alarm system

For effective production management with an emphasis on maintaining the maximum level of profitability, MES PHARIS includes the Alarm System module. This module prevents the occurrence of undesirable situations in production, such as production with too high a scrap rate, production slowdown, non-compliance with quality, or. non-compliance with standards. At the same time, the task of this module is to reduce unproductive times in production, with the support of the SMED (Rapid Change Program) method.

The alarm system provides tools for online monitoring of critical parameters and their evaluation in order to trigger a possible alarm. The aim of the system is to notify staff in a timely manner of the alarm condition and to record feedback.

MES PHARIS allows the user to define alarm conditions that determine what values and within what limits should trigger the alarm. At the same time, it is possible to define the recipient and the method of notification of the alarm (SMS, pager, email, visualization screen, beacon, siren, etc.).

Benefits of using the alarms and notifications module

The alarm system contributes to:

Reduction of non-productive times with SMED support, increase of OEE – Efficiency of production equipment,
reduction of waste,
ensuring compliance with technological discipline,
ensuring the fulfillment of control plans,
minimizing the difference between planned and actual production time,
optimal allocation of human resources at individual workplaces,
optimising professions within shifts,
and more.

Examples of alarmed events

Typically observed events:

Critical parameter outside defined limits. MES PHARIS monitors the values of selected technological parameters (e.g. dimensions, weight, temperature, pressure, pillow size) in each cycle (or interval) and compares whether the values are within the specified tolerance,
loading the wrong input material,
machine cycle out of specified tolerance,
delay in production – warning of the growing difference between the standard value of the cycle and the actual value of the cycle (+/-),
malfunction of equipment, machinery,
equipment downtime,
the nearing end of the production operation at the given workplace,
several consecutive scrap products,
normal setting time exceeded,
operator registration for the deviation,
MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) exceeded,
and more.

Call of professions i the workplace and notification from production

Notifications are primarily intended for recipients in the production hall. The notification is usually implemented using a large screen, e-mail, pager or SMS.

Manual calls – usually used for calling professions:

Operators,
Manipulators
Setters
quality control workers.

Automatic notification – triggered based on predefined conditions:

Setting delay,
upcoming tool change,
increase in production delay,
etc.

Escalation system

It is possible to connect an escalation system to alarms and notification. In the event that the alarm/notification is not confirmed by the person in question, the system automatically forwards the generated alarm to the superior worker, who is defined in the escalation process.

MES PHARIS allows the definition of time intervals for escalation rules.

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