ADVARIS Manufacturing Execution System

The ADVARIS Manufacturing Execution System is a solution designed to optimize and streamline various aspects of factory operations. It integrates production planning, control, data collection, quality assurance, and tool management to provide efficient and flexible production management. According to the vendor, this system is suitable for companies of different sizes, ranging from small enterprises to large corporations. It caters to the needs of manufacturing managers, production planners, operations managers, quality managers, and industrial engineers across industries such as cable and wire, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and automotive.

Key Features

Order Management and Material Disposition: According to the vendor, this feature allows for short-term changes to order data, technical product parameters, and inspection plans even after the order has started. It includes material requirements planning (MRP) and generates purchase proposals for production materials. The system also defines production orders or operations as process batches or setup packages based on technical criteria for joint planning and processing.

Fine Planning and Multi-Resource Planning: The ADVARIS Manufacturing Execution System offers fine planning (DPS) to optimize adherence to schedules and minimize setup times within specific operational constraints. The vendor states that it enables simultaneous multi-resource planning for machines, materials, tools, etc. This feature also allows for the evaluation and management of alternative simulation scenarios and supports manual rescheduling of individual orders.

Production Data Collection and Real-Time Tracking: According to the vendor, the system monitors order data, personnel data, machine data, and quality data through operation data acquisition. It facilitates comprehensive documentation and real-time tracking of the production process. The BDE terminals provide paperless production by displaying all relevant information, and the system supports mobile data capture through barcode or RFID readers, handheld terminals, tablets, and PCs.

Machine and Process Data Acquisition: The Maschinen- und Prozessdatenerfassung (SCADA) feature collects and analyzes real-time data from machine and plant controls. According to the vendor, it goes beyond visualization and local monitoring by automatically linking signals with data from order control, quality assurance, logistics, and maintenance. This feature enables the analysis of deviations and error states in the overall context of production processes and supports optimized planning and control of production orders and preventive maintenance.

Warehouse Management and Transport Control: The system's Lagerverwaltung und Transportsteuerung feature controls, coordinates, and manages the entire material flow in production. It seamlessly integrates with order control to ensure machines and systems are supplied with the correct raw materials and intermediate products. According to the vendor, real-time visibility of inventory in buffer storage, staging areas, conveyors, silos, etc. is provided. This feature also automates the generation of transport orders for material supply and integrates with automated logistics systems such as automated warehouses and driverless transport systems.

Key Performance Indicators and Data Analysis: The ADVARIS Manufacturing Execution System provides real-time dashboards for visualizing production performance (OEE). It generates statistics and reports such as shift logs, quality control charts, actual versus target production time comparisons, and scrap statistics. According to the vendor, the system automatically logs events for machines, batches, tools, etc., and records all inventory movements. MES apps for smartphones and tablets allow access to machine statuses, order feedback, and material batch availability.