Manufacturing execution systems (MESs) are now well established in many high-tech manufacturing operations and are a topic regularly covered in this column. We’ve arrived at a point where the foundational technologies of MES, the Industrial Internet of Thing (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 are all more mainstream. Technology is no longer a barrier—the tools are here. It’s now incumbent on manufacturing executives to identify the right production and global supply chain problems to solve with these technologies. In this post, I will focus on how one large manufacturer, Sanmina, derived business value from moving its MES platform to the cloud.
Sanmina一级全球机电系统tem (EMS) provider that makes complex electronic equipment such as medical imaging equipment, automotive products and advanced communications technology. The company deals with constant change—shipping more than 230 million products to 300 different companies each year. Sanmina also manages 10,000 suppliers, more than 1.3 million part numbers and 3,000 new product launches (10 per day) in 75 manufacturing sites around the world.
Sanmina在MES有20年的经验。五年前，该公司将其运往云层，将其工厂和25,000件制造设备连接起来，以达到新的知名度，效率和质量。我们已经看到了基于云的MES技术的高科技制造环境的重要结果。Sanmina在过去的几年中与Cloud MES相关的一些业务影响包括：
立即使用数字双胞胎进入工厂地板FATA。借助基于云的MES技术，制造高管可以通过笔记本电脑从世界上任何位置登录，并立即看到60个Sanmina工厂地板中的任何一个数字双胞胎。Sanmina已连接云中的25,000件设备，可以实时访问世界各地的数百个数据收集点，例如正在进行的工作（WIP），收益率，生产问题和交付状态。当收益，吞吐量或其他关键性能指标（KPI）不在预设限制之外时，也可以对系统进行编程以将文本或电子邮件警报发送给组织中的任何人。
This real-time visibility not only helps executives more efficiently manage global operations, it also promotes a proactive factory culture. People on the factory floor know that after a preset period of time, out-of-control key business indicators (KBIs) will automatically be escalated to management.
Forced quality framework for error-free production.产品召回的一些最常见的原因for highly regulated industries are due to defective components or operator errors during production. Cloud technology can eliminate these mistakes by creating a forced quality framework. Equipment, materials and worker activity are scanned via barcode and loaded directly into the cloud platform. If the wrong component is scanned during assembly or an operator has not been trained according to the latest work instructions, the system will prevent the next step from occurring until the issue is resolved.
如果发生产品召回，则可以隔离生产错误，而不必从现场汲取大量未受影响的产品。所有操作员操作，测试数据，过程中数据和组件数据的全面历史记录均可通过云存储和访问。具有这种历史细节水平可显着提高质量和法规合规性。
We have come a long way over the past five years. Significant results are being achieved using a combination of MES, cloud technology, IIoT and Industry 4.0 practices. Organizations are surprised at how quickly a cloud-based MES platform can be deployed—initial functionality can be rolled out to multiple production lines in six to eight weeks. From a manufacturing and supply chain perspective, technology is no longer a barrier. It’s more about selecting the problems that you want to address and choosing the right technology to solve them.
>>Gelston Howell has worked in product design and manufacturing for the past 25 years. As senior vice president atSanmina, he is also a member of梅萨国际. He managed a large business division at Sanmina for more than six years, having responsibility for Sanmina’s manufacturing, engineering and regulatory compliance in five plants. Prior to joining Sanmina, he worked in the medical industry, including building a Siemens Medical manufacturing facility for class 2 medical devices in South Korea. Howell began his career working for IBM as a chip designer.
