MES Solutions

The Factory MES System has become the heart of the Industry 4.0 / Smart Factory trend. Unlike ERP / SFC systems, MES Systems effectively Control and Track the flow of Product in the factory with full traceability. MES Systems also intelligently communicate with Factory Equipment, Automation Cells and a variety of Quality and other Factory Applications, resulting in a more Automated Production Process. At Athena, Siemens Opcenter MES is the Centerpiece of our MOM Consulting Practice. With Siemens, a well established leader in MOM / Manufacturing Operations Management, we are likewise proud to be a Siemens Strategic Alliance Partner.

Factory Systems Integration creates intelligent connections between Factory Systems and Factory Assets. The key is to first align around the Production Life Cycle and then to digitally connect all the Digitally capable Assets within for each Operational step. In the Smart Factory, PLM, ERP, MES and CMMS are integrated along their respective process life Cycles. Likewise, to gain the value of a Smart Factory, the MES System is also integrated with; Factory Equipment, Quality Systems, Automation Controls and other Digitally capable Factory Systems to achieve orders of magnitude in Production benefits. These include; Higher Yield, Increased Production output, reduced human dependencies and Product cost. In Summary, The Smart Factory is essentially a ‘Connected Factory’.