Enterprises in the plastics industry are often characterized by an international clientele. In order to face the market demands in real-time, these enterprises manufacture their products all over the world and adapt their value-adding processes to their clients’ needs. With the MES-solution for the plastics industry, GUARDUS MES supports all typical processes and requirements of this vertical:  

• Support for injection, foam moulding and assembly processes
• Traceability of process stability (machine, tool, nest)
• Complete machine data collection: number of pieces, time types / reasons of break in production flow, process parameter etc.
• Extensive resource management and order planning
• Detailed evaluations of machines, tools, nests, cycle times and quantities as well as of travel and set-up times
• Transparency regarding machine conditions, process parameters and product data
• Seamless batch and nest traceability from raw material to finished good
• Traceability (TRA) through all stages of production from raw materials to client delivery.  Search from Top-Down and Bottom-Up
• Preparation of all documents required in the process (tools and settings, drawings, configurations, etc.)
• Strategic performance indicator Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Compliance with the quality norms including ISO 9001 and DIN EN 9100
• Company-wide online performance indicators and key performance indicators (KPI)