gbo datacomp volunteers to develop required standards

MES and IIoT: A successful duo for data-driven manufacturing. State-of-the-art machinery collects current production data, but only MES ensures that this data is also converted into information. This requires functional interfaces and standardization, which is why gbo datacomp is driving standardization.Augsburg, 13.09.2022 “Integration is the key to a data-driven future in manufacturing“, begins Michael Möller, managing partner of gbo datacomp. Möller knows what he is talking about and at the same time knows the weak points of a comprehensive implementation of the interplay between MES and IIoT. MES and IIoT complement each other and work together to ensure that manufacturing companies have the necessary flexibility in production to be able to react to constantly changing customer requirements. IIoT is usually used to collect real-time data, such as speeds or temperatures, to obtain an overview of the current manufacturing situation, for example. However, it is only the MES that brings this data into a business and technical context. How to deliver MES solutions Information about the status quo of production and link it with order and product data. As a result, production parts, for example, can be assigned exactly to an order or even declared as a good part or scrap. MES also knows the reasons for possible machine downtimes and can use them for preventive maintenance.” And that is exactly what makes MES and IIoT so special,” explains Möller. By using MES, manufacturing companies obtain the required Flexibility and transparency in productionto be able to respond adequately to changing customer requirements. Integration and consistency of data are therefore a must, should the Digitalization in SMEs succeed. But that is also the challenge. “In order to simplify the integration and communication of MES and IIoT, standardization must be continued,” emphasizes Möller. “This is the only way to anchor digitization ever deeper in companies, to involve more and more participants and to master the increasing complexity of such systems,” explains MES expert Möller, who is driven by exactly this, to get involved in working groups and White papers as a working basis for companies to collaborate.” We need standards so that MES can actually fulfill its tasks as a data hub in companies and can be used across the board,” concludes Möller with a view to the latest white paper, which he has worked on.Photo caption: Michael Möller, Shareholder and managing director gbo datacomp GmbH