gbo datacomp with biSoftMES successful at the Digital Factory in Hanover

digitization as the driver of this year's trade fair.Augsburg, 10.04.2019 “The quality of leads was consistently very high. Most interested parties knew what they wanted and asked specific questions,” begins Michael Möller, managing director of gbo datacomp GmbH. The expert for comprehensive MES solutions for SMEs was particularly in demand for MES modules that help companies make their processes faster and more transparent. “Our BDE, MDE, Traceability and FLS modules were the focus of many discussions during the trade fair,” adds Möller. Most medium-sized companies are in the process of making their workflow more consistent and transparent in order to continuously develop step by step towards Industry 4.0. SMEs in particular have a growing heterogeneous machine park and a corresponding software landscape, which is rarely made from a single source and therefore cannot even be networked in the same way. There are numerous requirements to be met here that go beyond the known interface problem. And that is exactly what gbo datacomp supports its customers in a targeted and step-by-step manner, through its modular solution BiSoftMes.The focus in Hanover this year was on workflow consistency, from operating data to machine data and production control. The aim is to support production planners and make it easier for them to plan these smaller batch sizes in particular economically and on time. “SMEs are clearly taking steps towards Industry 4.0/Smart Factory. Otherwise, this is not possible at all. No medium-sized company can implement a complete MES with all available modules and replace all old solutions in one fell swoop,” summarizes Möller. And so gbo datacomp offers customers suitable solution components. For those who already have a continuous workflow between operating data, machine data collection and production control, this is currently the Traceability module (BiSoftTtra) .When customers ask about traceability, they mean — tracking and tracing — i.e., on the one hand, the traceability of the products within production in order to know at any time which materials have been processed. On the other hand, tracking production towards customers in order to be able to provide information about the status of the order and its delivery. In addition to the modular structure of an MES solution, it is important that the individual solutions in companies are becoming increasingly blurred. They develop into parts of an entire software network. This requires providers to supply suitable components that are not only compatible with each other, but can also be integrated into such overall systems. This is the only way to achieve comprehensive digitization in the long term. And that is exactly what gbo datacomp proved once again in Hanover. “Our BiSoftMES solution was developed in such a way that we adapt the customer's respective requirements and help them to digitize themselves consistently,” explains the MES expert. “As a company grows, so does its MES solution and, as a holistic system, paves the way towards Smart Factory and Industry 4.0. ”Photo caption: gbo datacomp at the Digital Factory