Industry Characteristics
The electrical/electronic industry is a representative discrete industry that produces products by integrating numerous parts and technologies, and the product life cycle is relatively short, and production line modification occurs frequently. Such characteristics require various equipment data collection, data-based quality control, process management, and work-in-process/inventory management. In order to flexibly respond to these needs, a platform-based industry-specific solution that supports an organic production system through synchronization with different machines and legacy system is a must. In addition, quick response to inter-process quality issues and prevention of large-scale quality accidents through the real-time sharing of quality information enhances manufacturing competitiveness.
A leading power equipment company first introduced and used MES 15 years ago. To improve work productivity and evolve into an advanced smart factory utilizing the 4th Industrial Revolution technology, they introduced Miracom's platform-based Nexplant MESplus to upgrade MES. Against this backdrop, they harnessed Dispatching to complete the AMR-based transport system within the manufacturing line, and implemented a Digital Twin simulation environment linked to MES to ensure an autonomous production system. The factory was selected as a World Lighthouse Factory, enabling it to secure global manufacturing competitiveness.
South Korea’s leading power equipment manufacturer adopted Miracom's MES, MC, and QMS solutions to secure real-time traceability of finished products/materials/lots. They also created a system for early response to quality issues between processes by collecting equipment data and sharing quality information in real time. Miracom designed a suitable system considering the characteristics and level of the customer's site, and established a system for linking materials, production processes, and machine data to realize system-centered standardization of the manufacturing site. In particular, the firm could maintain high quality levels by implementing quality management functions such as inspection standards, items and data.
A technology company that develops and supplies optical fiber-based cable and network products had a problem: Their existing MES system was technologically outdated, resulting in low business support capability. Another challenge was an insufficient connectivity with the enterprise systems. Miracom implemented MES for the company to resolve unconformity between tasks and systems by securing consistency between data. As a result, the firm's management-level decision-making based on real-time production data was made possible to strengthen manufacturing and quality competitiveness.
A company that produces and supplies materials for essential components of electronic products, required intensive management of the production while building overseas factories. They selected the functions of Miracom's MES solution that had already been implemented in their domestic business sites and added those to overseas plants, and applied additional necessary features in consideration of overseas local characteristics and customer VOCs.* Miracom implemented real-time equipment monitoring dashboards on factory lines and offices, and maximized work efficiency through ERP linkage and interfacing with the headquarters MES.
