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MES and OEE on Ignition, rolled out plant by plant.

Manufacturing is our largest area of work. We have built MES for plants that make HVAC equipment, wood products, building components and vehicles, along with OEE, andon, quality and test-lab applications. Customers are described by type rather than by name.

What we built

Four factory systems we built

Each is a real project. Hours shown are billed engineering hours.

About 1,400 hours

A multi-plant HVAC equipment manufacturer

An Ignition MES rolled out plant by plant across three plants: schedule import, andon with IP horns, takt time and OEE, kiosk stations, label and QR printing, and track-and-trace.

About 1,500 hours

A wood-products manufacturer

A plant-wide MES built on an ISA-95 data model, tracking every part from sorting through shipping, with mobile scanning, SPC quality tests, a maintenance module and a Power BI data mart.

About 740 hours

A building-components factory

An MES with digital work instructions, andon, defect tracking, label printing and two-way NetSuite work-order integration, with single sign-on.

About 1,850 hours over three years

A vehicle assembly plant

OEE first, then a flexible MES for an AGV-driven assembly line: work instructions, QA, defects, andon, torque tools and VIN tracking, plus laser VIN engraving tied to the ERP.

Statistical process control screen from Artek's public Ignition demo, with X-bar and S control charts and a table of sample data.
Statistical process control from our feature demo, with X-bar and S charts on generated sample data. Open the demo.

What we bring

What we deliver for manufacturers

We start with one line or one plant, prove the system there, and then roll it out to the rest.

  • MES. Our own, built on an ISA-95 data model, or a packaged MES: Kanoa MES or Sepasoft
  • OEE and andon. State tracking, takt time, downtime reasons, andon lights and horns
  • Quality. SPC, check sheets, test-lab apps and defect tracking
  • Track and trace. Serial, lot and VIN tracking, with label and QR printing
  • Shop-floor devices. Torque tools over Open Protocol, scanners, kiosks and Zebra printers
  • ERP. NetSuite, SAP and Oracle, one-way or two-way
Questions

Common questions

Do you build your own MES or use a packaged product?+

We work three ways: an MES we build ourselves on an ISA-95 data model, Kanoa MES from our partner Kanoa, or Sepasoft's MES modules, which we have also deployed and supported. The right choice depends on how standard your process is and who will maintain the system after handover.

Can it connect to our ERP?+

Yes. We've integrated plants with NetSuite (two-way work orders), SAP and Oracle, and carried a plant's integration through a move from M3 to SAP S/4HANA.

How long does an MES rollout take?+

Smaller projects are often finished in under two months. A multi-plant MES rolls out one plant at a time, so each plant after the first goes faster, building on a system the first plant has already proven.

Can it work with our torque tools, scanners and label printers?+

Yes. We've integrated Atlas Copco torque tools over Open Protocol, barcode and QR scanning on phones and kiosks, and Zebra label printers.

Let's talk

Tell us about your MES or OEE project.

Call us and we'll connect you with the right engineer. If we aren't the right fit for your project, we'll tell you.

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