SIMATIC IT is the Manufacturing Execu-tion System of Siemens. It’s a highly scal-able MES, and with its complete portfolio of Suites and Industry Verticals, it fully covers the ISA-95 requirements. SIMATIC IT supports manufacturers by enhancing productivity and flexibility through technological leadership in MES/MOM with industry specific features.

It gives true visibility from the machine/line up to the enterprise, by integrating Manufacturing Execution with Manufac-turing Intelligence.

SIMATIC IT for Mechatronics Assembly Lines is an Industry Vertical which provides standard functionality required in the me-chanical and electronic assembly industries and it is used mainly on the production shop floor covering product data collec-tion, operator activity assistance and trace-ability information retrieval.

It applies to various industry sectors:

• Automotive First Tier Suppliers

• Electronic boards/panels (PCBs)

• Electronic devices

• White goods

• Mechanical assembly

• Battery assembly

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What it offers:

• Traceability: the possibility to track all work operations, assembled compo-nents and quality measures related to produced items

• Interlocking: checking that everything is correct before performing work oper-ations, in order to minimize scrap and waste

• Interfacing with ERP systems to receive master data and production orders

• Order management

• Standard interface with shop floor devices

• Integrated failure detection

• Manual Assembly support

• Monitoring the real-time performance of production equipment

• Key Performance Indicator (KPI) calcula-tion and reporting

SIMATIC IT for Mechatronics Assembly Line

Customer benefits• Improve line visibility and

product traceability

• Deliver timely and complete operator assistance

• Immediate detection of deviations in the process

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Order Management Supports Planned Order download, se-quencing and dispatching, providing real time re-prioritization for each download-ed list of orders. Production planning and order scheduling can be managed in an external APS system and fed back to SIMATIC IT.

Standard Interface with Shop Floor Devices It is a set of basic communication inter-faces between SIMATIC IT and the produc-tion environment.

Integrated failure detection An integrated GUI shows the product cur-rently processed at the workstation for vi-sual inspection:

• Select from a defect catalog to log de-fects on subassemblies, components and specific positions

• Attach repair instructions and rework notes

It enables the following features:

• Defect position selection

• Traceability messages delivery.

When a defect is identified, it is very im-portant to quickly manage the rework and the repair in order to have the piece back in production, thus reducing waste and scraps as much as possible.

Traceability of process steps, compo-nents and measurements Process information produced at different workplaces is traced. Genealogy is the source of information for decision sup-port, product recalls and production re-porting. Quality data is combined with the execution history, the personnel, equipment and raw materials used.

Interlocking of processes and materials Ensures that a part’s production process follows the defined product routing.

Interlocking is a feature about preventive process and material checks, in order to avoid the execution of a costly execution step if the perquisites are not satisfied.

ERP Interoperability Enables continuous synchronization of Master Data, real-time download of pro-duction orders and prompt feedback of performance.

As a result:

• Latest product and process specifica-tions are applied during production

• An updated list of production orders is executed

• Manufacturing performance is promptly transferred back to the business level

Messaging from and to the ERP system supports standard B2MML messages and most common standard formats.

Manual Assembly support An integrated GUI shows the product cur-rently processed at the workstation for manual assembly steps. It displays the product BoM and optionally the product image, including configured detail shapes. Here it is possible to scan the identifier of the subassembly; unserialized components may be acquired automatically.

Online Monitoring The machine monitor is an up-to-the-minute production status cockpit chart displaying produced items, performance and quality figures for the current work shift. It is designed to be displayed on large screens hanging above the produc-tion lines. As soon as some parameter falls below a configurable threshold, visu-al indication is given by means of a RAG (red-amber-green) lamp image.

KPI management and Reporting Provides quantitative visibility into manu-facturing operations and business pro-cesses. When it comes to manufacturing profitability, availability of data directly from the plant floor is mandatory.

Predefined KPI’s and reports include:

• Serial Number report

• Component traceability reports

• Defect Pareto report and DPM report

• FPY on materials and production orders

• Process capability indices

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SIMATIC IT for Mechatronics Assembly Line Key Functionality

Key Benefits

• Reduce ERP complexity, inflexibility and customizations

• Lower manufacturing cost

• Optimization of traceability and governance

• Increase manufacturing effectiveness

• Reduction of scraps and waste

• Quality check enforcement

• Repair loops

• Benchmark across different lines, shifts, product

• Full visibility on manufacturing performance

• Real time production performance monitoring