Industry 4.0. HyperMES is the Successful Approach

Industry 4.0. HyperMES is the Successful Approach

The integration process between IT and OT through an Industry 4.0 initiative can be complex and challenging. Manufacturers are connecting existing machines and improving networking to integrate components, moving from silos confined to coordinated and integrated...
HyperMES – Getting Beyond Obsolete Applications

HyperMES – Getting Beyond Obsolete Applications

At HTC, we had a tough discussion about HyperMES and its belonging to a software category. Shop Floor System. Reading the meeting report this is the only decision taken. Not a MES nor a MOM. It’s something different. The discussion started about a banner to put on the...
Lost in a Data Production Sea

Lost in a Data Production Sea

In the past, production has been considered the “logistic Cinderella”. Its characteristics like being loud, dirty and typically a source of trouble, turn it in an unlucky necessity. The entire Board of Directors dismisses it just as an activity to ward off and...
How to Implement a MES in a World of Liars. Define your EA

How to Implement a MES in a World of Liars. Define your EA

Designing MES architecture is a funny job. People think that MES is the solution of a full set of headaches but actually it’s a way to solve and improve processes by their own effort. Some of them are like fat boys that think they can eat junk food and take a pill to...