The Modular Manufacturing Exectuion System

Modular design – easy to implement.

  • AI planning technology

  • Planning and control in real time

  • Graphical representations of orders

  • Dashboard and cockpit views

From €11.50 per user per month plus VAT.

  • Can be canceled monthly
  • No minimum contract term
  • simple and uncomplicated
  • Also suitable for small companies
  • AI-based order planning

We digitize your production!

The powerful MES – modular and cost-effective

  • Reduction of throughput time
  • Planning and scheduling of 1000s of operations
  • Modular product strategy ensures customer benefits
  • Digital work order management
  • Capacity planning
  • Integrated advanced AI-based scheduling (APS)
  • Clean and user-friendly UI
  • Recognition of bottlenecks
  • Massive scalability
  • SaaS-based or available on premises
  • POLCA module for High-Mix-Low-Volume & QRM

For a quick overview

Application examples:

  • Order release

  • Capacity planning

  • Order scheduling (planning and scheduling)

  • Scheduling cockpit

  • Utilization display with bottleneck visualization

  • Detailed order presentation (data, image, drawing, 3D model)

  • BDE function

  • Dashboard and cockpit view

Quickly display and filter what you are looking for

Everything organized for every order

Kanban Planning Board

Automatic capacity planning

Transparency and clarity through adaptive dashboards

Full integration of BI (business intelligence functions) through integration of Metabase. The dashboards are freely customizable by the user.

Visual and easy to use

The axxalon flow® interface is simple and intuitive. Elements can be easily moved using drag-and-drop.

Performance

axxalon flow® guides orders unerringly and visually through the company. axxalon flow® draws on the extremely powerful algorithms of axxalon plan® and plans your production lines accordingly, with the aim of minimizing the throughput times of the overall system and identifying bottlenecks.

AI-based planning

With axxalon flow®, we offer a basic MES with integrated AI-based planning technology from axxalon plan®. This allows you to upgrade your existing systems with AI applications and at the same time receive the outstanding graphical interface of the axxalon flow® MES. You can upgrade your order planning and production organization with our solutions without having to replace existing ERP systems or “introduce yet another new software”. They connect our services to their systems and benefit from full AI computing power from the cloud. This makes “AI for retrofitting” a reality!

From € 11.50 per user per month

  • monthly cancelable
  • No minimum contract term
  • Simple and uncomplicated
  • Also suitable for small companies
  • AI-based order planning
We digitize your production!

The modular MES tailored to your needs

Only use and pay for the modules you need!
SaaS-based pricing model available for each module.

Basic module

MES, BDE & Kanban Planning Board

Digitization starter package for production Visualization & digitization of

  • Production documents
  • Orders and parts lists
  • Drawings, models and pictures
  • Production planning
  • Time Tracking
  • Production data handling
  • Digital Kanban Board

Extension module 1

Gantt chart & capacity management

The planning of your production visualized at a glance

  • Representation of the chronological sequence of operations and assignments in the Gantt chart
  • Search and filter functions
  • Rescheduling via drag-and-drop in the chart
  • Capacity management of people, machines, departments and entire areas
  • Graphic visualization
  • Digital Kanban Board

Extension module 2

Integration

Automated & AI-based order planning

  • Shortest DLZ of all orders
  • highest realizable LT
  • Consideration of available capacities
  • AI-based bottleneck optimization tools from Google OR Tools
  • High-frequency planning processes for the entire production plan of all operations and orders
  • “Frozen zone” freely definable by the user
  • Digital Kanban Board

Extension module 3

Dashboard & KPI

Central key figures transparent at all times

  • Dashboards and KPIs configurable by the user
  • Dynamic display of KPIs
  • Lead time
  • Delivery reliability
  • Utilization
  • and many more
  • Full integration of METABASE BI Use the flexible BI system!

Extension module 4

Material availability

Consideration of material availability at operational planning level Inclusion of material availability at operation level for dynamic production planning and fault decoupling, systematic reduction of WIP and throughput time.

Extension module 5

Personnel resource planning & qualification matrix

Management of your staff and their qualifications

  • Dynamic workforce scheduling taking qualifications into account
  • Inclusion of qualifications per person
  • Derivation of training measures or qualification bottlenecks
  • Supports the multifunctional team qualification campaign

Extension module 6

POLCA Pull System

High Mix & Low Volume Control highly variable production systems & master variability. Pull production management for highly variable make-to-order production according to QRM, POLCA and system dynamics.

Extension module 7

Management of bottlenecks

Based on the “Theory of Constraints”, identification and visualization of bottlenecks to improve the overall performance of the dynamic system.

Extension module 8

IIoT machines connector

Connect physical devices Connect all types of machines to axxalon flow in real time to receive data in real time.

Advantages of the cloud connection

  • Global availability of data
  • Usability through MicroServices
  • Big Data Analytics

Your guide to manufacturing execution systems

“MES” for “Manufacturing Execution System”. A manufacturing execution system is a software system that is used in production to monitor, control and optimize production.

An MES offers functions such as recording production data, digitizing production orders, monitoring production processes, planning and controlling production, quality assurance and product traceability. Capacity planning, workforce scheduling and the visualization of data using dashboard functions are also core elements of an MES, enabling employees and managers to make valid decisions.

An MES offers the potential to increase production efficiency and productivity, reduce costs, improve product quality and create transparency in production. By integrating production data, connecting machines and analyzing production processes, an MES can also help to identify bottlenecks and suggest improvements.

A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) typically consists of a series of software modules that communicate with each other. An MES can generally be divided into the following levels:

    1. Operations level: This level includes all activities that take place in production. Production orders, work instructions and production data are managed here.
    2. Control level: This level is responsible for controlling the production processes. It contains functions for monitoring and controlling production machines, plants and systems.
    3. Equipment level: The lowest level of the MES comprises all devices and machines used in production. This is where data from sensors and actuators is recorded and forwarded to the MES.

The MES makes it possible to collect data from different levels and display it appropriately for production management. In addition to real-time monitoring of production, it also offers many operating elements for machine operators and production personnel. Typically, all production data for the order is available digitally, time recording is possible directly and additional information required to process the order is also attached directly. As with axxalon flow, this includes work instructions, parts lists, drawings, inspection instructions, integrated CAD models and other quality management documents. This ensures complete traceability of products, minimizing errors and improving quality.

An MES can and is usually integrated into other IT systems such as ERP systems, production planning and control systems or quality management systems. This means that data from different systems can be merged and used effectively on site at machines and workstations.

An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system and an MES (Manufacturing Execution System) system both have different functions and objectives, but they can be integrated to optimize production.

An ERP system is software that supports the management of business processes at the highest company level. It is designed holistically for the entire company. It offers a central database in which all business areas (such as finance, sales, purchasing, human resources, etc.) are integrated. An ERP system helps to digitize and automate business processes by integrating information and data flows throughout the company. An ERP system therefore maps the entire company and can be seen as the “digital backbone” of the company. Often, however, an ERP system is not specifically optimized for individual departments or processes, but pursues the goal of mapping the company as a whole. Nevertheless, it can often be observed that ERP providers have historically or strategically specialized in certain strengths and focus groups, which is why each ERP system shows individual strengths and weaknesses.

An MES, on the other hand, is a software system that controls and monitors production processes in real time. It is specifically designed to meet the needs of manufacturing and can provide functions such as production planning, capacity planning, digital order documents, material requirements planning, order control, quality assurance and product traceability.

Essentially, the difference between ERP and MES is that ERP systems integrate and optimize the business aspects of the company, while MES control and monitor production processes in real time.

So there is no need to weigh up “either ERP or MES”, but rather an ERP system serves as the digital backbone of the company, while an MES is then connected to meet the specific challenges of production.

In practice, ERP and MES are therefore often integrated with each other to create a more comprehensive production management system. The integration of ERP and MES can help to increase production efficiency and productivity, reduce costs and improve product quality by exchanging data and information between the two systems.

The MES is in constant communication with the ERP system. For example, the MES obtains the order data, product data, documents, etc. from the ERP system and returns recorded times, order status, logged-off orders, etc.

Axxalon flow is a Software as a Service (SaaS) based MES for the manufacturing industry. As a provider of MES, axxelia has developed its software for cloud implementation to enable companies to benefit from the advantages of a cloud-based solution. These include no initial investment, high scalability, flexibility, simpler implementation and maintenance, no internal IT infrastructure required and low monthly costs.

By using MES as SaaS, companies can benefit from a much simpler cost structure overall, as they do not have to pay for the entire MES software at once, but for the use of the software on a monthly or annual basis.

The security and reliability of data in the cloud plays an important role when selecting an MES as a SaaS solution. Companies should ensure that the provider has implemented appropriate security measures and that the data is accessible and protected at all times. This should be checked and ensured and is also possible for SaaS solutions. Therefore, data security and reliability is not a general knock-out criterion against SaaS models.

 Markus Menner, CEO
Markus Menner, CEO

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