MES for foundries: production orders and shop-floor tracking
Open and close orders on the shop floor, times, quantities, scrap and operator notes.
Without shop-floor data an ERP works blind: the plan says what should happen, not what actually happened. Paper reports arrive late and with errors, and real times and scrap stay unknown.
The Fond/Wise MES brings data collection to the work centre: operators open and close production orders, report good parts and scrap and read the work instructions, including on tablets and with barcode readers.
Key features
Open and close orders
Operators open and close orders at the work centre: time spent and parts produced are tracked.
Labour and machine times
Actual times per cycle and per job compared with the standard times in the technical sheet.
Good parts and scrap
Reporting of good and scrapped parts, and of materials scrapped in production (cores, filters…).
Operator notes
Instructions, images and production notes shown on the shop floor for each operation.
Barcode and tablets
A simple interface for shop-floor terminals and mobile devices.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between ERP and MES in a foundry?
The ERP plans and manages orders, materials and costs; the MES captures what actually happens on the shop floor: times, quantities, scrap. In Fond/Wise the two are integrated, so MES data immediately updates plan, stock and costs.
Do I need a PC in every department?
No. The Fond/Wise MES works on tablets and mobile devices as well as fixed terminals, including with barcode readers.
Related modules
Production planning
Scheduling of moulding, pouring, cores and finishing against the real capacity of lines, furnaces and flasks.
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Learn more →Want to see Fond/Wise running on your foundry’s data?
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