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Why digitize the factory?
8 reasons to digitize your factory!
Based on countless projects in the manufacturing sector, completed over the years by our Indian partner Protocol, it is estimated that normally, a manufacturing company that has implemented a MES software such as OPERA, in accordance with international standards, can save on average, from 2% to 5% every year and benefit a quick ROI that usually is around a year, 1 year and a half.
Furthermore, if you take into account the hypothesis of a Software as a Service (Saas), the cost of implementing your Smart Factory can be included in the operating expenses (OPEX), instead of capital expenditures (CAPEX).
The latter (OPEX) are classified as daily necessary expenses of a company, for this reason, they are a part of those activities that generate revenue in the company.
In other words, OPEX groups all the costs incurred in the daily management.
So why is it important to point out this difference between CAPEX and OPEX when considering purchasing a mes software for your future digital factory?
What parameters can you consider to calculate the return on investment (ROI), on an MES project?
14 plus 4 benefits of an MES!
That's right! Let's talk about 14 4 benefits of a manufacturing execution system project!
The Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) provides essential information that helps managers to:
• take important decisions for production,
• better understanding of the current conditions in the plant,
• optimize the production process.
Therefore, a detailed analysis of the ROI requires, above all, the identification of a balance between all the obtainable advantages and the costs to be incurred for the implementation of the MES.
As for the advantages, it should be noted that with technological progress, today it is possible to rely on intelligent devices and cloud systems, thus, operators and managers can benefit from an intelligent MES platform, constituting an investment that, in terms of price, it costs less than a monthly payment of a sports car.
OPERA MES and Industria 4.0
What MES software is, how does it work and how does it fit into industry 4.0?
Initially, MES software was used only by a very few large companies, while nowadays it is a computerized system used by manufacturing, as an essential tool to transform raw materials into finished products.
The MES is a crucial software for tracking and documenting the entire production process in detail.
The Manufacturing Execution System, better known as MES, manages a huge amount of data in real time, collecting it from the most complex machinery, constantly monitoring the production process and guaranteeing total effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the plant.
How is a factory interconnected?
How is a factory interconnected?
The Internet of Things (IoT), a reality that has taken shape in many areas, including the manufacturing industry.
When it comes to talking about interconnection as industrial key role, is important to outline the features and opportunities that arises.
The Internet of Things (IoT) emphasizes a concept of interconnection among objects that constantly exchange information.
From this, added value is created, allowing continuous innovations for the industrial field.
Inside factories, thanks to the latest software generation, such as OPERA MES, being able to connect machines and devices in the same plant, has become possible, this new smart plants era.
BIMU 2020
BIMU Milan October 2020: an opportunity to transform Italian factories
Are you in the manufacturing industry?
Come and visit us at our stand to discover all the resources of our Opera MES!
The 5th edition of the BIMU event will be held in the Fiera area of Milan from 14 to 17 October 2020 and we, Open Data Srl will be there with our Opera MES.
