Production control
The demands made of today’s beverage industry are many and varied. A powerful MES (Manufacturing Execution System) provides enormous potential when it comes to effective control and capacity utilization of your production lines. Our solution: Innoline Flex Control (IFC). This modular software package, specifically adapted for the beverage industry, provides transparency and greater efficiency throughout the entire beverage filling process, giving you an essential competitive edge on ever narrower markets.
Our solution
Innoline Flex Control (IFC) is scalable for both individual filling lines and entire plants and can be included in new and existing systems, regardless of the manufacturer. The system is based on a central database for all functions of the modules listed in the following:
- Basic Line Monitoring (BLM): this module acquires production data from filling, packaging and filling-related processes and evaluates this information using defined performance indicator models.
- Order execution: the order execution module is an order management system for filling and packaging lines that allows you to allocate production data to filling orders and filling batches. With this function, the collected data and computed KPIs can now also be assigned to items (SKUs) and orders. Orders can be transferred from an ERP system. All prepared, current, interrupted and concluded orders are available at a glance.
- Order material tracking: the order material tracking module enables batch tracking with allocation of production batches to filling orders, filling batches and pallets. Transfer orders for automated transport systems (such as laser-guided vehicles or LGVs) can also be realized as an option. Consumption postings can be generated based on material movements and reported to the ERP system.
- Order scheduling: the order scheduling module ensures optimum capacity utilization and adherence to deadlines. The graphic planning board with its online display of order statuses and machine states helps you to optimize your filling planning process. Machine utilization can be either automatic or manual. This means that you can react very quickly to short-term customer inquiries and at the same time optimize your order sequence.
