e-factory Engel's manufacturing execution system (MES) integrates data as part of an Industry 4.0 approach. It is tailored to the requirements of plastics processing and is designed to optimize and control manufacturing cells and plantwide operations. It can be connected to enterprise resource-planning (ERP) systems.
What's new? An energy module, which joins the planner, data, monitor, chart and reports modules.
Benefits Reduced energy costs. The energy module allows e-factory to control the startup of injection molding machines and production cells automatically to reliably avoid peaks in energy demand.
Engel Machinery Inc., York, Pa., 717-764-6818, www.engelglobal.com
