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    MES software for manufacturing planning

    Why digital manufacturing planning?

    In die and mold manufacturing, the dies offered for the series manufacturing of sheet-metal and plastic parts are typically manufactured under extreme time pressure. Especially with increasing part complexity, bottlenecks, and large order volumes, the effort required for manual planning can be enormous. To achieve high planning accuracy, manufacturing managers must receive systematic support for manufacturing planning to keep an eye on all interfaces and dependencies. 

    It's necessary to coordinate all the specialists, machines, and suppliers involved in the manufacturing process and to manage material inventories and orders. Only if all the gears mesh perfectly can companies meet their cost, quality, and deadline requirements

    ProLeiS MES software provides planning, control, and execution support for everyone involved in manufacturing planning. Good manufacturing planning significantly reduces the workload on employees and increases productivity. 

    Transparent
    Current information on status and progress • Employees know their tasks and deadlines. • Manufacturing planning clearly defines processes. 
    Systematic
    Accurately control manufacturing orders • Use templates • Coordinate everyone involved in manufacturing planning
    Flexible
    Quickly schedule changes on short notice with manufacturing planning • Simulate different possibilities • Automatically update subsequent processes

    Better adherence to deadlines through manufacturing planning software

    High planning expenditures? Time-consuming searches for information? Not with ProLeiS

    ProLeiS MES establishes an overview and clear structure with digital manufacturing planning. Just like in a planning sketch, an optimally structured process organization is created step by step. With ProLeiS, you can see all the information on the status and progress of a project and on each part being manufactured at any time.

    The MES software automatically coordinates complex factors like deadlines and resources with manufacturing planning. Processes are stored in ProLeiS as templates containing all your manufacturing knowledge.

    With manufacturing planning, you can use milestones in your project to define fixed deadlines and import the bill of materials. ProLeiS categorizes the individual parts in an assembly so that manufacturing can be planned automatically. With resource assignment in the manufacturing planning software, you can optimally utilize all resources at the click of a button while simultaneously meeting all milestones. 


    Automatically created Job Manager in ProLeiS manufacturing planning: By assembling templates, you can set up a Job Manager for the entire die. For example, store work steps for a trim steel (marked in blue) in the templates: Start with procurement and NC programming, followed by processing of the main assembly. 5-sided machining and form roughing can't begin until calendar week 15.

    Besides its attractively designed interface, ProLeiS impressed us as a flexible, expandable, and highly customizable system. For the automation of both process management and capacity alignment, ProLeiS meets our needs perfectly.

    Mr. Ikeda, Die maker, Die Manufacturing Department 1, Advanced Technology Solution Division, Technology Management Unit
    Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Corporation

    Significantly higher productivity is guaranteed to ensure a fast amortization of investments. ProLeiS more than meets these needs: With ProLeiS, we substantially increase our throughput thanks to optimized manufacturing planning and smooth data management.

    Dr. Louis Schneider, Managing director of Schneider Form GmbH, Dettingen unter Teck, Germany

    ProLeiS provides quick, clean, and transparent information about what options we have. That way, we can provide our customers immediately with accurate information about deadlines – an area about which nobody can afford to make mistakes these days.

    Marius Haacke, Managing Director
    Werkzeugbau Berger GmbH

    Our blog article on manufacturing planning

    Now with downloadable checklist

    Avoid these 10 mistakes in manufacturing planning
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    Convenient planning functions in ProLeiS

    What manufacturing planning includes

    Automatic capacity assignment

    Supports planning of personnel and machines.

    Optimal scheduling of all planned activities and the best possible utilization of all resources are calculated across all projects and resources.

    At the click of a button: 

    • Assign existing tasks to resources
    • Have the sequence update automatically
    • Display any conflicts and an evaluation
    • Optimally utilize machines


    Icon Kapazitätsabgleich: Mensch steht vor Maschine und Computerbildschirm als Symbol für die einfache digitale Fertigungsplanung über alle Ressourcen hinweg.

    Integrate procurement

    Data for procurement processes can be integrated in ProLeiS—via an ERP system, if available. The bill of materials provides the manufacturing planner with information on required manufactured and purchased parts. The planner can initiate orders and transmit them to the ERP system. Order and delivery status information is also integrated. This can be synchronized with the manufacturing process so that the first manufacturing step is automatically released after material receipt. 

    Icon: Einkaufswagen mit Plus vor Computerbildschirm als Symbol für Beschaffung und Abläufe integriert in der digitalen Fertigungsplanung.

    Clear overview of manufacturing information

    What you can see at a glance in ProLeiS manufacturing control:

    • Bill of materials with storage location and order status
    • Task list for each resource and machine assignment plan
    • All project activities with manufacturing status
    • Assigned documents with preview 
    • All order and project information
    Icon: Lupe mit Auge vor Computerbildschirm als Symbol für mehr Überblick über Fertigungsabläufe mit der digitalen Fertigungsplanung

    Medium-sized mold manufacturer ensures flexibility and future viability with ProLeiS

    "ProLeiS provides quick, clean, and transparent information about what options we have. That way, we can provide our customers immediately with accurate information about deadlines – an area about which nobody can afford to make mistakes these days."

    Marius Haacke, Managing Director of Werkzeugbau Berger GmbH

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    Planning reliability and transparency with ProLeiS

    "Whether it's a deadline change, a last-minute order or the failure of a machine – just a few mouse clicks in the system gives us a clear picture and we can give the customer a clear answer."

    Fabian Schmittlein, Process Planner, Koller Formenbau GmbH, Oberbürg, Germany

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    Flexible control of manufacturing processes with automated manufacturing control

    Companies that plan single-part manufacturing based on a bill of materials ensure a high degree of accuracy. A detailed overview and clear workflows simplify manufacturing control. The results: Fewer errors, faster processing, and greater flexibility. ProLeiS MES provides greater transparency and optimized organization.

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    Keep a handle on manufacturing with key performance indicators

    ProLeiS collects your machine data and condenses it into relevant manufacturing information. When this is combined with organizational operating data, it quickly provides meaningful KPIs for your entire company. Dashboards keep you focused on what's important for your business.

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    Only if companies recognize and track errors or faults, they can permanently eliminate them. ProLeiS automates the process of detecting faults in the manufacturing process and helps you implement measures for improvement. This allows you to eliminate weaknesses and reduce your risk.

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    Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Corporation chooses ProLeiS

    "Besides its attractively designed interface, ProLeiS impressed us as a flexible, expandable, and highly customizable system. For the automation of both process management and capacity alignment, ProLeiS meets our needs perfectly." 

    Mr. Ikeda, Die maker, Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Corporation

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