MATE-MES is a manufacturing execution system built on the expertise COMPUTERMATE has accumulated over the years. It reflects the realities of manufacturing and supports the shop floor by keeping planning and execution information under systematic control.
Developed by COMPUTERMATE, MATE-MES supports the instructions and controls that optimise production activity on the shop floor, so teams can respond quickly and coherently to whatever the plant throws at them. It is packaged around the 11 core MES functions defined by MESA in the United States and tailored to the realities of small and mid-sized manufacturers.
Strengths
Highlights
Defined by process
Defines management elements such as equipment, materials and operators for each unit process
Tracking and control
Tracks and manages all materials against predefined specifications
Digitalisation
Digitalises detailed execution results and per-process measurement data for each product
Systematic management
Manages every resource in the plant systematically
Interfaces
Interfaces for integration with other systems
Why
Why It’s Needed
Knowledge-based information systems for shop floor management are inadequate
No integrated functionality across production activities
Information is not shared across plants, departments, processes and workflows
Production progress is hard to track stage by stage
Raw material and part inputs do not match physical stock
Limits on providing and collecting the information the shop floor needs
Limited flexibility when plant conditions change suddenly
Hard to see the shop floor clearly and respond immediately
Need for a system that shows the whole floor at a glance and supports decisions
Limited ability to close the gap between ERP production requirements and actual results
Managers spend 25 to 35 percent of their time checking and correcting shop floor data
Features
Key Features
01
Integrated production management
Integrates with existing systems such as ERP
Manages material receipt and issue by barcode, keeping raw and sub-material movements clear
Handles everything from production planning to work orders, process control and performance entry at the right management unit
Quality control built on production history
Automates receipt and shipment with wired and wireless scanners and PDAs
Collects and analyses shop floor information so operators and managers can decide quickly on clean data
02
Quality control and decision-making
Covers the full production cycle, from order-driven start to final product inspection
Collects production results, operator activity, equipment operation and product quality data in real time
Aggregates, analyses, monitors and controls the production process
Establishes a high-quality, profit-oriented production system
Gives an accurate, real-time view of production status on the floor
Built around the industry, the site and the management needs of each company
Benefits
Benefits
Improvement
Better quality through systematic production management · Higher plant efficiency through standardised information · Accurate root-cause identification and faster response to losses
Decrease
Shorter cycle and lead times · Less paperwork between shifts · Lower defect rates · Reduced work in progress
Management
Automated real-time data collection and statistical process control · Greater visibility so operators, managers and executives work from the same picture · Real-time monitoring of WIP performance by equipment
MATE-MES for Cloud
Cloud manufacturing execution system
Overview
Product Overview
MATE-MES for Cloud brings MES operation and functionality to a cloud environment. It is standardised and optimised on the know-how gained from more than 25 years of business and MES deployments at over 500 companies.
Running on the public cloud, MES is available anywhere with an internet connection.You pay only for what you use, which keeps the cost reasonable for smaller companies with lighter workloads.Optional modules can be added as needed, saving time and money.
Strengths
Highlights
Smart
A convenient, intuitive working environment that is easy to pick up
Speed
Efficient process management for fast task handling, with simple settings that make rollout easy
Security
Strict security technology protects information and keeps customer assets safe. A disaster-resilient data centre keeps the service running through failures, delivering a highly available environment at low cost
Integration
A unified UI and unified data make operations and management flexible and efficient
Cost Reduction
Use only the specification, features and duration you need as a service, cutting initial deployment costs sharply. Managing software and data together also makes updates and data maintenance more efficient
Flexibility
Scale computing resources up when you need them and back down when you do not
Why
Why It’s Needed
Companies that need systematic management but have limited staff to run the system
Companies for which a large in-house build is financially out of reach
Companies that need an MES they can adopt quickly and simply
Features
Key Features
Master data management
BOM management
Routing management
Terminal management
Item information management
Vendor information management
Production management
Work order management
Performance management (production results, LOT tracking, monitoring)
Inbound management
Outbound management
Outsourcing management
Material management
Purchase order management
Delivery management
Inbound management
Outbound management
Inventory management
Inventory management
Transaction management
Monthly inventory management
Stocktaking management
Material stocktaking
Production stocktaking
Product stocktaking
Sales management
Order management
Inbound management
Outbound management
Quality management
Master data management
Incoming inspection management
Field management
Performance registration
Performance inquiry
Delivery registration
Delivery inquiry
Outsourcing management
Equipment management
Equipment information management
PDA
Inventory stocktaking
Sales outbound registration
Options
Key Features (Optional)
Mould management
Master data management
Mould history management
Spare parts management
Field management
Performance registration (mould)
Self-inspection registration
Patrol inspection registration
Daily inspection registration
Quality management
Inspection results management
SPC management
Gauge R&R management
Equipment management
Daily inspection management
Maintenance work management
Benefits
Benefits
Economic efficiency
Less infrastructure to build out, from power to network · Lower hardware operating and maintenance costs · Shorter MES deployment cost and timeline
Convenience
Use MES across operating systems and devices, from PC to mobile · Connect without limits of time or place · Check and manage work status in real time
Expertise
Professional management and support for hardware and systems · Stronger security and incident response · Continuous monitoring and support that keeps operations efficient
Efficiency
An always-on collaboration structure · Better data reliability and processing speed · Easier information sharing across teams
MATE-QMS
Quality management system
Overview
Product Overview
MATE-QMS (Quality Management System) monitors quality processes so potential problems can be addressed before they surface, and when an issue does occur it delivers accurate quality information to the customer quickly.
By monitoring, managing and documenting quality processes across the organisation, MATE-QMS handles quality issues efficiently and keeps product history traceable,and it manages quality standards, attainment levels and targets so results stay consistent.
Strengths
Highlights
Monitoring
Continuous monitoring of quality information
Automated tracking
Automated quality LOT tracing
Analysis
A range of analysis functions for identifying the causes of quality issues
Reporting
Generates quality reports, including defect cause reports
Features
Key Features
Master data management
Item master
Vendor master
Department information
Monthly unit price registration
Defect code registration
Validation check item registration
SPC process control
SPC standard registration
SPC standard inquiry
SPC performance registration
SPC performance inquiry
X-bar management
Process capability management
Drawing management
Drawing registration
Design change and revision management
Drawing status inquiry
Measuring instrument management
Standard management
Measuring instrument master registration
Measuring instrument master inquiry
Instrument plan and performance registration
Calibration schedule and cost
Instrument calibration status
Development management
RFQ and development request summary
Development phase registration and setup
Development registration
Progress management registration
Defect management
Defect registration
Defect status inquiry
Monthly defect status
Annual defect status
Inspection management
Initial, in-process and final inspection management
Initial, in-process and final standards registration
Periodic parts inspection
Major parts management
Periodic parts inspection plan registration
Periodic parts inspection summary
Periodic parts inspection approval
Periodic parts inspection inquiry
Corrective actions and reports
Receipt of corrective action requests
Corrective action plan registration
Corrective action plan review and approval
Validation check
Past problem management
Application status of past problems
Reliability test management
Reliability test name registration
Reliability test standard registration
Reliability test plan inquiry
Reliability test plan inquiry (by test)
Reliability test analysis request form
4M change management / ISIR
4M change notification
4M change reception (material)
4M change reception (quality)
4M change notification response
4M change notification results inquiry
ISIR registration
Supplier quality
Corrective action reception
Corrective action plan registration
ISIR/4M
Periodic inspection registration
Benefits
Benefits
Reliability
A working quality management system earns customer trust
Stability
Consistent quality and a stable quality baseline
Competitiveness
Lower defect rates and stronger product competitiveness
Customer response
Respond to customer requirements quickly and accurately
MATE-POP
Point-of-production management system
Overview
Product Overview
MATE-POP (Point of Production) is a standardised point-of-production management system for manufacturing plants. It removes the inefficiencies that arise when production information cannot be collected quickly and accurately.
By managing production data in real time, it supplies information that can be used for management metrics, operational control and sales.Industry-specific templates keep implementation affordable and fast, minimising the investment customers have to make,while reducing the risk that comes with adopting a new system and maximising the return on it.
Strengths
Highlights
Information analysis
Collects, analyses and monitors shop floor information in real time
Production data collection
Production data can be collected in semi-automatic or fully automatic mode
Mobile sales management
Sales work can be handled anywhere, anytime
Customisable dashboards
User-configurable dashboards show production status and performance at a glance
Why
Why It’s Needed
The existing system is not usable in practice
Production performance data is hard to manage
Registering defects is cumbersome
Production progress is hard to see
Data for cost management is not reliable
Features
Key Features
01
ERP integration
Integrates with existing information systems and ERP to receive production plans automatically
Turns the received plan into production instructions
Feeds shop floor results and quality data back to upper-level systems in real time
Connects to major ERP systems in Korea and abroad
02
Master data management
Receives master data from upper-level systems for use in MATE-POP
Manages what upper-level systems do not cover, such as equipment, failure and defect codes
Runs standalone when no upper-level system exists or it is incomplete
Builds production plans and schedules and takes in master data on its own
03
Production status management
Production results by product, process, work order and time period
Performance analysis against targets
Real-time shop floor status that ERP systems typically cannot provide
04
Quality data analysis
Defect occurrence and defect rates by product and by resource
Top 10 defects and their share of total defects
Rework and scrap analysis
Defect trends by date and by resource
Real-time analysis of quality data as it arises, for effective quality control
05
Equipment management
Graphs equipment faults, the top 10 breakdowns, utilisation rates and failure trends by type
Serves as the basis for maintenance planning
Collects breakdown and downtime data from the floor in real time
06
Productivity analysis
Attendance management and labour input analysis for shop floor staff
Overall productivity analysis
Analyses large volumes of data in real time and presents it in multiple views
07
LOT management
Precise LOT tracking for accurate history management
Forward and backward LOT tracing
Tracing of shipments from the same LOT and of the same material LOT
08
Production monitoring
View and monitor shop floor conditions in real time
A graphical screen that mirrors the production line itself
Connects to PLCs and other control devices on the floor to collect data
Works with HMI (MMI) software from Korean and overseas vendors
Monitor in real time from outside the plant over the internet
09
Production dashboards
Monitoring screens laid out like the actual equipment on the floor
Detailed monitoring screens for each machine
Materials, sales, WIP, inventory and movements at a glance
Understand production status without walking the floor
Benefits
Benefits
Real-time shop floor monitoring
Manage equipment failures and downtime · See work delays and material shortages · Minimise idle time using data aggregated by machine, operator and employee ID · Build long-term plans and know-how on a secured production history · Check WIP on the floor
Reliable data
Production results are processed in real time, which raises data reliability
Raw material and finished goods management
Inventory, movement and outsourced stock management for raw materials and finished goods
LOT traceability
Covers everything from materials to sales, customer shipment and post-shipment returns
Customer satisfaction
Higher customer satisfaction through shorter response times
Shop floor problems identified
Respond quickly and flexibly to issues such as yield, equipment utilisation and product quality
Cost reduction
Cuts the cost of recording, searching for, collecting and analysing information
MATE-Initial/In-process/Final Product Management System
Self-inspection management system
Overview
Product Overview
The MATE-Initial/In-process/Final Product Management System is a self-inspection management system. It samples and measures inspection items for initial, in-process and final products across key operations, then reviews, verifies, stores and analyses the results, securing data reliability and sustaining the quality system through defect analysis.
Initial/in-process/final management is part of self-inspection: at set intervals during production (initial, in-process, final), operators check the condition of the products they are making.In self-inspection, operators inspect the products made in their own process on their own initiative, checking defined items with designated gauges at defined times and recording the measured values.
Why
Why It’s Needed
Missing operator inspection records
Records entered all at once after the fact
Falling data reliability
Loss of handwritten records
Quality system cannot be sustained
ISO/TS/SQ certification out of reach
No way to prevent defects at the root
Inherent risk of lot-wide defects
Rising cost of defect-related losses
Timing of defects cannot be identified
Root causes of defects cannot be traced
Large-scale defects occur and escape to the customer
Features
Key Features
01
Better measurement entry
Measured values registered on handheld devices are transmitted to and stored in the system
02
Measurement history management
Monitoring screen for initial, in-process and final product management
03
Inspection status on demand
Check inspection progress at any time
Benefits
Benefits
Stronger basic quality
Improving how initial, in-process and final products are managed strengthens basic quality control
Statistical control
The database makes statistical process control (SPC) possible
Traceability
Storing measured values in a database secures traceability of quality history
No missed inspections
Real-time monitoring prevents missed inspections and enables rapid action on process defects
Large-scale defects prevented
Interlocks (alarm/stop) on missed inspections or abnormal measurements keep large-scale defects from escaping
MATE-Compounding Management System
Compounding process management
Overview
Product Overview
The MATE-Compounding Management System automates chemical weighing in the compounding process, one of the most critical steps in rubber manufacturing, and makes process management, from compounding to work orders, far more efficient.
Strengths
Highlights
Efficient process management
Equipment and software developed for local conditions replace imported systems and make process management more efficient
Automation that is easy to use
Work that used to be manual becomes straightforward and convenient for operators
Efficient compounding
Automated process control keeps the compounding process under precise, efficient management
Features
Key Features
01
Monitoring
Collects data from the process in real time and presents it visually, covering process status, alarm management and anomaly detection
02
Test management – SPC
Collects test data in real time to analyse process anomalies and charts quality indicators
03
Master data program menu
Material registration
Operator assignment by equipment
Small-quantity chemical setup
Carbon oil setup
Communication terminal setup and more
Master data settings can be registered and queried
04
Compounding management program menu
Compounding formula registration
Compounding formula printing
Bulk material change
Compounding cost calculation
Compounding weight tests and more can be registered, viewed, edited and printed
Prevents the errors that come with manual work
Raises productivity by preventing operational mistakes
05
Work management program menu
Work order registration
Work order status
Weighing daily report
Weighing detail status
Weighing stock status
Weighing process stock
Weighing work status
Automatic weighing records
Mixing work status
Mixing work details (mixing work history)
Mixing process chart
Mixing process monitoring
Roller work status
Roller work details (roller work history)
Roller work chart
Curing room inbound status
Stock inquiry by expiry date
Curing room outbound status
Curing room temperature and humidity
Inbound weight checklist
Material usage status (by period)
Material usage status (monthly and annual)
Monthly and annual work performance status
Work progress status by lot
06
Test management program menu
Rheometer basic data registration
Mooney viscometer basic data registration
Tensile tester basic data registration
Specific gravity and hardness basic data registration
Physical property test criteria
Rheometer result registration
Mooney result registration
Tensile result registration
Hardness and specific gravity result registration
Rheometer result correction
Mooney result correction
Tensile result correction
Specific gravity result correction
Hardness result correction
Physical property test daily report
Physical property test daily report by period
Physical property test statistics
CPK management
Process
Production Process
Work order
Rubber weighing
Chemical weighing
Rubber checker
Barcode scan
Banbury mixing
A-batch rubber
To forming process
Barcode printing
BOM (cooling)
Second roll pass
First roll pass
Benefits
Benefits
Better ways of working
Moving from manual work to automation raises operational efficiency
Better working environment
An organised workplace gives operators a better environment
Fewer work errors
The fool-proof system rules out weighing errors caused by manual mistakes
Real-time visibility
Check work orders and shop floor activity in real time
Accurate data management
Materials, customers, compounding data, work orders and work records are managed accurately and can be used for business analysis
Stronger competitiveness
Lower defect rates, higher productivity and stronger competitiveness in the market
Note
Terminology
Fool-proof system: a design or state that keeps an item reliable and safe even when an inappropriate action or human error occurs. It secures quality and makes LOT tracing of defective products possible, from parts through to finished goods.
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