SAP-Solution: Manufacturing Execution System

SAP offers a comprehensive solution portfolio for digital manufacturing with the Digital Manufacturing Cloud at its core. To be able to view all production data centrally and control the associated processes accordingly, companies should also use a central IIoT solution such as Synsights.

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Where until recently processes and technologies were considered separately, the focus at Hannover Messe 2020 will be on a holistic presentation of processes and solutions.

Companies that use SAP ERP or S/4 Hana often struggle with process gaps in the SAP standard. Innovative IT solutions provide a remedy here.

To enable automation in the sense of Industry 4.0, a large number of systems in the company must be able to communicate with each other, including PLC systems, the ERP system, the manufacturing execution system, printers and databases.

Here the users of standard software, there in-house developments: This clear separation is also over in software development and maintenance, because cloud and AI development is becoming increasingly standardized.

SAP has introduced the Digital Manufacturing Cloud. The solution is designed to help companies increase production quality and efficiency and ensure employee safety.

Industrial companies that want to remain competitive in the digital age cannot avoid addressing this topic and Smart Factory.

Suspa wanted to optimize its store floor processes as well as the productivity and utilization of its facilities. The gas spring manufacturer has succeeded in doing so with a new solution that is seamlessly integrated into the central SAP ERP system.