Shopfloor-Online MES: Go Cloud

Flexible Deployment Options to support digitisation of manufacturing operations.

The architecture of Shopfloor-Online MES supports the complete digitisation of shop floor operations with nothing to install on the users’ devices.

Organisations can deploy the MES software in the cloud, on premise, or in the corporate datacentre to meet business needs and business IT strategy. 

Easy deployment combined with the modularity of the application enables the smooth roll-out of global operational standards. 
 

	On-premise MES	Corporate Datacentre MES	Cloud MES
Standardise manufacturing processes	Limited to a single plant	Multiple sites and regions	Multiple sites and regions
Standardise Operations IT Reduce the number of applications on the shop floor	Limited to a single plant	Multiple sites and regions Allows for local specificities	Multiple sites and regions Allows for local specificities
Deployment of new functionalities	Limited	Rapid	Rapid
Infrastructure	One server per site	One set of server infrastructure	No upfront capital investment
Security	Limited	High	High
Scalability	Limited	Moderate	On-demand
Business continuity	Limited	High	Highest

Shopfloor-Online MES is designed for the smart factory.

The architecture of Shopfloor-Online MES comprises 4 components:

• The Shopfloor-Online web application, hosted under Microsoft IIS
• The Shopfloor-Online database, hosted on either Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle
• The Universal Data Interface (UDI) – an environment for hosting plug-in interface scripts to ERP, other factory applications and complex measurement systems
• The OPC Client – a built in OPC Client to collect shop floor data directly from PLCs controlling machines and plant equipment.