Abstract
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are process-oriented information-technology (IT) solutions for collecting and managing information from manufacturing processes. Due to the individual programming effort and the complex integration with other manufacturing systems, though the food and beverage manufacturers can benefit from the MES, its implementation is not widespread in this industry. To simplify the implementation and engineering process, the concept of model-driven engineering (MDE) is considered as a solution. However, a feasible model-driven approach for MES engineering has not been established, not to mention for the food and beverage industry. This paper presents an approach for the automatic MES generation according to the MDE concept providing MES functions that are relevant to the food and beverage manufacturing processes primarily. It consists of necessary phases to cover the whole engineering process of the MES. Based on the application of the presented approach to the brewing process in a brewhouse, the feasibility and practicality of this approach were proven.
Highlights
Information-technology (IT) systems have been used to improve production processes and are indispensable for manufacturing firms seeking to remain competitive in the global market [1].To utilize the potential for improvement, manufacturing processes on the shop floor should not be ignored
This paper presents the first model-driven approach for the automatic generation of the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and emphasizes specification as well as MES generation with validation to fulfill the requirements from the food and beverage industry
The components of MES and their connections could be modeled completely, and the extended MES Modeling Language (MES-ML) was validated with a modeling example, which proved the feasibility of this language for the model-driven engineering (MDE) of MES
Summary
Information-technology (IT) systems have been used to improve production processes and are indispensable for manufacturing firms seeking to remain competitive in the global market [1]. This paper presents the first model-driven approach for the automatic generation of the MES and emphasizes specification as well as MES generation with validation to fulfill the requirements from the food and beverage industry. The feasibility of this approach is proven by its application to a brewing process for thermal energy management.
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