Danfoss

With its strategy of continuous innovation and improvement, Danfoss recognized the need to optimize production processes and improve product quality to boost competitiveness. To achieve these goals, Danfoss chose to implement MePIS MES and MePIS OPEX, which provide control over production processes, automatic monitoring of quality parameters and optimized micro-planning of production. Danfoss sought to implement these solutions in its plants located in Slovenia, Denmark, Poland and China, allowing for comparison of key performance indicators (KPIs) between locations and the transfer of best practices.

Given the global distribution of production sites, it was also important to be able to introduce and expand a unified solution gradually across different countries, while operating in local languages.

To enhance production efficiency, Danfoss introduced the MePIS MES and MePIS OPEX, solutions, which are fully integrated and function as a single system for the user. These solutions are also linked to other production IT systems (e.g., ERP, WMS), enabling automatic real-time data exchange.

MePIS MES provides a wide range of functionalities essential for managing production processes, from electronic work orders and micro-planning of operator tasks to internal supply chain management, waste management and SPC (Statistical Process Control) with automatic data acquisition. Real-time data is also shared with other IT systems, allowing for the generation of various reports and analyses.

MePIS OPEX offers extensive analytical capabilities to improve productivity and efficiency in production processes. It detects downtime using automated measurements from production machines and includes a mechanism to calculate a large range of KPIs, which can be presented in customized reports. It also connects line operators with other personnel and can facilitate information sharing on production events (e.g., maintenance or quality issues).

Both solutions offer a top-tier user experience with customizable interfaces and operation in multiple languages, including English, Slovenian, Chinese, Danish and Polish.

By automatically collecting data from production machines and with additional manual inputs, MePIS MES and MePIS OPEX provide Danfoss with a comprehensive overview of production processes. These solutions serve as the foundation for detailed insights into operations and the development of improvement initiatives, such as reducing production cycle times. In addition to improving internal supply chains, maintenance and quality parameters, they allow for the quick and efficient identification and elimination of losses and downtime.

Managers can gain an in-depth view of production performance at any time and compare it across different plants without additional burden. MePIS solutions also enable real-time two-way data exchange between Danfoss’s ERP system and production processes.

Based on the collected KPIs, Danfoss can implement measures to increase productivity and achieve immediate savings. Metronik’s solutions are tailored to Danfoss’s internal processes and best practices to support continuous improvement.