Pivovarna Laško Union

Like many manufacturing companies, Pivovarna Laško Union faces several production-related challenges, such as reducing costs, increasing equipment utilization and optimizing key production indicators. To improve overall efficiency, manage production line operations and optimize production capacities, identifying bottlenecks is essential, requiring detailed analysis of delays and their root causes. Additionally, production management needs tools to monitor and control the process in terms of efficiency, planned and unplanned downtime, regular operations, cleaning, line changes, inspections and other processes.

MePIS bridges the information gap between business (ERP) and process (PLC, SCADA) systems by automatically capturing data on production line performance, while also extracting business information from the ERP system. MePIS OPEX, a key component, facilitates the analysis of downtime events and production line efficiency by enabling automatic detection and classification of delays based on configured rules, with integration into production devices.

Along with downtime data, MePIS captures production volume data to calculate and display various KPIs, which are presented via a user-friendly web interface. These calculations are performed continuously in real time. Detailed analysis and comparisons are possible using OLAP-collected data, which is integrated into MePIS OPEX. Users can access the data both online and via mobile devices, enabling management to respond quickly when unexpected production events occur.

The implementation of MePIS has significantly improved digitalization across key segments of Pivovarna Laško Union’s production processes, leading to several key improvements.

Real-time monitoring of production lines lays the foundation for introducing standard efficiency metrics such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). With precise logging and classification of downtime, congestion points become visible in real time, allowing for immediate action. Analytical reporting tools enable comparative analysis across plants, production lines and products, fostering continuous improvements.