Analysis of mainstream manufacturers and products in China's MES market

Analysis of mainstream manufacturers and products in China's MES market

 

1. MES manufacturer classification

Because MES has a unique role in connecting the previous and the next, different types of MES manufacturers have formed on the market:

The first category is MES manufacturers with a background in automation hardware equipment. Since MES will play a greater role in connecting with the underlying automated production, automation companies have inherent advantages in expanding into the MES field. Typical representatives include multinational companies such as GE, Siemens, Rockwell, and Honeywell.

The second category is developed on the basis of automatic control software such as SCADA and HMI. Representative companies include Wonderware, Schneider Electric (formerly Xiart), AdAstr, and Zhejiang Zhongkong, which has a background in the automation and IT industry.

The third category is developed from certain MES professional fields such as automatic identification, quality management, and configuration systems, and gradually penetrates into the entire MES field, such as Aiponghua (with a university background and relying on Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Yipu Go to Information, Suwei, Lingwa, etc.

The fourth category is derived from the automation departments of large and medium-sized manufacturing companies, such as South Korea's Posco, Baoxin, Petrochemical PCAC, Samsung SDS, etc.

The fifth category is providers of management software (PLM, ERP, etc.) and consulting services. As the market matures and expands in scale, management software and consulting service providers have also joined the market. Representative companies include SAP, Oracle, BenQ Zhulu, Kaimu, etc.

The sixth category is those with university backgrounds and gradually developed relying on the technical centers and research talents of universities. For example, Zhejiang SUPCON relies on Zhejiang University, Aiponghua relies on Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Dalian Huatie Haixing relies on Dalian University of Technology, etc.

The seventh category is independent MES developers. In the MES market, there are many independent ME developers, such as Camstar. At the same time, there are also many independent MES developers active in various industries in China.

1. Analysis of Chinese MES market manufacturers

name	Attributes	industry							Typical customers
		electronic	food and drink	steel	petrochemical	car	mechanical	other
Aspentech	Originated from automatic control or industrial control software			√	√			√	GlaxoSmithKline 、Braskem、OMV etc
Camstar	One of the founders of the international MESA organization, focusing on manufacturing and quality management of manufacturing companies	√					√	Semiconductors, medical devices, solar energy	Infineon , Fairchild, NXP, AMD, Finisar, Advanced Bionics, Stryker, Haitian Plastic Machinery, etc.
Eyelit	Originated from certain MES professional fields such as automatic identification, quality management, and configuration systems	√				√		solar energy	Ascent Solar、DMEA 等
GE	Originated from automation hardware equipment		√	√	√	√		Electric power, life sciences, rail transportation	Changan Ford, Mengniu Dairy, Yantai Wanhua, etc.
Honeywell	Originated from automation hardware equipment				√			√	PetroChina, Sinopec Gaoqiao, Hainan Refining and Guangzhou Petrochemical Branch, CNOOC Huizhou Refining, Baosteel Chemical, Chinalco, Guangzhou Paper, etc.
SAP	Originated from management software (PLM, EPP) and consulting services							Discrete	Haier, Whirlpool, Lockheed Martin, etc.
Shoplogix	Originated from automatic control or industrial control software		√	√		√		pharmaceutical	Waston、Baxter、GREIF、Aperio、RYERSON 、RAVMOND 、AMCOR等
Inc.
Wonderware	Originated from automatic control or industrial control software		√					√	African Explosives , Amadori Group, Beam Global Wines, etc.
Aipu Gonghua Technology (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.	Originated from MES professional fields such as automatic identification, quality management, and configuration systems (with university background)					√	√	√	Jianghuai Automobile, Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck, Sany Heavy Industry, Jingwei Textile Machinery, Taiyuan Heavy Industry, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Honda Motor, Komatsu Industrial Machinery, Bell Helicopter, Bombardier, etc.

 

1. 1. Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ProductionCentre

 

FactoryTalk ProductionCentre uses a three-tier J2EE architecture that can run independently of Windows, Solaris or Linux operating systems. This solution optimizes access to real-time data while improving production data storage and analysis capabilities.

The unique dual-client architecture allows FactoryTalk ProductionCentre to provide both Java and http/https client programs and scripts. This approach supports the same content configured in Java and HTML to suit both high-speed and slow networks and portable wireless devices. Supported system platforms include WebSphere, JBoss, Windows and Linux. Using FactoryTalk's service-oriented architecture (SOA), you can easily share information resources with other application software and hardware that support FactoryTalk, and you can also easily share data with third parties or other traditional information systems.

Rockwell Automation's MES strategy is: excellent MES platform + industry suite + professional implementation.

Based on the excellent MES platform, Rockwell Automation integrates many engineering best practices. Launched "industry suites": AutoSuite, an MES suite for the automotive industry, PharmaSuite, an MES suite for the pharmaceutical industry, and CPGSuite, an MES suite for the consumer goods industry.

The Rockwell Automation MES implementation team or Rockwell Automation MES authorized implementation partners can provide professional MES engineering consulting and implementation services to customers in corresponding industries.

 

1. 1. Siemens SIMATIC IT

SIMATIC IT Framework can synchronize, analyze, coordinate and optimize enterprise production. Different kinds of applications can be integrated with each other to better manage complex production.

SIMATIC IT components provide outstanding manufacturing execution functions such as laboratory management, production performance management, and product specification management. These components can be used together with SIMATIC IT Framework or as stand-alone applications.

Its main features are:

1. The open architecture allows SIMATIC IT to use third-party applications as its own components.

2. Whether it is a Siemens or third-party control system, Framework can coordinate and use them.

3. Conduct two-way information exchange with enterprise systems using the industry standard B2MML protocol.

4. Based on real-time information, realize Web-based, flexible, location-independent decision support.

5. Report management is embedded with BO (Business Objects) to easily realize business intelligence in manufacturing management.

6. Components, models and production operation logic are all stored in reusable multi-level libraries (cross-industry library, industry library, customer library).

 

1. 1. Camstar enterprise-level software platform technical features

The Camstar enterprise-class software platform leverages today's world-leading technologies - service-oriented architecture (SOA), extremely flexible data models and configurable user interfaces - to significantly reduce the time and effort required to deploy and implement solutions. Invest.

The Camstar system is based on maximizing flexible architecture design configuration rather than coding:

 Business logic is configurable

 Business logic is controlled and run by the server

 Drag-and-drop user interface settings

 Web client 100% HTML code

 The Web client does not require the installation of additional software

Camstar supports multi-factory model configuration, and the assignment process is completed through modeling instead of tedious code writing.

Camstar can reliably and quickly respond to required changes and quickly deploy applications. The benefits are: accelerated development and deployment, reduced new function deployment costs, continuous technical support, reduced system upgrade and maintenance costs, and can be completed entirely based on the page client. Development, easy page configuration, page design can be tested after completion, source code version control, new page configuration mode, support for various mobile terminal devices, one-stop page design and development, drag-and-drop page design.  

1. 1. Samsung SDS MESplus technical features

MESplus consists of a three-tier architecture including client, application server and database. The client can be used as a GUI (.Net Client, Web Client, Tablet, Smart Phone), equipment and tools, POP system, etc. for customers. Middleware is used to interface smoothly with these clients, and Web Client adheres to Web standards. And in order to connect with ERP, SCM and DW, EAI tool Highway101 developed by Miracom itself is used.

Its main features are:

1. effectiveness

Business logic suitable for specific industrial sites

Convenient upgrade function

1. flexibility

Supports multiple OS environments (Windows series, UNIX, LINUX) and DB environments (Oracle, DB2, SQLServer)

Provides configurable process control capabilities

Reduce customization through data modeling

1. Scalability

 

By adding modules, new functions can be easily implemented

Achieve system expansion by providing interfaces with EAI, ERP and other systems

1. Reliability

Fault tolerance: Using the load balancing function, even if some application servers crash, other application servers can replace the application servers and prevent data loss by using information guarantees.

 

1. 1. BenQ competes with Guru MES

 

BenQ Zhuilu MES technology framework

BenQ Zhulu MES products comply with the principles of architecture openness, business scalability, platform reliability, and system practicality.

Based on .NET architecture, it supports both Oracle and SQL Server databases and integrates multiple sets of mature technical components;

It adopts standardized software and hardware interfaces, is compatible with various hardware devices, and provides automated and intelligent data collection methods as well as a simple human-computer interaction interface;

Adopt a multi-layer distributed system to achieve distributed management, load balancing, Fail/Recover, and security isolation through logical components;

It adopts modular design and provides reporting platform, historical data migration platform, system secondary development and deployment platform, etc.

1. 1. Easy to EW-MES

Easy to EW-MES is integrated with the software system through EAI and ESB interfaces, using OPC technology to integrate automation equipment, collect dynamic data, graphically display equipment status information, and remotely monitor the operating status of on-site equipment. Following the idea of ​​SOA, services are used as a means of abstraction to abstract different functional units of various system applications in the enterprise into services, and are linked through well-defined interfaces and contracts between these services.

Provide MES self-developed technology platform. Technology irrelevance refers to "shielding" the technical details of the operating system, software infrastructure, etc. When developers use the business basic platform to develop management software application systems, the focus is on the enterprise business logic and enterprise operation management model, without worrying about the adoption of What specific technology can be used to achieve this? This technology independence also achieves the independence of cross-platform operation, that is, the developed component software can run smoothly in various heterogeneous environments, while providing feasibility and convenience for secondary development.

Supports multi-factory data models. It supports multi-factory organizational structure, which can realize the expansion of applications among multiple factories under the group. It adopts a set of software platforms and a set of basic data, and realizes the collaboration of production and manufacturing operations among multiple factories, which can reduce duplication of investment by enterprises.

 

1. 1. Suwei RTD-MES

The development tool of RTD-MES is Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (C#.net), which uses a three-layer architecture of B/S and C/S mixed mode to meet the different needs of the operation layer and management layer. According to the headquarters-branch multi-level architecture model, it can not only meet the needs of single store management, but also meet the needs of the enterprise's later group development and remote management in different places. Many years of system integration testing, and multiple projects with mainstream SAP\ORACLE\K3\U8 have been successfully integrated and tested. The system has platform characteristics, supports rapid customization and development of MES projects, and has customized configuration and powerful secondary development functions.

System release and update are simple and fast; supports multiple languages; supports integration and interaction with a variety of hardware; supports multi-organization, multi-factory, and multi-warehousing models; integrates MES, WMS, and SCM to support full product tracking and traceability; supports the latest Cloud computing technology architecture.

 

1. 1. Aipu Gonghua MES

UniMax MES is an MES system launched by Aiponghua based on the characteristics of China's discrete manufacturing industry. It has excellent performance in terms of high availability, scalability, and configurability. It is based on the North American Integra series of products, adhering to its powerful functions and the best industry practices of serving North American discrete manufacturing companies for nearly 40 years, and integrating Hugong HustMes' special functions and modules that are suitable for the production models and management ideas of domestic manufacturing companies.

UniMax MES is based on the Mestar high-performance system platform, adopts a unified factory model that complies with ISA-95 international standards, and is driven by a customizable business process modeling engine to achieve effective management and control of orders, production, quality, materials and equipment in the production workshop. While meeting the various customized development needs of customers, it not only takes into account the flexibility and operating efficiency of the system, but also effectively reduces the overall implementation and maintenance costs of users.

 

1. 1. Dalian Huatie Haixing MES

Tianwei MES is based on the actual characteristics of process-type and discrete production enterprises in my country, based on parametric modeling ideas, SOA architecture, component dynamic loading and other technologies, and is oriented to the workshop management of discrete production enterprises, solving the problems faced by productized MES software for enterprises. Implement and apply according to differentiated needs, filling the gap in domestic configurable MES software products for discrete manufacturing enterprises. Research on dynamic loading of parametric modeling components and dynamic method calling technology; research on order-driven manufacturing resource scheduling optimization algorithms; develop MES functional components based on component technology and interface components of related application systems; develop workshop production scheduling based on the characteristics of workshop management components and workflow engines suitable for on-site management; using technical solutions such as intelligent scheduling algorithm library, xBOM technology, on-site data collection platform, and material process vectors, a series of workshop management software with good versatility and strong openness has been developed, namely MES serialization software to solve the most important production scheduling issues and system integration issues in workshop-level management software. And develop a series of software for different manufacturing modes such as assembly, overhaul, machining, hot table, forging, sheet metal, casting, smelting, metallurgical deep finishing, etc., forming a series of software for steel, shipbuilding, locomotives, aerospace, heavy industry, automobile supporting, general Business templates in machinery, electronic products, metallurgy and other fields.

 

1. 1. Open MES

The open-door MES structure adopts a mixed model of C/S and B/S, which mainly consists of workshop resource modeling, planning management and production scheduling, and any tasks.

It is composed of modules such as business scheduling management, job execution management, material tracking management, quality process management, equipment operation management, personnel management, tooling management, workshop event management, Kanban monitoring, and statistical analysis, covering many aspects of manufacturing site management.

Kaimu MES focuses on the discrete manufacturing industry. Based on JIT manufacturing theory, we have established machine machining and assembly-specific resource models, processes, data sets and more than 40 industry statistical charts for discrete enterprises to reduce the cycle of enterprises introducing MES and achieve quick results; built-in planning and scheduling engine; provide visual data The modeling function is configurable, has a high degree of openness, and has excellent integration performance; adhering to the concept of an overall information solution, it uses advanced integration technology and uses a variety of integration methods to integrate various information of the enterprise to create complete and smooth information for the enterprise. flow.

 

1. 1. LinxMES

LinxMES (Lingwa Manufacturing Execution System Management Software Platform) is independently developed by Linwa Company and has independent intellectual property rights. It is the core product of Linwa Company. The platform is developed based on the scripting language of the database. It is lightweight and highly open. Users only need to focus on the application logic. The data structure and interface behind it can be automatically generated by the system, and it supports interfaces with various ERP systems. LinxMES has the characteristics of flexible configuration, which determines that it can adapt to the rapid and changing business needs of enterprises. Support the bottom-up implementation model to effectively reduce project risks.

1. Comparison table of technical parameters of mainstream manufacturers in China's MES market

A comparison of the technical parameters of mainstream MES manufacturers in the Chinese market is as follows:

 

Manufacturer	Software Architecture	Development language	relational database	real time database	Integration method	Mobile Applications	Configurable secondary development platform	SAAS products	CMMI certification	ISO9000 certification
Rockwell Automation	B/S	Java	Oracle/MSSQL	PI/Factory Talk	SOA	√	√		√	√
				Historian
Siemens	mix	.NET、C/C++/C	MSSQL	SIMATIC IT	Interface mode	√	√			√
		#		Historian
Camstar	mix	Java、.NET、C/C++/C#、ASP	Oracle/DB2/MSSQL		Interface mode	√	√	√
Samsung SDS	mix	Java、.NET、C/C++/C#、JSP、ASP	Oracle/DB2/MSSQL	PI/IP21/PHD/	Interface mode	√	√	√	√	√
				iHistorian
BenQ competes	mix	.NET	Oracle/MSSQL	PI	Interface mode	√	√		√
easy to information	mix	Java、	Oracle/	PI	Interface mode	√	√	√
		.NET	DB2/
			MySql
Suwei	mix	Java 、C#	Oracle/	PI	Interface mode	√	√	√		√
			MSSQL
Open your eyes	mix	C/C++/C#、.NET	Oracle/MSSQL		Interface mode	√	√		√	√
Aipu Gonghua	mix	Java	Oracle		Interface mode/Unimax system integration platform	√	√		√	√
					tower
Dalian Huatie Haixing		C/C++/C#、.NET	Oracle	PI	Interface mode	√	√			√
Spirit frog	mix	Lingwa scripting language	DB2/MSSQL	iHistorian	Interface mode		√		√	√