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Written by Systems X | Mar 19, 2022 12:58:40 AM

The Shop floor connector leverages your PLC data by integrating your shop floor equipment and ERP application. You will improve manufacturing outcomes by increasing productivity, data collection flexibility, safety, and security all while reducing costs and enabling a higherdegree of requirements customization.

About

Topy Industries is a Japanese company specializing in steel, particularly automobile and industrial components. Its main products are steel products; wheels for passenger cars, buses, trucks and construction machinery; and undercarriage components for construction equipment.

Topy Mexico wanted to integrate their existing PLCs with Plex Systems ERP (https://www.plex.com/) by integrating they shop floor equipment and ERP application.

Challnage

The SX Shop floor connector leverages your PLC data by integrating your shop floor equipment and ERP application. You will improve manufacturing outcomes by increasing productivity, data collection flexibility, safety, and security all while reducing costs and enabling a higherdegree of requirements customization.

The Outcome

The chosen solution includes Kepware OPC server with Inductive Automation’s Ignition platform. We developed an Ignition plug-ins that enabled the communication between both platforms (Plex and Ignition).

  • PLC Integration with ERP
  • ANDON boards
  • Automatic production recording
  • Backflush processing
  • Workcenter status monitoring
  • Visual alerts system
  • Label printing
  • Ignition installation and configuration
  • Plex configuration & customization