Affordable Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Software CELLS Workflow MES - PCB Board and Box Build

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Instead of incurring steep expenses for Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software, explore Unisoft's budget-friendly CELLS Workflow MES software. Download Unisoft's CELLS Workflow MES to set up a product pathway for immediate tracking and reporting.

The CELLS Workflow MES is economically priced and tailored specifically for monitoring items within the electronics manufacturing industry, including PCB boards and enclosure assemblies. The CELLS Workflow MES can also be employed in various non-electronic industrial domains.

Unisoft's software has been fairly priced for over 35 years. Each CELLS Workflow MES license costs $280 annually. These licenses are floating licenses, permitting you to share a single license among multiple users on an unlimited number of workstations. For example, the annual cost for four simultaneous users is $1120. For more extensive installations, a plant-wide site license priced at $8400 per year allows for an unlimited quantity of concurrent users. Large businesses will greatly benefit from this pricing structure, while small businesses needing comprehensive tracking but unable to afford hefty expenses will profit even more. Free software trial available.

The intricacy and competitiveness of manufacturing continue to escalate. Despite the need for cost reductions and enhanced compliance and regulatory standards, product cycles are becoming shorter. The vast majority of manufacturers still rely on paper, spreadsheets, and similar tools on their production floors. ERP and other executive systems manage sales orders, invoices, and the like, but often underperform in overseeing manufacturing floors. A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is exclusively designed for managing production floors. The CELLS Workflow MES software goes beyond this by focusing on specific functionalities for PCB manufacturing electronics, all at an attractive price.

While the learning curve, initial costs, and setup durations can be quite substantial, you recognize the importance of starting tracking and reporting to stay competitive in today's market. By using Unisoft's CELLS Workflow MES software, you'll be impressed by its fast routing setup, cost-effectiveness and user-friendliness.

CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System software is uncomplicated and easy to set up, yet it is a potent product and task monitoring solution for swift New Product Introduction (NPI). CELLS Workflow MES has been utilized by our clients for over 35 years. The CELLS Workflow MES software ensures total traceability in manufacturing floor processes for compliance, customer demands, and regulatory standards. Adherence to both internal and external standards is crucial for a manufacturer's development. CELLS Workflow MES Product Monitoring software gathers real-time information for all your product builds, electronic or non-electronic. At each stage of the manufacturing process, the CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System enhances efficiency and effectiveness through the discipline it enforces. The system compels workers to follow the correct procedures. The end results include reduced errors and increased yields. For both board and box build, provide assembly instructions and gather quality data from your assembly process while implementing in-process serial registration and enforced routing to ensure quality processes are in place. Be informed of the WIP status of every unit in any work order and have all build history data accessible.

Unisoft CELL Workflow Software Overview Diagram

The Steps

Effortlessly develop your production routings, outlining the necessary steps to create your product steps within minutes.

A user-friendly Excel route generator quickly establishes new manufacturing process routings. Generate a new process routing from the ground up or import a pre-existing one, modify it, and export it as your updated process routing. When the process routing is complete, it's time for production to commence, as illustrated in the following images.

The subsequent images depict features of CELLS, with example images for electronics manufacturing. However, CELLS can be applied across a wide range of industries, including medical, chemical, aerospace, pharmaceutical, food, apparel, and textiles. Display industry-specific documents for your products directly on the screen or in organized menus.

For each step, only the necessary documents are made available. Documents can automatically pop up on the screen or be accessible to the operator via selectable menus.

The data is available for queries, including routing progress status and quality. Collected data can be integrated with other systems like MRP, ERP, and more.

CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System — FACTORY FLOOR CONTROL SYSTEM

Unisoft's CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System software offers a comprehensive Production Floor Product Monitoring System that you can try today. CELLS Workflow MES features a simple approach to product tracking and progress reporting.

Established in 1985, Unisoft provides the robust, feature-rich Manufacturing Execution System (MES) CELLS Workflow. CELLS Workflow MES delivers Plant Intelligence, lean manufacturing, and integration of shop floor processes and essential data with ERP and management information systems. The CELLS Workflow MES software enables total traceability in manufacturing floor operations for compliance, customer requirements, and regulatory standards. Adherence to both internal and external standards is crucial for a manufacturer's growth.

The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System has been utilized on customer production floors for over 35 years, boasting multiple decade-long records of excellence (FDA compliant / UL and ETL certification support).

Small to large manufacturers can now leverage Factory Intelligence to enhance overall efficiency in all vital areas of production with CELLS Workflow MES, a remarkably user-friendly solution for tracking products, monitoring order status, collecting data, delivering documents, and more.

The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System is simple to implement, allowing you to go live within the first week.

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• The History
• The Clients
• The Price

CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System software lets you manage and deliver:

• Real time Work In Process "WIP" inventory tracking as well as being able to enter fault data, trend, etc.
• Order Status — Deliver real time snapshot of status.
• Factory Intelligence — Tracks all work, job, or sales orders
• Materials Management — track material usage on the production floor.
• Labor — track labor on the production floor.
• Routings — forced or non-forced out of sequence.
• Out-of-the-box solution.
• Go-live in week one.
• Serialized or non-serialized lot product tracking. Even allows serialization in mid routing.
• FDA compliant electronic data collection and WIP tracking system.
• UL and ETL certification support.
• Fully internet enabled — Internet or Intranet integration.
• Open database — simplify integration with open architecture.
• Integrate to enterprise applications — share data with ERP, MRP and other executive systems.
• Manufacturing and Engineering Data Collection and analysis.
• Equipment and machine data logging and monitoring.
• Defect code logging.
• Production Step Cycle Times.
• Labor & Production hours.
• Tracks sub-assemblies as well as the main assembly.
• Document Delivery — online manufacturing documents of any type (PDF, HTML, Word, Video, etc.).
• Multiple product lines.
• Improve product quality/first passed yield.
• RMA tracking and rework lot tracking.
• Lot history and lot locator.
• Operator can find all work on production floor ready for their operation.
• Product traceability and history.
• SPC Process Control, Reports.
• Quality Defects & Trends.
• Roving inspections.
• Reduce manufacturing cycle time — speed of launch/time-to-market.
• Reduce inventory.
• Lot and batch numbers
• Work station inventory — parts used, parts needed and stock room report
• Computerized traveler
• Operator qualification status — limits operator to certain operations
• Reduce product development costs — lower manufacturing costs.
• Improved profits — increase revenues.
• Increase market share/penetration.
• Work station yields and scrap
• Reduce lead times.
• Bar code, RFID, GPS — integration with all types of automatic identification and data collection technologies ranging from bar codes, active and passive RFID, sensors, GPS satellite location, etc.

A possible next step in your evaluation is an informal online demo. To do the demo now or schedule one contact us.

Sample CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System Traveler Routing From Various Industries

INDUSTRY — ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING

INDUSTRY — MACHINE SHOP / WELDING / FABRICATION

INDUSTRY — TEXTILE / GARMENT

INDUSTRY — FOODS & BEVERAGES - BOTTLING

INDUSTRY — SEMI-CONDUCTORS

$START >
KITTING > BLANK > FRAME > PUNCH > STENCILS > VIA FILL > CONDUCTORS > INSPECTION > LAMINATION >
GREEN CUT > FIRE > FLATNESS > SAW > POST PRINT > TEST > POST PRINT2 > TEST2 > RESISTOR TRIM > IQA >
OVERCOAT PRINT > TEST3 > QCI > TEMP CYCLE > FQA > CREATE DATA PACKET > STOCK/SHIPPED >
$DONE

INDUSTRY — SOLAR PANELS

$START >
LOAD MODULES > APPLY SOLDERING FLUX > APPLY WIRE > HEAT WIRE > MODULES IN TRAY > ULTRASOUND CLEAN >
DRY > LOAD ASSEMBLY FIXTURE > FLUX MODULE GROUPS > SOLDER MODULE GROUPS > TEST GROUP VOLTAGE >
LOAD GROUPS PANEL > INSERT/SOLDER METALLIC STRIP > ADD GLASS LAYER > ADD LAMINATE LAYER >
APPLY SEALING FILM > PLACE IN VACUUM OVEN > TEST PANEL VOLTAGE >
$DONE

INDUSTRY — VEHICLE PAINTING

$START >
ACCEPTANCE > PRE-INSPECTION > WASH BAY IN > WASH BAY OUT > BLAST BOOTH IN > BLAST BOOTH OUT > PREP BAY IN >
PREP BAY OUT > PAINT BOOTH IN > PAINT BOOTH OUT > QUALITY INSPECTION > ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION > RELEASE >
$DONE

INDUSTRY — DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

$START >
REGULAR PREP > SPECIAL PREP > LARGE FORMAT SCAN > INDEXING > STORAGE > BURN >
$DONE

INDUSTRY — CHEMICAL

$START >
PREP > MIX > QA > LABLE-BOTTLE > PACKAGING > SHIPPING >
$DONE

INDUSTRY — JET ENGINE BLADES, ETC.

$START >
ENCAP > ROUGH MILL > GRIND ROOT > GRIND REVIEW > DEBURR > DEBURR TRIPLANE > PART MARK > TIP CUT >
SLOT MILL > DEBURR/TIP POLISH > TUMBLE/STRESS > CMM - SLOT > VIS > JAK PART MARK > PENDING ETCH >
ETCH > FPI > SURFACE CHECK > AIRFOIL PEEN > ROOT PEEN (JAP) > VIS ROOT PEEN (JAP) > MEDIA (JAK) >
SURFACE CHECK 2 > CMM - FINAL > CMM - REVIEW > ROOT PEEN (JAP) 2 > VIS ROOT PEEN (JAP) 2 > PENDING COAT >
COAT/PLATE/ANTIGALL > RECEIVE > TUMBLE (JAP) > FINAL INSPECTION > SOURCE > SHIP >
$DONE

INDUSTRY — TOOL MANUFACTURING

$START >
TOOL_HUB-LAP > TOOL_LN-STAMP > TOOL_PLATING > TOOL_OD > TOOL_MEASURE > TOOL_PLATE-LAP >
TOOL_CUT BACK > TOOL_ETCH > TOOL_DRESSING > TOOL_EP > TOOL_SILICON-DRESS > TOOL_PN-STAMP >
TOOL_QA INSPECTION > TOOL_PACK > TOOL_SHIP >
$DONE

INDUSTRY — HOT TUB MANUFACTURING

$START >
ACCEPTANCE > PRE-INSPECTION > WASH BAY IN > WASH BAY OUT > BLAST BOOTH IN > BLAST BOOTH OUT > PREP BAY IN >
PREP BAY OUT > PAINT BOOTH IN > PAINT BOOTH OUT > QUALITY INSPECTION > ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION > RELEASE >
$DONE

INDUSTRY — METAL PLATING / FINISHING

$START >
PREP SETUP > 1ST INSPECTION > SURFACE TEST 1 > 1ST COAT > SURFACE TEST 2 > 2ND COAT >
SURFACE TEST 3 > 2ND INSPECTION > FINISH COAT > FINAL INSPECTION > PACK > SHIP > 
$DONE

INDUSTRY — METAL STAMPING & BENDING

$START >
PRIMARY CUT > ANNEALING > BENDING > TRIM CUT > THREADING > CHROME PLATING > PACKAGING > 
$DONE

INDUSTRY — MACHINE DISASSEMBLY

$START >
RECEIVING > INCOMING INSPECTION > TEARDOWN > INSPECTION > MACHINE > ASSEMBLY > FINAL QA > 
$DONE

The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System enables "Paperless" factory automation at every work cell in your plant. Production Floor Management, Plant Execution System, MES, Process Control, Product Traceability, order tracking, WIP Inventory Tracking, RFID tag enabled, Repair Loop, Workflow Management, SPC, Document Delivery, and Data Collection in one easy to use, integrated package. CELLS Workflow MES is a cost effective solution providing the Plant Intelligence for making your job easier and saving your company money. Contact us for details.

The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System provides reports to quickly detail production status. For example the simple report below is available from the Report menu and displays a Work Order Summary with one line per work order. It is viewable by current unfinished WIP, date range, etc.

Double click on a work order line and a second drill-down report is displayed showing detailed status for each operation step in the work order. The drill-down report for work order WO000022 might look like this reporting 120 units yet to be finished and 80 completed:

Additional Reports and Charts

CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System Software

WHAT WE DO? — CELLS Workflow MES software integrates and automates factory shop floors in just about any manufacturing environment. Our typical customer requires traceability, finding the status of orders, WIPtracking, process and quality control, a paperless working environment, and productivity improvement in diverse markets such as electronics, medical devices (FDA compliant), aerospace, contract manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, process industries, and general manufacturing.

WHAT PROBLEMS DO WE SOLVE? — From Six Sigma programs to FDA auditory requirements, today's manufacturers must track, and have traceability, of all phases of the manufacturing process. The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System is an easy to use solution for this challenge and it pays for itself.

CELLS Workflow MES Main Benefits — We integrate shop floor processes at every work cell and critical data "Factory Intelligence" with ERP and management information systems.

HOW? — The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System software enables "Paperless" factory automation with Process Control, Product Traceability, WIP Inventory Tracking, RFID tag enabled, tracking of orders, Workflow Management, Document Delivery, and Data Collection in one easy to use, integrated package.

CELLS Workflow MES is a complete Manufacturing Execution System for shop floor process control. Real time Work-In-Process, PDM, PLM and Shop Floor Inventory tracking. The CELLS Workflow MES Plant Execution System quickly attain better control, quality, faster time to market, improved utilization of manufacturing resources, reduced costs, define and enforce production procedures, capture comprehensive product and material history. Contact us for details.

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• Typical CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking MES Software Shop Floor Control System — Scope and Functionality
• Workflow and Process Routings
• WIP, Product Tracking, and Traceability
• Data Collection and reporting
• Documentation Delivery
• More CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System Benefits & Features
• CAD/Gerber Viewer

Below is a typical Unisoft CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System solution for a shop floor control project for a mid-size general manufacturing plant

Project: Application estimate CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking software Shop Floor Control system

SUMMARY

The CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System software facilitates shop floor process/routing control, data collection, tracking orders, SPC, quality tracking, WIP/order/part tracking, Repair Loop, traceability, order status and document delivery. CELLS Workflow MES is paperless manufacturing and gives you real-time visibility of the shop floor AND with its Windows based software is user-Friendly and easy to set up. CELLS Workflow MES is also open ended for generating queries and reports (CELLS Workflow MES REPORTS). CELLS Workflow MES is RFID tag enabled for traceability throughout the product life cycle.

CELLS Workflow MES BENEFITS

• Productivity Improvement: The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System can help you track and reduce defects, control your process workflow, maintain traceability, and operations data can be linked to track location, output, and trends. Operating machinery condition can also be tracked to schedule preventive maintenance.

• Efficiency: Cycle times can be improved and idle time reduced with real-time information and analysis. Manufacturing capacity and efficiency can be increased through reductions in rework and scrap. On time deliveries should improve and the need to manually search for parts eliminated.

• Costs: WIP can be managed and reduced. Rework trends, problem areas, and actual costs tracked. Accuracy and updating of BOM's and routings can be more effectively managed. Actual labor and material usage and cost performance can be measured and tracked.

CELLS Workflow MES SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY

• WORKFLOW — CELLS Workflow MES enables PAPERLESS Workflow from receiving, to production, assembly, testing, and shipping. With CELLS Workflow MES forced routing, customers have the ability to control and track shop floor transactions AND virtually eliminate assembly errors. Improved process control reduces cycle times and provides control where items go for their next step. CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System allows for modification of routes as well as capturing the actual route and rework operations. Routings can be validated to avoid missed operations.

• WIP/PRODUCT TRACKING — CELLS Workflow MES WIP tracking enables you to know where each part/assembly/serial/number/lot/work order is, where and WHEN it goes next, and how much work is waiting at each station. You'll be able to monitor, analyze, and reduce cycle times throughout the WIP process. Operation codes can be captured at each step to document work done to the part. With real-time visibility, management time can be better utilized on profit and productivity improvement. RFID tag enabled for traceability throughout the product life cycle.

• DOCUMENT DELIVERY — The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System can be setup to automatically locate and display the latest documentation online for each Workflow step. Assembly instruction revisions are online, speeding the changeover of production runs. Users have access to documents on demand which are keyed to Workflow processes. CELLS Workflow MES can import and translate all common CAD and ECAD documents for viewing and utilizes the HL standard so you can view documents containing rich formatting, hyperlinks, illustrations, Active-X components, Java applets, and plug-ins. All rendered by Microsoft's Internet Explorer technology.

• DATA COLLECTION & REPORTING (CELLS Workflow MES REPORTS) — The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System enables automatic logging of data from receiving, to production, assembly, testing, and shipping … any work station you choose. CELLS Workflow MES has the ability to capture data based on scanning (bar codes), keying, swiping, and other inputs of data from employees, work stations, parts, assemblies, lots, and work orders. With our ODBC capabilities, data is available real time for viewing or generating reports on:

  • Order Status
  • Production Step Cycle Times
  • Labor & Production Hours
  • Quality Defects
  • Quality Trends
  • Inventory Demand & Trends
  • Production Machinery Operating Data and Condition
  • and more

HARDWARE AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Unisoft's CELLS Workflow MES software operates with a relational database and freely exchanges data with EXCEL, ACCESS and other reporting software packages that are ODBC compliant. The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System is provided with System security and flexibility to adapt to security protocols.

Requirements for Unisoft CELLS Workflow MES will vary depending on number of concurrent users and transactional activity. CELLS Workflow MES uses any ODBC compliant database such as Microsoft Access, SQL, or Oracle. Windows 98, NT, Windows 2000, XP and on the client side minimum of Microsoft Windows 95.

More CELLS Workflow MES Benefits and Features

With the CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System software the main screen can display different types of documents depending on your industry. If you manufacture lawn mowers then possibly show an AutoCAD or Adobe PDF drawing with a break out of the gasoline engine sub-assembly with the current piece to be assembled highlighted. CELLS Workflow MES can aid the assembly and tracking of any type of product in any industry and this allows CELLS Workflow MES to be used throughout the different production areas in your company without having to utilize multiple tracking systems. Display Adobe PDF, HTML, MS WORD, CAD files, DXF, etc.

If you are an electronics manufacturer then the CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System includes all the rich display capabilities of Unisoft's ProntoVIEW-MARKUP software. So in addition to the standard tracking and routing features of CELLS Workflow MES the user can import and display virtually any CAD, ECAD, Gerber or BOM file. Then CELLS Workflow MES displays your PC Board assemblies in rich detail and the user can find components, nets, shorts, part numbers, etc. Zooming, panning, rotating, flipping, schematic reconstruction — anything the user needs to find on the PC Board in a fraction of the time it would take with paper prints.

The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System software is user-configurable and straight forward to install and maintain. CELLS Workflow MES flexibility allows it to monitor production equipment and fill the critical gap between Enterprise Systems (ERP, MRP, etc.) and the factory floor.

BENEFITS

• Reduced manufacturing cycle time
• Improved product quality
• Reduces lead times
• Reduce inventory

CELLS Workflow MES Software Features

• Work In Process (WIP) tracking of any electronic or non-electronic part, assembly or sub-assembly to desired level of detail (unit and box build)
• Fully Internet enabled Plant Execution System
• Routing Work Flow Control (next step)
• Document delivery & control
• Statistical Process Control (SPC) quality reporting
• Share data with ERP, MRP and other executive systems
• Full multimedia — Text, Graphics, Video & Sound script playing
• Inventory tracking software and defect tracking software
• Data collection via serial number or lot number to any ODBC compliant Database (Access, Oracle, SQL, etc.); Collect data via manual input or directly from manufacturing equipment via Active-X (OLE) Automation
• RFID tag enabled for traceability throughout the product life cycle
• Internet/Intranet integration
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• 1000's of Plug-in's
• Active-X (OLE) Automation; Visual Basic script control
• Indispensable tool for ISO 9000 implementation
• "Alarm Notification Sequencing" — example: A set quality threshold is exceeded and an alarm is set that first flashes a display screen then if it is not answered in a given period of time it may then send out several emails or ring a cell phone or pager, etc.
• "Corrective Action Follow-up Sequencing" — example: When a corrective action for a production line problem is created a sequence is followed until the action is closed.
• "Query reports" — example: Serve up data that is stored in the CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System Software's database; If someone logs into a CELLS Workflow MES customers website then enters their customer # they are presented with an Active Server Page (ASP) that gives them the choice of running two types of production status reports and 3 different types of quality reports (CELLS Workflow MES REPORTS)
• more

CELLS Workflow MES System Functionality

WORKFLOW

The CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System enables paperless Workflow from receiving, to production, assembly, testing, and shipping. With CELLS Workflow MES forced routing, customers have the ability to control and track shop floor transactions AND virtually eliminate assembly errors. Improved process control reduces cycle times and provides control where items go for their next step. CELLS Workflow MES allows for modification of routes as well as capturing the actual route and rework operations. Routings can be validated to avoid missed operations. Unisoft CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System software answers these questions: Where does this unit go next? Is this the most current revision? What documents are associated with this unit? What do I do now? When will my work order be completed? How many times has this unit failed before?

WIP/PRODUCT TRACKING

CELLS Workflow MES tracking enables you to know where each part/assembly/serial/number/lot/work order is, where and WHEN it goes next, and how much work is waiting at each station. You'll be able to monitor, analyze, and reduce cycle times throughout the WIP process. Operation codes can be captured at each step to document work done to the part. With real-time visibility, management time can be better utilized on profit and productivity improvement.

CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System Software is built on Open Standards which means more choices for you. CELLS Workflow MES adhere to Microsoft's Open Database Conductivity (ODBC) standard and therefore can exchange data with other executive systems such as ERP and MRP. Other CELLS Workflow MES standards include Active-X Automation and Microsoft Internet Explorer. For example:

Full Featured CAD / Gerber viewer

When the CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System is tracking product in the electronics industry it has the added feature of all the rich display capabilities of our ProntoVIEW-MARKUP program. CELLS Workflow MES can import and display virtually any CAD, ECAD, Gerber or BOM file. Then CELLS Workflow MES displays your PC Board assemblies in rich detail and users can find components, pins, nets, netnames, part numbers, etc. Find shorts between traces (highlight single or multiple traces). Display markup overlays that go on top of the PC Board assembly to create work and assembly instructions. Zoom, pan, rotate, flipping, split-screen display, active schematic view that is hyper-linked to the assembly — find what you are looking for in a fraction of the time it would take with paper prints.

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Online Documentation

The CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System Software brings your users just the documents they need for the assembly and step they are working on right now. When the user scans or types in the ID of the unit he/she is working on, CELLS Workflow MES automatically locates the assembly drawing, plus all documents related to the assembly and its parts. CELLS Workflow MES automatically brings the main document(s) you wish direct to the display screen, other documents needed in that process step are sent to the CELLS Workflow MES View menu where they can be displayed as needed. Also documents can be hyperlinked to items and areas on the main display then clicked on to display that document. Virtually any type of document can be viewed — Adobe PDF, HTML, MS WORD, CAD files, DXF, etc.

Also the CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System can display any Internet or Intranet web site at any assembly step. For example the user can view internal HTML documents such as existing inspection procedures that reside on your company's intranet or display a part vendors specification sheet directly from the vendors web site or research data, etc. Use any of the literally hundreds of free or inexpensive tools with which to build your HTML documents (Microsoft Office (WORD, FrontPage, etc. or nearly any word processor).

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Data Collection and Reporting

Users scan or key in unit serial numbers in order to get the graphical display of the assembly. In so doing, unit serial number are automatically tracked as they move from station to station. Your technicians are probably writing on defect tags right now. With CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking Manufacturing Execution System Software, a convenient online form is just one keystroke away, already filled out with most of the required data. In most cases, the tech only needs to pick an exact defect code from a list of suggested codes for the current operation.

Once your work-in-progress, failure/quality or other data is in the CELLS Workflow MES Product Tracking MES Software database, you can report against it with the existing reports available on the CELLS Workflow MES Report menu. Or you can create reports with any report writer or analysis tool that supports ODBC (Crystal Reports, Access, SAS, Excel, etc.) (CELLS Workflow MES REPORTS). You can even publish the reports to your CELLS Workflow MES intranet or provide dynamic report generation through CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System or any web browser. For example over the internet your clients, vendors, QA or sales personnel can use their web browser to review current product tracking Order Status, Production Step Cycle Times, run reports on Quality Defects and Trends. No need to gather status and quality data when your key clients request it, it's always available when they need it via secured password protection.

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Open Standards Mean More Choices for You

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) allows the CELLS Workflow MES Manufacturing Execution System software to store its tables in virtually any modern database, including client/server databases such as Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Oracle Server, etc.. ODBC also allows the CELLS Workflow MES database to be queried, analyzed, and reported against with a variety of third-party tools (CELLS Workflow MES REPORTS).