Challenge
- Paper-based order processing and production
- Extremely wide range of articles and variants
- MES requirements could not be clearly and fully specified at project start
E. Schellenberg Textildruck AG
E. Schellenberg Textildruck AG specializes in dyeing and printing knitted and woven fabrics. The family business is run by Urs Schellenberg in the third generation and employs around 100 people at its production site in Fehraltorf (Canton of Zurich, Switzerland). Every year, more than 6 million meters of textiles are finished for customers in Switzerland and abroad.
Solution
- Implementation of the complete ACS fit MES solution with extensive master data management (especially for process definition)
- Complete warehouse management and quality assurance
- Machine connectivity for process data recording
- Integration of various labeling systems
- MES as the leading system for capacity and sequence planning, including determination of delivery dates
- Complete quantity tracking down to the individual piece, including all movement data that only becomes available at the end of the process
Benefits
- Real-time status tracking of inventory and order progress, providing an important management tool for controlling production
- Actual data, quality data, and master data fully in the MES with a shared context
- Detailed, complete traceability down to the individual piece