MES
Guides: 43 · Sections: 4
MES portal access and setup15
- Access the MES portal from the admin spaceLearn when the MES portal is used and who it is intended for.
- Access the MES portal to view work ordersOpen the MES portal directly to view work orders and explore the module.
- Choose between the MES Admin and Production Designer rolesGive a production user either MES-only access with the MES Admin role or design plus MES access with the Production Designer role.
- Give a user MES Operator access by adding their email IDAdd a user's email ID to grant them MES Operator access.
- Open MES in Chrome on an Android phoneOpen MES in Chrome on an Android phone for tracking, keeping in mind that desktop Chrome is the main supported environment.
- Publish a work order after verifying design and production detailsVerify the 3D design and production details, then publish a work order to send a project to production.
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- Add MES operators with an email ID as usernameAdd MES operators using an email ID, which acts as the username they log in with.
- Open a published work order in the view-only portalOpen the published version of a work order to see it in a view-only portal.
- Read a work order's Order Progress tab and tracking dataUse the Order Progress tab's station and status filters, download the tracking CSV to see how each panel was tracked, and know what the Manage menu and Reset dialog offer.
- Track factory panels as an MES operator, including on mobileTrack panels at your mapped station or on a mobile phone through the MES app, and open work order units and designs in 3D.
- Track order stage and packing status in the MES portalTrack your orders and check their current stage, packaging and dispatch status remotely through the MES portal.
- Understand what MES admin access lets you doMES admin access lets a user perform admin activities in the MES portal such as assigning stations, adding machines and changing panel label designs.
- Understand what the restriction area affectsLearn that the restricted area in machine settings applies to surface operations such as grooving.
- Understand work order name, coding, production name and design nameLearn how the work order name, work order coding, production name and design name are distinct identifiers.
- View published work orders and their outputs from MESOpen the MES work order section to see all published work orders and understand what their manual download and assembly files are for.
Packages, boxes and labels14
- Customize panel label fields by ticking or unticking sectionsTick or untick the available sections to control what information appears on a panel label.
- Print panel labels and packaging lists from MES portalUnpack the panels, print the labels from the MES portal, and download box labels and packaging lists once packaging is confirmed.
- Create box, add scanned panels, print label, close boxPack panels into a box in the MES portal, print its label and close it so the box can be tracked during shipment.
- Create box labels with QR codes to track contents and shippingCreate box labels with QR codes so scanning them tracks which panels are inside each box and the box's shipping status, with contents and dispatch traceable from the MES portal.
- Customize panel labels with logo, QR, dimensions and edge bandSet up a panel label template that carries your logo, edge band details, QR code, dimensions, borders, spacing and font size, then print each label as you cut.
- Track panels on the MES Tracking page on a phoneTrack panels from your phone by camera or manual code entry, and handle panels that were already tracked.
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- Create a new package in MES portal via camera or manual entryOpen a work order and capture each package by camera scan or manual entry so you can print its labels and packaging list.
- Create a shipment on the MES Shipment pageCreate a shipment and fill in its Shipment Details dialog with driver, vehicle, origin and receiver information before loading boxes.
- Find MES settings tabs and the Shipment pageLearn which tabs MES Settings holds and where shipments are handled as their own nav page.
- How MES sheet labels workLearn what MES sheet labels contain and how workers use them to run saw files for fractional sheets.
- Add multiple factory stations and use MES operator accountsAdd more than one factory station and let operators scan labels to group panels into boxes and verify loading progress at the shipment station.
- Download saw files, sheet labels and panel labels from a Board LayoutDownload saw files, sheet labels and panel labels from a work order's Board Layout by first choosing the machine each one depends on.
- How panels auto-rotate when a groove falls in a restricted areaLearn how a panel is turned automatically when a groove falls inside a restricted area, up to a total of 180°.
- Print panel labels immediately after each cut in assisted sawingLabel every panel right after it is cut so each one stays correctly identified.
Production files and downloads8
- How MES generates CNC machine download filesMES can generate CNC machine download files for different machine types, including beam CNC machines and generic CNC machines.
- Download cut lists, material BQ and hardware BQ from MESDownload the cut list, material BQ and hardware BQ from a MES work order so you have the raw material and hardware quantities on file.
- Find cabinet-level exploded assembly drawings in MESSee cabinet-wise drawings as cabinet-level exploded drawings in the assembly view, and find panel sizes and cabinet hardware details in the cabinet composite BOQ.
- Understand the files a Biesse Nest CIX machine outputsLearn what each file in a Biesse Nest CIX machine's Machine Files zip contains and how clamping obstruction Y values are measured.
- Configure machine tools on the MES portal before downloading filesEnter the client's machine tool data on the MES portal so the required machine files can be downloaded.
- Download production files from the MES portalGet the cut list, procurement lists, board layout and exploded drawings you need after publishing.
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- How the cabinet composite BOQ provides panel sizes and hardware detailsLearn what the cabinet composite BOQ contains and when to use it as the reference source for panel dimensions.
- Understand the MES Basic cut list Download CSV layout and settings checkLearn what a MES work order's Basic cut list Download CSV contains and how work-order cutlist settings are compared with the admin's before export.
Work orders, billing and material use6
- Check panel usage per project and work order in MESOpen the Usage page in the MES portal to see how many panels each project and work order consumed, month by month.
- How panel billing counts published work ordersLearn how MES panel usage and billing are calculated from published work orders and how unpublished versions affect them.
- How the MES pasting report details fractional sheetsSee how the MES pasting report lays out fractional sheet data by core SKU and how finish SKU quantities are estimated from it.
- Publishing over 1,000 panels per month incurs extra per-panel feesLearn when a single design should be split into multiple work orders.
- Reduce material waste with least material optimization and fractional sheetsPair the least material optimization criteria with deep fractional sheet support in MES to cut material waste across production stages.
- Track work orders and production progress in MESManage work orders in MES and view tracking details such as the number of panels listed and how much has been produced and completed.