GE Digital announced a new version of Proficy Plant Applications, its flagship Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) software. Part of the Proficy Smart Factory software portfolio, Proficy Plant Applications 2023
can help manufacturers decrease downtime and improve operator performance through new capabilities for discrete manufacturing, a no-code / low-code environment and out-of-the-box apps for modern UIs, and zero-downtime web client updates.
Proficy Plant Applications 2023 can help to reduce costs, maintenance, and training by providing a single enterprise-wide MES solution that supports process, discrete, and mixed manufacturing. The new version further expands support for discrete manufacturing with enhancements to non-conformation management, Bill of Materials (BOM), and product variables capabilities.
To help improve decision making and operator performance for greater efficiency and quality, Proficy Plant Applications 2023 features both new out-of-the-box web UIs, as well as a no-code / low-code environment for configuring operational intelligence dashboards and apps. Customizable by the user, Proficy Plant Applications screens can better enable connected workers and provide a single, contextual pane of glass for real-time supervisor and operator information, available through web-based, mobile technology. Also, the new version can help to improve the user experience by increasing application performance through lower overall system memory requirements and a smaller footprint.
To help decrease downtime, Proficy Plant Applications 2023 can support zero-downtime web client updates, allowing operators to continue interfacing with the MES without interruption or impact to production. This new version also can help to speed time to value with faster startup and continues to provide additional architectural flexibility, scalability, and cost savings by supporting both on-premises and cloud-based deployments.
Proficy Plant Applications includes four modules: Efficiency Management, Production Management and Tracking, Quality Management, and Batch Analysis.