Energy

The energy functionality of Infor MES enables you to record and analyze energy usage of all your processes.

MES communicates with your energy meters to monitor common energy sources including electricity, natural gas, inert gases, water, wastewater, steam, oil, and compressed air.

The data is automatically collected in real-time, directly from the meters, and presented on the operator dashboard. Alerts are raised when the energy usage exceeds the thresholds. Further analysis can be done by the continuous improvement team to monitor energy usage under certain conditions, and track energy usage all the way down to energy consumed per piece.

MES can automatically detect when energy is being used unnecessarily. For example, if the oven is on and using energy, but the line is not producing.

This information is crucial when striving to reduce energy losses.

MES enables use of these sustainability initiatives to align with these standards and processes:

  • Lean
  • 6 Sigma
  • ISO 50001

These are the key benefits of the energy capability of Infor MES:

  • Monitor all common energy sources
  • Automatically collect data from energy meters
  • Capture a variety of measures, including consumption, rates/flows, and power factor
  • Create virtual meters by aggregating data from other physical meters
  • Record energy data manually if an automatic connection is not available
  • Real-time visibility of energy consumption and alerts to enable fast reaction times
  • Enable user-defined categories for energy usage
  • Provide KPIs to assess energy usage
  • Assign meters to cost centers
  • Compare energy usage when equipment is running, stopped, or off
  • Defines varying targets based on when equipment is running, stopped, or off
  • Identify peak loads of energy usage
  • Manage energy tariffs and usage to reduce costs
  • Evaluate energy usage patterns over time
  • Alert the operator when energy is being over-consumed
  • Escalate over-consumption through email alerts
  • Provide analytical reporting for energy to be reviewed by production run, shift, crew, material, material characteristics, source, equipment, process, and so on.