Introduction

MES communicates with energy meters to monitor these energy sources:

• Electricity
• Natural gas
• Inert gasses
• Water
• Steam
• Oil
• 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 rate of energy usage exceeds the thresholds defined for the meter. If linked with downtime functionality, different thresholds can be set for different energy usage states, such as 'Off', 'Stopped', or 'Running' states.

Further analytics can be performed by the continuous improvement team to monitor energy usage under certain conditions, such as during machine stops and production stops, and track energy usage all the way down to energy 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 sustainability initiatives by addressing energy waste:

• Lean
• Six Sigma