Guides

Smart factory
implementation guides

Documents about what to decide first rather than what to buy. Questions that recur in implementation discussions, written as working procedures.

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Guides
6
Format
Procedure + checklist
Reviewed by
IYULAB engineering

Guides

Getting Started

Preparing for an MES implementation

MES projects usually go wrong before product selection, not during it. If nobody has decided what counts as one …

Equipment

Legacy equipment communication survey

"Our machines are too old for that" is a verdict usually reached before anyone surveys. In practice a large shar…

Scope

Setting phase-one scope for a smart factory

Advice to go in phases is common; what phase one should be is not. Three criteria apply: the effect must be visi…

Integration

Designing an MES-ERP interface

Integration problems look technical and are usually definitional. Connecting before deciding which side is autho…

Field Design

Designing shop-floor data entry

Systems that go live and then go unused are common. The cause is design, not willingness. When entry increases a…

Maintenance

Preparing data for predictive maintenance

Predictive maintenance most often stalls on data, not algorithms. When failure history is scattered across docum…

Quick Answers

About these guides

Common questions.

Do these guides require IYULAB products?

No. The procedures are product-independent. The tools section in each guide only lists options that shorten that stage.

In what order should we read them?

Early in evaluation, start with MES preparation and phased scope. If equipment integration is the worry, read the communication survey first.

We followed a guide and it did not work. What now?

Site conditions usually explain it. Equipment mix, staffing and existing systems all require adaptation, which is what a consultation covers.

Can we see case studies alongside these?

Yes — case studies set out actual implementations with disclosure scope and the basis for their figures.

Adapting the procedure to your plant is what remains

Equipment mix and workflow reveal the real size of each step.

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