Discrete Manufacturing Software
Accevo supports discrete manufacturers that build individual products and assemblies with variants, serial numbers, and multi-step routings.
What discrete manufacturers typically need
This type of production often combines manual work, semi-automated stations, and automated cells. Common operational requirements include:
Visibility of WIP and order progress across multiple workstations
Serialisation and genealogy (what happened, where, when, by whom, with which materials/tools)
Quality gates, inspections, and controlled rework loops
Consistent operator execution (work instructions, step checks, confirmations)
Real-time machine and line performance (availability, speed losses, micro-stops, scrap)
Faster changeovers and better sequencing without losing traceability
Integration with ERP/PLM/WMS so master data and production results are consistent
What Solutions Accevo Provides?
Real-time production execution (MES/MOM)
Track each operation against the production order and routing, with live status, confirmations, and exception handling. Capture production events automatically from machines where available, and manually where needed—without breaking the audit trail.
Traceability designed for serialised products
Build an end-to-end product history that links:
- serial/lot identifiers
- operator and workstation
- machine parameters and key signals (where connected)
- used components/materials
- quality results and rework decisions
This supports investigations, supplier/customer claims, and regulatory or customer audits.
Operator panels, barcode/RFID and guided workflows
Standardise work at the station level. Guide operators through steps, enforce required checks, and reduce missed actions (for example: scan-to-confirm, step completion, deviation handling, electronic sign-off).
Quality inspections and SPC
Run in-process and end-of-line quality controls with clear escalation rules. Detect trends early, react to out-of-limit measurements, and connect defects to orders, stations, and materials to reduce repeat issues.
Performance monitoring (OEE and micro-stops)
Use APIs and standard integration patterns to exchange production data with ERP/PLM/WMS/SCADA, and provide consistent datasets for reporting, analytics, and AI use cases.
Production planning and re-planning (APS)
Sequence orders to reduce changeovers and stabilise flow. Use live shop-floor feedback to re-plan when priorities, constraints, or disruptions change.
Maintenance execution (CMMS)
Plan preventive maintenance, manage work orders, and connect downtime reasons with maintenance activities so you can prioritise actions that reduce recurring losses.
Data foundation and integration
Use APIs and standard integration patterns to exchange production data with ERP/PLM/WMS/SCADA, and provide consistent datasets for reporting, analytics, and AI use cases.
Work instructions and digital SOPs (operator guidance)
Accevo’s work instruction module delivers step-by-step guidance at the workstation, so operators follow the correct sequence for each product variant and operation.
Instructions can include checklists, images or documents, required scans (barcode/RFID), confirmations, and mandatory data capture (for example: torque values, measurements, test results). Each execution is recorded against the order, serial/lot, station, and operator, so you get a complete audit trail and consistent quality gates—especially useful on manual and semi-automated processes where variation and missed steps are common. This approach also supports faster onboarding by providing just-in-time, role-specific knowledge on the shop floor.
Example from an automotive traceability implementation
In one discrete automotive project (LPG tank manufacturing), the solution combined machine connectivity, PLC and robot integrations, operator panels with barcode scanning, quality gates, automated testing stations, and real-time OEE reporting, resulted in:
reduction in dispatching tanks with errors
of machine availability per shift
quicker IATF audits
increase in quarterly production volume
Typical rollout for discrete plants
01
Connect and measure
machine connectivity + real-time performance monitoring
02
Control execution:
station reporting, routing enforcement, operator panels
03
Prove traceability
serialisation/genealogy, material/tool validation, audit trails
04
Stabilise quality
inspections, SPC, defect and rework loops
05
Optimise flow
APS sequencing and disruption-based re-planning
06
Reduce losses
maintenance workflows tied to downtime and failure modes