Development and Application of MES Based on Cloud Platform for Steel Structure Enterprises

In recent years, manufacturing execution system (MES) has been widely used in the manufacturing industry. MES plays an important role in supporting enterprise workshop management. However, generalized MES cannot be applied well in steel structure enterprises due to the particularity and complexity of steel structure enterprises. This paper takes into account the production characteristics and needs of steel structure enterprises and an MES structure based on cyber-physical system (CPS) is proposed. This architecture includes the physical layer, the network layer and the application layer. The cloud platform-based MES system was applied to a steel structure enterprise in Changchun, China, and the functions of each module were introduced in detail. The MES can effectively improve the informatization level of the enterprise, creating a transparent, informative and intelligent production environment for steel structure enterprises. The developed MES can improve resource utilization, reduce enterprise costs, improve product quality, and lay the foundation for steel structure enterprises to found intelligent factories.