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The SmartFactory™ Solution

Harnessing and extending the power of ERP platforms to help manufacturers realize the promise of Industry 5.0.

Digital Manufacturing.

Discover the power and capability of SmartFactory™. Learn of its benefits and how you can apply the solution into your manufacturing business.

The launching pad to better manufacturing

A fast, integrated and ready-to-go ERP extension

The SmartFactory Shop Floor solution is the starting point to better manufacturing and the power to build.

A fully integrated solution that brings the benefit, power, security, and scalability of the cloud.

Enabled for existing OEM ERP implementation methods for quick integration, configuration and rollout into your production environment.

SmartFactory™ Shop Floor Bundle.

The SmartFactory™ Shop Floor is the base platform required to get started. In this fully enabled solution, you get:

    • Self-configuring SmartFactory™ Tables
    • Automatically Mapped Integration to Transaction Records
    • NetSuite Integrations to Work Orders, Routings, BOM, Supply Plans, Cost Templates, and more
    • Functionality for Paperless Tablet, HMI or Kiosk Workstations
    • Integral Barcode Scanning Functionality*
    • Work Order Completions
    • Inventory and Material Management (including smart backflush or issuance)
    • Labor Reporting (type, hours, costs)
    • Enabled and Automated Labor Reporting in SuiteAnalytics
    • Interactive Digital Media for Work Instructions and Production Notes
    • Downtime, Rework and Scrap Reporting
    • Supplemental Quality Functionality (non-transactional)
    • Label Generation and Printing*
    • IIoT and Machine-to-Machine Ready**

If you run NetSuite ERP, this solution package is SuiteSuccess enabled, SuiteAnalytics integrated and even comes with a SmartFactory™ for NetSuite sandbox for development and testing prior to rolling new functionality into production.

*may require additional hardware devices that are not included in this solution bundle.
**ready to connect the SmartFactory™ Machine Integration Module

Integrating machine data for greater performance

Harnessing the Power of Your Shop Floor

Connect your IIoT devices, harvest machine information and integrate into your production ERP environment for performance monitoring, management and reporting.

SmartFactory™ Add-On:
Machine Integration

The SmartFactory™ Machine Integration module is your pathway to a fully integrated shop floor. In this solution, you get:

    • Real-time Machine Integration of OPC UA Data Tags*
    • Data Tag Updates Pushed to NetSuite in Near Real-time
    • To Capture Relevant Data Attributes or Process Parameters
    • Real-time Downtime Event Logging
    • Graphical Machine Monitoring Display
    • Display of Machine Performance to OEE Performance KPIs

This solution package requires an existing instance of SmartFactory™ Shop Floor. If you’re running NetSuite this solution is SuiteSuccess enabled and SuiteAnalytics integrated.

*OPC UA server required.

Keeping and protecting accurate production information

Making continuous improvement happen across the business

The SmartFactory™ Digital Process History Records option captures, retains and integrates detail task and activity information so you can evaluate past performance while building a better manufacturing future.

SmartFactory™ Add-On:
Digital Process History Records.

The SmartFactory™ Digital Process History Records deliver the production details you need, integrated into your ERP and manufacturing platform. In this solution option, you get:

    • Extended Routing Operations
    • Accounting for Sub-tasks and Activities
    • Customizable Forms to Capture Process Specific Data Elements
    • A Complete History Record of All Collected Data

This solution package requires an existing instance of SmartFactory™ Shop Floor. If you’re running NetSuite his solution add-on is SuiteSuccess enabled and SuiteAnalytics integrated.

3 Videos to Enhanced Batch Management & Compliance

1 of 3. Kitting

2 of 3. Batch Management

SmartFactory™ Add-On:
Electronic Batch Record Management

The SmartFactory™ eBRM add-on is your route to accurate and integrated batch and process operational excellence. Designed for the unique needs of food and beverage manufacturers the SmartFactory™ eBRM solution brings to your shop floor:

    • Recipe and Formulation Management
    • Blending, Mixed Multiple Lot Ingredient Control
    • Recorded History of all Activities to Individual or Specific Batches
    • Detailed Information to Assist Auditing and Compliance Processes
    • Support for Mixed Mode Manufacturing
    • Ability to Pre-kit Ingredients and Full Traceability
    • Support for Label Generation and Printing
    • “Plug-and-play” Connectivity to the SmartFactory™ Machine Integration Add-on
    • Support for Digital Work Instructions for Batch Management and Process Controls
    • Ability to Ensure Standard Operating Procedure Compliance

This solution package requires an existing instance of SmartFactory™ Shop Floor. If you run NetSuite this solution add-on is SuiteSuccess enabled and SuiteAnalytics integrated.

3 of 3. Electronic Batch Records

The Power to Connect.

The SmartFactory™ Shop Floor and Add-ons easily and completely connect to your manufacturing environment and your ERP and analytics platforms.

Powered by Platforms.

The SmartFactory™ for NetSuite solution harnesses the power of Oracle NetSuite ERP, SuiteAnalytics, shop-floor processes and data to bring about  the fully integrated manufacturing operation.

Built for NetSuite.

As a member of the Oracle NetSuite CloudSuite Developer Network (SDN), SmartFactory™ for NetSuite is an approved Built for NetSuite (BFN) Hybrid SuiteApp solution with the following characteristics:

    • RA mix of platform resident components and external components
    • Separate solutions integrated with NetSuite via custom user interface (UI) and/or internal and external data
    • Native and integration components of the solution have been reviewed by NetSuite

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Powered by Tulip.

Tulip is a connected front line operational platform that connects people, machines, devices and systems used in manufacturing processes.

Tulip was rated as a “challenger” on the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for MES systems due to their:

    • No-code, cloud-based platform as an enabler to MES
    • Ability to connect edge devices and support of HTTP APIs, SQL and OPC/UA connectors
    • The ability to quickly model, test and deploy applications into production environments

For further information on how the I4.OS | SmartFactory™ is built on Tulip, please contact us using the form below.

Empowering People.

The SmartFactory™ solutions are cloud based, enabling virtually every device type to meet even the most demanding requirements of your business, shop floor or remote workers.

Supported Platforms and Devices

SmartFactory Hosting Environment: Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure Cloud
Workstation Hardware Device Support: Tulip Workstation
Mobile Device Support: Devices that run on Android, iOS or Windows 11
Desktop Device Support: Devices that run on Windows 11, Macintosh OS X

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