Connect the equipment you already own, then see what is happening
Your machines already produce their own data. VECHR MES reads it over the protocols the equipment supports, attaches it to the relevant order, unit, and lot, then turns it into operational information you can use straight away.
What assets and IIoT cover
- Production-ready IIoT connectivity Connect equipment over industrial protocols such as OPC UA, MQTT, and Modbus TCP directly at the resource. Connections come with auto-retry and real-time data point visibility, so machine data is usable by the MES immediately.
- OEE & reliability analytics Compute Availability × Performance × Quality continuously, complete with downtime categories, MTTR, MTBF, and the history of operational state changes, to see how equipment really performs.
- Preventive maintenance based on real condition Use reusable procedure templates, structured spare-part checklists, and maintenance schedules driven by time or by actual equipment usage.
- Operator certification control Restrict operator access to machines based on valid certification, complete with expiry dates and certification history.
Five views of one piece of equipment
One machine, one source of information. Its configuration, live condition, history, and performance all sit in the same context.
| View | What it holds |
|---|---|
| General | Basic equipment information such as manufacturer, model, serial number, installation date, and capacity. |
| Monitor | Connection status and live data point values, including reading history so you can see previous conditions. |
| KPI | MTTR, MTBF, and availability for that equipment and for the resources beneath it. |
| OEE | Availability × Performance × Quality, displayed and trended continuously. |
| Data Points | Connection and data point configuration: protocol, tags, and read frequency. |
What happens once the equipment starts talking
- Three protocols, straight from the resource OPC UA, MQTT, and Modbus TCP are available directly at resource level, with no additional gateway project required for basic connectivity.
- Connections recover on their own When a connection drops, the status updates immediately and the system attempts to reconnect automatically.
- More than one connection per machine A single resource can hold several connections, for example OPC UA to the main PLC and Modbus TCP to a tank controller.
- Every reading carries a quality flag Data is marked good, bad, or uncertain, so its condition stays visible and it is never quietly treated as valid.
- From anomaly to work order A detected event or anomaly can be used directly to raise a maintenance work order, complete with the context of the equipment involved.