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Discrete manufacturing software

Get the paper off your shop floor. High-mix, low-volume production lives or dies on records that are right the first time. Industrial machinery. Electronics. Medical devices. Automotive tier suppliers. Every serial number traced, every build accounted for. Cut costs, raise quality, and keep the plant running with Velotic's plant and manufacturing software.

Imagine delivering:

$5M annual quality improvement savings

Imagine delivering:

$10M energy savings over five years

Imagine delivering:

90% waste reduction

Imagine delivering:

80% decrease in downtime
Discrete manufacturing line
Benefits

What challenges will you overcome today with Velotic?

Today's digital plant and its mobile, connected workforce accelerate and sustain continuous improvement to drive greater productivity and efficiency, lower total cost of ownership, and increase profitability. Our mission-critical software accelerates digitization by supporting the digital worker, enterprise visibility and scalability, and continuous improvement programs such as Lean.

Reduce costs

By aligning resources, energy, and efficiency management your operations can reduce inventory, identify costly production gaps, lower energy and utility waste, and gain insight into throughput and critical processes.

Improve quality

Capture detailed quality data and traceability information, while performing analysis on process- and product-oriented data, and classifying materials as non-conforming, out-of-spec, or related to recalls.

Speed production

Improve on-time delivery and respond with agility to late stage changes, gain up-to-date visibility of all work-in-progress orders, get more successful new product introductions (NPIs), and shorten design-to-delivery cycles.

Traceability and material genealogy

End-to-end tracking of the materials and parts used in products, with traceability on operations as well as material genealogy that can be navigated backward and forward — the requirement that separates serialized discrete production from everything else.

Defect management across the full quality lifecycle

Compliance to standards often requires structured handling of quality and defects. Manage them end-to-end rather than in a spreadsheet parallel to the system of record.

First time right quality

Digitizing route operations, work instructions, BOMs and specifications helps prevent operators from making mistakes — catching the error before it becomes rework.

The true cost of labor

Digitize labor records by labor type — setup, running, rework — to capture what a job actually costs, rather than what the standard says it should.

Complex operations and skilled labor shortages

Execution support including guidance for operators helps a smaller, less experienced crew run a complex process correctly. Labor disruptions, a shortage of IT resources, and cobbled-together plant systems are the conditions most discrete plants are working in.

Decrease operator response time

Speed problem detection and response with ISA and research-based design concepts, so operators know the right action with a glance.

Accelerate time-to-value

Achieve fast time-to-value with simple installation and easy-to-use web clients as well as nearly instant upgrades.

Secure-by-design visualization anytime, anywhere

Enable action with visualization where you need it through native responsive web design, and reduce the threat of cyber-attacks with certificate-based communications throughout.
Applicable Solutions

Solutions for operational excellence

Discrete manufacturers need connected, production-focused software that helps ensure quality, improve traceability, optimize scheduling, and increase operational efficiency across machining, assembly, test and packaging operations. Velotic's integrated portfolio connects equipment, people, and data to deliver real-time visibility, intelligent decision-making, and greater agility throughout the manufacturing lifecycle. From industrial connectivity and manufacturing execution to advanced analytics, scheduling optimization, and plant-floor visualization, this software helps manufacturers reduce waste, improve quality, increase throughput, and build a scalable foundation for continuous improvement.

Proficy Smart Factory MES

A suite of cloud-based and on-premises applications enabling lean manufacturing through IoT insights and intelligence, powered by data integration, machine learning, and predictive analytics.

Proficy HMI/SCADA

Model-based high-performance HMI built on iFIX and CIMPLICITY, so operators know what's important and the right action to take at a glance.

Proficy Historian

Industrial time-series data collection for on-premises and cloud storage and analytics, supporting root cause analysis and the production record.

Proficy Scheduler

Optimize production schedules to maximize throughput, reduce changeover time, and meet customer demand across high-mix production.

Kepware

Connect machine tools, PLCs, and test equipment over their native protocols to enable reliable data collection and real-time operational visibility.

ThingWorx

Accelerate digital transformation with enterprise-wide monitoring, asset performance insights, and connected operations across sites.
Success Stories

Real results across discrete manufacturing

Leading discrete manufacturers are using Velotic software to improve quality, increase throughput, reduce waste, strengthen traceability, and optimize production performance across global operations. By connecting people, processes, machines, and data, manufacturers gain the visibility and intelligence needed to improve quality and achieve measurable business results.
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What is discrete manufacturing software?

Software that helps manufacturers of distinct, countable items manage production routing, order execution, quality, traceability, scheduling, and operational performance. By connecting equipment, production systems, and operational data, manufacturers can digitize paper travelers, maintain the genealogy record, and respond faster to deviations. Velotic combines Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx to create a connected manufacturing environment that supports real-time operational intelligence.

What is a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and why does discrete production need one?

An MES sits between planning and the shop floor: it takes the order from ERP, drives the route and work instructions to the operator, records what actually happened, and hands the result back. In discrete production, where each unit is distinct and often serialized, that record is the traceability evidence. Proficy Smart Factory delivers value across process, discrete and mixed manufacturing operations.

How does the software handle high-mix, low-volume production?

Digitizing route operations, work instructions, BOMs, and specifications means a changeover is a configuration change rather than a new paper packet. Scheduling optimizes throughput against changeover time, and the WIP view keeps every in-flight order visible when the mix shifts mid-week.

How does traceability and material genealogy work?

Traceability runs at the operation level as well as end-to-end material genealogy, navigable backward and forward — so you can move from a finished serial number to every material and operation that produced it, or from a suspect lot forward to everything it went into.

Can it integrate with our existing ERP and PLM systems?

Yes. Standardized workflows and automated route creation integrate with existing ERP, PLM, and enterprise systems so shop-floor execution and enterprise planning work from the same data. Kepware connects machine tools, PLCs, and test equipment over their native protocols, so device data reaches those applications without an integration project per device family.

Is the software available in the cloud or on premises?

Proficy Smart Factory is a suite of cloud-based and on-premises applications, and the wider portfolio offers architecture flexibility including single machines, remote substations, and complex distributed networks that span multiple factories and geographies.

How does the software help capture the true cost of labor?

Labor records are digitized by labor type — setup, running, rework — so the cost reported is what the job actually consumed rather than what the standard assumed.

How quickly can we expect to see value?

Simple installation, easy-to-use web clients, and nearly instant upgrades support fast time-to-value. Reported customer results include $5M in annual quality improvement savings, $10M in energy savings over five years, 90% waste reduction, and an 80% decrease in downtime.