Production Digitalization Without a Major Investment – Discover Omega MES in Our Live Webinar
For many small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, production digitalization still sounds like a long, complex, and expensive IT project.
But it doesn’t have to be.
Modern cloud-based MES solutions make it possible to digitalize production processes step by step, according to the company’s actual needs, resources, and growth.
On September 24, 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00, we will host a live online webinar introducing Omega MES and demonstrating how production planning, shop floor data collection, real-time production tracking, and performance monitoring can be connected in one system.
📅 September 24, 2026 | 10:00–11:00
💻 Online | Microsoft Teams
🎟 Participation is free
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Why is production digitalization still a challenge?
In many manufacturing SMEs, digital and manual processes still exist side by side.
Customer and business data may be stored in the ERP system, production planning may partly rely on Excel, work instructions may reach the shop floor on paper, and production feedback may only be entered into a system after the shift has ended.
As a result, management may struggle to answer even basic operational questions in real time:
- What is the current status of our production orders?
- Which orders are delayed?
- How are machines and employees currently utilized?
- How does actual production time compare with planned time?
- How much scrap has been produced?
- Where and why did production stop?
- How efficiently are our machines and production resources being used?
This is exactly where an MES can create value.
1. Transparent production planning with Resource Gantt
One of the first areas to digitalize is production planning.
Production orders need quantities and deadlines, while operations must be assigned to the appropriate technologies, machines, and employees.
Omega MES brings these elements together and provides a visual Resource Gantt for production scheduling.
This makes it easier to see resource utilization, identify potential conflicts and bottlenecks, and adjust the production schedule when priorities or circumstances change.
The goal is not simply to replace Excel.
The goal is to bring production planning closer to what is actually happening on the shop floor.
2. Shop floor data collection
A production plan only tells you what should happen.
The next question is:
What is actually happening in production?
With digital shop floor reporting, employees can record production activities and operational feedback directly in the system.
This can reduce paper-based administration and manual data entry while providing faster access to current production information.
Production reporting, employee feedback, and disturbance reporting can therefore become part of the same digital workflow.
3. Real-time production tracking
Digital production data becomes particularly valuable when it can be used immediately.
Instead of waiting until the end of a shift to discover that production has deviated from the plan, real-time production tracking provides visibility into the current situation.
Management and production teams can monitor information such as:
work order status, completed quantities, scrap quantities, planned versus actual production times, and downtime.
This makes it possible to identify deviations earlier and react faster.
4. Planned vs. actual production
Knowing what was planned is only half of the picture.
Manufacturers also need to know what actually happened.
Comparing planned and actual production times can reveal where operations consistently differ from expectations.
The same applies to downtime, scrap quantities, production order progress, and resource utilization.
Production data collection therefore should not be an end in itself.
Its real value comes from turning shop floor information into actionable information for better decisions.
5. OEE and KPI monitoring
Once production data is available digitally, manufacturing performance can also become measurable.
OEE and production KPIs help companies identify where efficiency is being lost.
By monitoring areas such as:
- Availability
- Performance
- Quality
- Downtime
- Scrap
- Production quantities
- Resource utilization
manufacturers can gain a clearer picture of their actual production performance.
Instead of relying primarily on assumptions and retrospective reports, decisions can increasingly be based on real production data.
Production digitalization without a major investment?
Introducing an MES does not necessarily mean that every production process has to be digitalized at once.
Omega MES is designed as a cloud-based solution that allows manufacturing companies to start with a manageable scope and expand as their requirements grow.
This makes it possible to take the first steps toward digital production without starting with a traditional large-scale MES implementation project.
See Omega MES live on September 24
On September 24, 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00, we will demonstrate the key capabilities of Omega MES in a live online webinar.
During the webinar, we will cover:
- Creating and managing production orders
- Defining quantities and deadlines
- Assigning technologies and resources
- Production planning with Resource Gantt
- Shop floor work registration and reporting
- Real-time production tracking
- Planned vs. actual production data
- Downtime and scrap monitoring
- OEE and KPI monitoring
There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during the session and discuss how an MES could support your own production environment.
Date: September 24, 2026
Time: 10:00–11:00
Location: Online – Microsoft Teams
Participation: Free with prior registration
Who should attend?
The webinar is primarily intended for manufacturing SME owners, managing directors, production managers, production planners, operations managers, and digitalization professionals who want to improve production transparency, reduce manual administration, or are considering introducing an MES system.
Take the first step toward digital production
Production digitalization is not about implementing as much software as possible.
It is about being able to plan more accurately, understand what is happening on the shop floor, identify deviations earlier, and make better decisions based on real production data.
During our September 24 webinar, we will show you how Omega MES can support these goals in practice.
