Discussion

IME group of companies have many types new technologies. This company has
implemented industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 is a new phase in the industrial revolution. This
industrial revolution makes people easily to communicate or work with machine. By implement
industry 4.0 in compony the production is more efficient. All the product and workers can be
monitored using computer. Management can monitor the machine and worker using the
system. This industry 4.0 is accelerating digital manufacturing. It can eliminate problem
associated with manual data collection. Machine send data on the time and accurate. It can send
daily report, time line, monthly report, productivity summary chart and machine time line. This
system is like communicate with machine. It monitors status and throughput real time. This
system is preventive maintenance. It can determine the condition of in-service equipment in
order to predict next maintenance. With preventive maintenance, it saves cost over routine or
time-based preventive maintenance.

Next is, IME solution Sdn Bhd (IMES) is specializing in providing manufacturing
solutions to the local and overseas manufacturing companies. This company is in-house R&D
team to do software development for manufacturing solutions. They developed MAPS and
locally built manufacturing software application that used for production scheduling, planning
and tracking. MAPS is a manufacturing shop floor management software, at the best value, to
help the manufacturers especially in the high mix low volume industries to better manage their
production shop floor. It is designed to suite the high-mix industry that is running in a very
fast-paced manner. It is a dynamic tool with flexibility to allow the production manager or
planner to handle rapid changes in the production floor and respond fast to manage
manufacturing order, material shortage, reworks or machines break down. It increases
capability to manage and control manufacturing businesses.it builds with the workflow system
allow to run business operation with proper procedure, setting gate for checking, and reveal the
outstanding tasks. It is a production workbench system with easy graphical view and built with
a lot of flexibility to allow the production manager to handle rapid changes at the production
floor. It also a solution toolkit to help in implementing the manufacturing best practices, e.g.
knowledge management, LEAN manufacturing, value stream mapping and visual
management.
Reference

https://www.imes.com.my/

https://www.cadcam.com.my/about-us/