TrakSYS

Great OEE solution

Comments: We get detailed and accurate information about our equipment operation, downtime, and plant trends. It helps make business decisions and focus improvement teams.

Pros:

We use this as an OEE solution on plant production lines. We have large screens on the wall with dashboard information carrying real time info. It's fairly easy to use once configured. It's not going to improve OEE for you unless you use the data to manage your process. It's important that many people know what the data is, where it comes from, what it means. It's even more important that a few key users dig into the data on a regular basis to identify trends and opportunities in the business.

Cons:

Not much to dislike. When configured well, the only thing to dislike is the lack of time available to explore the data it presents about your operation.

TrakSYS is a powerful MOM software

Comments: With the use of TrakSYS I have increased my knowledge of manufacturing processes, in addition to achieving satisfied customers because they speed up and reduce their tasks, effort and improve the decision making opportunities or tying problems that arise in your company and all thanks to the use of TrakSYS in their companies.

Pros:

it is capable of being a highly vital tool because its agility and configurability can be adapted to any manufacturing sector and provide important KPIs, is able to adapt to many web browsers and also with a very good translation system. The software is well structured, it also has a very secure process for updating project configurations.

Cons:

it lacks an embedded tool to prepare PDF reports, a dashboard printing functionality, and increase the catalog of graphics, such as Radar, Radial and Gauss type.

Help our customers customize, maintain, update, or change their TrakSYS system

Pros:

The system is practically infinitely configurable, which allows an experience user to be very powerful when designing a system. A well planned and achitected system can be immensely powerful.

Cons:

The product is not very intuitive as to how a specific system is configured. A large amount of time is needed to familiarize a system with its architecture. Debugging issues can also be incredibly difficult. When large numbers of machines/alarm lists/downtime reasons/etc. need to be added, the system does not scale very well with the web-based interface.

Great tool for Manufacturing Intelligence projects

Pros:

Flexibility to adapt the tool to all kind of solutions as the C# language integration gives you a lot of development power for example. Great database structure.

Cons:

The learning curve could be high depending on the solution complexity as several programming languages (C#, ASP .NET, HTML, ...) are needed.

TrakSYS platform allow me as Senior Consultant to provide solutions cost-effective to our clients.

Pros:

It's a stable platform. It uses the latest technology. You can acquire any data in your industrial plant easily. It interconnects the data and makes flow the information. People can take the best and quick decision using real data.

Cons:

The Spanish out-of-the-box translations can be improved.

my work experience in several industries has been important for my development

Comments: That I have learned a lot and from several manufacturing issues since it is required for specific developments such as downtime and spc.

Pros:

that can be developed by modules or a complete integration that is easy to use and connect with data communication devices and connection with external systems, has flexibility for developments in different companies.

Cons:

that sometimes does not allow to add styles in the designs made for exclusive plants and that there are parts that do not allow to add configurations required by the company in which it is developing as are the graphics and that sometimes does not take the colors correctly .

Best-in-class MES that delivers significant out-of-box functionality within one extensible fplatform

Pros:

TrakSYS supports multiple MES functions within a single platform built from the ground up. TrakSYS allows manufacturers to start small and yet provides a platform that supports their growth and continuous improvement journey. It works well with existing systems and does not force manufacturers to rip and replace while still providing a platform to migrate their legacy systems when ready.

I am project team lead implementing across an entire business

Pros:

Configuration flexibility when the different sites have different control systems, processes and user needs Graphical capabilities are impressive

Cons:

Interaction with other platforms like excel, debases, SAP is not always very smooth. But I know that is probably difficult given all the variables involved

This software is a very flexible, easy-to-use solution for both small and big manufacturers.

Comments: Performance improvement, data collection, scrap reduction, ...

Pros:

TrakSYS is a complete system that just need small configurations to adapt to all needs. Based on web technologies can be accessed anywhere, it can collect data from all over the world and can easily manage them to prepare reports and dashboards that help companies to improve their performances and reduce their scrap.

Cons:

Sometimes both in configuration and during normal usage, browsing the application is not immediate because it requires too many clicks.

I provide basic demos of the software to manufacturers who collect OEE and QC information manually

Comments: OEE measurement is accurate

Pros:

Very nice operator screens, dashboards and reports. Version 10 looks nice and clean Full of all MES functionality, not just OEE going paperless is a must - for QC, ie, connect your weighscales and speed up this task

Cons:

Custom reports may take time to construct. There are not many system integrators, normally one per country That's about all, its a really good product

TrakSYS V10: OEE Software

Comments: If and only if, the data is true and clean, TrakSYS can perform and provide information to make informed decisions with the experts in the office and on the plant floor. This is invaluable information to any organization for proper Maintenance and Quality control to keep the process flow in check. It can also serve as a 'measuring tool' to provide feedback for Quality rejects, as an example, to show if any Lean Six Sigma implementation has been successful with reduction of waste. Just like in most systems, it does require a dedicated staff to implement and continually improve dashboards, theoritical rates, and the like to maintain clean & noise-free outputed information. Ultimately, this software has a learning curve but nothing short of producing the results that we initially set out for.

Pros:

It allows our Ops, Maintenance and QC folks to see real-time data and make adjustments where necessary. Creating & filtering reports is a snap and very intuitive once you get into the drivers seat more than once. The big 5-Star rating comes with the Dashboards that you can create, navigate and select to view data numbers, events, faults and alarms. If designed properly, this system can catapult any organization with data to information to knowledge. That is the true power of TrakSYS V10.

Cons:

With all the securities that we have in our plant we can no longer use the email option like we did in V8R2 to send daily reports. This is because we have set up our groups inside our network. Not a deal breaker, but something that we would like to see updated/revised in future versions.

TrakSYS is a modern, flexible MES with good out of the box value and the ability to easily expand.

Pros:

For OEE, users can quickly and inexpensively get running. With features like SPC, Task Management, Work Order Management and a time series Historian TrakSYS allows you to expand and run your entire operation.

Cons:

The licensing model is overly complex. However, the licensing model does result in high value. Partners help navigate and make it simpler.

We have supplied TrakSYS to customers for many years - they have all benefited

Comments: It is the best tool for us to inform our customers about their OEE and highlight the real reason they aren't performing to the maximum potential in their process.

Pros:

Simple, straightforward install and out-of-the-box functionality. Endlessly extendable and flexible to meet requirements accurately. Dramatic and dynamic presentation of user-interface, which in TrakSYS X has taken a massive leap forwards. A great, solid, powerful back-end and a clean modern front-end.

Cons:

It is not easy to get on board with the entry level pricing. There is a major obstacle to smaller customers wishing to get the benefits available but not able to justify the initial outlay spend. A new model for licensing would resolve this.

TrakSYS is a highly Customizible web interface. Can do nearly anything with the right configuration

Comments: This software allows me to meet the needs of many customers, especially those with more specific not MES OEE needs.

Pros:

The extensible model of the software packages. The interface is extremely clean and customer service is top notch.

Cons:

The answer when asking IF the software CAN do something the Answer is nearly always yes. this can learn to more than normal configuration necessary to accomplish more custom implementations.

Sturdy

Pros:

Pretty solid connectivity to the PLC layer. The software has incredible customizability. It can be customized to the vendors requirements with relative ease. I also like the ease with which it can adjust itself to different screen types by itself. The software has in-built functionality which allows itself to modify the screen based on the device it runs on, without any intervention from the developers.

Cons:

Wish there were more than one language that could be used for writing custom scripts. Right now, you need to be proficient with C# to be able to write custom scripts. I hope that in future they will consider including options to select the language that you want to code in.

Great Platform, but opportunity for More Out of the Box Content

Comments: TrakSYS has actually opened up a new career for me and enabled me to use my operations management skills to help other manufacturers.

Pros:

TrakSYS is a great platform that enables never ending possibilities. It is great as a learner for programming as one can ease their way into it. Lastly, it is great for non-programmers to continue to edit and change their KPI's and reports as a part of their CI efforts.

Cons:

Some of the out of the box content is really narrow in use requiring more efforts to set up than if making other pages. Otherwise it is a great platform.

Great rapid prototyping. Much nicer to use with improved documentation.

Comments: Fast and easy to use.

Pros:

Great to have a solid API for large data entry. The database and configuration utilities are the main strength of this application.

Cons:

Web interface is slow. It could use a lot of improvement to keep more operations client side. We know that after making certain changes, the logic service must be restarted. Why not automatically detect and prompt to restart? To maintain the option 'not now' might be necessary. Possibly some sort of dirty flag to visually indicate that the logic service needed to be restarted. OPC-UA support should be a great improvement over current OPC support.

Very nice product, quite complete. Good company

Comments: Visibility on, and insight in, the performance of our production lines, in context to product, order, formula, cost

Pros:

I especially like the graphical user interface of the product. It is very powerful and does not require any compilation to deploy.

Cons:

I believe the product would benefit from a good BPMN engine to configure and execute workflows within the product. This would transform the product into a real complete MES solution.

Very good html5 based solution, always ahead of its time. Extremy good support!!

Comments: Flexible and scaleable solutions that fist the need of of our customers

Pros:

Very flexible, you can use included modues and features or you build them by your own. If doing so you can use VisualStudio or write c# code direclty in the solution. Also easy to scale. Works with validated environment. Great documentation, snippets and support!

This is the most easily configurable and extensible MES platform that I have used in my 15 years

Pros:

Great out-of-the-box functionality Lots of configuration options Most easily Customized/Extended without negatively impacting upgrades Product is stable - does not need to be restarted No major bugs found to date

Cons:

I really can't think of anything I don't like about this MES platform/product. I've used 10+ MES platforms over the past 15 years and this is by far the best.

Today we can analysis everything regarding our efficiency, we increased the OAE/productivity after i

Pros:

It is friendly, the customer support is very nice, it is allow to customize according our necessity ( flexible ). The remote access is also nice.

Cons:

Same times when we had software´s upgrades we always lost some important data.

Overall, my experience has been positive.

Comments: As an integrator, this software allows me to provide value to customers by helping them get the most out of there equipment.

Pros:

It is relatively straightforward to configure and create new applications. The built in parts make it easy to develop consistent look and feel for applications.

Cons:

The batch portion of the software has limited out of the box content. This lengthens development times and makes batch oriented applications more complicated in nature.

Very easy to use software

Pros:

The adaptability of the software and the ability to change as needed. Very easy to limit access to certain parts of the software for technicians .

It is very easy to work with and has a lot of easy-to-use features for developers!

Comments: Salary ...

Pros:

I like that everything is set up to look sleek and work well right out of the box. The framework works well for discrete systems and allows for quick development.

Cons:

I do not enjoy how difficult it is to track systems that do not fit the Traksys standard. Batch systems in particular can be a bit unwieldy without proper care.

Great presentation, wonderful flexibility, amazing functionality

Pros:

I like the bite by bite approach of the product, the ability to purchase only what is needed. This software is great.