MES TO SAP
INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS

Connect your manufacturing execution system to SAP with no headaches.

Simplify the complex process of connecting your MES to SAP with a pre-built integration engine that installs in minutes.

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Unlock the power of connecting your MES to SAP.

Whether you’re using a commercial or home-grown MES, you can quickly connect it to your SAP landscape for complete integration. With a no-code, configuration-based solution, you can be connected in minutes.

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Real-Time Connectivity

Deploy real-time SAP interfaces to fully integrate your MES. Reduce start/stop workflows by delivering the right data at the right time to streamline your manufacturing process. 

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Broad Compatibility

Connect any ISA95 / B2MML compliant Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to any version of SAP R/3, SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA. 

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Easy Automation

Schedule material master and production order downloads. Post finished good reports after production runs. If you can imagine it, you can make it happen on your schedule.

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NLINK® for MES to SAP Integration

Solve complex MES to SAP connection issues.

NLINK creates a reliable connection between your MES and SAP. You don’t need to modify SAP code, purchase new SAP modules or alter your SAP landscape in any way. This easy, configuration-based system can increase the efficiency of your manufacturing operation with real-time information. Solve your integration issues with a versatile platform that connects directly with SAP using existing APIs. 

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No Coding

Configuration-based system with absolutely no custom coding required. 

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Rapid Deployment

Can be installed and deployed in minutes and rolling out additional sites requires a single file. 

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Zero Footprint

Does not require anything to be installed into the SAP landscape and no custom ABAP is required.

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Ready to Go

Comes with pre-built transactions to support Condition Based Monitoring of Assets. 

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Operationally Flexible

User interface allows a variety of thresholds, triggers and other criteria to be specified per asset or group. 

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Stable and Secure

Uses existing APIs and configuration settings to be a stable, reliable solution.

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See What You Can Do with NLINK.

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Integrating a brand new MES with existing systems.

A plastics manufacturer invested in a new MES, but wanted to make sure it tied in with their existing barcode scanners, trim optimization and advanced planning systems.

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OUT-OF-THE-BOX SAP MES TRANSACTIONS

Comes with everything you need to automate your business processes.

Deploy a ready-made SAP integration engine that can quickly automate operations and tie together existing systems. Pre-built transactions can be modified for your specific needs without custom coding or modifying your SAP landcape.

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SAP Production Management

•  Download Production Schedule from SAP

•  Upload Production Confirmation to SAP

•  Upload Production Consumption to SAP

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•  Download Equipment List from SAP

•  Upload Equipment Runtime Data to SAP

•  Upload Maintenance Request to SAP

•  Download Maintenance Order from SAP

•  Download Maintenance Status from SAP

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SAP Inventory Management

•  Download Material Master from SAP

•  Upload Inventory Level to SAP

•  Upload Batch Characteristics to SAP

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SAP Quality Data Management

•  Download Inspection Lot from SAP

•  Upload Inspection Point Results to SAP

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SAP PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT INTERFACES

STREAMLINE AND MONITOR PRODUCTION IN REAL-TIME.

Production Schedules

These interfaces work with the SAP PP or PP-PI modules. This provides a single, standards-based data format on the manufacturing system side of the interface.

Production Confirmation

Automatically upload production confirmation and consumption information in real-time. Monitor output and inventory as it moves through the plant floor.

SAP B2MML PRODUCTION SCHEDULE SCHEMA

SAP Asset Management Interfaces​

Keep an eye on equipment and never miss a maintenance request.

Download Equipment List

The SAP PM module contains the master list of equipment to be tracked for maintenance purposes. A subset of the master list is downloaded by the MES upon demand. The scope of the equipment list subset is determined by the equipment types to be included.

Send Runtime Data for Equipment to SAP

Equipment (asset) performance data will be accumulated by the MES for defined equipment and periodically uploaded to the SAP PM module. The MES uses the downloaded equipment list to determine the equipment to accumulate data for.

Maintenance Request

The MES can send a request for maintenance on a piece of equipment to the SAP PM module which creates a maintenance notification. SAP PM module end users can then authorize the maintenance to create a work order, or deny the request to close the notification.

Maintenance Work Order

SAP sends maintenance work order data to the MES when there is a change in a work order’s status.

Maintenance Response

SAP sends information about completed maintenance notifications when work orders are closed out in the SAP PM module.

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SAP B2MML MATERIAL INFORMATION SCHEMA

 

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Make sure you have what you need when you need it.

Download Material Master

Material master data is downloaded to the MES to allow the manufacturing system to include information such as costs in real-time displays. The material master download messages are initiated by the SAP system and can be received at any time.

Upload Inventory Data

The MES can send periodic spot inventory levels or updates to the SAP MM on an hourly or daily basis. This is especially useful when inventory status (location, quantity, lot ID) has changed.

Upload Batch Characteristics For Material

When material is batch managed in an SAP system it is often necessary for the MES system to send the MM module batch characteristic data for material lots and to associate this data with a batch ID.

SAP Quality Data Management Interfaces

Enforce quality standards and control in real-time.

Download Inspection Lot Information and Upload Inspection Point Result Information

Using the inspection lot information downloaded from the SAP QM module, the MES can send quality test result data for specific lots to the QM module.

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Frequently Asked Questions

SAP is a behemoth comprised of dozens of functional modules, several of which involve manufacturing. At its heart, though, SAP is an accounting system. Most companies that use SAP also prefer to use one or more dedicated/proprietary/best-of-breed manufacturing systems for certain specialized functions. In such an environment, both SAP and the other systems work best if they can share real-time data, maintaining one version of the truth. Manufacturing Integration refers to this process of sharing such data between disparate systems and applications typically found in manufacturing plants and industrial facilities.

Using Industrial Middleware requires licensing fees and support contracts, subscription fees, professional services fees, hardware, and/or hosting costs. Using in-house resources and general-purpose integration tools to try to create the equivalent quality, flexibility and reliability of no-code Industrial Middleware incurs all of the above costs plus significantly more time and hours, unnecessarily injecting risk and project delays.

Designed and architected properly, third-party systems and applications can easily and seamlessly scale as necessary to meet changing usage. In some cases, a centralized architecture makes the most sense; there are fewer systems to manage and centrally located systems are usually easier for manufacturing IT personnel to access. However, without load-balancing, a single centralized instance may become a bottleneck. In other cases, deploying SAP Connectors at each manufacturing plant makes more sense; this model is massively scalable and each manufacturing IT group can easily access regional deployments.

Yes. It is part of SAP Supply Chain Management. The advantage of SAP’s MES module is that it is already built into SAP. The disadvantages of SAP’s MES module are numerous. First, third-party MESs exist because they are specialized in one or more particular aspects of the many specialized manufacturing processes used throughout the world. It’s not credible for a single vendor, even SAP, to build anything but a generic MES. Second, SAP’s technology delivery method is to deliver modules that are extremely “configurable” but this means that expensive specialized services, custom coding and many hidden costs also accompany the deployment of SAP’s products.

MES to SAP integration directly impacts manufacturing production by improving real-time monitoring, optimizing resource use, enhancing quality control, reducing lead times and enabling better decision-making. This leads to a more efficient, reliable and flexible production process, ultimately enhancing the overall productivity and competitiveness of the manufacturing operation.

MES to SAP integration solves critical manufacturing issues by eliminating data silos, reducing manual data entry errors and providing real-time visibility into production processes. This integration enhances production planning and scheduling, minimizes downtime through proactive maintenance and ensures consistent quality control. It optimizes inventory management, simplifies regulatory compliance and improves coordination between departments, leading to better resource utilization and higher customer satisfaction. Standardized reporting and deeper insights into production performance further enable data-driven decision-making, streamlining operations and boosting overall efficiency and productivity.

All of the same costs as general integration plus the cost of the MES software.

Why Junot Systems

Focused on supporting manufacturing operations by simplifying SAP integration.

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Decades of SAP Experience

Junot Systems’ NLINK solutions have been in the market for more than 25 years. We’ve seen countless SAP configurations and environments. That experience helps us evaluate your unique setup and unify your systems quickly and effectively.

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No Custom Code Needed

NLINK is built from the ground up to be a stable, reliable zero-code solution that requires nothing to be installed into the SAP landscape.

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Rock Solid Reliability

One customer site went 14 years from NLINK installation to their first service call. While we love staying in touch with you, we’re glad you won’t need us very often. But when you do, we deliver fast, professional technical assistance to get you back up and running as fast as possible.

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Global Footprint

We’ve supported hundreds of worldwide NLINK implementations in industries like implementations in the automotive manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, refining, rail and mining industries. Whatever you need to connect and support, chances are we’ve seen something similar. 

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NLINK’s robustness and built-in store-and-forward capability has proven to be invaluable in maintaining the reliability and integrity of the data connection between our MES and SAP.

MES Lead, Fortune 100 Lithium Ion Automotive Battery Manufacturer

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NLINK’s rich set of built-in methods to connect plant floor data to SAP allowed us to rapidly create a number of real-time, bi-directional SAP interfaces that fully integrated our plant floor systems to SAP. 

SAP Project Lead, Fortune 100 Manufacturing Company

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We needed a simple-to-use, reliable and feature rich SAP integration solution in order for us to build a set of real-time interfaces between our MES and SAP. NLINK has quickly become the cornerstone of our SAP integration strategy.

Sr. Manager, Systems Applications & Development, $12Bn Plastics Manufacturer

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Talk With Certified SAP Experts.

Let our team know what you want to connect or what you’re trying to solve, and they’ll guide you through your options.

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Install NLINK in Minutes.

We’ll get you configured and connected in minutes. No custom code necessary to communicate with SAP.

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Get a Good Night’s Sleep.

You can count on NLINK’s rock-solid integration engine to power your automated interfaces day in and day out.

Talk to a solution expert and see how NLINK can improve the efficiency and uptime of your plant floor with reliable SAP integration.