Integrated Production Management System (IPMS) – not an MES, not a MOM, but a class of its own.

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End the Excel chaos in production.Integrated transparency with traceability & real-time costs

productionOS is not an MES and not a MOM, but an Integrated Production Management System (IPMS) – a class of its own. It resolves entire orders, plans child orders and spans one continuous order bracket across every part of an article – so every measurement and process is linked to the individual part. The data foundation for end-to-end traceability, the digital product passport and AI – with or without an ERP, without much IT involvement.

Tech view productionOS is a cloud-native platform for integrated production management, developed for industrial manufacturing. The architecture combines Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure, a modular architecture, and an event-driven integration platform. The goal is to integrate planning, execution, material flow, quality, traceability, and costs into a unified operational data model while enabling gradual, modular implementation. The architecture follows three core principles: cloud-native scalability, modularity, and event-based integration along a unified namespace.
With little IT—just a browser
Replaces the Excel sheets
With and without ERP—step by step

Why productionOS

With little IT, no big project—and exactly the data foundation that makes traceability and AI in production possible in the first place.

No IT team needed

Runs with little IT

Cloud software we operate for you—no servers, no administration, just a browser. Also a great fit for small and mid-sized manufacturers.

End of Excel

Replaces the Excel sprawl on the shopfloor

Planning, confirmations, inventory, quality and costs in one system—instead of scattered, outdated spreadsheets. One truth for everyone.

Ready right away

No big IT project required

No months-long rollout. Up and running in days, first results immediately—grow instead of waterfall.

Easy

Easy to use

A clean interface and a touch terminal for the shopfloor. People are productive in minutes, not after weeks of training.

Grows with you

Adopt more, step by step

Start with one module and expand over time—without losing the bigger picture. Use only what you need.

With or without ERP

Works with and without an ERP

No ERP? productionOS runs on its own. Got an ERP? It connects via API and complements it—no double data entry.

Essential

Link process data to parts

Which machine, which lot, which measurement belongs to which part? That mapping is the basis of all traceability—and only possible with an end-to-end system.

AI-ready

The foundation for AI in production

AI needs clean, connected data. productionOS creates exactly this structured data foundation—the prerequisite for meaningful AI in manufacturing.

Europe

Data in Europe, GDPR-compliant

Operated in Europe, remote-first. Your production data stays under European data protection.

A class of its own: the IPMS

productionOS is not a classic MES or MOM, but an end-to-end Integrated Production Management System (IPMS). Its difference: an order bracket that connects all orders, parts and process data of an article into one traceable whole.

Auftragsklammer Order bracket Customer order (article) Assembly Assembly Part Part Part Part

Each part brings its own process & measurement data (colors) – the order bracket rolls them up to the finished article.

How the order bracket is built

  • Order breakdownAn entire customer order is resolved into its full manufacturing structure – not just the single released production order.
  • Plan child ordersAll dependent secondary/child orders for assemblies and parts are created and scheduled.
  • Check material stockAvailability and demand are considered across the entire order structure.
  • One continuous bracketAll parts of an article stay connected in one order bracket – across every level.

Why it makes the difference

  • Classic MES/MOMprocess seemingly independent production orders. The relationship can only be reconstructed later with great effort.
  • productionOSlinks all process data from machines and equipment to the individual part – the prerequisite for end-to-end traceability, the digital product passport and AI.
Klassisches MES/MOM vs. productionOS Article Part Part Part Classic MES/MOM independent orders – the link is lost statt Article Part Part Part production OS · IPMS one order bracket – fully traceable

The impact of productionOS

productionOS replaces fragmented production control with an integrated backbone—creating direct operational impact.

Today
Fragmented data

ERP, shopfloor, spreadsheets, and point solutions operate side by side.

Information is inconsistent, manually transferred, and often available too late.

productionOS Backbone
Impact
Integration

An integrated production backbone connects all core processes.

Planning, execution, materials, quality, and costs operate on the same data foundation.

Today
Cumbersome traceability

Traceability is created afterwards via spreadsheets or add-on systems.

Data is incomplete, inconsistently linked, and only partially audit-ready.

productionOS Backbone
Impact
By Design

Traceability is systemically embedded in the production flow.

Batches, serial numbers, process steps, and quality data are documented automatically.

Today
Retrospective cost calculation

Costs only become visible afterwards in the ERP.

Decisions are made without directly knowing the economic impact.

productionOS Backbone
Impact
Real-time control

Costs are aggregated from production events in real time.

Materials, labor, scrap, and rework become continuously visible and controllable.

The solution: a productionbackbone

productionOS connects core manufacturing processes in one system: less coordination overhead, faster decisions, better performance.

How productionOS works

  • One data model for everythingOrder, resource, material, process, quality—consistently connected.
  • Planning with live feedbackShopfloor feedback updates dates, capacity, and materials immediately.
  • Real-time visibilityWIP, status, constraints, quality, and costs—always visible.

Architecture & delivery

  • Unified name spaceOrder–Resource–Material–Process–Quality–Cost according to IEC 62264/ ISA-95.
  • Multi-tenant SaaS + optional edgeCloud operating model with an optional edge component for robust shopfloor environments.
  • Audit & traceability by designAudit trails, evidence packs, retention policies—EU-ready.

productionOS at a glance

productionOS – grafischer Überblick über das Produktions-Backbone.

productionOS connects planning, execution, materials, quality, traceability, and real-time costs into a single production backbone.

Modules

The IPMS triad – Manufacturing Flow Design, Planning and Execution – plus materials, traceability, quality and costs. Adopt modularly without losing end-to-end integration.

IPMS-Dreiklang Design Processes & resources Planning Detailed scheduling (APS) Execution Shopfloor · real-time One shared data model
Manufacturing Flow Design

Modeling & Design

Articels, materials, machines, operations, recipes, times, calendars, etc., and their relationships.

Tech viewBase model + relationships (article/material/machine)

Manufacturing Flow Planning

Planning & fine control

Capacity, dates, priorities—with feedback from execution.

Tech viewConstraint model + feedback loop (capacity/material/status).

Manufacturing Flow Execution

Shopfloor execution

Status, reporting, disruptions, shift models, digital operations.

Tech viewState machine per order/operation + events from line/station + separate worker UI.

Materials

Material flow & WIP

Consumption, reservations, inventory, postings—traceable and current.

Tech viewInventory/reservations + WIP ledger with posting logic.

Traceability

Traceability & DPP readiness

Batch/serial logic, audit trails, evidence—by design.

Tech viewLot/serial graph + evidence export (audit pack).

Quality

Quality management

Inspections, deviations, rework/scrap, causes, actions—on the line.

Tech viewQC events + CAPA workflows at process step level.

Costs

Real-time costs

Actual cost per order/item, scrap cost, rework—visible immediately.

Tech viewNear-real-time aggregation from material/time/scrap/rework.

Why manufacturing breaks today

Many manufacturers run on ERP + point tools + spreadsheets—creating handoffs, inconsistent truth, and slow reactions to deviations.

Fragmentation

Production IT is fragmented—there is no integrated system foundation and no reliable single source of truth.

ERP, shop floor systems, Excel, and siloed solutions operate side by side without a common data model. Information must be transferred manually, is inconsistent, and becomes available with delays. Decisions are often based on outdated or contradictory data.

Tech viewPlanning, shop floor, materials, and quality do not converge in a common data model.
Lack of traceability

Traceability is not systematically embedded—it is created retrospectively through manual processes.

Traceability is often established via Excel, add-on tools, or manual documentation. Data is incomplete, not consistently linked, and only partially auditable. Tracking individual items or specific processes is hardly possible or very time-consuming.

Tech viewBatches/serial numbers, process steps, and documentation are not automatically embedded in the data model and consistently linked.
Lack of cost control

Costs become visible too late – operational management takes place without real-time transparency.

Materials, time, scrap, and rework are only posted to the ERP system after the fact. Cost analyses are typically performed after orders are completed or on a monthly basis. Operational decisions are made without direct insight into their economic impact.

Tech viewCosts arise during the process but are not aggregated and made available in real time on an event-based basis.

Use cases

Typical scenarios we improve measurably in discovery + pilot.

Everyday examples

  • Detect delivery risk early
    Constraints/missing material/disruptions immediately impact OTD.
  • Reduce scrap & rework
    In-process quality data makes root-cause analysis faster and clearer.
  • Traceability without spreadsheets
    Batches/serials and process steps documented automatically and audit-ready.
  • Actual cost per order
    Materials, time, scrap, and rework roll up in real time.

Reference flows

How execution events automatically update delivery risk, costs, and traceability.

Examples from the field

productionOS Use Cases – Planung, Scheduling und Produktionssteuerung.

Use cases built on the end-to-end data model.

Integrations

productionOS complements your ERP and connects machines/shopfloor data—consistent flow without double maintenance.

ERP

ERP integration

Master data, orders, BOMs, confirmations—defined interfaces.

Tech viewSync modes: batch, near-real-time, webhooks/APIs.

Machines

Machines & IoT

Status, disruptions, counters—for OEE, root-cause analysis, and monitoring.

Tech viewEdge gateway/adapters for robust environments, optional offline tolerance.

Data

BI / reporting

Export/connect to BI tools for management reporting (KPIs, trends, benchmarks).

Tech viewExports + KPI model with auditable snapshots.

Security & operations

Cloud-native with roles/permissions and audit trails. Optional: edge setup for robust environments.

Access

Roles & permissions

Granular access for shopfloor, quality, planning, management—including audit logs.

Tech viewRBAC + audit logs, tenant isolation, least privilege.

Operations

Cloud + edge

SaaS operation with an optional edge component for robust shopfloor environments.

Tech viewBackups, retention, rollout strategy, monitoring.

Technical core

What sets productionOS apart under the hood—API-first, multi-tenant and cloud-native.

API-first

Open REST API

A complete, versioned REST API (FastAPI, OpenAPI/Swagger). Machine, line-controller and measurement data flow in via REST/webhook—batch or near real-time.

Multi-Tenant

True multi-tenancy

One instance, cleanly separated across multiple plants and customers—ideal for rolling out across many sites.

Security & Compliance

Security by design

JWT with scope claims, granular RBAC, refresh-token rotation, a complete audit log and retention—aligned with TISAX requirements.

Traceability / DPP

Traceability & battery passport

Forward and backward lot/serial tracing and evidence export—systemically anchored in the production flow (DPP-ready).

Costs

Real-time costs

Actual costs, scrap and rework per order—aggregated from production events, not in a monthly report.

Cloud-native

Kubernetes & edge

PostgreSQL, containerized on Kubernetes (k3s) with auto-scaling, plus an optional edge component for robust, offline-tolerant shopfloor environments.

Shopfloor

Touch shopfloor terminal

A dedicated touch-optimized terminal (login by employee number/PIN) for confirmations, measurement capture and material additions right at the line.

Frequently asked questions

MES, MOM, ERP and AI in production – briefly explained.

What is productionOS?

productionOS is an Integrated Production Management System (IPMS) for manufacturers – a class of its own beyond classic MES/MOM. It unifies production planning, shopfloor execution, materials, quality, traceability and real-time costs in one end-to-end integrated system – usable with or without an ERP, with little IT.

What is the difference between MES and ERP?

An ERP handles commercial planning – orders, purchasing, finance. An MES (Manufacturing Execution System) controls and captures production in real time on the shopfloor: operations, machines, materials, quality and traceability. productionOS is the MES and complements an ERP – or runs on its own when there is none.

What is the difference between MES and MOM?

MES (Manufacturing Execution System) refers to the execution layer of production. MOM (Manufacturing Operations Management) is broader and also covers planning, quality, maintenance and inventory. productionOS covers both – from detailed scheduling through execution to quality and real-time costs.

Is an MES suitable for SMEs with little IT?

Yes. productionOS is built as cloud SaaS: no server, no administration, just a browser. It can be adopted step by step – without a big IT project – making it also a great fit for small and mid-sized manufacturers with little IT.

Does productionOS work with and without an ERP?

Yes. Without an ERP, productionOS runs on its own as the leading system for manufacturing. With an ERP it connects via REST API and webhooks, takes over master data and orders and returns confirmations and costs – without double data entry.

How does productionOS replace Excel in production?

Instead of scattered spreadsheets for planning, confirmations, inventory, quality and costs, productionOS brings everything into one data model – one truth for everyone. Every measurement and process is linked to the right part: the basis for end-to-end traceability and AI.

What is a digital product passport (DPP) and does productionOS support it?

The digital product passport bundles a product's origin, material and process data across the supply chain – an EU requirement, including the battery passport. productionOS anchors lot and serial-number traceability and evidence exports directly in the production flow and is therefore DPP-ready.

What software foundation does AI in production need?

AI needs clean, connected production data. By consistently linking processes, measurements and parts, productionOS creates exactly this structured data foundation – the prerequisite for meaningful AI in manufacturing.

What sets productionOS apart from a classic MES/MOM?

productionOS resolves entire orders, plans child/secondary orders and checks material stock – spanning one continuous order bracket across every part of an article. Classic MES/MOM process seemingly independent production orders; productionOS keeps the relationship intact and links all process data to the individual part – the basis for end-to-end traceability, the digital product passport and AI.

What is an IPMS (Integrated Production Management System)?

An IPMS is a platform integrated from the ground up for the entire production management – as opposed to a collection of separate ERP, MES, PLM and quality systems. It combines Manufacturing Flow Design (process and resource design), Planning (synchronizing advanced scheduling/APS) and Execution (real-time control and complete data capture) on a unified data model – with end-to-end traceability and a digital product passport.

Is productionOS an MES or a MOM?

In the classic sense, neither: productionOS is an IPMS (Integrated Production Management System) – a class of its own. It covers the tasks of MES and MOM but goes beyond them by resolving entire orders, forming one continuous order bracket and linking all process data to the individual part. In short: yes, it also handles classic MES/MOM tasks – as part of an integrated whole.

Implementation & rollout

A pragmatic path from discovery to pilot to scalable rollout.

Phase 1

Discovery

Map constraints, data sources, KPIs and select the first measurable use case.

Phase 2

Pilot

Integrate ERP + one line, validate feedback loop, prove value with OTD/WIP/cost.

Phase 3

Rollout

Scale to plants, harden security/ops, standardize adapters and governance.

Live demo in 30 minutes

We’ll show on your typical cases how productionOS connects planning, shopfloor, materials, traceability, quality, and costs—and where the fastest levers are.

Contact

Email: hello@production-os.eu
Location: Europe · Remote-first

Send a short context (production type, ERP, biggest constraints) and we’ll reply with a concrete proposal for discovery & pilot.