A manufacturing execution system from MPDV.
HYDRA by MPDV USA is a fully integrated Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that helps organizations collect and analyze critical data related to production, HR, and quality management. With HYDRA, manufacturers can gather real-time data from their shop floor, personnel, machines, and other processes.
MPDV gives organizations access to a global solution that is both ISO certified and FDA validated, so it can be used in automotive, plastics, metals, electronics, as well as medical and food and beverage industries.
HYDRA lets companies purchase only the applications they require, with the ability to roll out additional modules at any time. The functionality includes shop floor scheduling, machine and order data, material and production logistics, tracking and tracing, tool and resource management. As HR-related features HYDRA provides functionalities or Time & Attendance, Personnel Scheduling, Incentive Pay and Access Control. The MES solution also provides quality management for in-production inspection, process data analysis, and gauge management. HYDRA can integrate with most ERPs in the industry, including Oracle, ABAS, SAP, PENTA, and MS Dynamics as well as all kinds of shop floor equipment.
As leading MES solution, HYDRA provides important benefits to manufacturing firms:
Shop Floor level needs information and planning functions in the following areas: Production Data Collection (PDC), Shop Floor Scheduling, Material and Production Logistics, Traceability, Machine Data Collection, Tool Management / DNC, Quality Assurance / CAQ, Process Data Collection, Time and Attendance, Personnel Scheduling, Incentive Pay, Access Control and Escalation Management.
Today, more than 880 companies of all sizes and in all industries benefit fromHydra MES. Among the customers are production SMEs as well as internationally operating industrial groups with activities in the following industries: plastics / vulcanized rubber, metal industry, automotive manufacturers and industry subcontractors, food and beverages, plant and mechanical engineering, furniture and wood industry, printing and packaging, precision mechanics and optics as well as electrical engineering and electronics, medical technology and pharmaceuticals.
HYDRA enables you to monitor access of employees and visitors. You are instantly informed in the Security Control Center if an alarm has been triggered or if security rules are hurt, i.e. a door is left open in a secured location. HYDRA is able to handle offline components for access control.
HYDRA module WEP reduces the inspection and quality cost in goods receipt. Flexible dynamic sampling procedures refer back to the inspection history in order that only necessary inspections are suggested. HYDRA WEP also includes supplier evaluation
With HYDRA you can transfer your NC programs via the existing shop floor infrastructure (BDE terminal) to the machine control system. When the machine is set up the correct setting data is already available for the machine. This can be used for various machine types.
HYDRA Energy Management (EMG) supports you incorporating measures to save energy complying with DIN EN ISO 5001. Collect and display your energy consumption in detail. Identify “energy guzzlers” and process-induced peaks in consumption referring to products, used raw materials, machines and tools. HYDRA EMG assists you to introduce specific measures to improve energy efficiencies and to develop new planning strategies.
HYDRA module WEP reduces the inspection and quality cost in goods receipt. Flexible dynamic sampling procedures refer back to the inspection history in order that only necessary inspections are suggested. HYDRA WEP also includes supplier evaluation
HYDRA monitors your machines automatically, continuously and around the clock. Information is visualized up-to-date and can be displayed for example in a realistic machine layout. Collected machine data is used for KPI calculation in real-time.
With HYDRA MPL you can define WIP buffers (Work in Progress) and material buffers, which are displayed and controlled in real time. The range of raw materials and intermediate products is calculated and the availability is accounted for during the detailed planning in the shop floor scheduling.
HYDRA plans the deployment of employees depending on the amount of orders and considering qualifications and availability of staff. Graphical planning sheets can be used.
The HYDRA module Time & Attendance (PZE) automatically collects clock-in, clock-out times and breaks of your employees and fully documents the times. Attendance and absence lists show you online who is in and who is not present currently.
With HYDRA you can monitor and document processes running at your machines during production. If problems arise counter measures can be taken instantly to avoid producing faulty parts - sufficiently in advance. Collected data can be used for quality assurance.
HYDRA enables you to monitor access of employees and visitors. You are instantly informed in the Security Control Center if an alarm has been triggered or if security rules are hurt, i.e. a door is left open in a secured location. HYDRA is able to handle offline components for access control.
You can completely trace and monitor all production orders including operations in real-time and thus having details of the current status of order and order process at your disposal.
This information is constantly available for analysis and to control costs.
Using HYDRA HLS (shop floor scheduling) you plan orders taking into account required and existing resources (machines, personnel, material and tools).
Your are instantly informed about the impact of rescheduling, machine defects or missing resources.
With the HYDRA module PMV potential savings can be made when test equipment is examined and monitored thoroughly. Only immaculate test equipment can comply with the quality requirements. HYDRA also monitors calibration plans.
The HYDRA module Time & Attendance (PZE) automatically collects clock-in, clock-out times and breaks of your employees and fully documents the times. Attendance and absence lists show you online who is in and who is not present currently.
With HYDRA you can plan tooling and resources efficiently and thereby reduce times. HYDRA monitors your tools and their lifecycle compehensively and schedules maintenance by using cycle-count, machine status and / or operating time.
With the HYDRA module Tacking & Tracing (TRT) you can document which raw material batches made up a product and the processes it ran through. The result is an electronically generated report of a batch tree which can help you with claims as it localizes the cause of the problem. Even complex requirements like FDA can be met.
They are one of our top contenders from a field of 13
Most notably is they requested to come on site to review our systems and processes to evaluate our facility prior to conducting the demo, Conversations continued to focus on the routing process and not disrupt what we were already doing. Can pull information from SAP without having to re-write the whole system.
Mixed feedback from our team on modular structure, but seems like it will fit our needs. Can get overwhelming with how many building blocks and modules they have as part of their system.
Seems like a powerful software and could work, it just didn’t seem like it was the most user friendly.
I thought they had a pretty good solution
Ended up not being in our top 2, compared to others seemed other solutions would be easier to work with
Going through capabilities tomorrow but should work in our assembly areas
Seems right up our alley and can support small and big companies
No concerns