METHOD FOR MONITORING OF COMPONENTS THAT ARE CONSUMED DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR A PRODUCT

摘要

It is the objective of the present invention to provide a method for monitoring and/or controlling the energy cost for the production of a product lot using a manufacturing execution system (MES) that enables the operator of a production facility to optimize the production process in terms of energy consumption and energy cost, too.;This objective is achieved according to the present invention by a method for monitoring and/or controlling the energy cost for the production of a product lot using a manufacturing execution system, comprising the step of:a) executing a production process being scheduled and controlled by the manufacturing execution system to produce the product lot; said production process having a number of scheduled production steps;b) for each individual production step measuring the energy consumption over the course of the execution of the individual production step for this specific product lot;c) creating a data model within the manufacturing execution system that correlates production specific data and the energy consumption data related to this product lot;d) defining commands to manage the production specific data and the energy consumption data wherein the commands are designed as web APIs, preferably as RESTful web APIs; ande) evaluating the production specific data and the energy consumption data and creating an energy consumption profile for the production process related to this produced product lot.