Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Integration Standards

B2MML - standards to allow ERP and MES to share data.

B2MML or Business To Manufacturing Markup Language is an XML implementation of the ANSI/ISA-95 family of standards (ISA-95), known internationally as IEC/ISO 62264. B2MML consists of a set of XML schemas written using the World Wide Web Consortium's XML Schema language (XSD) that implement the data models in the ISA-95 standard.

B2MML is meant to be a common data definition to link ERP and supply chain management systems with manufacturing systems such as Industrial Control Systems and Manufacturing Execution Systems.

B2MML is published by the XML Working Group of The Forum for Automation and Manufacturing Professionals.

ISA-95 is the family of standards in this area.

Honeywell have partnered with BHP Billiton to develop solutions. Another key player in this area is Siemens.

Adapter note: have found web services inconclusive in their interoperability.

Preferred adapter strategy that had more robust reliable proven interfaces

2016 - 3D printing perspectives

example

http://www.captec-group.com/sectors/automation/

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