Discrete Manufacturing Software

Accevo supports discrete manufacturers that build individual products and assemblies with variants, serial numbers, and multi-step routings.

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Connect manual and automated stations into one production record

Most discrete plants mix manual work, semi-automated stations and automated cells – built to order, in variants, with serial numbers and multi-step routings.

Each station captures data its own way. Accevo brings it together – automatic events from connected machines, confirmations and scans from manual stations – into one record for the whole route.

One source of truth for multi-step discrete production

One record per order and routing keeps WIP, genealogy and machine performance consistent from the first operation to dispatch.

Whether an operation runs on a robot cell or a manual bench, it writes to the same record – so the history holds together no matter which station captured it.

A quality team can trace any unit back to its materials, tools and settings in minutes. Planners and managers see live order progress instead of an end-of-shift guess.

Everything a discrete team needs to run and improve production sits in that one record.

Visibility of WIP and order progress across multiple workstations
Serialisation and genealogy - what happened, where, when, by whom, with which materials and tools
Quality gates, inspections and controlled rework loops
Consistent operator execution - work instructions, step checks, confirmations
Real-time machine and line performance - availability, speed losses, micro-stops, scrap
Faster changeovers and better sequencing without losing traceability
Integration with ERP / PLM / WMS so master data and production results stay consistent

Run the whole discrete operation from a single platform

Execution, traceability, quality, performance, planning and maintenance all work off the same data. Around 80% is standard configuration for discrete manufacturing, so the first factory typically goes live in months.

Real-time production execution (MES/MOM)

Track each operation against the production order and routing, with live status, confirmations and exception handling. Capture production events automatically from machines where available, and manually where needed – without breaking the audit trail.

Traceability designed for serialised products

Build an end-to-end product history that links:

This supports investigations, supplier and customer claims, and regulatory or customer audits.

Quality inspections and SPC

Run in-process and end-of-line quality controls with clear escalation rules. Detect trends early, react to out-of-limit measurements, and connect defects to orders, stations and materials to reduce repeat issues.

Performance monitoring (OEE and micro-stops)

Measure availability, speed losses, micro-stops and scrap in real time. See where each line loses time, and give operators and supervisors one live view of line state versus target.

Production planning and re-planning (APS)

Sequence orders to reduce changeovers and stabilise flow. Use live shop-floor feedback to re-plan when priorities, constraints or disruptions change.

Maintenance execution (CMMS)

Plan preventive maintenance, manage work orders, and connect downtime reasons with maintenance activities so you can prioritise the actions that reduce recurring losses.

Data foundation and integration

Use APIs and standard integration patterns to exchange production data with ERP / PLM / WMS / SCADA, and provide consistent datasets for reporting, analytics and AI use cases.

Work instructions and digital SOPs at every station

Every variant has its own sequence. Accevo puts it on the workstation screen step by step, so operators build each one right – even on a product they’ve never run before.

Steps can require scans, confirmations and data capture – torque, measurements, test results – all recorded against the order, serial/lot, station and operator. Missed steps stop and every build leaves a full audit trail.

Example from an automotive traceability implementation

In one discrete automotive project (LPG tank manufacturing), the solution combined machine connectivity, PLC and robot integrations, operator panels with barcode scanning, quality gates, automated testing stations and real-time OEE reporting. The result:

RECARO Aircraft Seating: paper gone from the assembly line

RECARO Aircraft Seating assembles aircraft seats in Schwäbisch Hall, under strict regulation – every build generated thousands of pages of documentation that had to be scanned and stored.

With Accevo Paperless, the assembly line runs without physical documents. Operators open the technical drawings and instructions they need for each seat right at the station, and reports are generated digitally.

It gave RECARO fast access to factory and production data, digitised assembly reports available on any device, better data quality through automation, and clear traceability of who signed off each order.

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Typical rollout for discrete plants

Machine connectivity plus real-time performance monitoring – so you see line state and losses on live data.

Station reporting, routing enforcement and operator panels keep every operation to the correct sequence.

Serialisation and genealogy, material and tool validation, and complete audit trails per unit.

Inspections, SPC, defect handling and controlled rework loops to cut repeat issues.

APS sequencing and disruption-based re-planning to reduce changeovers and stabilise flow.

Maintenance workflows tied to downtime reasons and failure modes to prevent recurring losses.

Contact with our Expert

Sebastian Perz, Industrial Software Expert

A 60-minute online meeting with a dedicated specialist presenting a top system from an industry similar to yours
Live modeling of your production process
A budget quotation after the meeting