
Analysis and control in production (www.industrial-production.de)
Zeiss Group takes over MES specialist Guardus
The Zeiss Group acquires Guardus, the Ulm-based provider of software solutions for computer-aided quality assurance and production management systems.

Agile interaction (www.industrial-production.de)
Quality management you can touch
The Guardus control agenda includes a CAQ function network for agile interaction between quality and production that extends across the entire production process: from automated first piece inspections and dynamic process releases to just-in-time inspections for material registrations and real-time checks in the event of machine malfunctions or last part inspections.

Planning board (www.polyformnext.de)
Comprehensible planning in production
A new variant of the graphical planning board within an MES system is intended to ensure the connection between automated planning and the influence of employee competence on production planning.