Discrete Manufacturing (Auto, Engineering, Electronics)
From supplier to shop floor: find the cause of every defect and stoppage.
ERP, MES, quality and supplier data don't connect; downtime and defects are explained after the fact.
The question it answers
“Which supplier batches are driving this month's defect spike on Line 3?”
What changes: Higher OEE, fewer defects, faster root cause.
All seven layers
How ForgeOrbis works for discrete manufacturing.
- 01
Connect
IngestData sources
- ERP
- MES
- QMS
- PLC/machine data
- CMMS
- Supplier portals
- PLM
- 02
Understand
ExtractFacts from unstructured data
- Inspection reports
- NCR/CAPA documents
- Shift logs
- Supplier certificates
- 03
Unify
ResolveWhat must be matched
- Parts across PLM, ERP and supplier codes
- Machines across MES and CMMS
- Supplier variants
- 04
Relate
ModelObjects and links (the ontology)
- Plant
- Line
- Machine
- Part
- Batch
- Work Order
- Supplier
- Defect
- CAPA
- 05
Decide
AskExample question
“Which supplier batches are driving this month's defect spike on Line 3?”
- 06
Execute
ActApproved actions
- Hold batch
- Raise supplier CAPA
- Schedule maintenance
- Re-plan production
- 07
Trust
GovernTrust and compliance
- Design IP protection
- Supplier data partitioning
- Quality audit trail (e.g., ISO 9001 / IATF 16949)
What a pilot measures
Each pilot measures 2 to 3 KPIs you already track, before and after. We publish no benefit numbers until a customer has measured them.
- OEE
- First-pass yield
- Unplanned downtime
- Supplier PPM
- CAPA closure time
Who it is for
- Plant head
- VP manufacturing
Where it stands today
What runs today, and what we are still building.
We would rather tell you up front than discover it in week three. A pilot starts with what runs today.
The platform
- 01ConnectIngestPartly live
- 02UnderstandExtractPartly live
- 03UnifyResolveRoadmap
- 04RelateModelPartly live
- 05DecideAskLive
- 06ExecuteActLive
- 07TrustGovernPartly live
Still to build for discrete manufacturing
- Enterprise connectorsLayer 1ERP, databases, ticketing, CRM, TMS/WMS, PLM connectors
- OT/SCADA connectorsLayer 1Read-only connectors to SCADA, DCS historians, PLCs (OPC-UA, Modbus)
- Document extractionLayer 2OCR + layout, forms, tables, scanned records, stamps
- Entity resolution (assets/things)Layer 3Vessels, parts, equipment tags, SKUs, sites across systems
Live means shipping in the product today. Partly live means part of the layer ships today and the rest is being built. Roadmap means being built and not available yet. We never show it as available.
Book a pilot
One site, one problem, measured in weeks.
Each pilot measures 2 to 3 KPIs you already track, before and after. We publish no benefit numbers until a customer has measured them.