Clarify responsibilities
Separate process control from production execution and work management.
MES vs SCADA
MES vs SCADA:
two layers, one connected operation.
SCADA supervises and controls processes. MES coordinates execution, traceability, and work. The useful decision is not replacing one with the other, but defining how they share context.
Avoid brittle integrations
Connect events and data without forcing one layer to do another layer’s work.
Keep traceability
Relate plant signals to batch, order, operator, and outcome.
SCADA operates the process
It supervises variables, alarms, and commands at the control layer. It is essential for operation, but it does not replace order coordination, traceability, or procedures.
MES coordinates execution
It organizes what to produce, with which material, under which instruction, and with which result. Its value appears when execution is fed by reliable plant events.
Context is the bridge
iGromi relates OT sources and execution applications without turning every integration into an isolated project.