“ProTube Enterprise is the Manufacturing Execution System [MES] developed by our Software Division for production management of BLM Group’s tube processing, cutting and bending machines, with an awareness of the ever-increasing importance of software in the development of advanced manufacturing solutions,” says Paolo Benatti (pictured), technical director of BLM Group’s Software Division. “Now, the system is being extended to embrace sheet metal processing. ProTube Enterprise therefore changes its name and becomes Prometheus, keeping the fundamental aspects unchanged: a single communication interface with the customer’s ERP, a single order and job management system, a single planning system, and a single monitoring dashboard.”

The extension of production management to sheet metal laser cutting represents a major step forward in offering integrated solutions. Through a single management system, the customer has a complete and unified view of all production processes, regardless of the technology used. This allows for greater flexibility and ease in the planning and execution of jobs. Through the communication interface, enriched for unified tube and sheet metal management, the customer can interact directly with orders, monitor production progress, manage any rejects by preparing corresponding completion orders if necessary, and receive notifications in real time.

“Thanks to Prometheus, the customer can constantly monitor the status of the machines, control production in real time, and intervene promptly in case of any problems such as redirecting production from a machine stopped for maintenance to another,” says Benatti. “With Prometheus, the user does not perceive the technological differences of the various

connected machines, but rather a same management mode for all plants, which facilitates the operator.”

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