We're excited to announce the release of Kanoa MES 1.6.0! This latest version brings powerful new features that streamline your manufacturing processes, provide deeper visibility, and make it even easier to manage operations effectively. Let's dive into the highlights of this release.
With Intelligent Scheduling, Kanoa Ops takes a major step forward in simplifying manufacturing scheduling activities. Intelligent Scheduling can now take over many tasks that previously required manual intervention, reducing the effort and complexity for schedulers. For example, you can configure your plant schedule to only allow production during times when crews are available, minimizing scheduling errors and optimizing resources.
Additionally, Intelligent Scheduling introduces conflict management, allowing schedulers to determine how overlapping production events are resolved. This feature helps avoid production bottlenecks, keeping operations running smoothly.
Learn more about Intelligent Scheduling.
Keeping production teams informed is critical, and our new Marquees feature makes it easy to display key metrics throughout the facility. The kanoaMarquee project provides everything you need to set up large displays—like TVs on the shop floor—that automatically rotate through your key MES KPI dashboards. This means your teams always have easy access to the most important data, enhancing transparency and facilitating better decision-making.
We've also made a number of other enhancements that improve your experience with Kanoa MES:
Enhanced Installer: The Kanoa installer now takes care of setting up tags, icons, themes, and user Python libraries, making deployment smoother than ever.
Kanoa Quality Improvements: Updates to the Kanoa Quality application enhance usability, particularly for the mobile experience.
Updated Asset Simulator: The asset simulator now has an in-app settings screen, making it easier for users to manage simulation parameters.
These are just a few of the exciting updates included in version 1.6.0. For a complete list of features, improvements, and fixes, be sure to check out the full release notes.
We'd love to hear how these new features improve your operations. Let us know if you have questions, feedback, or want to explore how these tools can fit into your manufacturing environment!