arteMES connects machines, vehicles, energy and business software in a single operational data model. It turns information that today lives apart into shared KPIs, analyses and decisions, without replacing existing plant or systems. It is a subscription service, within reach of companies that could not carry the cost and complexity of traditional solutions.
Machines and people are not what is missing. What is missing is visibility on where efficiency and margin are lost. The data exists, but it stays trapped in machines, PLCs and the ERP: it does not flow, so it does not drive decisions.
What each component does and who it matters to, so you can find your way without memorising them all.
If you remember only one, remember aSkimmer: it decides whether your machines can be connected — and the answer, barring rare cases, is yes.
arteMES connects the ERP to the shop floor: a live picture of everything happening in production, from raw material in to finished product out. Every shift. Every machine. Every part.
Live OEE, cycle times, machine states.
Sequences, work orders, operating instructions. Orders come in from the ERP, actuals go back.
Detect, prioritise, respond in seconds.
In-process checks, specification monitoring, fewer defects.
Machines, tooling and labour, always optimised.
Lot-level history, for compliance and quality assurance.
Bottlenecks identified, continuous improvement.
With aOperator each operator runs their own set of machines on a tablet: more ownership, faster responses.
nrgSkimmer measures kWh, power and running hours on any machine, installed without stopping production.
Every machine has a language: a protocol, a bus, a database, a signal. aSkimmer speaks it natively, without touching the PLC, without stopping production, without replacing anything. You pick only the modules you need and add more over time.
Send us the make and model of the machine you think cannot be connected: we tell you whether it connects, with which adapter and what can be measured on it. It is a technical check, not a sales negotiation. The new module then becomes standard for every client who can use it.
When all operational data flows into one model, OEE emerges on its own — accurate, in real time, on every machine. The problem for SMEs is not lacking OEE: it is not knowing it.
How long the machine is actually running. It drops with breakdowns, long setups and unplanned stops.
Whether the machine runs at its intended speed. It drops with slowdowns, micro-stops and cycles slower than nominal.
How many good parts come out of the total. It drops with scrap, rework and process defects.
In manufacturing, average SME OEE is commonly estimated below 60%, against an excellence benchmark of 85%. That gap is production already paid for in machines, energy and labour, but never realised. arteMES shows where it is lost and what recovering it is worth — usually without investing in new machines.
Each module starts from a real gap found while analysing the process, and is trained on the company's operations, machines, technical documentation and history. It replaces neither people nor specialist software: it cuts repetitive work.
A step that is slow, manual, unmeasured or too dependent on one person.
The AI is trained on the data, documents and operating rules of that specific company.
The module joins the platform flow: does it reduce time, errors and stoppages?
From the technical drawing and the production order it reads geometry, tolerances, materials and notes, and produces a complete feasibility document. Before the first chip falls there is time to act.
For every closed order it reads platform data, orders and prices, and produces a complete post-calculation of phases, times, costs, KPIs and anomalies. The profitability of every job in seconds, with no manual data entry.
From the technical drawing it prepares a first version of the machine program, structured to cover much of the CNC programmer's repetitive work. It replaces neither CAM nor operators: it shortens the road to a program ready for validation.
Real examples, built for specific needs. Elsewhere aiCounsel takes other forms: quality assistant, maintenance support, cost analysis, technical documentation retrieval.
These verticals show where arteMES already runs, not the limits of what it can read. The real value is combining domains: production with logistics, energy with quality.
Workshop and inventory of machines and ERP.
One line connected, first OEE dashboard, ERP orders in sync.
The whole plant in the data model.
The return shows in the same data the system produces.
arteMES runs on the aqumo private cloud, in datacenters we own in Switzerland. You do not deal with servers, maintenance or updates.
And with ICaaS — Industry Compliance as a Service we track the Industry 4.0/5.0, ISO 50001 and data protection standards and keep the platform up to date: you focus on producing.
Kept on infrastructure we own, not on foreign hyperscalers. GDPR and Swiss nFADP compliant.
Drawings, recipes and production data stay yours, with no legal grey areas.
And when something goes wrong, a dedicated team that looks after you directly.
aIntegrator brings orders in from the ERP and sends actuals, real costs and traceability back. No double entry.
Barring rare cases, yes. Send us make and model: we tell you which adapter and what can be measured. Then we start from a single machine.