Professional Services
MedTech & Non-Pharma MES Excellence

Connected MES for complex manufacturing.

FrontWell implements Critical Manufacturing MES for medical device, semiconductor, and other complex manufacturers, covering production, quality, equipment, and enterprise integration.

30manufacturing companies

supported with MES implementation projects

170+digitalization experts

across manufacturing and laboratory operations

25Kservice hours

delivered in an average month

L2–L4integration depth

from equipment and automation to enterprise systems

One execution layer from equipment to enterprise.

Complex production needs more than digital work instructions. The MES has to control material and process flow, collect evidence, connect the automation layer and give operations a reliable view of performance.

ModelConnectValidateScale

Six connected layers for controlled manufacturing execution.

The offer combines experience from MES implementation projects across 30 life sciences manufacturers with the integration and validation work needed to make the platform operational.

Manufacturing Operations Control

Control the flow of lots, units, materials and work through digital routing, dispatching and guided execution.

  • Batch, lot and unit tracking
  • Traceability and genealogy
  • Digital work instructions
  • BOM, materials and consumables

Quality & Compliance

Build quality controls into execution so teams collect the right evidence while the work happens.

  • SPC, CAPA and non-conformance
  • Sampling and AQL inspection
  • Document control
  • Electronic signatures

Equipment & Process Engineering

Connect equipment status with process definitions, maintenance and controlled product introduction.

  • Equipment tracking
  • Maintenance and calibration
  • Recipe management
  • NPI and experiment management

Planning & Material Flow

Coordinate orders, resources and materials across high-mix production without losing shop-floor control.

  • Advanced planning and scheduling
  • Order management
  • Material availability
  • Costing and logistics integration

Automation & Connectivity

Link machines, lines and enterprise applications through an extensible integration architecture.

  • Equipment and factory automation
  • ERP and PLM integration
  • OPC UA, SECS/GEM and CFX
  • MQTT, file, database and REST

Visibility & Intelligence

Turn live manufacturing data into operational visibility for production, quality and engineering teams.

  • Dashboards and analytics
  • Operational data store
  • Alarm management
  • Factory digital twin foundations

One MES foundation, adapted to different production realities.

One MES platform, configured three ways: regulated device manufacturing, semiconductor frontend, and research production.

Medical devices

Standardize execution across sites while supporting paperless records, regulated procedures and stronger quality control.

Global templates, FDA 21 CFR Part 11 controls and real-time WIP visibility

Semiconductor & MEMS

Manage lots, wafers, equipment and data collection across complex frontend processes and high-mix manufacturing.

Genealogy, equipment integration and semiconductor protocols

R&D and industrial production

Bring experiment management and production execution into one configurable platform for research and scale-up.

One operating model for development and production-volume scenarios

Critical Manufacturing in practice

Three deployments show how the platform performs in regulated medical-device manufacturing.

Regulated execution across products and sites

The references range from global standardization to paperless production for regulated device manufacturing.

Platform reference

Global medical devices company headquartered in Germany

Footprint
Global multi-site manufacturing network
Production
Medical devices for hospital care, surgery and blood treatment
  • Global process standardization
  • Greater shop-floor visibility
  • Improved quality control and regulatory support
Platform reference

Global US-headquartered medical devices company

Footprint
70+ sites worldwide
Production
Medical devices manufacturing network
  • Manufacturing digitalization
  • Process harmonization
  • L2/L4 integration
Platform reference

German-headquartered medical devices company

Footprint
Medical devices manufacturing in Germany
Production
Legacy MES replacement across injection molding, wafer manufacturing, sub-assembly, assembly and inspection
  • Legacy MES replacement
  • L2 equipment integration
  • SAP S/4HANA integration

Reference scopeThese are Critical Manufacturing platform references, published with permission. They are not FrontWell projects.

MES orchestration across IT and OT.

A modular integration layer connects enterprise applications, MES workflows, automation protocols and shop-floor execution.

Connected manufacturing architectureOOB-first model
Enterprise
ERPPLMDMSQMS
MES core
Master dataWorkflowsTraceabilityQuality
Automation
OPC UASECS/GEMCFXMQTT
Shop floor
LinesToolsEquipmentOperators
Transactional dataEquipment eventsQuality evidenceOperational insight

How FrontWell turns the architecture into delivery

The implementation connects process design, configuration, integration and validation in one incremental delivery model.

  • Model robust out-of-the-box capabilities before adding customizations
  • Design Level 2 and Level 4 interfaces around the operating process
  • Deliver working increments in two-week sprints
  • Validate each release before deployment to quality and production
  • Prepare users through training, cutover and focused hypercare

Paperless medical-device manufacturing

Replace paper records with controlled digital execution and real-time data collection at the point of work.

Electronic recordsWork instructionsSignatures
  • Faster review and release
  • Less scrap and rework
  • Clear procedure enforcement

Global MES standardization

Create a reusable operating template that supports site differences without rebuilding the core model.

Global templateMaster dataSite rollout
  • Consistent processes
  • Shared quality controls
  • Faster site adoption

Real-time WIP and process control

Connect routing, equipment and process data so teams can see work in progress and intervene earlier.

RoutingEquipment dataProcess events
  • Live WIP visibility
  • OEE and yield insight
  • Closed shop-floor feedback

R&D and production on one platform

Support experiments and development work alongside repeatable production-volume processes.

Experiment managementNPIRecipes
  • Controlled scale-up
  • Shared process knowledge
  • Clearer collaboration

Legacy MES consolidation

Replace fragmented local applications with one configurable platform for manufacturing operations.

Legacy MESLocal toolsEnterprise integration
  • Lower solution fragmentation
  • One source of execution data
  • Extensible architecture

Build a connected MES foundation for complex manufacturing.

Discuss a medical-device, semiconductor or non-pharma MES program with specialists who cover process design, implementation, integration and validation.