Our vision
“Since 2001, iMes Solutions GmbH has stood for innovative and intuitive software solutions, for quality and reliability. Our vision is the universal connection of decentralised systems and plants with central data processing and visualisation — scalable, intuitive, simple and vendor-independent.”
Our mission
“We offer our customers tailored software solutions. Thanks to the modular design of our software, functions can be extended quickly and flexibly. We work for the satisfaction of our customers — which is why we value good, trusting collaboration.”
In detail
Company Portrait
iMes Solutions GmbH, headquartered in Burghausen, Upper Bavaria, specializes in the development of MES software solutions for the automation of industrial plants.
As a strong team, we combine professional competence with many years of experience in order to push and optimize the digitalization of industrial manufacturing processes towards Industry 4.0 together with our customers.
The portfolio ranges from process data archiving, alarm and energy management, automated acquisition of laboratory and machine data to electronic shift books and reporting. In the field of technical plant documentation, we support our customers with our documentation, support and project planning tool PLSDOC®.
Our objectives are the best possible protection of your plant know-how, the creation of optimum process data transparency and an increase in productivity and quality within the framework of increased plant safety and security.
In addition to our products, we offer workshops in the field of alarm and energy management as well as support for PCS documentation/reverse documentation, PCS migration and PCS configuration.
Please talk to us about your requirements and expectations without obligation - together we will find the right solution. For today, for tomorrow and for the future.
Peter Fröhlich
CEO iMes Solutions GmbH
Our approach
iMes Solutions – Your Interface to Success
With our many years of experience and a cross-industry customer base, we are a reliable and secure partner for the future. Our customers particularly appreciate our personal, customer and solution-oriented support. Even after commissioning we take care of your concerns.
Individually configured products allow us to implement your requirements quickly, cost-effectively and efficiently. The scalability allows any number of PCS/PLC systems and machines to be connected.
Our MES solutions ensure vertical process integration and represent a link between the machine controls and the systems of the company management level.
The MES software Plant Historian is a modular system for central long-term archiving and the analysis of process control system data. Technical operating data, alarms & events, batch protocols, laboratory data, actual process values and operator interventions are stored centrally in a long-term archive. A large number of analysis tools are available for identifying optimization potential.
You can get to know us within the scope of a pilot installation!
From the very first day, our MES software solution will create transparency and uncover optimization potential. Together with our partners from science and research (e.g. University of Salzburg) we tackle your requirements and make your production more effective and transparent. Secure your competitive advantage now!
The advantages: modular - configurable - scalable
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Industries
Proven in the process & manufacturing industries and critical infrastructure (KRITIS)
Since 2001, iMes Solutions has been equipping production sites in the chemical, pharma, food and manufacturing industries. A particular focus is on critical infrastructure (KRITIS) operators such as municipal utilities, wastewater treatment plants, power plants and utility companies, as well as aerospace.
Chemicals & process
Food & beverages
Pharma
Aerospace
Automotive
Plastics
Wood & building materials
Customer projects
Best Practice / Customer Projects
iMes Solutions' Alarm Management Solution is used at one of the world's most important producers of chemical products
Plant Historian AM - Alarm Management - has been in use at the world's largest chemical company since 2020. At the site in southwest Germany, a total of 11 plants with different PCS and PLC systems were connected in just a few weeks.
Plant Historian AM represents a robust, intuitive and scalable alarm management solution that meets all requirements. The different control systems and controllers are displayed centrally. Additional DCS/PLC systems could be connected without any downtimes.
By reducing the number of alarms, it was possible to reduce downtimes, optimize plant utilization and increase process quality after only a few months.
For companies in the process industry, Plant Historian AM - Alarm Management - offers an efficient, robust and transparent solution to increase plant safety and security and reduce the number of alarms. Our alarm management solution is suitable for both small and large companies. Company-wide solutions with more than 90 plants, 300 servers and over 300,000 measuring points have already been successfully implemented.
Leading petrochemical company relies on Plant Historian Alarm Management & Alarm Rationalization
Since 2016, Plant Historian AM - Alarm Management has been used in one of the largest oil refineries in the German-speaking region - since 2018 in combination with the Plant Historian AR module Alarm Rationalization. Approximately 2000 employees work at the site.
A wide variety of process control systems and controllers from different manufacturers are in use - ABB Symphony and Foxboro I/A, safety-related controllers such as HIMA HiMax and Invensys Triconex. For the more than 120,000 daily messages in 3 facilities, there was no operational message monitoring or the possibility to intuitively evaluate alarm frequencies or alarm duration.
Plant Historian AM/AR provides the customer with sustainable alarm management while meeting all requirements. The various control systems and controllers are integrated and displayed centrally. In addition to central message monitoring and the graphical evaluation of alarm frequencies, the customer also uses the advantages of automated KPI reporting according to ISA 18.2.
The application is intuitive and user-friendly.
Systematic alarm management with Plant Historian AM/AR - Alarm Management/Rationalization - is equally suitable for small and large companies. Company-wide solutions with more than 300 servers can be realized without any difficulty.
Plant Historian Alarm Management at a Swiss Chemicals Company
Since 2007, Plant Historian AM - Alarm Management - has been in use at the southeast Bavarian site of one of the largest producers of specialty chemicals.
A wide variety of process control systems and controllers from different manufacturers such as Siemens PCS7, ABB 800xA, ABB Freelance, ABB Symphony as well as Hima HIMAX and Honeywell FSC are in use. A total of 6 control systems and controllers from different manufacturers were connected with 16 DCS connectors.
Plant Historian AM offers the customer the possibility of long-term archiving of alarms & events. The various control systems and controllers are integrated and displayed centrally. The application is intuitive and user-friendly. A key point is also the scalability without interfering with ongoing operations. The latter proved to be an invaluable advantage in the gradual expansion to a company-wide, central alarm management system.
Plant Historian AM - Alarm Management - provides an efficient, robust and transparent solution to increase plant safety and reduce the number of alarms in companies in the chemical industry.
Shift Book - Integration for SIMATIC PCS7 in one of the largest Sewage Treatment Plants in the German-speaking Region
For operators, the flexible Shift Book solution of iMes Solutions provides quick and easy information on any kind of incident in the plant, enabling them to delegate tasks and track events.
Plant operators, shift supervisors and plant managers can quickly obtain an up-to-date overview of the status of the entire plant both on the SIMATIC PCS 7 OS Client and on the computer in the office.
There are different ways to access the shift book:
- via a button in the WinCC button bar
- via the faceplate of the unit
- via the shift book symbol in WinCC
The iMes shift book is designed to optimize and simplify processes and also takes into account regulatory requirements. Digital checklists, error message recording as well as maintenance tasks etc. are covered. Improved communication, fewer misunderstandings and less paper consumption are further advantages.
iMes Solutions' Shift Book solution is also available as a PCS7 Add-On in the Siemens Industry Mall.
Knowledge
Use Cases & Publications
Use Cases
Publications
Partner
Stronger together
ISM Solutions GmbH
IT security and infrastructure solutions designed for the needs of mid-sized companies.
DATAFOX GmbH
Develops and manufactures systems for electronic data capture – made in Germany.
IPS GmbH
Planning, development, design, installation supervision and manufacturing; ISO 9001:2015.
MES D.A.CH Verband
Association representing providers and users of MES solutions.
Bayern Innovativ
Networks for digitalisation, energy, health, materials, mobility and security.
Research
Research projects
Together with Fraunhofer institutes, universities and industry partners, we develop AI and sensor solutions for tomorrow's production.
KI-RAM
2022–2025AI-based solutions for reducing tyre wear and traffic-related microplastic emissions – with Fraunhofer IMWS, Rösler Tyre Innovators, Paderborn University and DENKweit.
Intelligent dosing control
2020–2023Software-controlled, miniaturised high-precision spray system for lubrication nozzles – with HIESSL Schmiertechnik and Fraunhofer IWU.
MMAA
2020–2023Networked modular assembly with autonomous workstations – with Otto Martin Maschinenbau and Kempten University of Applied Sciences.
InKriS
2021–2023Intelligent crystallisation sensor for inline quality prediction in injection moulding – with FOS Messtechnik, Exipnos and Fraunhofer IMWS.
Golden Eye
2020–2023Image-based dosing system for solder paste on three-dimensional circuit carriers – with Bahner Feinwerktechnik and TH Köln.
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Partners, research & integration
Partners and Cooperations
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