# PCG SmartFactory MES and Infor LN

> Source: https://netray.co/stack/pcg-smartfactory-mes-infor-ln
> Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems.
> Section: ERP Stack

## Short answer

PCG SmartFactory is an MES that connects to the Infor LN Shop Floor and Production modules and lets operators record operator and machine time on mobile devices, with quality and compliance modules. The vendor does not publish the technical mechanism in the cited material, so scope the interface carefully.

## Erp

Infor LN

## Erp Key

infor-ln

## On Prem

true

## Product

PCG SmartFactory MES

## Vendor

PCG

## Category

MES

## Integration

**Method:** Integration with LN Shop Floor and Production

**Detail:** The vendor describes SmartFactory as connecting to LN Shop Floor and Production. Details such as whether it uses LN APIs, BODs or database access are not stated in the source, so ask which is used, who supports it and what LN versions are covered.

**Method:** LN as planning and costing system

**Detail:** In a typical split, LN plans production orders and costs them, and the MES drives execution on the floor and sends back time and quantity transactions. Confirm which system owns each step in your design.

## Data Flows

**From:** LN production orders and routings

**To:** SmartFactory

**Data:** Released orders, operations, quantities and due dates

**Trigger:** Order release

**From:** SmartFactory

**To:** LN

**Data:** Operator and machine time and completed quantities

**Trigger:** Operator starts, stops or completes an operation

**From:** SmartFactory

**To:** LN

**Data:** Scrap and quality results, if configured

**Trigger:** Inspection or reject entry

## Setup

### Map the shop floor process

**Detail:** Document how orders flow from release to completion, including rework, subcontracting and material issue, before configuring anything.

### Confirm the interface

**Detail:** Get written detail from PCG on the LN modules, versions and transactions the integration covers.

### Align master data

**Detail:** Check work centres, machines, routings and employee codes in LN match what the MES will present on mobile devices.

### Configure terminals and mobile devices

**Detail:** Set operator login, shift calendars and offline behaviour if connectivity is unreliable on the floor.

### Pilot one cell

**Detail:** Run one work area for a few weeks and reconcile reported hours and quantities with LN daily.

### Roll out and adjust costing

**Detail:** Confirm how reported time feeds labour and machine cost in LN before widening use.

## Pitfalls

- Routing operations in LN not matching how work is actually done, so operators cannot record against them.
- Machine time and operator time double counted in costing.
- Reported quantities posted before quality approval, inflating good output.
- Unreliable wifi leading to missing or delayed transactions that planners then misread.
- Employee or work centre master data changed in LN but not refreshed in the MES.

## Ai Layer

### Plan versus actual analysis

**Description:** Compare LN planned hours and quantities with MES actuals and explain the biggest gaps by operation, machine or shift.

### Missing transaction detection

**Description:** Find operations with time recorded but no completion in LN, or the reverse, for a supervisor to resolve.

### Plain-language shop floor questions

**Description:** Ask which orders are at risk of missing their due date given current progress, reading both systems with the query shown.

## Alternatives

- LN's own Shop Floor Control may be enough if you only need labour reporting and order completion.
- Other MES products with a documented LN link may fit better for your sector, so compare options.
- For a few machines, machine monitoring alone may answer the questions without full MES.

## Faq

### What does PCG SmartFactory do with Infor LN?

**Answer:** The vendor says SmartFactory connects to the LN CloudSuite Shop Floor and Production modules and lets operators record operator and machine time on mobile devices, with quality and compliance modules available. The detailed technical method is not given in the cited material.

### Does the MES replace LN Shop Floor Control?

**Answer:** Not necessarily. LN keeps production planning and costing, while the MES handles execution detail and data capture. Which functions sit where is decided during design, so write the responsibilities down before configuration.

### Can AI run on top without cloud services?

**Answer:** Yes. A private assistant on your own GPUs can read LN and MES data read-only, compare plan with actuals and flag gaps, keeping production data inside your network. Any correction to orders or time records requires human approval.

## Source

https://smartfactory-videos-mes-manufacturing-execution-system.hubs.vidyard.com/categories/smartfactory-mes-for-infor-ln-cloud-erp

## Search terms

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