Infor MES vs. WATS Comparison


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Through its offices in the U.S., Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, the company supports thousands of manufacturing facilities in over 25 countries and more than 30 industries. 77 Ratings Visit Website Epicor Connected Process Control Epicor Connected Process Control (CPC) is a flexible no-code/low-code MES and manufacturing operations platform that helps manufacturers improve quality, consistency, and visibility across production and assembly operations. Create digital work instructions with multimedia content, guide operators through critical tasks, connect equipment and devices across the shop floor, and capture production and quality data without extensive programming. CPC provides product traceability with a complete historical record of each product's build and inspection history. 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About Infor MES delivers the right information at the right time to everyone from the shop floor to the top floor, providing precise and actionable intelligence in an integrated enterprise solution. Breadth of capabilities across quality, product, inventory, and maintenance. High configurability allows for scalable capabilities. Highly visual for intuitive interactions and fast decision making.	About Use Manufacturing Test & Repair Data to improve cost of internal inefficiencies, warranty claims and supply chain collaboration. WATS is a Manufacturing Intelligence solution for any sized Electronics manufacturers, within the industries of industrial electronics, consumer electronics, medical instrumentation, automotive, and aerospace & defence. WATS features global data acquisition, from your internal and sub-contracted manufacturing. From any test or repair data format. It helps you to quickly identify your most frequent failures and issues, across multiple dimensions. Such as True First Pass Yield for products, revisions, factories and test stations, OEE, CPK, dashboards++ In addition to detailed test and repair data analytics, WATS features customizable alarming capabilities, operator interfaces, detail-rich test asset maintenance management, and centralized distribution mechanism for properties such as test software, unit firmware, serial numbers and MAC addresses.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Manufacturers looking for a manufacturing solution	Audience R&D, Manufacturing Test Engineers, QA and Management that needs to make data-informed production decisions.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing €249 / month 30 users, and approximately 1000 test reports analyzed per month. Scalable up to millions of reports analyzed every month. See options on https://wats.com/pricing Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 4.5 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
	Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Easy to setup Good functionality Well documented Excellent support Great APIs Well designed Frequently updated WATS is easy to take into use. Integration to various test systems is simple. Support works also well. Cons Could have more features for integrating documentation into the system. Not really, but there could be even more features on it.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Infor Founded: 2002 United States www.infor.com/products/manufacturing-execution-system	Company Information Virinco Founded: 1998 Norway wats.com
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Categories Aerospace Manufacturing Supported Maintenance Management Supported Manufacturing Execution Supported SPC Supported Tool Management Supported	Categories Data Management Supported Electronics Manufacturing Supported Maintenance Management Supported Manufacturing Supported Manufacturing Analytics Supported Manufacturing Intelligence Supported Quality Management Supported Reporting Supported SPC Supported
Maintenance Management Features Asset Tracking Not Supported Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Calibration Management Not Supported Dispatch Management Not Supported Inventory Control Supported Inventory Management Supported Key & Lock Management Not Supported Mobile Access Not Supported Planning Calendar Not Supported Predictive Maintenance Supported Preventive Maintenance Not Supported Purchasing Not Supported Scheduling Supported Service History Tracking Not Supported Technician Management Not Supported Work Order Management Supported SPC Features Corrective Actions (CAPA) Supported Data Entry Supported Data Linking Supported Data Management Supported Excel Loader Supported Job Management Supported OPC Data Collection Supported Performance Metrics Supported Point-of-Production Analysis Supported Real Time Data Collection Supported Regulatory Compliance Supported Show More Features Manufacturing Execution Features Document Management Supported Forecasting Supported Quality Control Supported Quote Management Not Supported Resource Management Supported Supplier Management Supported Supply Chain Management Not Supported Traceability Supported	Maintenance Management Features Asset Tracking Supported Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Calibration Management Supported Dispatch Management Not Supported Inventory Control Supported Inventory Management Not Supported Key & Lock Management Not Supported Mobile Access Not Supported Planning Calendar Not Supported Predictive Maintenance Not Supported Preventive Maintenance Supported Purchasing Not Supported Scheduling Supported Service History Tracking Supported Technician Management Not Supported Work Order Management Not Supported SPC Features Corrective Actions (CAPA) Supported Data Entry Supported Data Linking Supported Data Management Supported Excel Loader Supported Job Management Not Supported OPC Data Collection Supported Performance Metrics Supported Point-of-Production Analysis Supported Real Time Data Collection Supported Regulatory Compliance Supported Show More Features Data Management Features Customer Data Supported Data Analysis Supported Data Capture Supported Data Integration Supported Data Migration Supported Data Quality Control Supported Data Security Supported Information Governance Supported Master Data Management Supported Match & Merge Not Supported Manufacturing Features Accounting Integration Supported ERP Not Supported Maintenance Management Supported MES Supported MRP Not Supported Purchase Order Management Not Supported Quality Management Supported Quotes/Estimates Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Safety Management Not Supported Shipping Management Not Supported Manufacturing Intelligence Features Aggregation Supported Analysis Supported Contextualization Supported KPIs Supported Propagation Supported Visualization Supported Quality Management Features Audit Management Not Supported Complaint Management Supported Compliance Management Supported Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) Not Supported Defect Tracking Supported Document Control Not Supported Equipment Management Not Supported ISO Standards Management Not Supported Maintenance Management Supported Risk Management Not Supported Supplier Quality Control Supported Training Management Not Supported Reporting Features Customizable Dashboard Supported Data Source Connectors Supported Drag & Drop Not Supported Drill Down Supported Email Reports Not Supported Financial Reports Not Supported Forecasting Not Supported Marketing Reports Not Supported OLAP Supported Report Export Supported Sales Reports Not Supported Scheduled / Automated Reports Supported
Integrations Microsoft Power BI Not Supported Tech Cloud ERP Not Supported TestStand Not Supported	Integrations Microsoft Power BI Supported Tech Cloud ERP Supported TestStand Supported View All 3 Integrations
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