Integration of Peakboard with SAP via the SAP Side-by-Side Extension.

Side-by-side with SAP

Interact easily via standardized SAP APIs

Advantages of Peakboard:

• Enhanced versatility: Peakboard can be used as a complementary platform alongside the SAP core system to create custom industrial applications, thereby supporting decision-making processes. This can be particularly useful for intuitively visualizing and processing operational data from the SAP system.
• Independent development: Acting as a side-by-side extension, Peakboard allows for easy creation and customization of applications without directly impacting the SAP system.
• Integration without core system interference: Using APIs or other integration mechanisms provided by SAP, Peakboard can extract and visualize SAP data without burdening or affecting the core system.
• Flexibility and customization: Businesses can develop specific applications tailored to their individual needs, which is advantageous in environments requiring rapid adaptation to changing business conditions.

With SAP being one of the most utilized data sources for Peakboard, numerous application possibilities emerge

Our customer examples illustrate how this works in practice.

1. Delivery Monitor – classic order fulfillment application
   All active deliveries with items are displayed by shipping point, storage location, or warehouse number. For instance, our customer Prym uses Peakboard to visualize which transport orders need to be processed directly in the warehouse or where bottlenecks occur.
2. Workstation Capacity Utilization
   In SAP production environments, a common use case is tracking and displaying the capacity and utilization of one or multiple workstations. Some of our customers utilize Peakboard for monitoring capacity utilization.
   
3. Production Order Feedback
   Tracking production orders does not ensure their completion. Monitoring the progress continuously is crucial, including information on employee work times, machine utilization, and current production figures such as total production, scrap rate, and yield. For example, our customer Bizerba uses Peakboard as an MES solution for comprehensive machine park monitoring, starting with machine monitoring to track orders passing through, thereby accurately determining daily performance.
4. Transport Order Monitor
   In the transport order monitor, Peakboard is used to display current transport orders, e.g., in automated small parts warehouses.
5. Quality Notifications
   Quality notifications arise in various situations, categorized into three common scenarios for Peakboard:
   1. Error notification 1:
      Production errors that halt processes and cannot be rectified during production or quality control.
   2. Error notification 2:
      Undetected flaws in production materials, leading to immediate material quarantine and further actions.
   3. Health, safety, and environmental incidents:
      Caused by quality issueswith materials or processes, including accidents involving equipment or hazardous substances. For instance, Bizerba uses Peakboard as an MES to monitor machine operations comprehensively, tracking orders and promptly reporting unforeseen errors.
6. Packing Shipments
   Peakboard supports typical shipping processes, facilitating post-pickup packaging with added verification through additional cameras or systematic photo documentation of package contents and type. For example, BOSCH uses Peakboard to display various SAP picking orders on a touchscreen, determining packing locations based on specific criteria and enabling barcode scanning for parts identification. Employees can report issues and stamp completed lists, with central list access and prioritization via the Peakboard Hub.
   
7. SAP Document Integration in Processes (e.g., technical drawings)
   Typically, Peakboard creates applications featuring interactive dashboards with structured data and documents like technical drawings or instructions for specific processes. One such use case involves an international technology corporation where technical drawings are accessed for manual manufacturing support, capturing orders via barcode scanner and displaying SAP-retrieved job details directly at workstations. Previously, these drawings were printed and included with respective orders before Peakboard implementation.
   
8. Loading Dock Monitor
   During pallet loading onto trucks across various loading docks, proper execution is critical. An easy loading ramp monitor displays destination regions and carriers, ensuring correct loading procedures. An advanced version utilizes additional hardware such as barcode scanners or RFID readers integrated with the Peakboard application, directly interacting with SAP to confirm accurate truck loading. Template: https://templates.peakboard.com/Overview-Truck-Loading/en
9. Digital Inventory List
   The Peakboard app, typically used on mobile devices like tablets, replaces printed inventory lists.
10. Machine Data to SAP MES
    Peakboard captures machine data via OPC UA interfaces or direct connections to PLC systems from manufacturers like Siemens, Beckhoff, or Rockwell, transmitting data to SAP MES or SAP PP. Data types include machine states like usage times, error codes, cycle times, and yield rates. Depending on data usage, real-time or asynchronous storage and transmission can occur via the Peakboard Hub. For example, measurement data from a Siemens controller informs on metal part dimensions, flagging deviations from target values and writing data to SAP via function blocks, offering direct access to current day data.