Manufacturing execution system for aluminium casthouses Complete control of your casthouse operation.

MES-AL connects planning, batching, production, quality and dispatch in a single platform built specifically for aluminium casthouse operations.

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MES-AL connected to every stage of the casthouse, from furnace to finished product MES-AL Batching Melt treatment Casting Traceability

WHY MES-AL

Built for the way casthouses actually run.

Generic MES tools treat aluminium like any other product. MES-AL is designed around alloys, furnace charges, casts and certificates from day one.

Quality & Compliance

Monitor chemistry, quality KPIs and process performance. Automate Certificates of Analysis and maintain complete product compliance.

Smart Batching

Optimise scrap selection, alloy additions and charge composition to reduce cost while maintaining specification requirements.

Production Execution

Guide operators through standardised workflows, recipes and work instructions while capturing real-time production data.

Complete Traceability

Track materials, batches, casts, bundles and shipments throughout the production process with a full digital audit trail.

HOW IT CONNECTS

One connected flow, from customer order to shipment.

Every stage shares the same data, so nothing is re-entered and nothing gets lost between departments.

MES-AL basic flow Customers place orders and supply specifications. Orders, customer specifications and recipes create work orders, which feed production planning. Raw and alloying materials enter inventory, which supplies batching and furnace operation. Production continues through casting, homogenising, and sawing and packaging into stock and shipping. Analysis against internal and customer specifications is carried out at batching and casting, and quality control at homogenising. Casthouse returns go back to inventory. Customers Customer specifications Alloys, homogenising, sawing & packaging Recipes Casting, homogenising, sawing & packaging Analysis vs. internal & customer specs Quality control Orders Work order Production planning Batching & furnace operation Casting Homogenising Alloying material Inventory Sawing & packaging Raw material Shipping Stock

  1. Orders & specifications

    Customer orders, specifications and recipes combine into a work order.

  2. Production planning

    Work orders are scheduled against demand, capacity and available material.

  3. Materials & inventory

    Raw material, alloying material and casthouse returns are tracked in inventory.

  4. Batching, casting & processing

    Furnace charges are batched, cast, homogenised, sawn and packaged.

  5. Analysis & quality control

    Every stage is checked against internal and customer specifications.

  6. Stock & shipping

    Finished product moves to stock and ships with full traceability.

  • Orders & information
  • Production
  • Quality
  • Materials & logistics
25+ years In aluminium casthouse operations
Products Extrusion ingot, sheet ingot and foundry alloy
1xxx–8xxx Alloy families in production
Full lifecycle Design, commissioning, start-up and optimisation

THE TEAM BEHIND MES-AL

Built by people who have run casthouses.

MES-AL comes from Al-Genius, an aluminium consultancy that supports casthouses from design and commissioning through daily operations and improvement. Experience as producer, equipment supplier and consultant is built into every workflow in the system.

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Ready to modernise your casthouse?

Whether you want to see MES-AL in action or need support with a casthouse project, talk to people who have run casthouses themselves.