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IEC 62264
Also known as: ISA-95, ANSI/ISA-95
German: IEC 62264
IEC 62264, Enterprise-control system integration, is an international standard series based on ANSI/ISA-95 that defines models and terminology for integrating business systems with manufacturing operations and control systems. Its parts cover, among others, models and terminology, object models and attributes, and activity models of manufacturing operations management.
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In one sentence
IEC 62264 is the international standard series based on ISA-95 for integrating business systems with manufacturing operations and control.
Example
The MES specification references IEC 62264-3 to define which activities of production and quality operations management the new system covers.
How it applies
- Engineering: Part 1 provides the hierarchy and functional models, Part 2 the object models for exchanged information, and Part 3 the activity models of manufacturing operations management. Further parts cover integration between Level 3 activities and transactions.
- Procurement: Referencing IEC 62264 in specifications gives MES and ERP suppliers a common frame, though conformance to a model is not a certification of interoperability.
- Integration: Schema implementations such as Business to Manufacturing Markup Language (B2MML) build on the object models.
- Documentation: Specifications should cite the specific part and edition used. The documentation team can reuse the standard's terms in glossaries and interface descriptions so readers can look them up.
IEC 62264 vs. ISA-95
ANSI/ISA-95 is the US standard from which IEC 62264 was developed; the content is closely aligned, but editions and part numbering do not always match exactly. Check which edition a requirement refers to.