Production starts on a terminal or on a PLC, etc. It will have a unique ID every time you start a new production. We call this the “Production Process.” The production process is attached to the operation of the order. It collects the data of the production, the passed parts, the traced data, the operators, etc.

The “production process” makes production traceable. When you start a production process on a terminal, the process runs on the terminal. If you use only a PLC to run the process, this is not a problem because the server can also run the production process. If you use only a PLC to run the process, the PLC has to communicate with the x4Trace server.