Specialized implementation
Configure and deploy SAP Digital Manufacturing, PEO, and BTP for production environments, keeping production line continuity non-negotiable during transitions.
Modernize SAP ME and MII before support ends. Keep the line running.
Dhiphos builds software for the shop floor. We help plants move off SAP ME and MII to SAP Digital Manufacturing, SAP BTP, or a hybrid of both, depending on how custom your applications are.
- Focus SAP ME · MII · DM · PEO · BTP
- Industries Discrete · Aerospace · Automotive · Semiconductor
- Response Within one business day
Migration
SAP version 15.5 is the final release for ME and MII. Mainstream maintenance ends in 2027, with extended support running through December 31, 2030. SAP Digital Manufacturing is the cloud successor. This is not a direct copy-paste upgrade; it is a systems redesign you can control if you start now.
Your target architecture depends on your footprint. Standard MES operations map directly to SAP Digital Manufacturing. Heavy custom logic in MII usually rebuilds cleanly on SAP BTP. Most plants use a mix of both.
Three paths
A fit-gap analysis determines your ideal split between standard configuration and custom code before you commit.
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Mostly standard
Fully to SAP DM
When ME and MII handle core MES operations like orders, WIP, routing, quality, and operator guidance, map directly to SAP Digital Manufacturing as your cloud successor.
Best when your plant can adopt standard DM capabilities through configuration rather than rewriting custom code.
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Heavily custom
Fully to SAP BTP
When MII functions as a custom application platform with bespoke user interfaces and business logic that does not map to standard DM features, rebuild on SAP BTP using CAP, Integration Suite, and UI5.
Best when your operational value sits in custom applications rather than standard MES workflows.
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Mixed landscape
DM and BTP together
The most common approach: standard execution on DM, extensions and heavy custom logic on BTP, with phased coexistence until each facility is ready.
Fit-gap splits what becomes DM configuration, what moves to BTP services, and what stays temporarily on legacy systems.
Phased coexistence
Skip the risky big-bang cutover. Keep legacy ME and MII running side-by-side with your new target environment until a single pilot line proves the model works.
Timeline
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Final release: 15.5
No further feature releases are planned for ME and MII. Future innovation is focused on SAP Digital Manufacturing on BTP.
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Mainstream maintenance ends 2027
Plan your transformation while engineering capacity and project calendars remain under your control.
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Extended support through Dec 31, 2030
Limited, premium-cost maintenance only. Waiting until late in the window increases costs and cutover risk.
Do we always move everything to SAP DM?
No. Standard MES footprints go to DM. Heavy custom MII rebuilds on BTP. Most plants use a hybrid approach determined by fit-gap.
Can we migrate without stopping production?
Yes. Phased coexistence keeps your existing systems live while you validate a single line before rolling it out plant by plant.
What about shop-floor connectivity?
We deploy software-defined edge layers like OPC UA and MQTT so you are not forced into an expensive hardware refresh.
How do we start?
Discover (fit-gap analysis) to Prove (bounded pilot) to Scale (embedded delivery or fixed-scope SOW).
How we engage
A straightforward path from first call to production, built for manufacturers who need senior engineers on the work rather than a rotating vendor bench.
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Discover
Fit-gap analysis on your ME and MII stack to map out what is standard, what is custom, and the right target path.
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Prove
A bounded pilot on a single line or cell to validate connectivity, data models, and operator workflows before scaling.
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Scale
Embedded implementation across plants, maintaining live coexistence until cutover is completely safe.
Services
Architecture and implementation for teams already mid-modernization. We write code and work directly on the floor.
Platform expertise
- SAP DM
- SAP MII
- SAP ME
- SAP PEO
- SAP BTP
Custom integration
Custom middleware, connectors, and APIs bridging S/4HANA, DM, edge devices, and legacy execution systems to fit the exact stack you run.
System architecture
End-to-end software architecture from edge telemetry to ERP. Hardware-agnostic by design, with clear responsibility boundaries between DM and BTP.
App modernization
Refactor MII-era custom applications toward cloud-native or edge runtimes on BTP without a risky big-bang cutover.
Software layers
The execution and data layers that bridge enterprise planning down to the shop floor. Strictly software, hardware-agnostic.
MES / MOM
Manufacturing execution and operations management. The software bridge connecting shop-floor operations to enterprise planning, including SAP Digital Manufacturing.
IIoT and edge
Industrial IoT and edge data layers. Processing production telemetry right at the source with software-defined, hardware-agnostic components.
Digital twin
Virtual representations of physical assets and workflows. Software environments to simulate and predict shop-floor behavior before changes hit production.
Roadmap: Physical AI, edge inference, predictive modeling, and operator-assist tools are currently in active development, not packaged product lines yet.
Experience
Hands-on delivery across discrete manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and semiconductor plants, connecting enterprise software directly to shop-floor hardware.
Connected production networks
Integrated dozens of machines in an aerospace facility into a single digital network and built live production dashboards that measurably reduced equipment downtime.
SAP-to-shop-floor automation
Linked SAP directly into factory software so production orders run seamlessly from enterprise planning through execution on the line.
Production-aware modernization
Engineered phased coexistence strategies for regulated plants, modernizing core execution layers without a risky big-bang cutover or compromising compliance.
Team
An engineering practice focused on the SAP Manufacturing Suite, production systems, and edge architectures. Builder-to-builder, remote-friendly, working with global clients.
Background
Nearly two decades building software that connects SAP and other business systems directly to factory machinery across discrete, aerospace, automotive, and semiconductor lines.
Approach
Pure software, hardware-agnostic. We write code that runs on shop floors, built for the people who keep them running.
Contact
Tell us about your ME and MII landscape and what you are trying to solve. Submitting opens your email client with a pre-filled message to info@dhiphos.com. We typically respond within one business day.