The market for MES in mid-sized manufacturers has traditionally been underserved. Major MES vendors find it unsuitable, as it conflicts with their direct sales model and complex product offerings. However, mid-sized manufacturers have the same MES needs as larger companies but lack the IT resources necessary to implement and support these systems. Decades of Service…
Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Expands to Software-Defined Production, Tech Transfer, Recipes
Can manufacturers gain an effective digital twin capability spanning from product concept to supply chain, production process, production execution, factory automation, and controls? Dassault Systèmes believes it can deliver that today. Their UNIV+RSES vision expanded deep into the plant floor with their July acquisition of Ascon’s Qube technology and team. This new edge-to-cloud platform complements…
Siemens Opcenter’s TCO and Scalability Help Fuel Digital Thread
What if MES were fully natively integrated into an end-to-end suite across the product and production lifecycle? For years, industry analysts have remarked that Siemens had acquired all the pieces—if only they could put them together. We recently had a briefing that focused on the MES, Opcenter, and the progress made toward the end-to-end goal:…
Tulip: Evolving Operations for Modern Manufacturing
Reinventing MES/MOM and Operations We’ve followed Tulip since the early days and were excited to catch up and see what they have accomplished over the past year. From their inception, Tulip Interfaces deliberately set themselves apart from existing industry acronyms like MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and MOM (Manufacturing Operations Management). This decision offered advantages and…
42Q – First MES/MOM to the Cloud and Still Going Strong
Where can discrete manufacturers go to find an MES/MOM solution developed by manufacturers with nearly a decade of production usage and experience as a multi-tenant cloud solution? 42Q, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanmina Corporation, is an obvious choice. They provide: Smart Factory, a fully featured MES/MOM solution, Connected Manufacturing, providing real-time visibility across diverse…