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What makes a digital thread that weaves through manufacturing possible? The answer is: operational data management, which includes a host of capabilities to connect, collect, contextualize, and make data flow across offices, plants, and the field. ThingWorx, a PTC Technology, has been doing that for years, and we recently had an update briefing on version…
Should emerging companies implement factory software before product lifecycle software? Sometimes. Julie Fraser’s blog post for the First Resonance site explores the strengths of modern MES and when it might be the priority application to implement, even when PLM is not yet in place. Software for a Manufacturing Business Young companies, especially those with breakthrough…
Can a highly regulated pharmaceutical or biotech company trust AI in their GXP manufacturing operations? Apprentice says yes. In the past year, they have added GenAI for intelligent context-awareness to the Tempo MES / LES / Automation solution. Now, they have added agentic AI to automate production and lab processes further. It might sound like…
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…
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…
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