Making the value of technology clear
Will AI provide instant intelligence to MES? Not immediately. This is what Tech-Clarity’s Rick Franzosa said in his presentation on June 13th at the MES & Industry 4.0 International Summit in Portugal. His talk was titled “No Turning Back: MES/MOM enters the age of AI” and captured plenty of attention. Mark Venables, the Editor-in-Chief of…
Can multi-tenant cloud-based low-code software run and optimize production operations? Apparently, some companies are using TilliT for just that. The combination of MES with quality, AI-powered scheduling, analytics, and edge technology serves not just mid-market but also smaller and larger companies. Partners and manufacturers are deploying the system themselves after just a few days of…
What might batch industry manufacturers still desire in their enterprise-grade MES? Maybe simpler ways to configure, roll out, and manage the system. TrakSYS MES V13 features major upgrades in solution creation and templates. It also prepares for cloud deployment, expands containerization, includes MQTT, and maintains a clean user interface— the kind of UI that has…
How can innovative manufacturers improve their operational performance? With coherent, modern software to run the operation. First Resonance‘s ION Factory Operating System is designed for manufacturers in space tech, new energy, and other breakthrough products ready to craft fresh manufacturing processes. They have added agentic AI, an updated user experience (UX), and a partner marketplace…
Last week, we had a chance to attend the Hitachi Digital Services Analyst & Advisor event in Dallas. The gathering offered compelling insights into the company’s strategic direction and differentiated capabilities. Through a series of thought-provoking presentations and fireside chats, one theme emerged with clarity and consistency: Hitachi Digital Services’ deep-rooted engineering expertise sets it…
How can recipe-based producers ensure cost-efficiency and consistent, high-quality products no matter where they are formulated or produced? By implementing enterprise recipe management (ERM) with a manufacturing execution system (MES) to deliver closed-loop data flows in and out of production. Leading Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), specialty chemical, and other manufacturers are standardizing for ERM. Quite…