From Pilots to Progress: How Manufacturers Can Scale MES and Industry 4.0 Initiatives the Right Way
At the MES & Industry 4.0 event in Porto, Jeff Winter, VP of Business Strategy at Critical Manufacturing, outlined a practical roadmap for manufacturers ready to move beyond experimentation and into scalable transformation.Start with a Purpose-Built…
Aligning People, Data, and Priorities: A Real-World Strategy for Scaling Digital Manufacturing
At the MES & Industry 4.0 Summit in Porto, May Yap, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Jabil, offered a clear message for manufacturers navigating global digital transformation: technology isn’t the hard part—alignment is.Across dozens…
Rethinking MES Architecture for the Age of AI and Edge Computing
Traditional Manufacturing Execution Systems were designed for a world where data flowed in one direction, from the shop floor up to enterprise dashboards, in batch intervals measured in minutes or hours. That architecture cannot support the…
Subscription MES: A New Path to Digital Transformation
What if deploying MES didn’t require a massive budget, a year-long integration plan, or buy-in from every corner of the enterprise? A growing number of manufacturers are shifting away from all-in-one MES rollouts and embracing a…
From Execution to Intelligence: Generative AI’s Role in the Future of MES
Manufacturing Execution Systems have served as the operational backbone of factory floors for decades, orchestrating production schedules, tracking work-in-progress, and enforcing quality standards. Now, generative AI is reshaping what MES can be, transforming these systems from…
Why Edge-to-Cloud Data Symmetry Is the Foundation of Scalable Smart Manufacturing
As manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation journeys, the limitations of fragmented data environments are becoming more visible—and more costly. The promise of smart manufacturing hinges on one capability: enabling data to move seamlessly from the factory…
Digital Transformation Without the Downtime: A Strategic Guide for Manufacturers
Digital transformation is a top priority for manufacturers—but executing it without disrupting daily operations remains one of the toughest challenges in the industry. Downtime is expensive. Retraining teams is resource-intensive. And implementing new systems while maintaining…
From Legacy to Leadership: Building the Manufacturing Company of Today
In today’s industrial landscape, there are only two kinds of manufacturing companies: those that turn data into value and competitive advantage—and those that don’t. Period.Yet many manufacturers remain stuck. Some are too focused on legacy processes…
The unified manufacturing industry of the future
Industry 5.0 will empower people by positioning them back at the center of manufacturing. This will be achieved by focusing on a more strategic collaborative relationship between humans and machines in addition to increasing sustainability and…
The Real Potential of Robotics: Why Software, Not Hardware, Is the Key to Transformation
The conversation around industrial robotics has long centered on mechanical capabilities: payload, speed, reach, and precision. But the true inflection point in robotics transformation is happening in software, particularly through advances in industrial AI, machine learning,…