Articles tagged as manufacturing execution system

The Year Industrial AI Has to Prove It Works: Five Conversations Before Hannover Messe 2026

After years of pilot programs and proofs of concept, manufacturers want one thing from Industrial AI in 2026: proof that it works in production. Hannover Messe 2026 (April 20 to 24, Hannover, Germany) runs under the…

April 14, 2026

Still Using Excel on the Shop Floor? Why That’s Costing You More Than You Think

Despite years of digital transformation buzz, many manufacturers still rely on spreadsheets, paper-based records, and siloed systems to run critical operations. As Augusto Vilarinho, Head of Global Sales at Critical Manufacturing, bluntly put it during the…

June 25, 2025