Manufacturers have long relied on Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to close the gap between business planning and shop floor execution. But despite decades of evolution, most MES platforms still struggle to deliver on that promise. They capture data, but they don’t act on it. They visualize problems, but they don’t solve them.

Traditional MES systems were designed for a more predictable era of manufacturing, one with stable demand, consistent labor, and longer production runs. Today’s environment is the opposite: dynamic, complex, and constrained by labor shortages and constant disruption. Static systems can’t keep up.

This whitepaper explores a new path forward: Rethinking MES for the Age of AI. It introduces Production Intelligence, a new layer of intelligence that bridges the gap between planning and reality by enabling real-time, autonomous execution. You’ll learn how forward-thinking manufacturers are building Intelligent Factories that continuously adapt, self-correct, and empower people to focus on improvement rather than firefighting.

Download the whitepaper to discover how MachineMetrics is helping manufacturers move beyond monitoring and into the era of industrial cognition - where factories don’t just collect data, they think for themselves.