| |MARCH 20219increased resiliency and lower environmental costs. Such a manufacturing platform help connect machines to software that will not only help configure, monitor but also manage the system.The turbulence caused by the pandemic is also quickly forcing a shift to integrated structures, data sharing, empowered employees, and automated workflows at accelerated adoption rates.CLOUD ADOPTIONA key trend boosting market growth, is the popularity of cloud-based MES deployments in different industries. Cloud-based MES-as-a-service is likely to be the next logical step in the evolution of automation technology in process industries. Such technological progresses have led to incorporation of MES with ERP, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. More equipment and machines are becoming connected in modern production environments and need to be connected to MES to provide real-time actionable data.AUTOMATIONFactory Automation module is a factory level workflow engine designed to coordinate different systems and applications to achieve higher automation levels. The new module provides high-tech manufacturers with more excellent resiliency and responsiveness to guard against disruptions and reduce human resource dependencies. MES solutions act as the data hub for a company as it collects data from automated devices, realising vertical and horizontal integration in real-time.INDUSTRY 4.0Industry 4.0 as a pre-requisite demands end-to-end digitization of a given value chain. One aspect of digitization is the large-scale data collection throughout the entire value chain. Manufacturing industry's real-time elements (through EDGE/IIoT) are an essential contribution to the overall data pool. Modern MES' distributed intelligence inherently accommodates the Internet of Things, mobile devices, automation, and sensors. It offers advanced analytics, continuous improvement tools, and performance enhancements such as digital thread/digital twin, AR, and VR.New IoT data platforms in manufacturingare designed to solve data challenges with a new approach that combines IIoT, MES, equipment integration and data platform elements for processing, and analytics that promises to accelerate the future of manufacturing via insights and intelligence to drive better business outcomes. New IoT data platforms in manufacturing are designed to solve data challenges with a new approach that combines IIoT, MES, equipment integration and data platform elements for processing, and analytics that promises to accelerate the future of manufacturing via insights and intelligence to drive better business outcomes.
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