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Check out our manufacturing execution system (MES) resources to learn how you can unlock value with MES solutions from Rockwell Automation.
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An MES is the heartbeat of any manufacturing operation. Explore our resource library to learn more about how our MES solutions can help you manage through volatility, minimize disruption and stay competitive.


State of Smart Manufacturing Report
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REPORT
REPORT
State of Smart Manufacturing Report
Download this free report for the latest research about how leading manufacturers are harnessing smart manufacturing technology and how you can too.
IDC MarketScape MES Vendor Assessment
IDC MarketScape MES Vendor Assessment
REPORT
REPORT
IDC MarketScape MES Vendor Assessment
Discover why Rockwell Automation has been recognized as a Leader in the rapidly transforming manufacturing execution system (MES) landscape.
Uncover the Value of Smart Manufacturing
Uncover the Value of Smart Manufacturing
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REPORT
Uncover the Value of Smart Manufacturing
Download The Total Economic Impact™ Of The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ report to uncover the cost savings and business benefits of Plex.
Take Control of Your Production
Take Control of Your Production
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EBOOK
Take Control of Your Production
Download MES for Dummies to find out how a manufacturing execution system can help you deliver enterprise visibility and achieve production and quality control.
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Blogs
Are you Ready for a Recall?
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Are you Ready for a Recall?

Leverage an MES system to connect your ERP and automation systems for a complete picture of your manufacturing process.

Building a Battery Gigafactory? Start with MES.
Building a Battery Gigafactory? Start with MES.
Blog
Blog
Building a Battery Gigafactory? Start with MES.
With a holistic MES, EV battery producers can speed time-to-market and optimize end-to-end performance.
Cloud-Based MES Puts EV Suppliers in Fast Lane
Cloud-Based MES Puts EV Suppliers in Fast Lane
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Blog
Cloud-Based MES Puts EV Suppliers in Fast Lane
This SaaS approach is a cost-effective way for electric vehicle Tier suppliers to start reaping the benefits of MES quickly – and speed time-to-market.
Digital Transformation in Life Sciences
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Digital Transformation in Life Sciences

3 Do's and Don’ts for Implementing a Productive Digital Environment

Drive Your Gigafactory Launch With a Digital Twin
Drive Your Gigafactory Launch With a Digital Twin
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Blog
Drive Your Gigafactory Launch With a Digital Twin
Emulation and digital twin software can drive collaboration for EV and Battery makers with less time, money, and risk.
Driving time to value with a smart connected factory
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Driving time to value with a smart connected factory

Identify the value of digital transformation for F&B manufacturing to remain competitive and realise efficiencies across your enterprise

Is Your CPG Supply Chain Smart Enough to Compete?
Is Your CPG Supply Chain Smart Enough to Compete?
Blog
Blog
Is Your CPG Supply Chain Smart Enough to Compete?
Capture the power of digital transformation with a manufacturing execution system (MES). Reduce waste, maximize yield – and boost profitability.
Managing Production Complexity in Life Sciences
Managing Production Complexity in Life Sciences
Blog
Blog
Managing Production Complexity in Life Sciences
Uncover how to scale production without sacrificing product quality in the highly competitive and strongly regulated pharmaceutical industry.
MES is Dead. Long Live MES.
MES is Dead. Long Live MES.
Blog
Blog
MES is Dead. Long Live MES.
Many think that optimising a smart factory means moving away from the use of manufacturing execution systems, but this couldn’t be further from the truth.
On the Road to Digital Tire?
On the Road to Digital Tire?
Blog
Blog
On the Road to Digital Tire?
Map a cost-effective, successful journey with scalable, sustainable solutions.
Small Steps, Big Gains in Asset Performance
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Small Steps, Big Gains in Asset Performance

Analyze maintenance data to identify incremental improvement opportunities that add up to immense value for asset performance.

The Critical Role of MES in ATMP Manufacturing
The Critical Role of MES in ATMP Manufacturing
Blog
Blog
The Critical Role of MES in ATMP Manufacturing
Offering new hope to patients, cell and gene therapies have been around since the 1990's . Digital solutions, like MES, can help commercialize operations.

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Brochures
A Winning Formula
Evolution of Pharmaceutical MES
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A Winning Formula

PharmaSuite is the Manufacturing Execution System for the Life Sciences industry, addressing issues that will enable the advantages of standardization while giving you flexibility.

Plex Asset Performance Management (APM) Solution Overview
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Plex Asset Performance Management (APM) Solution Overview

Plex APM offers today’s manufacturers a new way of networking machinery together to gain a much deeper understanding of efficiencies and of potential failures, before they happen.

Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Solution Overview
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Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Solution Overview

With Plex MES, the error-prone paper chase ends. Our cloud-based SaaS platform gives you real-time data and connects production, inventory, and quality processes. Automate, track, capture, and analyze data end-to-end. A new era of productivity is here.

Plex Production Monitoring Solution Overview
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Plex Production Monitoring Solution Overview

Plex Production Monitoring provides seamless connectivity to machines on the plant floor, delivering transparent, real time operational KPIs that drive continuous improvements. Connecting the plant floor to systems enables you to digitally track production and provide real-time actionable information. All without the hassle and complexity of proprietary hardware or customized software.

Plex Quality Management System (QMS) Solution Overview
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Plex Quality Management System (QMS) Solution Overview

Plex Quality Management System (QMS) offers manufacturers increased quality visibility and real-time data capture to ensure repeatability, predictability, and compliance management. Plex QMS makes it possible to digitally manage quality with accurate, real-time quality content aligned to industry and product requirements. And you gain increased operational excellence.

The Evolution of Pharmaceutical MES
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The Evolution of Pharmaceutical MES

Advances in modern manufacturing execution systems can help you optimize production, speed time-to-market and ease compliance.

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Case Studies
Accuride Enhances Product Validation and Testing
Accuride Enhances Product Validation and Testing
Case Study
Case Study
Accuride Enhances Product Validation and Testing
Accuride originally implemented Plex Systems to help gain ISO-17025 certification. Now they use it for product validation and testing as well.
Arrow Fabricated Tubing Gains Inventory Accuracy
Arrow Fabricated Tubing Gains Inventory Accuracy
Case Study
Case Study
Arrow Fabricated Tubing Gains Inventory Accuracy
The company implemented Plex MES to provide customers with integrated data and found additional, unexpected benefits of their own.
Autonomous Decision-making for Material Handling
Autonomous Decision-making for Material Handling
Case Study
Case Study
Autonomous Decision-making for Material Handling
How can mining companies reduce material handling challenges? Learn how to improve operational efficiencies and achieve regulatory compliance.
BETA Technologies Reimagines Air Transportation
BETA Technologies Reimagines Air Transportation
Case Study
Case Study
BETA Technologies Reimagines Air Transportation
With the help of Plex Systems MES, BETA Technologies is revolutionizing the way we think about safe, sustainable air transportation.
Cooper Tire Transforms Operations with Single MES
Cooper Tire Transforms Operations with Single MES
Case Study
Case Study
Cooper Tire Transforms Operations with Single MES
Learn how Cooper Tire's global MES helped bring consistency and commonality across facilities to drive cost efficiency, quality improvements and more.
Digital Transformation with BIC
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Case Study
Digital Transformation with BIC

Bridging IT and operational technologies, BIC embraces a new era of seamless, integrated manufacturing.

Establishing GMP for specialized Korea pharma company using MES
Establishing GMP for specialized Korea pharma company using MES
Case Study
Case Study
Establishing GMP for specialized Korea pharma company using MES
Rockwell Automation Korea established a GMP-compliant production environment and automation system for pharmaceutical company Dong-A ST Cheonan’s plant.
Plex Helps G&W Products Raise the Bar
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Case Study
Plex Helps G&W Products Raise the Bar

G&W Products struggled to generate reports in a timely enough fashion to guide its most important decisions. Employees were spending too much time finding the right data and not enough time analyzing it. Find out how Plex helped.

Hatch Stamping Saves Time and Resources with Reporting from Plex
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Case Study
Hatch Stamping Saves Time and Resources with Reporting from Plex

Hatch Stamping was finding it difficult to achieve efficiency, accuracy and continue to grow with its manual processes and an antiquated technology infrastructure. The company also needed to manage operations both inside and outside the U.S. and bring together information from a variety of disparate systems and databases. With the addition of Plex, they were able to achieve this and more.

Kendrick Plastics Reduces Scrap with Plex MES
Kendrick Plastics Reduces Scrap with Plex MES
Case Study
Case Study
Kendrick Plastics Reduces Scrap with Plex MES
Plex Manufacturing Execution System helps Kendrick Plastics tear down data silos and achieve near real-time data that informs better business decisions.
MES and ERP for the Manufacturing Industry
MES and ERP for the Manufacturing Industry
Case Study
Case Study
MES and ERP for the Manufacturing Industry
Shiloh Industries approaches digital transformation from the manufacturing floor up – and designs a MES and ERP system that supports their business goals.
Pacur Implements, Real-time Digitized MES
Pacur Implements, Real-time Digitized MES
Case Study
Case Study
Pacur Implements, Real-time Digitized MES
Pacur implements Plex Manufacturing Execution Software to help achieve quality requirements, support forecasted growth, and gain a single source of truth.
Summer Garden Food Manufacturing Improves Uptime
Summer Garden Food Manufacturing Improves Uptime
Case Study
Case Study
Summer Garden Food Manufacturing Improves Uptime
Pairing Rockwell Automation programmable control with the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ leads to reduced downtime.
Biopharmaceutical Pioneer Installs MES
Biopharmaceutical Pioneer Installs MES
Case Study
Case Study
Biopharmaceutical Pioneer Installs MES
Biopharmaceutical company deploys FactoryTalk® PharmaSuite® in its Process Development division as important first step in digital transformation.
Cider Maker Achieves Milestone Results with Plex
Cider Maker Achieves Milestone Results with Plex
Case Study
Case Study
Cider Maker Achieves Milestone Results with Plex
Revolution Group helps Downeast Cider adopt Plex MES to manage rapid business growth
Teddie Peanut Butter: A Smooth Shift to the Cloud
Teddie Peanut Butter: A Smooth Shift to the Cloud
Case Study
Case Study
Teddie Peanut Butter: A Smooth Shift to the Cloud
With real-time performance visibility, Plex ERP and MES positions family-owned company for global growth.

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Ebooks
MES for Dummies
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EBOOK
MES for Dummies

Download MES for Dummies to find out how a manufacturing execution system can help you deliver enterprise visibility and achieve production and quality control.

Quality Management for Dummies
Quality Management for Dummies
Ebook
Ebook
Quality Management for Dummies
Download this free ebook to elevate your quality management with actionable insights and practical solutions, including how to put a QMS into action.

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Guides
Smart Manufacturing Software Buyer’s Guide
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Guide
Smart Manufacturing Software Buyer’s Guide

Discover how smart manufacturing solutions represent a significant advance over traditional software systems.

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Reports
Buyer Experience Report – Rockwell Automation MES Platform
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Report
Buyer Experience Report – Rockwell Automation MES Platform

Guide covering user survey data in an easy to digest evaluation. See where our MES solutions are ranked!

The Total Economic Impact™ Of The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ for Food & Beverage
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The Total Economic Impact™ Of The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ for Food & Beverage

Explore the cost savings and business benefits enabled by the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ for one Food & Beverage manufacturer.

State of Smart Manufacturing Report
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REPORT
State of Smart Manufacturing Report

Download this free report for the latest research about how leading manufacturers are harnessing smart manufacturing technology and how you can too.

The Total Economic Impact™ Of The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ for Automotive
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The Total Economic Impact™ Of The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ for Automotive

Download The Total Economic Impact™ Of The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform™ report to uncover the cost savings and business benefits of Plex.

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Webinars
Buckle Up: Quality is Driving Digitalization
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Webinar
Buckle Up: Quality is Driving Digitalization

As the pressure for quality transparency rises from up and down the value chain, digitalization – automating processes and digitizing communication streams inside and outside the four walls of the plant – is increasingly seen as the way forward. But how do we get there? 

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White Papers
Cloud MES: Automate, Track, and Scale
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White Paper
Cloud MES: Automate, Track, and Scale

See why the cloud is the best platform for synchronization of MES, and learn what to look for in best-of-class cloud MES solutions

Five High Impact Use Cases for Improving Industrial Performance
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White Paper
Five High Impact Use Cases for Improving Industrial Performance

Industrial analytics has a huge role to play in generating insights at the device, equipment, line, plant, and enterprise level. These use cases form a solid foundation for engaging stakeholders, establish a common vision for change, and co-create organization value for positive change.

Forrester Interview: The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform Customer Journey
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Forrester Interview: The Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform Customer Journey

A Forrester Interview with a Plex Customer about achieving success.

How to design a digital transformation architecture at Life Sciences organizations
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White Paper
How to design a digital transformation architecture at Life Sciences organizations

Discover why a thoughtfully-designed digital transformation architecture with top-tier interoperability and security capabilities is key for any Life Sciences organization looking to take their business performance to the next level.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness
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White Paper
Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Integrate your data with manufacturing intelligence to improve operations and OEE.

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Get started in your smart manufacturing journey

Manufacturing decision makers have traditionally looked to technology to raise efficiency and improve control of business operations. But as manufacturing continues to experience a revolution and a renaissance using industrial digitization, leaders are focusing more on finding the best software solutions to incorporate the benefits of smart manufacturing and manage areas of concern.

This buyer’s guide will explore the benefits of smart manufacturing and help you make a confident and informed decision about solutions that drive results in your operation.

Smart Manufacturing Software Buyer’s Guide
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Guide
Smart Manufacturing Software Buyer’s Guide

Discover how smart manufacturing solutions represent a significant advance over traditional software systems.

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Explore MES by Rockwell Automation

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Whether you need a solution purpose-built for key industries like FactoryTalk® ProductionCentre® or a cloud-native MES like Plex, we can help.

Today's manufacturing execution system (MES) is all about taking control of your production and syncing up the top floor with the plant floor. As the heartbeat of any manufacturing operation, MES is the foundational layer that oversees the production process for transforming raw materials into a finished product, providing real-time production management to drive enterprise-wide compliance, quality, and efficiency. 

Built with security, resilience, sustainability, and productivity in mind, explore how our MES solutions can help you stay competitive while managing through disruption and volatility.


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