Achieve Full Production Visibility

Why Visibility Matters in Food and Beverage Manufacturing

In an industry defined by thin margins, volatile supply chains, and rapidly evolving consumer expectations, even small inefficiencies can quickly impact performance. For food and beverage manufacturers, inefficiencies often stem from siloed data and a lack of real-time insights. When left unresolved, these challenges can lead to increased waste and downtime, as well as persistent quality issues.

Manufacturers need accurate, end-to-end production visibility to achieve competitive differentiation. This visibility supports faster decision-making, optimized yield, and consistent regulatory compliance. Modern manufacturing execution systems (MES) provide the clarity and control teams need to improve throughput, reduce losses, and achieve consistent quality across every batch and line.  

Our Approach

With Rockwell Automation, food and beverage producers gain the real-time visibility, control, and traceability needed to make smarter decisions at the speed of production. Our solutions consolidate data from equipment, materials, quality processes, and operators into a single source of truth — empowering teams to spot issues early, respond quickly, and continuously improve. From yield optimization and inventory accuracy to audit-ready traceability, we help build a data-driven foundation for operational excellence. ​ 

Drive Quality and Consistency with MES Solutions ​

Digital, real-time visibility is the key to optimizing yield, minimizing losses, and avoiding production hurdles. Plex MES provides a unified operational view that connects machines, materials, and people — turning fragmented data into actionable insights. With real-time performance dashboards, integrated quality workflows, and end-to-end traceability, teams can identify losses before they occur. This is critical to reducing waste and meeting brand and regulatory standards. ​

Plex MES helps you move from reactive to proactive by automating data capture, modeling yield losses at each stage of manufacturing, and providing operators with accurate, real-time information. Cloud-based deployment delivers flexibility and scalability, making it easy to expand capabilities across multiple facilities as your needs evolve. The result is greater operational consistency, better decision-making, and measurable improvements in throughput, yield, and compliance.