Why MES Software Has Become Central to Smart Factory Operations

23/09/2025 13 min Temporada 7 Episodio 22
Why MES Software Has Become Central to Smart Factory Operations

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode we explain how IT/OT convergence, the need for digital thread traceability and agentic AI have extended MES software beyond its production tracking roots and are putting it at the core of industry's digital transformation. Insights from Luigi de Bernardini, CEO of system integrator Autoware, and Francisco Almada Lobo, CEO of Critical Manufacturing, explain why and how this is happening and what manufacturers should be doing in response.

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