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Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Manufacturing Execution Suite (MES) is a comprehensive manufacturing software solution that provides real-time, paperless production management to drive enterprise-wide compliance, quality, and efficiency.
Quality Management System (QMS)
Quality Management System (QMS) is a cloud-based digital quality solution for manufacturers that standardizes and automates quality documentation, processes, and measurements.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a full-featured, scalable, cloudbased ERP that automates front- and back-office processes.
Supply Chain Planning (SCP)
Supply Chain Planning (SCP) combines data from your Plex ERP and multiple departments across your business to sync up demand and supply planning to improve inventory accuracy and production management.
Connected Worker
Connected Worker empowers frontline manufacturing teams with real-time digital tools to improve productivity, reduce errors, and enhance collaboration. It connects your people, to purpose, people, productivity, and processes to drive continuous improvement and workforce agility on the shop floor.
Production Monitoring
Production Monitoring provides seamless connectivity to machines on the plant floor, delivering transparent, real-time operational KPIs and dashboards to drive continuous improvements.
MES Automation & Orchestration
MES Automation & Orchestration connects your Plex MES to the plant edge to control information flow, processes, and workcenter setup adding efficiency, saving costs, and eliminating manual errors.
Asset Performance Management (APM)
Asset Performance Management (APM) combines process, operational, and machine-level data through highly visual dashboards to proactively monitor machine and plant health to ensure optimal uptime, throughput, and maintenance needs.
Finite Scheduler
Finite Scheduler is an advanced production scheduling tool that helps manufacturers optimize resources, reduce bottlenecks, and improve on-time delivery. It enables dynamic, constraint-based scheduling to align operations with real-world capacity and demand
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Cloud Infrastructure & Security
Enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with industry-leading security and compliance.
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Access critical manufacturing data and controls from anywhere with our mobile apps.
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Industry-leading uptime and performance with 99.5% availability guarantee.
Manufacturing Automation
Seamless integration with Rockwell Automation and other manufacturing systems.
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2025 State of the smart manufacturing report

The 10th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report surveyed over 1,500 manufacturers from countries across the world. This study paints a global view of today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities, and how smart manufacturing and emerging tech are building resiliency and shaping the future.

Discover how manufacturers like you are leveraging technology advancements to create new opportunities to improve speed, productivity and agility. Key findings from this year’s report include:

  • 55% state that improving efficiency is a key driver to pursue sustainability
  • Cloud/SaaS and AI consistently ranked as the top two technology investments
  • 95% have either invested or plan to invest in AI/ML, Gen AI, or causal AI in the next five years
  • 56% are piloting smart manufacturing, 20% are using it at scale, and 20% are planning to invest
  • 38% will use data collected from current sources to drive product quality monitoring and improvements

“The insights included in this report are designed to help inform your decisions in this evolving landscape—and help us all realize the vision of a world where technology helps people reach their highest potential.

Together, with knowledge and innovation, we can move more confidently into the future, simplifying complexity and building companies that are more resilient, agile, and sustainable.” – Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO, Rockwell Automation

Download this report for the latest research to uncover best practices, key insights for your business and what’s trending for 2025 and beyond.

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