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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
Platform
Smart Manufacturing Platform Overview
Discover how our integrated platform connects, automates, tracks, and analyzes your operations.
Cloud Infrastructure & Security
Enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with industry-leading security and compliance.
Mobile Application
Access critical manufacturing data and controls from anywhere with our mobile apps.
Availability & Performance
Industry-leading uptime and performance with 99.5% availability guarantee.
Manufacturing Automation
Seamless integration with Rockwell Automation and other manufacturing systems.
Industries
Aerospace Auto and Tire Food & Beverage Industrial Manufacturing Plastics & Rubber Precision Metalforming
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Automate business processes and track data from the plant floor to the top floor for unmatched visibility, quality and control.

Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform Capabilities

The Smart Manufacturing Platform offers you options:

MES that Connects to your ERP
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If you have an existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution you're happy with, but you're looking for an alternative for running production, Plex offers a manufacturing execution system (MES) that connects to your ERP solution.

A Top-Floor-to-Shop-Floor Solution
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If you're looking for a solution that includes ERP and MES in one, the Smart Manufacturing Platform offers fully-integrated MES, ERP, and supply chain management (SCM).

Total Business Visibility
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Plex offers the flexibility to connect, automate, track, and analyze all aspects of your enterprise. Enhanced analytics provides additional levels of analysis. Industrial IoT (IIoT) enables shop floor production and asset management tracking. Plex can also centralize machine data collection from programmable logic controllers (PLC) for additional operational insights.

Explore the Full Platform.

Built around the pillars of Smart Manufacturing, Plex Connects, Automates, Tracks, and Analyzes your operations.

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

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your people, suppliers, and customers to a single source of truth

Automate

workflows and create a digital paper trail for reference and continuous improvement

Track

all physical and digital transactions for greater accuracy and traceability

Analyze

real-time trends over time and uncover rich, contextual insights


Manufacturing Execution System (MES/MOM)

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to operations with a platform designed to support the speed, volume, and complexity of manufacturing transactions

Automate

production transactions and manual tasks to ensure greater accuracy and free up workers’ time for higher-value activities

Track

materials effectively throughout the entire journey, from receipt to shipment – including WIP – to deliver a real-time, granular view of the business

Analyze

data collected at each manufacturing moment in the context of your enterprise-wide goals and metrics


Quality Management System (QMS)

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quality documentation and standards available real-time, digitally – across the enterprise

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quality processes and check sheet data – updated in real-time

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quality measured in-line with clear reporting and data access for simple audits

Analyze

quality performance available through digital control plans and document control


Supply Chain Planning (SCP)

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Connect

your people, suppliers, and customers to a single source of truth

Automate

workflows and create a digital paper trail for reference and continuous improvement

Track

all physical and digital transactions for greater accuracy and traceability

Analyze

real-time trends over time and uncover rich, contextual insights


Production Monitoring

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the plant floor to create a closed-loop system that truly measures productivity and other equipment KPIs in real time

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data capture to improve the efficiency of information

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data for instant feedback with clear visualizations of production metrics in real time

Analyze

real-time trends over time and uncover rich, contextual insights


MES Automation & Orchestration (A&O)

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to the plant edge to control information flow and processes

Automate

manual tasks to increase speed and reduce error

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production and quality data capture at the machine level for data accuracy and rapid decision-making

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machine data to automate decisions and workflow


Asset Performance Management (APM)

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your people, suppliers, and customers to a single source of truth

Automate

alerts sent to personnel who can effectively react to behavioral data that’s outside of the norm

Track

equipment performance trends over time to predict downtime for proactive planning

Analyze

trends and compare operational data against other KPIs to discover new opportunities for improvement

Plex Mobile

Plex Mobile puts the power of the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform directly in the hands of your shop floor employees.

  • Provides real-time connectivity to the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform anytime, anywhere, on any device.
  • Increases efficiency, decreases response times, and simplifies your employees’ everyday tasks.

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Plex Cloud Infrastructure

Plex Cloud Infrastructure powers the Smart Manufacturing Platform through security, high availability, and scalability..

  • Your data is safe and in your control in a private cloud housed by one of the world’s most elite data centers.
  • Focus on your core business and stay flexible in response to market changes and business needs.

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