MES in the cloud — just a trending topic or already ready for the market?

Hannover Messe: High-level panel discussion focuses on sustainable MES solutions for SMEs Augsburg, 13.03.18 Germany is at risk of losing touch once again in the digital age: According to a survey More than half of the industrial companies surveyed have nothing to do with the term platform economy. Platforms have become an integral part of our everyday lives. In the B2B sector, they are currently starting to win. What is behind the platform economy and how medium-sized manufacturing companies MES solutionsBe able to successfully use n as a platform, is discussed by an exquisite panel of experts on April 26, 2018 at Hannover Messe under the title “MES in the platform as a catalyst for Industry 4.0”. There was MES specialist Dr. Hartwig Düsing, sales manager at gbo datacomp GmbH, one of the leading experts for comprehensive MES solutions. Numerous industry associations and well-known companies have put platforms at the top of their agenda. Many providers are continuing to develop their solutions, using Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), for example, into the cloud. But are manufacturing companies even ready to start thinking about platform-based MES solutions in their development towards a smart factory? What does a platform have to do so that it is economically interesting for SMEs? “In many discussions with manufacturing companies, you can clearly feel the uncertainty about the huge challenges that digital transformation poses to SMEs,” says GBO sales manager Düsing about his work. “The topic of this year's panel discussion is therefore ideally suited to the pressing questions that many manufacturing companies have. “As part of the International MES Conference, the panel has long held a firm place, precisely because of its top-class line-up. Once again this year, representatives of well-known companies such as Lufthansa, Bayer and Hewlett Packard will give an outlook on the development of MES solutions. “It will definitely be an exciting round with different positions and perspectives,” says Düsing, looking forward to the panel discussion at the Hannover Messe Convention Center.MES in the platform as a catalyst for Industry 4.026. April 2018, 12:45 p.m.Hannover Messe, Convention Center, Room 3AThe complete program of the 10th International MES Conference can be found here.