Digital Thread

OT/IT Convergence

The MES Is the Pivot Point of Your MBE Sale — Are You Treating It That Way?

The Manufacturing Execution System sits at Level 2 in the ISA-95 hierarchy — between the shop floor control systems below and the enterprise ERP and PLM systems above. In an MBE implementation, the MES is not just a production scheduling and tracking tool. It is the data hub that connects real-time operational data from the shop floor with the quality and design data from the enterprise systems.

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OT/IT Convergence

IEC 62443 Is Becoming a Sales Requirement in the MBE Space — Here Is Why

IEC 62443 is a multi-part standard that defines security requirements for industrial control systems across their entire lifecycle — from design through operation and maintenance. It covers the security management system, the security architecture, the security requirements for individual components, and the security capabilities of the system integrators who implement them.

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MBE & Digital Thread

STEP AP242 Is the Standard Your Customer Has Never Heard of but Cannot Afford to Ignore

STEP AP242 — the second edition of ISO 10303’s Application Protocol 242 — is the international standard for exchanging 3D CAD models with embedded Product and Manufacturing Information. In plain terms: it is the file format that makes Model-based Definition work across different software vendors.

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MBE & Digital Thread, News

What the Digital Thread Actually Means for the Solution Provider Selling Into Manufacturing

Digital thread” has become one of those terms that everyone in industrial manufacturing uses and almost no one defines consistently. Ask ten people at a manufacturing trade show what it means and you will get ten different answers.

That ambiguity is a sales liability. When your messaging uses “digital thread” without defining it, technically literate buyers hear noise — not signal. Here is the precise definition, and more importantly, how to use it as a positioning tool.

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