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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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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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OPC UA and QIF Together: The Integration Story Most Solution Providers Are Not Telling

OPC UA and QIF address different layers of the industrial data stack. OPC UA handles real-time operational data from shop floor equipment — machine states, cycle times, process parameters, alarm conditions. QIF handles quality measurement data — dimensional results, inspection plans, nonconformance records, statistical summaries.

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