Hey Dummies! How Advanced Automation Is Changing MES Strategies

Manufacturers are standardizing MES enterprise-wide and injecting practical AI, with humanoid robots expected on factory floors by 2027-2028.

• Point solutions giving way: Manufacturers are moving from line-by-line, plant-by-plant custom MES setups toward standardized, enterprise-scale deployments that connect devices and the cloud while staying stable and secure.
• AI absent from 2019 playbook: Ben Stewart says his MES for Dummies book, written ~6-7 years ago, has no AI content because AI 'stormed on the scene in the last couple of years.'

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