Proficy Smart Factory MES 2026: Modernizing and Improving Scalability
Discover how modern manufacturers are using AI-powered Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to build more predictive, agile, and connected operations. In this webinar, GE Vernova’s Proficy Smart Factory product leadership team reveals the latest innovations coming in Proficy Smart Factory 2026 — including cloud-native MES, AI-driven predictive downtime, GraphQL APIs, enhanced cybersecurity, digital thread capabilities, SPC analytics, and more.
Whether you're evaluating MES software, modernizing manufacturing operations, or exploring SaaS vs. on-prem MES deployment strategies, this session provides a practical look at how manufacturers can improve operational efficiency, product quality, compliance, traceability, and scalability in 2026 and beyond.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
• How Proficy Smart Factory enables predictive and agile manufacturing
• The benefits of cloud-native and containerized MES architecture
• How AI and machine learning help reduce downtime and improve root cause analysis
• Ways to improve manufacturing quality, genealogy, and compliance tracking
• How GraphQL simplifies MES integrations, dashboards, and reporting
• What’s new in Operations Hub widgets, Autolog, inventory management, and process execution
• How manufacturers can strengthen OT cybersecurity and scalability
• The advantages of SaaS MES vs. on-premises deployment models
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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction & webinar overview
02:46 – What is Proficy Smart Factory MES?
03:58 – Manufacturing trends: AI, sustainability & OT cybersecurity
05:58 – Key MES requirements for modern manufacturers
08:59 – What’s new in Proficy Smart Factory 2026
14:14 – AI-powered natural language queries for MES
15:08 – Proficy Smart Factory SaaS overview
17:37 – Cloud-native on-prem MES with Kubernetes
19:25 – Autolog modernization & usability enhancements
22:33 – Operator qualifications & training management
23:12 – SAP-certified ERP connector overview
24:08 – New plant calendar & shift scheduling capabilities
26:14 – New SPC widget for Operations Hub
27:07 – GraphQL APIs & simplified MES integrations
28:50 – New inventory management application
30:27 – i3X interoperability framework
31:29 – AI initiatives & natural language MES interactions
33:04 – Why manufacturers choose Proficy Smart Factory
37:05 – Security, scalability & high availability roadmap
Learn more about Proficy Smart Factory and modern MES solutions for manufacturing digital transformation.
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