Colin Masson

🤖 AI Copilots in Manufacturing: The Human-Centric Revolution Episode 49 of the "Manufacturing the Future" podcast (by Epicor) features Retrocausal’s CEO Zeeshan Zia discussing how AI actively supports workers; cutting scrap rates dramatically (from 30% to just 3%!) and empowering, not replacing, teams on the factory floor. Key insights include: ✔️ Real-world AI-driven quality gains ✔️ Privacy-centric AI for manufacturing ✔️ Faster onboarding & workforce advancement Listen now, link in comments below 👇 #Epicor #AIinManufacturing #OperationalExcellence #EncompassSolutions

While #AI has clearly been having its moment in the sun the past few years, behind the scenes there's been a growing focus on #MES and #ERP software in #manufacturing. In this article for Automation World, Luigi De Bernardini, CEO of Autoware, explains why MES-ERP integration serves as critical IT/OT bridge for manufacturers. His key points address how:  • MES-ERP integration ensures production schedules instantly adapt to machine breakdowns as well as rush orders and capacity changes to reduce inefficiencies.   • MES serves as the critical anchor point for creating the #digitalthread by connecting shop floor data with enterprise systems, enabling the seamless flow of information from design and planning through production to customer service.   • Integrated MES-ERP software shifts the focus from siloed optimization (IT uptime vs. OT throughput) to shared business metrics like delivery performance, quality and customer satisfaction across all teams. See his insights on MES-ERP integration at: https://lnkd.in/ejgGCitt Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) 

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📠 Outdated systems slow down FES manufacturers. AutoQuotes + SAP changes that. That’s why more companies are combining the power of  SAP  with purpose-built solutions, like  AutoQuotes from Revalize, to streamline workflows, speed up quoting, and eliminate errors before they impact production. ✅ Better collaboration ✅ Shorter lead times ✅ A stronger customer experience Schedule a time to learn how digital transformation is reshaping the foodservice equipment space, one integration at a time: https://hubs.li/Q03BY5n00 #AutoQuotes #FES #SAPIntegration

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Manufacturing Execution software doesn’t create execution discipline. I see a lot of organizations implement MES with the belief that once transactions are controlled, the plant will stabilize. MES absolutely improves data capture. It enforces confirmations. It increases visibility. But here’s the uncomfortable truth. If routing governance was already drifting, MES doesn’t fix it. It inherits it. MES often shows up after ERP and planning have already been running for years. By then: ❌ Work center swaps are normalized ❌ Overrides are cultural ❌ Routing realism is assumed, not owned So when instability appears, it feels like an execution problem.   But, it’s usually a governance problem upstream.   Execution software can stabilize signal. It cannot create discipline where ownership was never defined.   That’s the difference between digital control and operational control.

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Prism AI—Powering Your ERP Learn how Epicor Prism AI can help fabricated metals manufacturers easily understand their data, workflows, customer documentation and more. https://bit.ly/4qw2SVT Thanks to Brad Kuvin and MetalForming Magazine for a great interview with Principal Product Marketer Andrew Robling.

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The latest enhancements to Configit Ace® and Configit Quote® are designed to help manufacturers establish scalable, accurate configuration processes more quickly than ever before. Check out this blog post by Configit Vice President, Product Marketing Daniel Joseph Barry outlining these new capabilities that strengthen Configit’s Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) approach and make it easier for both B2B and B2C manufacturers to manage product complexity across the entire lifecycle. https://bit.ly/3M6nDba #B2Bmanufacturing #productconfiguration #customization

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