At this year’s Hannover Messe, Critical Manufacturing will demonstrate how manufacturers can transform complex production processes into secure and intelligent workflows. The company will showcase more than just MES at the trade show. As the centerpiece of the solution, the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) forms the foundation of a more comprehensive platform for industrial manufacturing, in which execution, data, and intelligence are continuously interconnected. This creates a closed-loop feedback cycle: data from production is converted into insights and actions and fed back into operations in real time.
As manufacturing environments become increasingly complex, companies across a wide range of industries such as industrial plant builders, semiconductor manufacturers, electronics manufacturers, and medical device manufacturers are under growing pressure to manage fluctuations, meet strict quality standards, and respond quickly to operational changes. Critical Manufacturing addresses these challenges with a unified system that captures and contextualizes production data directly at the source. This creates the necessary, reliable operational foundation for transparency, analytics, and continuous improvement.
At Hannover Messe, visitors will see how this foundation powers the Critical Manufacturing Industrial Operations Platform. It combines MES with an integrated Enterprise Data Platform and a growing ecosystem of native applications. These capabilities enable manufacturers to connect machines, processes, and operational data across the entire plant while expanding insights and intelligence across plants and enterprise systems. Above all, however, it enables a continuous feedback loop between data and execution. Insights from the data platform can directly trigger and optimize actions within MES.
From coffee to co-pilots: Experience the platform in action
Live demonstrations at the booth bring this vision to life through a connected experience. Visitors will see how MES coordinates manufacturing. A coffee machine scenario illustrates execution and connectivity, while the Enterprise Data Platform structures and organizes manufacturing data across systems and locations. Building on the operational level, applications and analytics tools provide teams with the transparency needed to monitor performance, identify trends, and respond more quickly to operational challenges. Visitors will also experience AI co-pilots within the MES environment. These enable users to ask questions about manufacturing data in natural language and instantly generate charts, dashboards, and insights that accelerate and make operational decisions more intuitive. From execution to analysis, visitors will discover how Critical Manufacturing goes beyond MES to offer a unique, connected platform for industrial operations.
Expansion of the Partner Ecosystem
A visit to the booth leads to the partner area, where Critical Manufacturing’s global partner ecosystem is showcased, including Frontwell, Athena, Regenesia, LTTS, and Manufacture Next. These partners deliver and integrate the Industrial Operations Platform worldwide. This area also showcases Twinzo, a digital twin application that integrates seamlessly with Critical Manufacturing MES and highlights the value of connectivity and real-time operational insights.
“Our industry has reached a point where execution, data, and analytics can no longer function in isolation,” said Francisco Almada Lobo, CEO and co-founder of Critical Manufacturing. “Manufacturers need a system that links manufacturing operations with the information necessary to drive performance improvements across the entire enterprise. MES forms this operational backbone by capturing and contextualizing production data directly at the source. At Hannover Messe, we’re demonstrating how this platform enables manufacturers to transform operational data into actionable insights that drive better decisions and continuous improvement.”
Discussions on the Future of Manufacturing
On April 20 and 21, visitors will have the opportunity to speak with Jeff Winter, strategic advisor at Critical Manufacturing, in the “Ask Jeff” area. On these days, attendees can engage in informal discussions about leadership in manufacturing, digital transformation, and the evolving role of software platforms in modern production environments. You can find Critical Manufacturing at Hannover Messe 2026 in Hall 15, Booth C14.
