BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:MESA Smart Manufacturing Community: Smart Connected Factory DESCRIPTION:Come share your experiences\, stories\, questions\, and what you have learned in a safe\, non-commercial environment. We seek to understand the state-of-the market\, understand what companies have done that has or has not worked\, documenting questions that MESA and the community can help answer. Overall\, the goal is to accelerate each participant's learning and progress toward Smart Manufacturing. Topic: MES 2026\, Where are We?\nAs a follow-on to the Feb 18th discussion on the evolution of MES\, in this call\, we'll focus on the current state of MES in 2026\, what's really being used and what's available. Please come to the call prepared to discuss what you are using in your company\, or\, if you are a vendor\, what you are seeing with your customers. In the call we can address questions such as: Do you have an MES? Is it still relevant\, in your view?What are you using\, or seeing being used\, for MES?What are the challenges you have with your current MES solution?How important are standards with regards to your MES?Do you have plans to upgrade? If so\, why and to what?Are you using AI with your MES?\nAgenda: Thanks to our Sponsor(s) Facilitator introduction Community & Group overview why participate and what to expect Smart Manufacturing Paradigm Thanks to our Sponsor(s) Summary of last meeting Today's subject Wrap up Next meeting How to keep the conversation going ThanksThe Community meets every two weeks via virtual facilitated meetings. The Community is a benefit of MESA membership. Members automatically receive the Zoom link/invitation. Not a member? Join today! Learn more about MESA's Smart Manufacturing Community Groups. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Come share your experiences\, stories\, questions\, and what you have learned in a safe\, non-commercial environment. We seek to understand the state-of-the market\, understand what companies have done that has or has not worked\, documenting questions that MESA and the community can help answer. Overall\, the goal is to accelerate each participant&rsquo\;s learning and progress toward Smart Manufacturing. \;

Topic: MES 2026\, Where are We?
As a follow-on to the Feb 18th discussion on the evolution of MES\, in this call\, we'\;ll focus on the current state of MES in 2026\, what&rsquo\;s really being used and what&rsquo\;s available.  \;Please come to the call prepared to discuss what you are using in your company\, or\, if you are a vendor\, what you are seeing with your customers.  \;In the call we can address questions such as: \;

  1. Do you have an MES?  \;Is it still relevant\, in your view?
  2. What are you using\, or seeing being used\, for MES?
  3. What are the challenges you have with your current MES solution?
  4. How important are standards with regards to your MES?
  5. Do you have plans to upgrade?  \;If so\, why and to what?
  6. Are you using AI with your MES?


Agenda: \;

The Community meets every two weeks via virtual facilitated meetings. The Community is a benefit of MESA membership. Members automatically receive the Zoom link/invitation. \;Not a member? \;Join today! \;

Learn more about \;MESA'\;s Smart Manufacturing Community Groups.

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