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Missed your production targets? MPDV helps manufacturers navigate the shop floor jungle
Press Release
August 4
Chicago, IL – Volatile supply chains, skilled labor shortages, and fragmented IT landscapes are putting pressure on the manufacturing industry and demanding agile responses. Although data is more readily available than ever, many companies lack a consistent data foundation — instead, they are faced with a data jungle. At IMTS, MPDV will demonstrate how manufacturing companies can turn data transparency into competitive advantages.
Manufacturing Faces a Jungle of Challenges
According to the latest NAM Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey, 63.3 percent of manufacturers report increasing volatility in their supply chains, and 70.6 percent view trade uncertainties as their biggest challenge. Yet the greatest challenges often lie directly on the shop floor, because:
- Fragmented system landscapes hinder end-to-end access to production-relevant information.
- A shortage of skilled workers increases the pressure for automation and digitalization.
- A flood of data rather than meaningful insights leaves companies data-rich but insight-poor, forcing them to rely on gut instinct rather than actionable intelligence.
- Legacy systems and modern applications must communicate with one another, even though they were never originally designed to work together.
- Pressure regarding deadlines, quality, and margins demands faster and more precise decisions than ever before.
While many manufacturers today have significantly more data than ever before, the data itself does not provide the transparency necessary for agile and resilient production.
“Although manufacturing companies operate digitally, many are drowning in data while starving for actionable insights. What’s missing is a single source of truth on the shop floor. Manufacturers can only achieve true agility and maximize their ROI by making their data transparent and instantly accessible,” explains Ron Esmao, Executive Sales Manager at MPDV.
The Way Out of the Digital Jungle
The real challenge of modern manufacturing isn’t collecting data. It lies in deriving reliable insights from that data.
MPDV, the MES market leader based in Germany, offers manufacturing companies exactly the solutions they need to clear the data jungle and create a reliable foundation for automation and AI.
With the HYDRA X Manufacturing Execution System, production data is captured in real time, contextualized, and made usable for operational decisions through:
- Data transparency instead of data silos
- Reliable metrics instead of guesswork
- Scalable digitalization instead of isolated individual projects
- A foundation for AI-driven optimization and smart manufacturing
These are some of the reasons why, according to the latest NAM Manufacturers' Outlook Survey, 75.3 percent of manufacturers view their situation positively despite the challenges.
At Panduit, a leading provider of network infrastructure solutions with operations around the world, the benefits of data transparency are clear: 75 percent of the company's production equipment is connected to MPDV's HYDRA MES platform. Since implementing the system, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has increased by up to 10 percent.
Why the American Manufacturing Industry Relies on MPDV
MPDV’s solutions are proven and help manufacturing companies worldwide operate efficiently, ensure transparent processes, and increase resilience. Combined with the in-depth market knowledge of the staff at MPDV’s branch in Orland Park near Chicago, manufacturing companies benefit from both global software excellence and local, hands-on implementation expertise:
Mike Kimbrell, IT Manager for Enterprise Applications at Panduit, confirms: “MPDV’s MES HYDRA has given us full transparency on the shop floor. Now we know exactly which machine is particularly efficient and which should be replaced by a more powerful one. Thanks to HYDRA, we can make much more targeted decisions and intervene in the right areas.” Improvements such as these are not visions of the future, but a verifiable reality today thanks to the HYDRA and FEDRA solutions:
- 78 percent reduction in planning effort
- 25 percent increase in output
- 11 percent improvement in on-time delivery
Companies worldwide rely on solutions from MPDV to digitize and optimize their production processes in a data-driven manner. They trust in:
See your entire shop floor in real time—and act instantly: Real-Time Shop Floor Transparency with HYDRA X
The benefits:
- Transparency throughout the entire production process
- Immediate identification of bottlenecks
- Reduction of downtime and improvement of OEE
- Seamless traceability for regulated industries
Stop reacting. Start anticipating: Predictive Scheduling & Dynamic Agility with FEDRA
FEDRA helps manufacturers proactively respond to material shortages, capacity issues, and last-minute changes.
The benefits:
- More stable production schedules
- Higher on-time delivery rates
- Optimized resource utilization
- Less production chaos and fewer rush orders
One Platform. Full Shop Floor Connectivity: Open Ecosystem & Data Ownership with MIP
The Manufacturing Integration Platform connects existing systems into an open and future-proof architecture.
The benefits:
- Integration of heterogeneous machine and system landscapes
- Full data sovereignty without vendor lock-in
- Scalability across locations
- Faster deployment of new applications and technologies
Turn data into decisions – in real time: AI-Driven Production Optimization
Artificial intelligence is only as good as the data on which it is based. MPDV ensures the necessary data quality and transparency so that companies can successfully implement AI.
The benefits:
- Reduction in scrap and rework
- Faster data-driven decisions
- Continuous performance improvement
Simulation and optimization of future production scenarios
INFOBOX FOR JOURNALISTS:
Meet MPDV at IMTS 2026—join us for the:
MPDV Jungle Guide Happy Hour
On Wednesday, September 16, 2026 from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
at the MPDV booth located: East Building, Level 3 — #135814
IMTS 2026
September 14-19, 2026
McCormick Place, Chicago
What can visitors expect at the MPDV booth at IMTS 2026?
From complexity to control—from a data jungle to efficiency.
Visitors will experience firsthand:
- How companies are replacing paper-based processes with a digital shop floor.
- How real-time transparency across machines, lines, and resources is achieved.
- How data silos are overcome through a unified database.
- How predictive scheduling ensures greater on-time delivery and agility.
- How open system architectures are created that integrate existing and future technologies.
- How companies lay the foundation for AI-driven production optimization.
Press contact
MPDV
10720 W 143rd Street
Suite 20
Orland Park, IL 60462
United States of America
us.mpdv.com
info.usa@mpdv.com
708-966-4290
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