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A private, invitation-only workshop for discrete manufacturing leaders — covering MES, scheduling, plant visibility, and multi-plant standardization. Hosted at IndX Castle in Belgium.
Discrete manufacturers have invested in ERP, MES, and production systems for years. The gap isn't technology. It's the disconnect between engineering, production, scheduling, and business systems that kills throughput, visibility, and scalability.
Most MES implementations fail to deliver ROI — not because the technology is wrong, but because deployment ignores scheduling complexity and engineering handoff gaps.
Even manufacturers with enterprise ERP in place are still scheduling in Excel, tracking OEE manually, and flying blind between plants. That's a competitive liability.
Multi-plant operations can't standardize what they can't see. Without a unified data layer, every plant operates as an island — with its own KPIs, formats, and failure modes.
No vendor pitches. No death-by-PowerPoint. This is a working session — with expert presentations, peer roundtable discussion, a live Plex demo, and time to build real relationships.
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Arrival & Networking Lunch
Informal introductions over lunch at the castle
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All |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome & the Digital Thread
Why now, trends in discrete manufacturing, challenges we see across our customers
|
IndX |
| 13:15 – 13:35 | Why MES Implementations Fail
Scheduling challenges, engineering-to-production handoff, ERP vs. MES, multi-plant visibility
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IndX |
| 13:35 – 14:00 | Smart Manufacturing & Plex for Discrete
MES/MOM for discrete manufacturing, scheduling, shop floor visibility, multi-plant standardization
|
Rockwell |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Cloud for Manufacturing Systems
Cloud infrastructure for MES, AI-ready data platforms, security, and scaling manufacturing in the cloud
|
Microsoft |
| 14:20 – 14:35 | Rockwell Ecosystem & Implementation Approach
Hardware, software, and integration in Europe — typical customer journey and what to expect
|
Routeco |
| 14:35 – 14:50 | Coffee Break
Networking
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All |
| 14:50 – 15:30 | Customer Case Study
MES/Plex implementation, scheduling improvements, OEE gains, multi-plant rollout and lessons learned
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IndX Rockwell |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Executive Roundtable Discussion
Moderated peer discussion on scheduling, MES, cloud, AI, and multi-plant operations
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All |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Plex Demo for Discrete Manufacturing
Production orders, scheduling, shop floor data, OEE, quality, ERP integration — live walkthrough
|
IndX |
| 17:00 – 18:30 | Drinks, Networking & Castle Tour
Explore the venue and build relationships
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All |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Executive Networking Dinner
Closing dinner with manufacturing leaders
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All |
This is a closed-door session for senior manufacturing and operations leaders at mid-market discrete manufacturers. If you have ERP in place but your plants are still running on spreadsheets and disconnected systems, this roundtable was designed for you.
1 to 10 manufacturing facilities with complex scheduling and visibility challenges across sites.
Mid-market discrete manufacturers in food and bev, automotive supply chain, plastics, or metal stamping.
You have the enterprise backbone but shop-floor execution is still running on manual processes and disconnected tools.
The roundtable takes place at IndX Castle in Belgium — a setting designed to get leadership teams out of the office and into focused, candid conversations. Expect an intimate setting, a private dinner, and a tour of the grounds after the working sessions close.
Every element of this event is designed to deliver value — before, during, and after the day itself.
Speak candidly with other VP- and C-level manufacturing leaders who are navigating the same plant-floor challenges — no sales people in the room during the roundtable.
Hear directly from a manufacturer that has gone through a Plex MES rollout — OEE improvements, scheduling wins, multi-plant standardization, and what actually went wrong.
See Plex for discrete manufacturing in action — production orders, scheduling, shop floor data capture, OEE dashboards, quality tracking, and ERP integration in one session.
Engage directly with specialists from IndX, Rockwell Automation, Microsoft, and Routeco — covering MES, cloud infrastructure, and the full Rockwell hardware and software ecosystem.
This is a private event with limited seats to keep the discussion focused and the room peer-level. Request your invitation and our team will be in touch to confirm your place.
