Step Into the Factory of the Future at Hannover Messe 2026

Visit us at Hannover Messe 2026 and watch live Critical Manufacturing solutions that go beyond the hype, making Industry 4.0 a reality for manufacturing.

Step into the factory of the future, powered by today’s technology. From a future-ready MES to a Data Platform and a powerful Apps ecosystem, all built on top of cutting-edge technologies and powered by Artificial Intelligence, our Manufacturing Operations Platform allows you to consistently unlock manufacturing intelligence to drive your company’s growth and aspirations.

Meet our experts and see Critical Manufacturing solutions live.

Join us at Booth C14.

Experience AI Copilots for the most advanced MES

Analytics Copilot helps users explore Critical Manufacturing MES data through natural-language queries.

Ask a question and Copilot instantly generates charts, dashboards, comparisons, and explanations.

  • “Compare throughput this week to last week”
  • “What caused the most downtime yesterday?”
  • “Show scrap trends by product family”

For faster and more confident decision-making, reducing the burden on analysts and technical teams.

Future-proof your factory with Critical Manufacturing Industry 4.0 Solutions

Engage with our experts to explore how to enter a new era of intelligence for Industrial Equipment manufacturing.

Schedule a meeting to discover:

How Critical Manufacturing MES provides multisite full connectivity for automation and visibility
How Critical Manufacturing MES built-in Data Platform enhances your analytics, leveraging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence technologies
How to gain more flexibility, fast deployment and easy connectivity with purpose-built apps

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Athena

Athena is an Industry 4.0 Enterprise Manufacturing Solutions Provider, assisting companies and driving their Industry 4.0 roadmap, centered on Digital Transformation. The core of their practice includes a full Suite of Professional Services, implementing integrated PLM, MES, ERP, CMMS, and Smart Factory Analytics, as well as Managed Services tailored to fit the customer’s needs.
Athena was founded in 2011 in Fremont, California, where they leveraged their Factory and Business Systems expertise to develop /enrich their Customer, Technology Partner and Supplier relationships.
In 2015-2017, they launched their Professional Services Practice with a full suite of Discovery, Software Selection, Implementation, Development, Integration and Support Services as well as their Managed Services practice, including Staff Augmentation, Automated Testing and Remote Infrastructure /Service Management. They also achieved our ISO 9001 Certification in 2017.
Athena enjoys a loyal Customer base; over 100 full-time staff in four domestic and international offices and expanded Industry expertise that includes Semiconductor, Solar, LED/Laser Diode and Medical Devices.

FrontWell Solutions

FrontWell solutions is a globally operating consulting and project delivery firm supporting manufacturing digitalization and IT projects, headquartered in the greater Frankfurt am Main area, Germany working with major pharmaceutical and chemical companies and MES vendors across Europe & Asia.

They offer professional consulting services exclusively with core focus on Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), the integration of such Level 3 systems with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and Manufacturing Intelligence initiatives (e.g. OEE reporting).

FWS’ experienced project managers support customers by defining the right strategy for manufacturing IT initiatives, and play a major role in leading, augmenting their projects to success. Their specialist consultants and engineers have the expertise to support the project phases, business process: re-)engineering, initiation, analysis, design, realization, test, validation, go-live and hyper-care of the entire manufacturing systems landscape from process automation to the enterprise layer (level 2-4).

More partners from our community will be announced soon

Meet our Team

Juliana Nogueira
Juliana Nogueira
Business Development

Driving digital transformation in Industrial Equipment Manufacturing with advanced MES solutions.

Rui Silva - Pre Sales
Rui Silva
MES Solution Engineer

Focus on leveraging real-time data and seamless system integration to drive operational excellence.

Gabriel Silva
Gabriel Silva
Sales Manager

Expert in understanding industrial equipment manufacturing needs to propose the journey towards Industry 4.0.

Scott Romney
Scott Romney
Sales Manager

Medical device manufacturing knowledge, with advanced experience in solving the needs of highly regulated industries.

Barbara Silva - Pre Sales
Bárbara Silva
MES Solution Engineer

Always ready to show you Critical Manufacturing MES in action with compelling demos.

 

David Junyent
David Junyent
Channel Sales Manager

Wide experience in the optimization and transformation of industrial processes.

 

Michaela Wagner
Sales Manager SMT Europe

Driving SMT success across Europe with advanced MES solutions.

Will Trogdon
VP Partner

Empowering collaboration for next-gen manufacturing.

Arnaud Portet
Head of Sales Market Expansion

Driving smart manufacturing in regulated industries.