Case Study: Products Manufacturing Company achieves dramatic cost savings and low-risk MES deployment with 42Q

Comprehensive Cloud MES Dramatically Lowers Implementation Costs and Risk

Products Manufacturing Company, a growing industrial systems manufacturer of complex multi-plant products, faced a critical MES decision: traditional on-premise systems carried over $1M in up-front costs, roughly a year to implement, and substantial ongoing IT and maintenance burden. Seeking low initial cost, rapid proof-of-value, and minimal productivity disruption, they selected 42Q’s comprehensive cloud MES.

42Q deployed its cloud MES on five production lines and had them running within eight weeks for an initial spend of $50,000, avoiding large upfront software, hardware, and integration costs (e.g., $0 initial license vs. $450,000 for on-premise). 42Q’s subscription model, support for 150 machine protocols, and same-day configuration for tracking, serialization, routing and paperless travelers delivered measurable time and cost savings, easy ERP/lifecycle integration, and scalable, low-risk adoption.