(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has announced the availability of Hexagon Connected Worker Integration, a lightweight middleware platform that connects manufacturing software, enterprise business systems, industrial equipment, and cloud applications in a unified digital ecosystem. Designed to simplify digital transformation without large-scale custom development, the platform enables manufacturers to automate data exchange, orchestrate workflows, and provide real-time visibility throughout production operations.

As manufacturers adopt more digital tools, many continue to struggle with disconnected software environments where ERP, MES, CAD/CAM, quality, maintenance, and shop-floor systems operate independently. These disconnected workflows often require manual data entry, duplicate processes, and custom integrations that slow production and limit visibility across operations.

“Manufacturers don’t need more disconnected software. They need their existing technology to work together,” says Darren Metherell, head of sales for Hexagon Connected Worker at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. “Connected Worker Integration provides a practical way to connect operational and business systems, allowing information to move automatically between applications so teams can make faster decisions, eliminate manual work, and build toward a truly connected manufacturing environment.”

Connecting manufacturing workflows without complex integration projects

Connected Worker Integration serves as a central integration layer between enterprise applications, operational technology, cloud platforms, and industrial devices. Supporting a broad range of communication protocols, APIs, databases, and industrial standards, the platform enables manufacturers to securely exchange information within their existing technology landscape while reducing the complexity traditionally associated with system integration.

The platform supports a wide range of manufacturing use cases, including:
• Connecting ERP systems with MES, production planning, and warehouse applications
• Integrating industrial IoT devices, PLCs, and edge equipment
• Synchronizing enterprise asset management and maintenance workflows
• Delivering digital work instructions and capturing field execution data for frontline workers
• Connecting SCADA and operational technology systems with enterprise software
• Integrating databases, analytics platforms, and cloud applications
• Enabling API-driven communication between manufacturing software
• Triggering automated workflows and alerts based on real-time production events

Accelerating connected manufacturing

Rather than relying on custom point-to-point integrations, Connected Worker Integration enables manufacturers to create scalable, event-driven workflows that improve operational responsiveness while reducing manual intervention.

Key business benefits include:
• Elimination of data silos in IT and OT systems
• Real-time operational visibility across manufacturing operations
• Reduced manual data entry and integration effort
• Faster response to production events through automated workflows
• Secure, scalable connectivity, from edge devices to enterprise systems
• Improved data consistency for analytics and operational decision-making

Extending integration within Hexagon manufacturing software

Connected Worker Integration also enables deeper connectivity within Hexagon’s manufacturing software portfolio. For example, manufacturers using RADAN can automatically exchange quoting, nesting, routing, and production data with ERP and MES systems, eliminating manual file transfers while keeping production information synchronized within business and shop-floor applications. Similar integration capabilities can be extended to additional manufacturing workflows as organizations expand their connected operations.

Connected Worker Integration melds seamlessly with Q-DAS statistical process control software to trigger automated workflows whenever process conditions fall outside defined limits. 

By providing a flexible integration foundation that connects enterprise systems, operational technologies, and manufacturing applications, Hexagon helps manufacturers modernize existing operations without replacing the systems they already rely on, supporting a more connected, responsive, and data-driven production environment.

To learn more about Hexagon Connected Worker Integration, visit https://hexagon.com/products/product-groups/connected-worker.