(MachineMetrics: Easthampton, MA) -- MachineMetrics, a leading production intelligence platform, announces the launch of Max AI, the new AI-powered intelligence layer for its next-generation MES platform. Max AI unifies data from machines, ERP, and tribal knowledge to deliver a revolutionary agentic digital workforce for discrete manufacturers.

Max AI: Closing the execution gap with agentic AI

Despite billions invested in ERP systems and automation, most factories still struggle to execute as planned. Machines break down, setups run long, materials arrive late, and tribal knowledge overrides system logic. This breakdown, known as the execution gap, is what stands between on-time delivery and optimized, profitable manufacturing operations.

“Manufacturing has hit an inflection point,” says Rutherford Wilson, chief product officer at MachineMetrics. “Data alone aren’t enough anymore. What matters is execution. Max AI is the first system that doesn’t just display problems—it solves them. It’s AI with a job: guiding action, enforcing standards, automating tasks, and helping teams hit daily targets.”

How Max AI works: Intelligence + context + action

Max AI combines three critical elements that no other system brings together:
1. Real-time machine data from any equipment on the shop floor
2. ERP context from work orders, schedules, and inventory systems
3. Tribal knowledge captured in SOPs, manuals, and expert documentation

The result? AI that doesn’t just tell you what happened—it tells you why it happened and what to do about it.

For example, Max AI’s Continuous Improvement Agent pinpoints production bottlenecks, uncovers setup trends, and delivers shift reports that empower your team with real-time insights while automating routine tasks.

Automate production with agentic execution

Max AI is a powerful intelligence layer within the MachineMetrics MES platform enabling the agentic execution of key tasks for frontline employees.

By combining real-time machine data with operational context, Max AI can answer complex production questions, generate visualizations and reports in seconds, and trigger role-specific guidance.
• Operator Assistant: Helps operators with setup, prioritization, and resolving disruptions
• Planner & Supervisor Agents: Monitor plan vs. reality and adjust operations on the fly
• Max Reporter: Streamlines shift handovers with data-backed, automated summaries
• Onboarding Agent: Guides new users through implementation, connecting machines and ERP systems faster

Production intelligence: Built for the next era

MachineMetrics’ vision is simple. Every manufacturer needs real-time guidance delivered with the context that helps frontline workers make decisions and automate tasks. Max AI delivers that vision through agentic AI built on the strongest production data foundation in the industry.