Aegis Software , a global provider of manufacturing execution software for various manufacturing industries, today announced it has been identified as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® Market Guide for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), published in March 2026 by analysts Jake Cunningham and Christian Hestermann.
According to Aegis, the report provides an overview of the MES market, notably relating to the growing role of AI, the increased demand for interoperability and a shift towards more composable platform architectures.
FactoryLogix® has always empowered manufacturers to know the past and master the present across all their operations: providing unparalleled traceability of what has happened, real-time execution control and knowledge, and analytics on products, processes , and quality. Building on this execution foundation, Aegis extends these capabilities to predict the future through advanced planning and scheduling, and digital twin simulation powered by real production data, bringing execution and planning together in a single, end-to-end platform for manufacturing operations.
Aegis’ approach is based on a contextualized data model, centered on products and processes and structured as a unified ontology, which ensures that all data is understood in relation to how products are designed and manufactured. This foundation supports the reality of complex and discrete manufacturing environments, where products, processes, and operations rarely follow a single, fixed path. Instead of aggregating disconnected data, FactoryLogix connects machines, materials, workflows, and human activity within a single operational context .
FactoryLogix takes a different approach to composability . Rather than bundling separate applications with their own data and logic, manufacturers configure workflows, operator interfaces, and process logic within a unified system powered by a single data source. Teams can adapt to how work is performed without creating inconsistencies, breaking integrations, or adding the maintenance requirements associated with custom or application-based solutions.
This same contextual foundation allows AI to operate with a comprehensive understanding of the production environment. Thanks to ARIA™ , Aegis’ AI-powered co-pilot developed in collaboration with Arch Systems, manufacturers can extract information, identify risks, and take action based on real-time, contextualized data rather than isolated signals.
With Simio , an Aegis company, manufacturers can use real-world production data to test scenarios and understand trade-offs before making any changes to the factory. Plans are no longer based on static assumptions. Instead, thanks to simulation-driven AI, they continuously adjust as conditions change, giving teams greater visibility into constraints, variability, and planning decisions.
Jason Spera, CEO of Aegis Software, commented: “Most systems can collect data, but without context, it’s difficult to use. Our approach has always been to link data to the product and the process, creating a consistent foundation to ensure composability across all operations. With Simio now part of Aegis, this same foundation is used to model, simulate, and predict outcomes, helping manufacturers move from reacting to what happens to making decisions that anticipate what will happen next.”
Aegis Software’s FactoryLogix platform supports manufacturers across all discrete manufacturing sectors, including electronics, aerospace and defense, medical devices, and automotive. The platform provides a unified infrastructure for production, quality, materials, and analytics, covering lines, plants, and global operations, while enabling flexible, code-free configuration of operator interfaces, workflows, and process logic.
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Gartner, Market Guide for Manufacturing Execution Systems, publié le 23 mars 2026, Jake Cunningham, Christian Hestermann.
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About Aegis Industrial Software
Founded in 1996, Aegis is a global leader in MES software and technology solutions for discrete manufacturing across various strategic industries. Its platform offers a unified infrastructure covering production, quality, materials management, and data analytics for production lines, factories, and sites worldwide. With the addition of advanced simulation, digital twin modeling, and planning and scheduling from Simio , an Aegis company, organizations can evaluate scenarios, run hypothetical analyses, understand constraints, and predict how decisions will be executed before they are even made, using dynamic digital twins that evolve with real-time data and according to changing conditions.
More than 2,200 factories in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America rely on Aegis solutions. Manufacturers in the aerospace, defense, electronics, medical, and automotive sectors trust Aegis to accelerate product launches, ensure regulatory compliance, guarantee complete traceability, and reduce costs, while fostering continuous operational improvement. Aegis’ global headquarters is located in Horsham, Pennsylvania (USA), with offices in Europe and Asia. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.aiscorp.com/fr . Speed, control, and visibility for manufacturing.
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