Connected Manufacturing Forum 2026

June 15 - 16, 2026

Ritz-Carlton St. Louis

Pratik Khanore

Pratik Khanore

Senior MES Solutions Engineer Wolfspeed
Pratik Khanore

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

1:25 PM MES Go-Lives in Real Production: Execution Risks and Stabilization Lessons

MES go-lives rarely fail in design—they fail in execution. Once systems hit the realities of production variability, operator behavior, and plant-level constraints, even well-architected deployments can become unstable.

Drawing on firsthand experience across both greenfield and brownfield environments, Pratik unpacks where MES implementations break down during go-live and why. From misaligned workflows and data integrity gaps to underestimated change management and integration friction, we'll examine the early warning signs that signal risk before issues escalate.
More importantly, this session focuses on stabilization: what actually works in the critical first weeks post-launch. Attendees will walk away with practical, vendor-agnostic strategies to mitigate disruption, accelerate user adoption, and build resilience into MES deployments—ensuring systems perform not just in theory, but on the plant floor.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Pratik.

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