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MPDV Executive Board MPDV PORTFOLIO Together on the way to the Smart Factory — company founder Prof. Dr.-Ing. J ürgen Kletti (2nd from right) with the three new executives of MPDV (from left): Innovation driver Thorsten Strebel (CTO Products & Services), networker Nathalie Kletti (CEO) and bridge builder J ürgen P etze

A well-thought-out combination of methods and technology is the only way safeguarding more resilient processes and enabling manufacturing companies to produce competitively in the long term. The digital transformation is here to stay — and rightly so. Together, we can use the tailwind we are sailing on to turn today’s production facilities into true Smart Factories. The products, services, and solutions by MPDV give companies the flexibility to decide how they want to proceed towards the Smart Factory, what they want to implement themselves, and where they need a helping hand. Let us join forces!...

MPDV PORTFOLIO MPDV is the market leader for manufacturing IT. We offer products, solutions, and services built on expertise and a broad skill set. MPDV supports companies from all industries and of all sizes on their way to the Smart Factory. We create Smart Factories The birth of MPDV Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Kletti founds the company as an engineering office specialized in custom hardware and software development for microprocessor applications. From customization to standardization MPDV launches the first serial devices and implements the first standard software for machine data collection at...

The engineering office becomes a supplier for standard software and grows to twelve employees. HYDRA conquers the market as the first standard software for manufacturing and personnel management. Trade shows From Hannover Messe to CEBIT: MPDV has been participating in all important trade fairs since the end of the 1980s. Certified quality MPDV is certified according to the quality management standard DIN EN ISO 9001 for the first time. Since then, MPDV has been using standardized processes ensuring high-quality business workflows. Start of the expansion Jürgen Petzel starts his career at MPDV...

MPDV PORTFOLIO Moving into the MPDV high-rise building The location in Mosbach is constantly developing and growing. After a short planning and construction phase, the employees can move into the first of the two MPDV high-rise buildings. A star is born The user association HYDRA Users Group is founded and MPDV Campus starts its first activities. To curb trivialization of the MES term, the VDI MES working group is founded with about 90 users, manufacturers, and system integrators — under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Kletti. Modular MES HYDRA 7 MPDV joins the board of the global umbrella...

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Kletti receives the honorary professorship of the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg for services rendered to promote education and advancement of young people. The first publication of the VDI G uideline 5600 “MES” under the leadership and direction of MPDV is imminent. MES Cockpit Market launch of the MES Cockpit product line. Foundation of the MES D.A.CH Association MPDV emerges as a founding member of the MES D.A.CH Association and assumes the chairmanship until 2016. New generation: HYDRA 8 Following its announcement in the year before, HYDRA 8 is now making its way...

MPDV PORTFOLIO Consultancy MPDV Campus Consulting is spun off into PerfectProduction GmbH. MPDV publishes the four-stage model “Smart Factory” and introduces HYDRA Dynamic Manufacturing Control (DMC) for multi-variant assembly processes. Expansion of the company headquarters A year with big events: MPDV celebrates the 40th anniversary of the company and the expansion of its headquarters in Mosbach, Germany, to include the MPDV high-rise building, which can be seen from afar. Furthermore, the Manufacturing Integration Platform (MIP) is announced. Integration platform MIP Nathalie Kletti, Jürgen...

HYDRA X goes beyond MES In the course of the planned company succession, Nathalie Kletti is appointed CEO, Jürgen Petzel is made CSO and Thorsten Strebel CTO. The founder, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Kletti, remains managing partner of MPDV. Another milestone is the market launch of the Advanced Planning and Scheduling System (APS) FEDRA. MPDV also becomes a member of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. MPDV launches HYDRA X, the new generation of MES, and revolutionizes the Smart Factory. The new generation of manufacturing IT is platform-based and consists of an array of manufacturing apps (mApps). FEDRA...

The MPDV Group — from the raw material to the finished product MPDV PORTFOLIO At home in the process industry The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) PILOT from FELTEN stands for innovation and reliability in the process industry. Wellknown customers from numerous industries have relied on the expertise of FELTEN’s experts for many years. FELTEN has been part of the MPDV Group since 2019. Focus on discrete manufacturing MPDV offers IT solutions for discrete manufacturing with the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) HYDRA, the Advanced Planning and Scheduling System (APS) FEDRA and the integration...

MPDV PORTFOLIO Artificial Intelligence for the Smart Factory Together with the AI specialists from Vernaio (former PerfectPattern), MPDV founded a joint venture in 2019 to align artificial intelligence methods and applications with the needs of the Smart Factory. This makes AIMES an important innovation driver in the MPDV Group. Together, we cover the entire spectrum of the Smart Factory. People, lean & IT As an independent management consultancy for lean production and lean IT, the experts from Perfect Production support manufacturing companies of all sizes and from all industries on their way...

What’s a Smart Factory anyway? MPDV PORTFOLIO In a Smart Factory, manufacturing and logistics systems manage themselves. Based on intelligent networking, systems communicate with each other, exchange information concerning the manufacturing process, and react automatically to changes in production. To make this work, manufacturing IT is needed to process collected data in real time. After all, this is the only way to gain the transparency required to prevent bottlenecks and make optimum use of resources. People play a central role in the Smart Factory. Their task is to optimize processes and...