The Benefits of Proficy Software for a Connected Workforce

Today’s manufacturing success hinges on the "Connected Worker"—a workforce seamlessly integrated with their environment, empowered by data, and equipped to act swiftly. As the Director of Product Management for Proficy Smart Factory MES at GE Vernova, I’m thrilled to showcase how our solution drives this vision in 2025, built on four pillars: Empowering Workers, Speeding Time-to-Value, Improving Productivity, Quality, and Safety, and Providing Insights Anywhere.

Operators often juggle multiple data sources across disparate screens—a productivity killer. Proficy Smart Factory MES, paired with Proficy Operations Hub, our web based operations intelligence software transforms this chaos into clarity. Our manufacturing execution systems includes dozens of web based out of the box screens and applications allowing customers to get up and running quickly. For those elements that need to be personalized, Proficy Smart Factory leverages a Operations Hub as a single, web-based interface to deliver role-tailored visualizations, combining production data, quality metrics, equipment status and more. This puts critical information—like real-time OEE or downtime causes—directly into operators’ hands, wherever they are, empowering them to make informed decisions fast and boosting efficiency without the screen-switching hassle.

Time is money, and Proficy Smart Factory MES accelerates value delivery through real-time insights and enhanced teamwork. By integrating IIoT, machine learning, and predictive analytics, our manufacturing execution systems provides performance feedback instantly through powerful predictive analytics—enabling continuous learning on the fly. Operators and supervisors collaborate effortlessly via shared digital workflows, ensuring teams stay in sync and execute production in the optimal sequence. Plus with Proficy Historian, operators benefit from continuous learning powered by the collection, storage, and distribution of industrial operations time-series and A&E data at near real-time speed for fast retrieval and analysis. This democratized, 360 view of the enterprise via data speeds decision-making, fosters a culture of improvement across the factory floor, and ensures field workers are not isolated from critical information needed to perform their tasks effectively.

A connected worker acts fast, and Proficy Smart Factory MES makes it possible. Our solution helps teams proactively address events with analytic tools that pinpoint inefficiencies or quality risks before they escalate. Features like digitized e-SOPs & work instructions ensure consistent task execution, while production scheduling optimizes resource use in real time, tracking orders, consumption, and waste. Powered by equipment data, Proficy Smart Factory MES allows process engineers to minimizes downtime, and schedule quality checks on the assembly line to catch defects early. Plus, safety improves as workers follow guided procedures in various textual, graphical and even video formats enabling a significant and consistent productivity boost.

Mobility defines the modern workforce, and Proficy industrial Software and Services delivers flexibility. Operators can tap into production insights—schedules, KPIs, or alerts—from a mobile device no matter their location. Web-based visualization through Operations Hub enhances this with the ability to build phone enabled screens, offering a comprehensive view of plant operations that’s easy to analyze and act on. Whether on the shop floor or off-site, workers stay connected to the data that drives results, optimizing performance without being tethered to a desk.

In 2025, Proficy isn’t just software—it’s the enabler of the Connected Worker and the backbone of the shop floor. By empowering teams with integrated data, speeding time-to-value, enhancing productivity and safety, and providing insights anywhere, we’re helping manufacturers thrive. Ready to connect your workforce? Let’s explore how Proficy can transform your operations today.