5 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your MES (and Why Authentise Is the Upgrade You Need)

Authentise Team
Sep 29
2 min read

5 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your MES

Your Manufacturing Execution System (MES) was supposed to help streamline operations. But as your additive manufacturing (AM) business grows, the cracks start to show.

If these challenges sound familiar, you’ve probably outgrown your current MES. Here’s how to spot the warning signs - and what you can do about it.

1. Your Data Lives in Too Many Places

If critical information (quotes, machine data, QA reports) lives in spreadsheets, emails, and side platforms, your MES isn’t centralising what it should.

How Authentise Solves It: Threads, Flows, and integrations bring all your data into one place - accessible, searchable, and actionable.

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2. Every Change Feels Manual

Are you still entering the same data multiple times across tools? Manual updates don’t just waste time - they increase the risk of costly errors.

How Authentise Solves It: Automated workflows push updates across the entire system, so one action = global consistency.

3. Scaling Feels Like Chaos

Adding more printers or more jobs shouldn’t make things harder - but if your MES buckles under growth, you’re not truly scalable.

How Authentise Solves It: Modular architecture scales with you. From 3 printers to 300, the system adapts without adding noise.

4. Compliance Slows You Down

If every audit or certification feels like reinventing the wheel, your MES isn’t supporting traceability properly.

How Authentise Solves It: Every decision, approval, and machine parameter is logged automatically - compliance becomes a by-product, not a burden.

5. Customers Are Asking for More Than You Can Show

When clients want real-time updates or data access and you can’t provide it, your system is costing you deals.

How Authentise Solves It: Secure portals and shared threads give customers the transparency they demand - without extra admin.

The Bottom Line

An MES that worked when you started may now be holding you back. If you’ve seen one (or more) of these signs, it’s time to rethink your approach.

Authentise isn’t just another MES. It’s a next-generation digital backbone for additive manufacturing - designed for companies that are serious about growth.

Book a demo today to see how Authentise compares to your current system.

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