Your Smart Factory Roadmap with MES HYDRA X & APS FEDRA
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the Vietnam Automation Centre of Excellence for our workshop.
Key Insights
On 23 June 2026, manufacturing leaders gathered at the Vietnam Automation Centre of Excellence to sequence their next twelve months in MES/MOM. We hosted it with MPDV. The room ran it like a working session - and one insight ran through all of it:
For Vietnam's manufacturers, the question is no longer whether to digitalize. It's where to start, and in what order.
What the room took away:
- Sequence beats tooling. Smart Factory Elements gives a phased path - from machine connectivity to full production intelligence - so rollouts follow order, not guesswork.
- Planning is where control starts. APS FEDRA replaces shop-floor guesswork with advanced planning, capacity scheduling, and prediction.
- Execution has to be live. MES HYDRA X connects IIoT to real-time execution and controlling - proven in a full production cycle running on HYDRA X and FEDRA, observed in real time.
From uncertain roadmaps → to clear decisions with owners and order. That is the conversation we built this workshop for.
Sascha Graef
Managing Director, MPDV Asia
Sascha has led MPDV's Smart Factory engagements across Asia, guiding MES/MOM rollouts in automotive, electronics, and precision manufacturing. He will walk through APS FEDRA, MES HYDRA X, and the live production demo.
Loc Nguyen
IS Engineer, Gradion
Loc brings deep expertise in digitalization and industrial connectivity, helping manufacturers successfully execute MES/MOM strategies on the shop floor. On the panel, he will tackle the real-world operational challenges of deployment, sharing insights on equipment integration, data readiness, and the best practices for moving from pilot to live production.