ANT Solutions, a leading provider of MES (Manufacturing Execution System) solutions for the enterprise sector, and Onwelo, a dynamically growing IT company specializing in modern turnkey solutions, have started cooperation on the new ANT Smart Factory platform.

The combined teams will work on a new version of the platform based on a microservices architecture. The work will include experienced architects, team leaders, developers and DevOps engineers from Onwelo and product managers and engineers from ANT.

“More and more companies are opting for cloud-based MES solutions. Migrating the system to the cloud requires a new approach to application building. In order to meet the requirements of our clients and to ensure high flexibility and scalability of our products, we decided to use technological solutions based on microservices. Independence from the cloud infrastructure chosen by the client is also key for us. Our cooperation with Onwelo will give us the support of experienced professionals who will help us achieve our business goals and develop the ANT Smart Factory platform” – said Szymon Piróg, Vice President, ANT Solutions.

The new version of the system will provide installation independence from cloud delivery as well as the option of on-premise or hybrid installation, while improving performance and achieving horizontal scalability.

The rapidly growing segment of manufacturing enterprise software – as well as automation of manufacturing processes and IoT in the broadest sense – is extremely attractive from both IT and business points of view. We are pleased that Onwelo’s experience in building large-scale IT systems based on a microservices architecture, deployed on platforms from leading cloud providers, has caught the attention of ANT Solutions. The trust placed in us by the ANT Solutions’ team is another confirmation that the competences we are building are the new quality in the IT market – said Grzegorz Mika, Head of Delivery & Managing Director at Onwelo.

Onwelo and ANT Solutions perceive this cooperation as strategic for the further development of both companies. Onwelo’s expertise in information technologies and access to highly skilled developers, combined with ANT Solutions’ domain knowledge and experience in manufacturing automation, will provide the opportunity to develop the ANT Smart Factory platform, which will significantly outperform the MES products currently available on the market.