With Kanoa MES 1.10, we’re doubling down on the things that matter most to modern manufacturing teams: data you can trust, user experiences that don’t get in your way, and systems that adapt to how you really work.
This release builds on the major architectural improvements of 1.9—like our introduction of Item States—by giving users even more fine-grained control over the context of every count. We’ve also rolled out significant upgrades to user security and role management, and delivered the next wave of improvements in our scheduling tools—smoothing out the edges for planners, supervisors, and schedulers across the board.
Here’s a deeper look at what’s new in Kanoa MES 1.10.
In 1.9, we introduced Item States—a new way to enrich raw count data with contextual meaning. By letting users assign states like First Pass, Rework, Bad Color, or Scratch to each individual count (whether infeed, outfeed, or waste), we took a big step toward making manufacturing data more actionable.
Now in 1.10, we’re unlocking the full power of this system with a completely revamped Count Editor.
Dynamic buttons: The new Count Editor UI reads your counter configurations and automatically generates buttons for all valid combinations of count direction, item, work order, and state. That means the right options are always a single click away—no more workarounds, no more second-guessing.
State-aware editing: It’s now much easier to review, edit, or manually enter counts with associated item state metadata—ensuring your data stays clean even when you’re making changes after the fact.
Multi-order clarity: For lines that handle multiple work orders at once or switch frequently between SKUs, this gives operators and supervisors an intuitive way to keep counts aligned with what’s actually happening on the floor.
Messy, ambiguous count data is a silent killer when it comes to traceability, reporting, and continuous improvement. The enhancements in 1.10 help teams avoid misattributed counts, speed up changeovers, and track rework or quality issues with precision. It’s about turning raw counts into structured, high-quality data that fuels better decisions—automatically.
If you’re running Kanoa in a large environment—especially one backed by Active Directory—user and role management needs to be powerful and predictable. In 1.10, we’ve made that experience more transparent and easier to manage across the board.
Source-aware role display: Every role now clearly shows its origin—whether it was synced from your directory or created directly in Kanoa.
Editable names for native roles: Roles created in Kanoa can now be renamed via a simple double-click. Roles from your user source stay locked down for consistency.
Delete vs. disable: Synced roles can be disabled (but not deleted), while native Kanoa roles can be deleted entirely. No more confusion about what’s allowed.
Easier filtering: You can now toggle whether to show disabled roles, helping keep your role list clean without losing visibility into what’s been archived.
Better error handling: You’ll now get clear error messages when a user fails to update or create—no more silent failures.
Fixes for asset-less users: We resolved an edge case where users couldn’t be edited if no assets were assigned.
Security should never be a blocker. These improvements give system admins more clarity and control while making it easier for organizations to enforce their security policies without fighting the software. It also lays the groundwork for tighter enterprise IT integrations in future releases.
Scheduling in Kanoa keeps getting smarter. In 1.10, we focused on polishing the experience and handling edge cases—so that planning production doesn’t mean planning around system quirks.
More intuitive calendar behavior:
Auto-schedule now intelligently selects the right line mode when multiple events overlap.
Dragging a production order across shifts will correctly split quantities across calendar events.
New scheduler options:
When dragging orders, you can choose to schedule the full order or just a partial amount—right in the UI.
Improved recurring scheduling logic:
Recurring events using “UNTIL” are now significantly faster.
Fixes for 'Monthly' and 'End On or After' recurrence settings make them more predictable.
“This and following events” now reliably picks the right date, even across time zones.
Configurable calendar start day: You can now set which day your calendar week begins on—making it easier to align with how your teams operate.
No one should have to “babysit the calendar.” These enhancements make Kanoa Scheduling more flexible, faster, and closer to how people actually plan production—paving the way for our future roadmap of intelligent, rules-based scheduling automation.
Kanoa MES 1.10 is all about building smarter systems for the people who use them every day.
Operators and supervisors will love the faster, more intuitive Count Editor.
Admins and IT teams will appreciate the transparency and control in the updated user management tools.
Schedulers and planners get smoother, more reliable tools that adapt to real-world complexity.
And most importantly, everyone benefits from cleaner, more structured data—the kind that drives smarter decisions, faster problem-solving, and more agile continuous improvement.
Want to see it in action? Reach out to your Customer Success Manager to explore how these features can level up your current implementation.
Or, head over to the full 1.10 Release Notes for the complete breakdown.