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Findings and Conclusions](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-findings-and-conclusions) Factories are intricate ecosystems pulsating with innovation and precision that frequently encounter a paradox: the appa … [Read Story](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-findings-and-conclusions) [![Sam Russem](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/headshots/250/sam.png?width=40&height=40&name=sam.png)](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/author/sam-russem) by [Sam Russem](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/author/sam-russem) 2 min read Dec 6, 2023, 8:30:00 AM [![Conclusion](https://kanoa.ai/hubfs/Untitled%20design.png)](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-findings-and-conclusions) [kanoa](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/kanoa) [mes](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/mes) [whatismes](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/whatismes) ## [What's in a name? MES Across Industry Verticals](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-mes-across-industry-verticals) We don’t always go to the dictionary to figure out the meaning of a term (or, in this case, hundreds of pages of ISA sta … [Read Story](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-mes-across-industry-verticals) [![Sam Russem](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/headshots/250/sam.png?width=40&height=40&name=sam.png)](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/author/sam-russem) by [Sam Russem](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/author/sam-russem) 2 min read Nov 16, 2023, 9:57:36 AM [![What’s in a name? MES Across Industry Verticals](https://kanoa.ai/hubfs/mesILikeThis.png)](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-mes-across-industry-verticals) [mes](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/mes) [whatismes](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/whatismes) ## [What's in a name? MES and ISA-95](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-mes-and-isa-95) ANSI/ISA-95 is a 5-part standard that is designed to provide consistency in manufacturing terminology, information model … [Read Story](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-mes-and-isa-95) [![Sam Russem](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/headshots/250/sam.png?width=40&height=40&name=sam.png)](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/author/sam-russem) by [Sam Russem](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/author/sam-russem) 3 min read Nov 7, 2023, 8:19:59 AM [![ISA-95 Hierarchy](https://kanoa.ai/hubfs/ISA%2095%20Pyramid.png)](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-mes-and-isa-95) [kanoa](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/kanoa) [mes](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/mes) [whatismes](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/whatismes) ## [What’s in a name? Exploring how MES is defined differently throughout the manufacturing industry](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-exploring-how-mes-is-defined-differently-throughout-the-manufacturing-industry) I had just started doing projects in the renewable energy industry and was chatting with my main technical stakeholder o … [Read Story](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-exploring-how-mes-is-defined-differently-throughout-the-manufacturing-industry) [![Sam Russem](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/headshots/250/sam.png?width=40&height=40&name=sam.png)](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/author/sam-russem) by [Sam Russem](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/author/sam-russem) 1 min read Oct 31, 2023, 9:00:55 AM [![MES - You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.](https://kanoa.ai/hubfs/blog/mesPrincessBride.png)](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/whats-in-a-name-exploring-how-mes-is-defined-differently-throughout-the-manufacturing-industry) [mes](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/mes) [whatismes](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/tag/whatismes) ## About Kanoa Creating Ignition-powered MES solutions that empower manufacturers and drive Digital Transformation [Kanoa MES](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-mes-overview) - [Kanoa Ops](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-ops) - [Kanoa Trace](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-trace) - [Kanoa Quality](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-quality) - [Kanoa Maintenance](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-maintenance) - [Kanoa Inventory](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-inventory) - [Implementation Assurance](https://kanoa.ai/implementation-assurance-expert-guidance-for-successful-mes-kanoa) - [Powered by Ignition](https://kanoa.ai/powered-by-ignition) - [Pricing](https://kanoa.ai/pricing) Resources - [Live Demo](https://demo.kanoa.ai) - [Read our Blog](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog) - [Downloads](https://kanoa.ai/downloads) - [Partners](https://kanoa.ai/partners) Support - [Documentation](http://docs.kanoa.ai) - [Support Portal](https://kanoa.freshdesk.com/) - [Support Policy](https://kanoa.ai/hubfs/Documents/Kanoa%20Support%20Policy%2020240618.pdf) Company - [About us](https://kanoa.ai/about) - [Contact us](https://kanoa.ai/contact) Copyright © 2026 Kanoa, Inc.