Try Before You Buy: Kanoa MES Now Available in 2-Hour Trial Mode

Curious about what Kanoa MES can do for your operations? Now you can experience it for yourself — instantly.

We’re excited to announce that Kanoa MES is now available for download and runs in a 2-hour trial mode — no license required to start. Built on the Ignition platform, Kanoa MES modules follow the same flexible trial model Ignition users are already familiar with: a renewable 2-hour trial window that gives you full access to Kanoa’s core MES functionality.

You can explore, configure, and simulate real production scenarios to see how Kanoa fits your workflows. The only catch? After two hours of runtime, data collection and retrieval will stop until you reset the trial again — but resets are unlimited.

This makes the trial ideal for hands-on testing, proof-of-concept work, and getting your team comfortable with modern MES tools.

What You Can Do in Trial Mode

Trial mode gives you access to everything Kanoa MES has to offer — with no feature limits, just a 2-hour data runtime window per session.

Here’s what you can try:

• Model your plant: Define your production assets, map out lines and workcells, and establish your process hierarchy.

• Collect and contextualize data: Connect to PLCs and tag providers, bring in process data, and integrate with ERP systems to tie operations to business context.

• Create and schedule Production Orders: Configure orders and schedule them against specific lines or workcells for execution.

• Build and test quality forms: Design operator-driven forms for inspections, checks, and SPC data collection.

• Trace materials and genealogy: Generate trace graphs to visualize how materials flow and transform through your process.

• Prototype MES dashboards: Use Kanoa’s Perspective views or build your own to visualize production data in real time.

You can run real scenarios, test edge cases, and build confidence in your configuration — all before committing to a license.

Why It Matters

Choosing and implementing an MES is a big investment — both in time and trust. The 2-hour trial gives you a risk-free way to explore Kanoa MES in your own environment.

• Prototype and experiment with your actual production structure.

• Test your ERP integration endpoints, including importing and scheduling production orders.

• Validate your plant-floor architecture before deploying anything live.

• Prove out your riskiest implementation points up front — whether it’s legacy data collection, third-party system integration, or workflow complexity.

Trial mode empowers your team to move forward with clarity, not guesswork.

Ready to Scale? Move From Trial to Full Production

Once you’ve proven your setup and are ready to move into production, upgrading is simple. Just purchase and apply the Kanoa MES modules you need:

• Kanoa Ops for production modeling, scheduling, and data collection

• Kanoa Trace for material tracking and genealogy

• Kanoa Quality for form-based data capture, inspections, and SPC

Each license removes the 2-hour data collection limit for that module and allows you to run your MES continuously, 24/7. And just like during the trial, there are no limits on tags, users, or screens — you get full scalability from day one.

You can purchase just one module or combine them to build the MES solution that fits your plant’s needs.

Get Started Today

1. Download the Kanoa MES modules from kanoa.ai/downloads

2. Install them into your Ignition Gateway like any standard module

3. Launch your trial session and explore everything Kanoa has to offer — you’ve got 2 hours per session, and unlimited resets

Your path to modern MES starts here — fast to try, easy to trust, and built to scale.