--- title: Kanoa MES Overview description: Discover Kanoa Ops and Kanoa Quality, the powerful Smart Manufacturing Platform modules designed to streamline operations and enhance quality management. --- [![kanoa](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/primary_logo.png?width=177&height=50&name=primary_logo.png "kanoa")](https://kanoa.ai/?hsLang=en) [![kanoa](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/primary_logo.png?width=177&height=50&name=primary_logo.png "kanoa")](https://kanoa.ai/?hsLang=en) - Kanoa MES - [Kanoa MES Platform](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) - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://kanoa.ai/faq) - [Pricing](https://kanoa.ai/pricing) - Resources - [Live Demo](http://demo.kanoa.ai/data/perspective/client/kanoaDemo/) - [Downloads](https://kanoa.ai/downloads) - [Blog](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog) - [Partners](https://kanoa.ai/become-a-kanoa-partner) - [Systems Integrators](https://kanoa.ai/systems-integrator-partners) - [Friends of Kanoa](https://kanoa.ai/partners) - [Become a Partner](https://kanoa.ai/become-a-kanoa-partner) - [Kanoa on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@kanoa_ai) - [About](https://kanoa.ai/about) - Support - [Documentation](https://docs.kanoa.ai/) - [Support Portal](https://kanoa.freshdesk.com/support/login) - [Support Policy](https://kanoa.ai/hubfs/Documents/Kanoa%20Support%20Policy%2020240618.pdf) - [Contact](https://kanoa.ai/contact) More results Download Kanoa Download Kanoa - Kanoa MES - [Kanoa MES Platform](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) - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://kanoa.ai/faq) - [Pricing](https://kanoa.ai/pricing) - Resources - [Live Demo](http://demo.kanoa.ai/data/perspective/client/kanoaDemo/) - [Downloads](https://kanoa.ai/downloads) - [Blog](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog) - [Partners](https://kanoa.ai/become-a-kanoa-partner) - [Systems Integrators](https://kanoa.ai/systems-integrator-partners) - [Friends of Kanoa](https://kanoa.ai/partners) - [Become a Partner](https://kanoa.ai/become-a-kanoa-partner) - [Kanoa on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@kanoa_ai) - [About](https://kanoa.ai/about) - Support - [Documentation](https://docs.kanoa.ai/) - [Support Portal](https://kanoa.freshdesk.com/support/login) - [Support Policy](https://kanoa.ai/hubfs/Documents/Kanoa%20Support%20Policy%2020240618.pdf) - [Contact](https://kanoa.ai/contact) Download Kanoa # Kanoa MES for Ignition A modular manufacturing execution system built on the Ignition platform—designed for scalable operations, continuous improvement, and modular deployment. ![laptopAndPhone-dashboardEditor](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/laptopAndPhone-dashboardEditor.png?width=6391&height=4000&name=laptopAndPhone-dashboardEditor.png) ### A platform built for manufacturing operations Kanoa MES gives manufacturers a unified operational model for assets, materials, work orders, schedules, production execution, quality, maintenance, and inventory workflows. Teams can standardize their MES foundation, adopt functionality modularly, and preserve the flexibility to configure and extend through Ignition. ![start-white-75](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/img/icons/start-white-75.png?width=75&height=75&name=start-white-75.png) #### Productized starting point Begin with established MES structure, data models, configuration tools, and application patterns. ![block-white-75](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/img/icons/block-white-75.png?width=75&height=75&name=block-white-75.png) #### Modular adoption Start with Kanoa Ops and add Quality, Trace, Maintenance, and Inventory as your requirements grow. ![ignition-check-white-75](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/img/icons/ignition-check-white-75.png?width=75&height=75&name=ignition-check-white-75.png) #### Ignition-based flexibility Configure standard workflows first, then extend plant-specific integrations, reports, interfaces, and functionality through Ignition. Kanoa MES is a modular Manufacturing Execution System product licensed per Ignition Gateway. **Kanoa Ops is the required foundation Solution.** **Kanoa Trace, Kanoa Quality, Kanoa Maintenance, and Kanoa Inventory** are optional add-on Solutions that extend the Ops foundation into specialized manufacturing workflows. Kanoa MES gives manufacturing teams and Ignition integrators a productized starting point that can be configured and extended for plant-specific workflows, integrations, reports, and interfaces. Modular by design ## Start with Kanoa Ops. Add what your operation needs. Kanoa Ops establishes the operational model and production context used throughout Kanoa MES. Add-on Solutions extend that foundation into traceability, quality, maintenance management, and plant inventory workflows. ![kanoaOps](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/img/kanoa/iconsAndWordmarks/kanoaOps.png?width=716&height=138&name=kanoaOps.png) [Kanoa Ops](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-ops?hsLang=en) Operations management and production visibility #### Kanoa Ops Required Foundation Kanoa Ops provides the operational foundation for OEE, downtime tracking, scheduling, work execution, and production visibility. It helps plant teams structure how assets, work orders, schedules, shifts, production events, downtime, scrap, performance losses, and operator workflows are represented in the MES layer. - OEE and production-performance visibility - Downtime, scrap, and performance-loss coding - Production and shift scheduling - Work-order execution - Asset dashboards and run review - Process measurement capture with Measures [Explore Kanoa Ops](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-ops?hsLang=en) ### Add-On Solutions [Kanoa Trace](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-trace?hsLang=en) ![kanoaTrace-padded-690](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/img/kanoa/iconsAndWordmarks/kanoaTrace-padded-690.png?width=690&height=180&name=kanoaTrace-padded-690.png) Traceability and genealogy #### Kanoa Trace Add-On Solution Track lots, serial numbers, material movements, transformations, routes, and production genealogy. - Lot and serial tracking - Production genealogy - Lot operations and routing - Traceability and mass-balance reporting [Explore Kanoa Trace](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-trace?hsLang=en) [Kanoa Quality](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-quality?hsLang=en) ![kanoaQuality-padded-690](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/img/kanoa/iconsAndWordmarks/kanoaQuality-padded-690.png?width=690&height=180&name=kanoaQuality-padded-690.png) Digital quality workflows and SPC #### Kanoa Quality Add-On Solution Define, schedule, complete, and analyze structured quality checks within Kanoa MES. - Digital Check Sheets and forms - Specifications and tolerances - Inspection scheduling and dispatching - Statistical Process Control and quality analysis [Explore Kanoa Quality](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-quality?hsLang=en) [Kanoa Maintenance](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-maintenance?hsLang=en) ![kanoaMaintenance-padded-690](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/img/kanoa/iconsAndWordmarks/kanoaMaintenance-padded-690.png?width=690&height=180&name=kanoaMaintenance-padded-690.png) Maintenance management connected to plant operations #### Kanoa Maintenance Add-On Solution Plan, schedule, execute, and analyze asset-centered maintenance work inside Kanoa MES. - Maintenance work orders - Recurring and condition-based scheduling - Reusable digital procedures - Technician activity and maintenance KPIs [Explore Kanoa Maintenance](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-maintenance?hsLang=en) [Kanoa Inventory](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-inventory?hsLang=en) ![kanoaInventory-padded-690](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/img/kanoa/iconsAndWordmarks/kanoaInventory-padded-690.png?width=690&height=180&name=kanoaInventory-padded-690.png) Plant inventory and storeroom management #### Kanoa Inventory Add-On Solution Manage parts, stock, plant inventory locations, suppliers, transactions, and stocking policies. - Parts and stock by location - Storerooms and bins - Inventory movements and history - Replenishment policies and equipment BOMs [Explore Kanoa Inventory](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-inventory?hsLang=en) Capabilities ## Platform capabilities included with Kanoa MES Kanoa includes platform-level capabilities that make deployments consistent, scalable, and easier to maintain—especially across multiple applications and sites. #### Security Role-based security and user management Security #### Navigation Application navigation and UI structure tooling Navigation #### Style Themes, styling standards, and UI consistency controls Style #### Dashboards Dashboarding and reusable visualization components Dashboards #### Regions Translation and multi-language support Regions #### Schema Standard asset, material, and work order data model Schema #### Customizable Extensible configuration patterns for customer-specific workflows Customizable ## What's included in Kanoa MES Kanoa MES provides the core software, data, application, and configuration layers for building a scalable MES foundation on Ignition. Included with Kanoa MES The Kanoa MES Ignition module ![comptab-yes-icon](https://273774.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/273774/act3/images/comptab-yes-icon.svg) Database schema and core data model ![comptab-yes-icon](https://273774.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/273774/act3/images/comptab-yes-icon.svg) Ignition Perspective projects and reusable components ![comptab-yes-icon](https://273774.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/273774/act3/images/comptab-yes-icon.svg) Configuration and administration tools ![comptab-yes-icon](https://273774.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/273774/act3/images/comptab-yes-icon.svg) Documentation and upgrade protection ![comptab-yes-icon](https://273774.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/273774/act3/images/comptab-yes-icon.svg) ## Extend Ignition The Kanoa MES Module for Ignition adds over 650 System Functions to the Ignition platform to add new MES features. Use this Kanoa API to get data to and from the Kanoa MES Database. Developers have direct access to all of the tools and functions used to make the Kanoa APP, so you can customize the solution to fit your unique manufacturing process and needs. Kanoa API Customize Extend Ignition [API Documentation](http://docs.kanoa.ai/) ## Data by Design Our database schema is designed for simplicity and efficiency to address the complex challenges of the manufacturing world. The Kanoa MES Database follows a third normal form pattern design, uses primary and foreign key relationships, and is specifically optimized and tuned to address the longest running queries. Simple Fast Optimized [Blog: Data by Design](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog/kanoas-approach-to-data-and-analytics-turning-data-into-knowledge-and-action?hsLang=en) ## Your Starting Point  The kanoaAPP Ignition Perspective project gives teams a configurable starting point for Kanoa MES. Use its application and configuration tools to model assets, materials, schedules, production workflows, quality checks, maintenance activity, and inventory processes. Configure standard functionality first, then extend through Ignition where plant-specific workflows, integrations, reports, or interfaces are required.    Configure Interface Analyze [Live, Interactive Demo](https://demo.kanoa.ai/data/perspective/client/kanoaDemo/) - Kanoa MES Ignition Module - Kanoa MES Database - Kanoa APP Ignition Project - Kanoa MES Ignition Module - Kanoa MES Database - Kanoa APP Ignition Project ## Required software Kanoa MES is built on proven manufacturing IT infrastructure components. - [Inductive Automation's Ignition, with Perspective](https://inductiveautomation.com/) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server) [Learn more on our Pricing page](https://kanoa.ai/pricing?hsLang=en) ## Ready to build your MES foundation? Use our pricing estimator to configure your bundle, or talk to us about enterprise and multi-site licensing. [Pricing Estimator](https://kanoa.ai/pricing?hsLang=en)[Talk to Sales](https://kanoa.ai/contact?hsLang=en) ![performanceReasonAnalysis-b28307382b40e67a46b363149c83d120](https://kanoa.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/performanceReasonAnalysis-b28307382b40e67a46b363149c83d120.png?width=2654&height=1421&name=performanceReasonAnalysis-b28307382b40e67a46b363149c83d120.png) ## 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?hsLang=en) - [Kanoa Trace](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-trace?hsLang=en) - [Kanoa Quality](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-quality?hsLang=en) - [Kanoa Maintenance](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-maintenance?hsLang=en) - [Kanoa Inventory](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-inventory?hsLang=en) - [Implementation Assurance](https://kanoa.ai/implementation-assurance-expert-guidance-for-successful-mes-kanoa?hsLang=en) - [Powered by Ignition](https://kanoa.ai/powered-by-ignition?hsLang=en) - [Pricing](https://kanoa.ai/pricing?hsLang=en) Resources - [Live Demo](https://demo.kanoa.ai) - [Read our Blog](https://kanoa.ai/kanoa-blog?hsLang=en) - [Downloads](https://kanoa.ai/downloads?hsLang=en) - [Partners](https://kanoa.ai/partners?hsLang=en) Support - [Documentation](http://docs.kanoa.ai) - [Support Portal](https://kanoa.freshdesk.com/) - [Support Policy](https://kanoa.ai/hubfs/Documents/Kanoa%20Support%20Policy%2020240618.pdf?hsLang=en) Company - [About us](https://kanoa.ai/about?hsLang=en) - [Contact us](https://kanoa.ai/contact?hsLang=en) Copyright © 2026 Kanoa, Inc.