Critical Manufacturing, the Industrial Operations Platform company that unites execution, connectivity, analytics, and trusted AI, has tested and certified Portainer Business on Talos Linux as a supported container platform to run Critical Manufacturing’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES). The announcement builds on the strategic partnership between the two companies, first established in 2023, and provides customers with a fully supported container path as Critical Manufacturing completes its transition to a containerized, Kubernetes-native architecture.
Modern manufacturing execution systems are being replatformed from Windows-hosted legacy software to containerized Linux stacks, cutting time to go live at a new plant from months to weeks and eliminating the brittleness of OS-coupled deployments. Since 2020, Critical Manufacturing MES has moved beyond legacy Windows-based deployment models and is delivered as a fully containerized solution, providing the foundation for AI Copilots and the Enterprise Data Platform, enabling manufacturers with solutions that can make digital transformation effective and profitable.
For many customers, the move to the latest version of Critical Manufacturing MES, and with it the adoption of Kubernetes, represents the most significant architectural change to their MES environment in years. Portainer Business + Talos has been validated specifically for this audience: existing Critical Manufacturing customers who need a Kubernetes platform that is operationally accessible to OT-led teams, cost-predictable, and supported as a first-class option through Critical Manufacturing's documentation and partner ecosystem.
"Validating Portainer as an official container option for Critical Manufacturing MES is a meaningful milestone. As we continue to move customers forward to a modern, containerized architecture, choice matters, and Portainer offers an option that doesn't require manufacturers to staff a full Kubernetes platform team."
José Pedro Silva, R&D Director at Critical Manufacturing
"Critical Manufacturing customers operate some of the most demanding production environments in the world. Recognition as an officially validated platform for Critical Manufacturing MES reflects the work we've done together and gives us a clear mandate to support customers as they migrate from Windows-based deployments onto Kubernetes."
Tobias Mühlnikel, Head of the Industrial & IoT Business Unit at Portainer
With Portainer, a new site can be provisioned to a known-good Critical Manufacturing MES configuration without a manual Windows setup sequence, and updates can be rolled out across multiple plants in a controlled sequence rather than scheduled as individual site visits.
The partnership between Critical Manufacturing and Portainer continues to deepen with joint engineering, go-to-market activity, and customer support across this technology transition.
To learn more, read this article about deploying Portainer Business + Talos with Critical Manufacturing and explore the Critical Manufacturing Documentation Portal.
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About Critical Manufacturing
Critical Manufacturing, a subsidiary of ASMPT, provides the industry’s most modern Industrial Operations Platform. Combining MES, connectivity, automation, analytics and trusted AI, Critical Manufacturing helps manufacturers build the connected, intelligent factories of the future, where people and AI collaborate seamlessly to make Industry 4.0 a reality. criticalmanufacturing.com
About ASMPT
ASMPT Limited is a leading global supplier of hardware and software solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors and electronics. Headquartered in Singapore, ASMPT’s offerings encompass the semiconductor assembly & packaging, and SMT (surface mount technology) industries, ranging from wafer deposition to the various solutions that organize, assemble and package delicate electronic components into a vast range of end-user devices. ASMPT partners with customers very closely, with continuous investment in R&D helping to provide cost-effective, industry-shaping solutions that achieve higher productivity, greater reliability, and enhanced quality. ASMPT is a founding member of the Semiconductor Climate Consortium.
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