Solumina MES

Solumina MES by iBase-t represents a manufacturing execution system specifically engineered for complex discrete manufacturers operating in highly regulated industries, including aerospace and defense, space and satellite, nuclear, shipbuilding, electronics, medical devices, and industrial equipment. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Lake Forest, California, iBase-t has established itself as the global leader in cloud software solutions for the aerospace and defense industry, serving industry giants including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Textron, and Airbus with over 38 years of specialized manufacturing expertise. The platform operates as a comprehensive digital transformation enabler that bridges the critical gap between design engineering and shop floor execution through native integrations with leading Product Lifecycle Management systems, Enterprise Resource Planning platforms, and Computer-Aided Design tools including SAP, Oracle, Dassault 3DX, PTC Windchill, Siemens TeamCenter, and SolidWorks. This seamless connectivity ensures digital continuity across the entire product lifecycle, enabling manufacturers to maintain synchronized operations from initial design concepts through production execution and final delivery while supporting stringent regulatory compliance requirements and comprehensive product traceability standards. Built on a modern cloud-native microservices architecture, Solumina MES offers unprecedented scalability, reliability, and lower total cost of ownership compared to traditional on-premises manufacturing execution systems. The platform's flexible deployment options include public cloud, private cloud, on-premises, and hybrid implementations, enabling organizations to select optimal configurations based on security requirements, data sovereignty needs, and existing infrastructure investments. This architectural approach facilitates rapid implementation cycles, streamlined feature additions, simplified system integrations, and continuous platform upgrades without disrupting ongoing production operations.

Solumina MES from iBase-t maintains a distinctive competitive advantage in the manufacturing execution systems market through its specialized focus on complex discrete manufacturing in highly regulated industries. Unlike generalist MES providers, iBase-t has concentrated 95% of its customer base in aerospace and defense sectors, establishing unparalleled domain expertise that enables deep understanding of industry-specific challenges including stringent regulatory compliance, complex routing requirements, and comprehensive traceability mandates. This vertical specialization has earned recognition from Gartner, which identified iBase-t as the only MES vendor with over 50% aerospace and defense concentration in their 2025 Market Guide for Manufacturing Execution Systems. The platform's industry-first Model-Based Enterprise capabilities represent a revolutionary competitive differentiator, integrating 3D digital models directly into shop floor work instructions through MBE Advanced and MBE Pro functionality. This breakthrough technology enables manufacturers to assign components from CAD models to specific operations while providing technicians with interactive, visual guidance that evolves with each assembly step. The 3D models support Product Manufacturing Information integration and parametric data collection, delivering precision and traceability that traditional text-based work instruction systems cannot match.

• Small Businesses (1-99)
• Mid Market (100-500)
• Enterprise (500+)