Critical Manufacturing develops a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform that sits between enterprise planning systems and factory floor operations. The company, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Porto, Portugal, has been a subsidiary of ASMPT since 2018. It is recognised as a Leader in Gartner's MES evaluation, serving semiconductor, electronics, medical devices, and industrial equipment manufacturers globally.
The platform enables manufacturers to manage production in real time, optimise factory operations, and extract insights from manufacturing data. It operates within the broader Industry 4.0 context, integrating with existing enterprise systems and enabling data-driven decision-making across production environments. The company maintains a geographically distributed presence spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas, with operations in Portugal, Germany, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, and the United States.
