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Mar 21st, 2019

Harford Control MES real-time, short-interval control

Harford Control MES real-time, short-interval control

Built for food and beverage manufacturing applications, the Harford Control MES real-time, short-interval control offers paperless quality assurance, line efficiency/overall equipment effectiveness, label verification and more. Easy-to-understand dashboards and screens allow visualizing key performance indicators in real time.

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