Cloud-native MES, built on 25+ years of manufacturing practice —
so production delivers impact in days, not in year-long projects.
25+ years
MES experience
15,000+
machine connections
Multilingual
ready for global rollout
Cloud-native
SaaS subscription
Open & scalable
ERP · WMS · APS · BI · Edge
What drives us
Why SYMESTIC exists
MES must no longer be a year-long project with an uncertain outcome.
Manufacturing needs impact in days, and a platform
that grows with the company.
Our conviction since 2019.
Since
25+ yearsMES experience in manufacturing industries
2019
Cloud-native rebuildPlatform consistently redeveloped on Microsoft Azure
Today
MES platformBrowser, mobile, AI, and edge in one architecture
Management, makers & authors
The people behind SYMESTIC
Behind SYMESTIC are people who understand strategy, platform architecture, sales, and
operational implementation from first-hand responsibility. This exact combination of
business understanding, technical depth, and shopfloor practice makes the platform credible.
Founder
CEO & Founder
Uwe Kobbert
StrategyMES & OEEProduct vision
Uwe Kobbert, Dipl.-Ing., is the founder and CEO of SYMESTIC. One question has shaped his path since 1989: how can manufacturing processes be made measurable, transparent, and more efficient in order to secure competitiveness and jobs? After years as Head of Industry at STERIA, he became self-employed in 1995 and developed his company into a modern provider of a scalable cloud-native MES platform with an international customer base. Today he is responsible for strategy, product vision, and business development.
Mark Kobbert has been with SYMESTIC since 2014 and quickly took over development leadership for our former on-premise MES. In 2019, under his direction, the cloud-native MES was redeveloped on Microsoft Azure, including IoT gateway connectivity, edge and real-time data, and a scalable integration architecture. Today he is responsible for technology development, security architecture, and scaling the platform.
Christian Fieg combines more than 25 years of manufacturing practice with global MES experience in automotive and industrial rollouts. His focus is on rapid value realization, economical scaling, and reliable shopfloor transparency. Today he is responsible for sales, market development, and customer relationships for the platform.
Anna Lisa von Klösterlein brings more than seven years of SYMESTIC experience and a background in process engineering at Yanfeng to customer support. From a master’s degree in production engineering to industrial process practice and project management, she knows both sides: platform and shopfloor. Today she is responsible for customer success, onboarding, and customer support, working in tandem with Martin Brandel as her technical deputy.
Martin Brandel combines years of MES experience with deep practical expertise in automation, PLC programming, and machine connectivity. As the technical focus in Customer Success, he is responsible for onboarding, integration, and the operation of complex brownfield environments, from machine connectivity and retrofits to integration with ERP and shopfloor systems. Today he is deputy in Customer Success and a leading knowledge carrier for automation and PLC topics at SYMESTIC.
Anja Greiner is responsible for the commercial and contractual management of SYMESTIC. Her focus is on contract design, legal matters, and compliance, with particular attention to SaaS-specific topics such as subscription contracts, data protection, and international customer relationships. Today she is responsible for business operations, contract and supplier management, and the legal and procedural foundations of day-to-day business.
Helena Engler combines many years of experience in accounting and ERP systems with operational management of finance and compliance processes. Her focus is on accounting, controlling, and managing our ISO 9001 quality management system. Today she is responsible for financial accounting, ISO 9001 compliance, and SYMESTIC’s commercial systems.
Marketing
Levi Hettich
SEO & GEOWebsite & HubSpotContent
Levi Hettich is responsible for SYMESTIC’s operational marketing, with a focus on the website, search visibility, and content. His focus is on making SYMESTIC discoverable through traditional SEO and AI-supported search (generative engine optimization), on the HubSpot CMS platform, and on translating complex MES topics into accessible content for decision-makers in manufacturing industries. Today he is responsible for the website, SEO, and content production across SYMESTIC’s market communication.
SYMESTIC stands for more than 25 years of experience in Manufacturing Execution
Systems (MES) and industrial automation. Today's SYMESTIC GmbH was founded in 1999;
a core part of our team has worked together for many years — this
continuity is the foundation of our domain knowledge.
Until 2018, we primarily delivered on-premise MES projects, with a focus
on the automotive supplier industry and the food industry. Industrial automation
was a complementary service that our customers particularly valued. This
project experience is the source of the industry knowledge that guides every product decision
we make today.
In 2019, we made a deliberate and radical decision: the complete
shift from MES project work to an MES product business as software as a service (SaaS). Simply moving
existing software to the cloud — the classic "lift & shift" approach —
only changes the operating location without unlocking the real benefits of modern cloud technology.
Only a cloud-native architecture makes accessible what truly matters to our
customers: elastic scaling without upfront infrastructure investment,
continuous innovation without maintenance windows, high availability without manual
failover concepts, and native integration of AI, edge, and mobile services.
That is why we redeveloped our MES platform from the ground up — cloud-native,
consistently on Microsoft Azure — with cybersecurity as an architectural principle, not as
an add-on. Today, this decision gives us a clear lead in the
market.
What has driven us since day one remains unchanged: production data belongs in the hands
of the people who use it every day.
We give manufacturing companies worldwide the tools to make production data
available in real time wherever it is needed — on the shopfloor,
in the plant, and across the enterprise. This enables our customers to make informed decisions,
make losses visible, and continuously improve.
Today, manufacturing companies in more than 20 countries use our
SaaS platform in production — from midsized companies to international industrial groups.
We are systematically expanding our partner business beyond the DACH region and integrating
AI specifically where it creates measurable value: in shopfloor operations, in
data quality, and in decision support.
01
Rapid operational value
Operational relevance
Real-time transparency and automated data collection create impact where decisions are made every day: on the shopfloor. Potential becomes visible early, measures are derived faster, and improvements become tangible during ongoing operations.
02
Key-user-driven development
Independence
Customers align their MES with new requirements at their own pace and develop it in a targeted way through key users. This strengthens internal know-how, shortens adaptation cycles, and reduces ongoing external implementation costs.
03
Scale economically with the SaaS model
Cost model
The SaaS subscription lowers barriers to entry, creates predictability, and makes expansion to additional plants, users, and use cases economically manageable. The focus is not upfront investment, but ongoing value.
04
Open integration instead of isolation
Architecture
SYMESTIC fits into existing IT and OT landscapes instead of creating new silos. Open APIs, standards-based interfaces, and edge connectivity create a resilient connection to ERP, WMS, APS, BI, machines, and shopfloor systems.
05
Security-conscious platform architecture
Trust
Cybersecurity is part of the platform logic. Roles, access, data flows, edge communication, and operating models are designed so that integration and scaling remain manageable and trustworthy even in demanding production environments.
06
Global rollout capability
Scaling
Multilingualism, browser-based use, mobile availability, and a scalable platform architecture create the foundation for rollouts across plants, regions, and countries. Digitalization can start locally and continue globally in a consistent way.
Platform, integration & cybersecurity
Seamlessly integrated. Operated with security in mind.
A modern MES platform must connect data, systems, and roles so that information
becomes operational control capability. SYMESTIC brings connectivity, real-time capability, and
controlled operation together in one architecture.
Orders, items, bills of materials, feedback, and status are reliably synchronized between the shopfloor and leading systems: end-to-end processes instead of duplicate data entry.
WMS, QMS & production-related systems
Where material flow, warehouse logic, quality, or other adjacent processes are relevant, SYMESTIC works with existing systems: more transparency, fewer media breaks.
Machines, sensors & edge
Modern controllers and existing equipment can be connected through suitable connectivity and edge services. Brownfield reality is transferred into a cloud-native platform without burdening production.
Dashboards, analytics & AI services
Production data is not only collected, but made usable for dashboards, analyses, escalations, and AI-supported evaluation: faster decisions and greater operational relevance.
Security & governance
Roles, access, data flows, and edge communication remain manageable even in scaled operation. Cybersecurity is not an add-on, but a fundamental requirement for architecture, integration, and deployment.
Rollout, scaling & operation
From the first line to multi-site rollout: cloud-native deployment, standardized templates, and continuous updates ensure that SYMESTIC grows with the organization, use cases, and production network without complex migrations.
International scaling
Built for cross-site rollouts and global production networks
At SYMESTIC, internationality is not an image promise, but concrete product and
delivery capability. The platform is multilingual, browser-based, mobile-ready, and designed for
rollouts across plants, regions, and countries. Companies start locally with
a clearly defined scope and gradually extend usage across additional
lines, plants, countries, and application areas.
SYMESTIC
Countries with customers
~20Countries with customers & supported plants on 5 continents
01
Start locally, fast
One plant, one line, or a clearly defined use case can serve as a productive starting point and create rapid impact.
02
Roll out consistently across sites
Standards, KPIs, applications, and role models can be established step by step across additional plants.
03
Connect management and teams
Browser-based applications and mobile use keep relevant information available across sites: from the shopfloor to higher-level control.
04
Operate and develop globally
Multilingual interfaces, regional requirements, and continuous updates are served from one platform without system breaks between countries and business units.
Trusted by the manufacturing industry
Partner program
Achieve impact faster together
We are looking for partners who help manufacturing companies move faster with consulting, integration, operational
excellence, or complementary services. Partners expand the
SYMESTIC ecosystem and add expertise without leading customers into permanent dependency.
Work on a platform that is truly used in production
At SYMESTIC, people work on a modern platform that improves real manufacturing processes.
That means room to shape ideas, technical depth, product proximity, and
responsibility: from cloud and edge to impact in the plant.
Experience how quickly SYMESTIC creates transparency, integrates existing systems, and accelerates the
path from the first plant to a cross-site rollout.
