Hexagon Launches Connected Worker Integration Layer to Connect Manufacturing Systems Across the Digital Enterprise
12 August 2026
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Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 17,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 3.7bn EUR.
Lightweight integration platform eliminates data silos between shop-floor applications, enterprise systems and cloud platforms, accelerating connected manufacturing initiatives.
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence today announced the availability of Hexagon Connected Worker Integration, a lightweight middleware platform that connects manufacturing software, enterprise business systems, industrial equipment and cloud applications into a unified digital ecosystem. Designed to simplify digital transformation without large-scale custom development, the platform enables manufacturers to automate data exchange, orchestrate workflows and provide real-time visibility across production operations.
As manufacturers adopt more digital tools, many continue to struggle with disconnected software environments where ERP, MES, CAD/CAM, quality, maintenance and shop-floor systems operate independently. These disconnected workflows often require manual data entry, duplicate processes and custom integrations that slow production and limit visibility across operations.
"Manufacturers don't need more disconnected software. They need their existing technology to work together," said Darren Metherell, Head of Sales - Hexagon Connected Worker at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. "Connected Worker Integration provides a practical way to connect operational and business systems, allowing information to move automatically between applications so teams can make faster decisions, eliminate manual work and build toward a truly connected manufacturing environment."
Connecting Manufacturing Workflows Without Complex Integration Projects
Connected Worker Integration serves as a central integration layer between enterprise applications, operational technology (OT), cloud platforms and industrial devices. Supporting a broad range of communication protocols, APIs, databases and industrial standards, the platform enables manufacturers to securely exchange information across their existing technology landscape while reducing the complexity traditionally associated with system integration.
The platform supports a wide range of manufacturing use cases, including:
Connecting ERP systems with MES, production planning and warehouse applications
Integrating industrial IoT devices, PLCs and edge equipment
Synchronising enterprise asset management and maintenance workflows
Delivering digital work instructions and capturing field execution data for frontline workers
Connecting SCADA and operational technology systems with enterprise software
Integrating databases, analytics platforms and cloud applications
Enabling API-driven communication between manufacturing software
Triggering automated workflows and alerts based on real-time production events
Accelerating Connected Manufacturing
Rather than relying on custom point-to-point integrations, Connected Worker Integration enables manufacturers to create scalable, event-driven workflows that improve operational responsiveness while reducing manual intervention.
Key business benefits include:
Elimination of data silos between IT and OT systems
Real-time operational visibility across manufacturing operations
Reduced manual data entry and integration effort
Faster response to production events through automated workflows
Secure, scalable connectivity from edge devices to enterprise systems
Improved data consistency for analytics and operational decision-making
Extending Integration Across Hexagon Manufacturing Software
Connected Worker Integration also enables deeper connectivity across Hexagon's manufacturing software portfolio. For example, manufacturers using RADAN can automatically exchange quoting, nesting, routing and production data with ERP and MES systems, eliminating manual file transfers while keeping production information synchronized across business and shop-floor applications. Similar integration capabilities can be extended across additional manufacturing workflows as organizations expand their connected operations.
Connected Worker integrates seamlessly with Q-DAS statistical process control software to trigger automated workflows whenever process conditions fall outside defined limits.
By providing a flexible integration foundation that connects enterprise systems, operational technologies and manufacturing applications, Hexagon helps manufacturers modernize existing operations without replacing the systems they already rely on, supporting a more connected, responsive and data-driven production environment.