In almost every plant we walk into, we hear the same three questions.
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"Will this order ship on time, and if not, which one do I bump?"
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"We quoted 30% margin and delivered 28. Where did the two points go?"
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"Can we prove these parts were good?"
None of them has a one-product answer. Shipping on time depends on what the floor actually did today, what the machines were doing, and whether a quality hold is sitting on the job. Margin depends on labor, scrap and machine time landing on the job while it's still open. Proof depends on inspections and certificates being tied to the work, not filed somewhere else.
Most manufacturers try to close those gaps one tool at a time: a time-capture system here, a document tool there, a spreadsheet for quality. Each one fixes a problem and adds a seam. Before long, you're buying one-off solutions and becoming a systems integrator yourself to hold them together.
One platform, built for SyteLine
SyteLine is your system of record. The Lake MES Platform is your system of execution: the shop-floor platform for SyteLine manufacturers, built natively for SyteLine and CloudSuite Industrial.
It brings six products together:
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Shop-Trak: your jobs report themselves. Labor, quantities and scrap recorded at the operation and posted straight to SyteLine.
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Doc-Trak: the right document finds the work. Prints, certificates, labels and packing slips produced from SyteLine.
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Machine-Trak: every machine finally talking, with OEE and utilization from any asset.
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Quality-Trak: catch it at the operation, not the dock. Quality and change management inside CloudSuite Industrial 10.
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Fact-Trak: answers before month-end. Part of the Pro tier.
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Vantage: Your Command Center, expected in early 2027.
Shop-Trak, Doc-Trak and Fact-Trak already work on your SyteLine data today. The first direct product-to-product integration, Shop-Trak and Machine-Trak, is expected by the end of 2026, with more through 2027. The platform grows with every release.
Start where it hurts
You don't have to solve everything at once. Start with the problem that costs you the most, then add the next capability when you're ready. Existing Lake customers already have more of the platform within reach than they may realize, and their account team can help them choose where to begin.
See it, one product at a time
This fall we're running the Lake MES Platform Showcase: five live sessions, one per product, each starting from a problem manufacturers tell us about on their floors. You'll see what each product solves, what's changed in recent years, and how it fits the platform.
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Shop-Trak: Thursday, November 5
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Doc-Trak: Thursday, November 19
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Machine-Trak: Thursday, December 3
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Quality-Trak: Thursday, December 17
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Fact-Trak: Thursday, January 14, 2027
Register for one session or the whole series - registration will open soon!
Since 1983, more than 1,000 manufacturers have trusted Lake, and more than 650 run Lake software today. We'd rather come solve a real problem on your floor than run you through a demo.
