T. Rowe Price led a $50 million investment in Plex Systems Inc., a software company that enables manufacturers to run their operations from the cloud.

The annual PowerPlex customer event is now an established fixture on the analyst circuit with some of the best minds in manufacturing ERP in attendance along with 900 other attendees. The company made a raft of important announcements including the closing of a $50 million investment round by T. Rowe Price and Accel Partners, new innovations in mobile, a roadmap for solutions that take Plex up the food chain and new support packages.

Plex provides manufacturing-focused cloud ERP to companies across industries including, aerospace and defense, food and beverage and motor vehicles.

Read this Businessweek article featuring manufacturing leaders that use the Plex Manufacturing Cloud to transform their business.

Detailed recap of Plex’s Live Demo experience.

View this video interview with Dennis Hodges from Inteva Products discussing why the organization moved to Plex from SAP. Click here for more information on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

Vinnie Mirchandani provides a detailed recap of Plex’s corporate direction, specifically discussing the two-tier ERP strategy and customer success stories.

Vinnie Mirchandani shares highlights from his trip to Detroit for the Plex Strategy Day.

We are entering a new era of manufacturing — one where manufacturers need to move fast and strike hard in order to stay ahead of competitors and stay relevant to customers. This type of maneuverability depends heavily on technology, leading companies to take stock of their ERP solutions and evaluate if they can succeed with what they have.

A customer discusses how their company could not live without Plex Systems' solution because the plant floor is the hub of the business and where money is made and lost.