Custom Beverage Concepts Selects Plex to Drive Visibility and Operational Efficiency

Custom Beverage Concepts manufactures high quality beverage powders, creamers and sugars.

MILWAUKEE - June 23, 2026 - Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced that Custom Beverage Concepts (CBC), the industry leader on new beverage trends, has selected Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions to gain real-time visibility and reporting while establishing a resilient foundation that can scale with growth and evolving production demands. CBC partnered with Rockwell's Gold System Integrator Control+M Solutions to help with the rollout.

CBC experienced challenges common among other manufacturers-after all, manufacturers across all industries are increasingly generating data, but only 43% are effectively leveraging those insights-including gaps in data visibility, production efficiency tracking and customized reporting. The company sought a solution that could provide operators with real-time insight into production versus downtime while maintaining control as operations scale and systems become more connected. After evaluating several options, CBC selected Plex to not only increase production data visibility, but to also empower the beverage manufacturer with data-driven decision making.

"Our goal was to move away from disconnected systems and manual workarounds and toward a more streamlined, data-driven and resilient operation," said Ty Cartwright, owner, Custom Beverage Concepts. "With Plex, we see a clear path to reducing redundant data entry and improving how information flows across the business. Control+M Solutions has also been a helpful partner, enabling us to move our information efficiently and implement quickly."

The CBC team demonstrated early commitment to addressing its challenges by completing the Plex Boot Camp program prior to project kickoff. This preparation enabled the project management team to accelerate the rollout and complete key implementation tasks more efficiently. The team also makes active use of the Plex Education Portal, building foundational knowledge ahead of implementation workshops. As a result, team members can engage more effectively, ask more targeted questions and understand core concepts earlier in the process.

"Custom Beverage Concepts has been deeply involved in designing their processes in Plex, and they've taken a proactive approach to learning," said Ken Keller, director, process manufacturing division, Control+M Solutions. "That level of engagement, combined with their commitment to training, has already led to strong early process validation results."

Rockwell Automation sees this deployment as a strong example of how manufacturers can modernize operations while preparing for growth.

"Plex is designed to help manufacturers start where they are and scale as their needs evolve," said Michael Hart, head of industry strategy and growth, Rockwell Automation. "For Custom Beverage Concepts, that meant helping them build toward reliable, on-premises execution down to the machine level, improving real-time production insight today while creating a connected platform that supports future growth."

To learn more about Plex, by Rockwell Automation and its manufacturing solutions, please visit https://www.plex.com/smart-manufacturing-platform.

Published June 23, 2026

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 26,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries as of fiscal year end 2025. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise® to life across industrial enterprises, visit https://www.rockwellautomation.com.

About Custom Beverage Concepts

Custom Beverage Concepts is the industry leader on new beverage trends. With over 20+ years manufacturing experience, our research and development team specializes in keeping a thumb on the pulse of consumers within the beverage industry. You can count on us for the season's hottest coffee flavors and most wanted cappuccinos. Our dedicated marketing team pledges to keep you "in the know" with marketing research, trends, new products, marketing, and POS support.

About Control+M Solutions

If you've got a Plex project, Control+M Solutions is here to help. Whether you are looking for a complete implementation, an optimization, assistance on continued module implementation, or you are simply struggling with retraining due to employee turnover, Control+M's award-winning team can help you find a solution. Our mission is to provide experienced solutions architects to help you pave the way to a successful project resolution. Our team is built of professionals with on average over 10 years' experience with Plex, and all with independent, relevant business experience. Contact us today and let us find the right fit for your project.

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