Computer software and downloadable computer software, computer hardware and computer hardware and software systems consisting of hardware, software, sensors, data aggregators and connectivity gateways, all for manufacturing management, manufacturing optimization, automated industrial machine monitoring, automated quality control monitoring, automated inventory management, automated labor productivity monitoring, automated production planning, automated machine tool monitoring, industrial machine failure detection and prevention, automated supply chain management, distributed manufacturing, automated vendor management, automated manufacturing resource planning, automated robotic control, and energy management; computer software and downloadable computer software, computer hardware, sensors, data aggregators and connectivity gateways for use in collecting, organizing, processing, analyzing, transmitting and visualizing collected data for use in manufacturing management, manufacturing optimization, automated machine monitoring, automated quality control monitoring, automated inventory management, automated labor productivity monitoring, automated production planning, automated machine tool monitoring, industrial machine failure detection and prevention, automated supply chain management, distributed manufacturing, automated vendor management, automated manufacturing resource planning, automated robotic control, and energy management

Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for use in collecting and transferring data and information from handheld digital electronic devices, namely, mobile computers, mobile phones, or personal digital assistants in the fields of manufacturing management, manufacturing optimization, automated machine monitoring, automated quality control monitoring, automated inventory management, automated labor productivity monitoring, automated production planning, automated machine tool monitoring, industrial machine failure detection, automated supply chain management, distributed manufacturing, automated vendor management, automated manufacturing resource planning, automated robotic control, and prevention and energy management