Pharis, S.r.o.

What Pharis, S.r.o. does

Pharis, s.r.o. is a Czech private software company headquartered in Brno that develops and implements the MES PHARIS Manufacturing Execution System for discrete manufacturers. Founded in 2001, the company operates across six countries and delivers a modular real-time production monitoring and control platform with an integrated APS PHARIS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) module that uses genetic algorithms to optimize order sequencing. The product surface covers twelve interconnected modules including data collection from machines (OPC UA/DA, Euromap 63/77, MTConnect, LPT/USB/RS232), IATF 16949-aligned quality management, DNC program management, RFID-based tool management, KPI/OEE reporting, maintenance planning, and shop-floor visualization. Pre-built integrations cover major ERPs (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Navision, Infor, HELIOS, QI, K2, Pohoda, Byznys, Visma, and others) and quality systems PALSTAT and Q-DAS.

Pharis earns revenue through three streams: recurring software licenses sold by company-size variant, one-time implementation services covering machine integration, ERP connection, and process configuration, and recurring technical support with a stated 60-minute response SLA and three annual product updates. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; a non-binding consultation is the lead-generation entry point. Target verticals are plastics and rubber, metalworking and CNC, assembly, automotive Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, medical devices, defense and munitions, and aerospace, with named enterprise customers including Continental Czech Republic, THK Rhythm Automotive Czech, Sellier & Bellot, Nolato Hungary, KASKO, MERGON Czech, ATEK, Lukov Plast, Forez, SEKO Aerospace, and Brno University of Technology.

Distribution relies on a direct enterprise field-sales team (Head of Sales CZ, sales consultants, and key account managers) combined with a certified partner network program for adjacent geographies and mid-market accounts. The company maintains a long-term R&D partnership with Brno University of Technology for algorithm development, performance testing, and data analysis, and uses MES PHARIS as teaching software in the Faculty of Business. Pharis is relocating its headquarters from Sochorova 34 to the Babák office in Brno-Královo Pole effective 20 July 2026. Reported headcount is 1-10, which is low relative to the multi-country, multi-vertical customer base and indicates a partner-augmented, senior-heavy delivery model.

Name

Pharis, S.r.o.

Legal name

PHARIS, s.r.o.

Website

https://pharis.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pharis, s.r.o. is a Brno-based Czech software company that develops the modular MES PHARIS Manufacturing Execution System with genetic-algorithm-based APS scheduling for enterprise discrete manufacturers across automotive, medical, defense, and aerospace sectors in six countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHAHAJ

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Industrial Automation & Robotics Equipment

Keywords

• Manufacturing execution system
• Production monitoring software
• Advanced planning scheduling
• Shop floor data collection
• Discrete manufacturing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Brno

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: MES PHARIS software licenses with product variants for different company sizes - from small family businesses to large enterprises. Multi-licensing deployment available for multiple facilities.
2. Implementation Services: Complete production digitalization services tailored to customer needs. Full implementation including machine integration, ERP connection, and process configuration.
3. Technical Support: Technical support with guaranteed 60-minute response time SLA. 3 updates released annually. Long-term partnership for system development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pharis, s.r.o. develops and sells the modular MES PHARIS Manufacturing Execution System and APS PHARIS Advanced Planning and Scheduling module, which together provide real-time production monitoring, machine data collection, production control, quality management, maintenance, KPI tracking, traceability, and scheduling for discrete manufacturers. The company also delivers implementation services and ongoing technical support to configure the system to customer processes.

Product overview

PHARIS, s.r.o. offers a modular Manufacturing Execution System (MES) portfolio consisting of MES PHARIS as the core platform and APS PHARIS as the advanced planning and scheduling module. MES PHARIS provides comprehensive manufacturing management through interconnected modules for production monitoring, data collection, quality management, maintenance management, KPI tracking, alarm systems, visualization, production logistics, tool management, and DNC program management. The APS PHARIS module uses genetic algorithms to optimize production scheduling and integrates with the maintenance module for resource planning. All solutions are designed for discrete manufacturing environments, particularly in automotive (IATF 16949) and aerospace (AS9100D) industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MES PHARIS Modular Manufacturing Execution System providing real-time production monitoring, data collection from equipment, production control, quality management, maintenance management, and OEE/KPI tracking for discrete manufacturing operations. Sold to manufacturing companies across automotive, plastics, metalworking, medical, defense, and aerospace sectors.
• APS PHARIS Advanced Planning and Scheduling module that produces optimized production schedules using genetic algorithms, respecting constraints such as deadlines, operation connections, and resource availability, and integrating with maintenance planning. Sold as an add-on to MES PHARIS for manufacturing customers.
• Central Management of Control Programs (DNC) Centralized controlled upload and download of NC programs to and from machines and production lines per IATF 16949, with versioning, release management, and automatic program upload based on product/work order. Sold as a module to manufacturing PHARIS customers with CNC machines.
• Data Collection from Equipment Machine data collection module with communication drivers for injection molding machines, CNC machines, PLCs, and peripheral devices, supporting automatic cycle collection, technological parameter monitoring, and downtime tracking. Sold as a module to MES PHARIS customers.
• Quality Management Quality control plan management, control plan integration, operator training management, gauge connection, and traceability for IATF 16949 compliance, with integration into QMS software such as PALSTAT and Q-DAS. Sold as a module to MES PHARIS customers.
• Maintenance Management Maintenance planning, automatic maintenance requirement generation, equipment history tracking, MTBF/MTTR evaluation, and integration with production scheduling. Sold as a module to MES PHARIS customers.
• KPI Module Production performance evaluation module including OEE, TEEP, MTTR, MTBF, Pareto analysis of downtime, operator efficiency, and custom report generation. Sold as a module to MES PHARIS customers.
• Production Logistics Production logistics module supporting traceability through packaging units, Just In Sequence (JIS) control, KANBAN material management, unique piece identification via barcode, QR code, and laser marking, and material consumption tracking. Sold as a module to MES PHARIS customers.
• Tool Management Tool management module providing injection mold tracking with RFID identification, cycle counting, maintenance planning, CNC tool consumption recording, and tool dispensing system integration. Sold as a module to MES PHARIS customers.
• MES PHARIS Implementation Services Professional services for complete production digitalization tailored to customer needs, including machine integration, ERP connection, and process configuration, typically delivered within 6 months from contract signing. Sold to manufacturing customers licensing MES PHARIS.
• MES PHARIS Technical Support Recurring technical support contract with a guaranteed 60-minute response SLA, three software updates released per year, and long-term partnership for system development. Sold to MES PHARIS licensees.

Quantifiable outcome

• +16% OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brno University of Technology (VUT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term R&D partnership for development of key system components and algorithms. Includes direct cooperation, joint R&D projects, and thesis supervision. Faculty of Business uses MES PHARIS as educational software. Faculty of Information Technology collaborates on algorithm development and data analysis.
• MelzerminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for QI ERP system integration at CECHO - Bohumil Cempírek. Cooperation on MES-ERP integration projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Tulip Interfaces: Frontline operations / no-code MES platform targeting manufacturers building paperless, app-driven operator workflows — an emerging player attacking adjacent use cases to PHARIS's operator terminals and visualization modules.
• Poka: Shop-floor knowledge sharing and connected-worker platform used by manufacturers for operator training, SOPs, and traceability — emerging player overlapping with PHARIS's quality management and operator training modules.

Direct peers

• Lighthouse Systems: UK-based MES specialist (Lighthouse MES) serving discrete manufacturers with production tracking, quality, and traceability — closely comparable to PHARIS in modular MES architecture and mid-market European focus.
• 42Q: Cloud MES provider targeting discrete and electronics manufacturers with real-time production visibility, quality, and traceability — competes in the same MES-for-SME segment as PHARIS.
• MPDV (Hydra MES): German provider of the Hydra MES suite covering production planning, data acquisition, quality, and maintenance for manufacturing SMEs and large enterprises — directly competes with PHARIS's modular MES and APS PHARIS positioning in DACH and adjacent regions.
• Critical Manufacturing: Portuguese-headquartered MES vendor (formed from the merger of Critical Manufacturing and Aegis Industrial Software) offering a modular MES for discrete manufacturers in semiconductor, medical, and industrial verticals — the most direct peer to PHARIS in scope, customer profile, and product architecture.
• FORCAM: German MES vendor focused on shop-floor transparency, OEE, and ERP-integrated production control for discrete and process manufacturers — comparable to PHARIS in targeting mid-market European manufacturers with CNC and assembly use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Opcenter Execution: Siemens's flagship MES offering (formerly SIMATIC IT) bundled with MindSphere/Xcelerator portfolio — a much larger incumbent that competes with PHARIS in automotive and discrete manufacturing MES deals, especially with global Tier 1 customers.
• SAP Digital Manufacturing Cloud: SAP's cloud MES extension for S/4HANA customers — overlaps directly with PHARIS's IATF 16949 traceability, work instructions, and ERP integration use cases, and benefits from deep incumbent ERP lock-in.
• AVEVA: AVEVA's manufacturing operations management portfolio (historically Wonderware and AVEVA MES) competes with PHARIS for plant-floor visibility, OEE, and historian use cases across discrete and process industries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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