IT/OT Connectivity

Connecting the shop floor and enterprise processes instead of managing data silos

Production equipment continuously delivers valuable information about operating states, events, and workflows. However, this data often remains in machine control systems or proprietary systems, leaving it unavailable for business processes in engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, or service. As a result, significant benefits in control, decision support, and especially process automation remain untapped. Yet, data-driven optimization across the entire product lifecycle is the key lever for significantly increasing enterprise performance.

Benefits

Seamlessly integrate machine, sensor, and equipment data into the Digital Thread
Use operational and condition data in the context of products and equipment
Detect deviations early through continuous condition monitoring
Leverage real-world production and operational data for targeted product improvements
Connect heterogeneous production environments vendor-independently using open industry standards

Integrate machine and sensor data

Machines, sensors, and production equipment continuously generate operational and status data. CONTACT Elements connects them via open industry standards such as MQTT and OPC UA and provides them within the context of products, processes, and assets. This makes information from the operational level usable for engineering, manufacturing, and service. Standardized integration creates a shared database and forms the foundation for end-to-end digital thread and IoT scenarios.

Integrate machine and sensor data

Enable condition monitoring

To continuously monitor asset status, operational data must be available reliably and in context. CONTACT Elements integrates status information from the OT level into the PLM context and enables joint evaluation with product and equipment data. This allows you to detect deviations early and make well-founded decisions for production, quality, and service.

Enable condition monitoring

Prepare for predictive maintenance

Predictive maintenance is only successful with up-to-date operational and status data from assets and equipment. CONTACT Elements provides this information in a standardized manner and connects it with product and service information. This creates the technical foundation for predictive maintenance scenarios, allowing you to plan maintenance measures more selectively and reduce unplanned downtime.

Prepare for predictive maintenance

Provide production data for product improvements

Insights from real-world asset operations provide valuable impulses for the further development of products. By linking operational data with product information, engineering teams have access to real-world usage insights within the PLM system. Correlations can be transparently evaluated, and design improvements can be soundly derived.

Provide production data for product improvements

Connect heterogeneous production environments

Production landscapes often consist of assets from different manufacturers and generations. CONTACT Elements uses open industry standards such as MQTT and OPC UA to connect these systems in a vendor-independent manner. This creates future-proof integration scenarios without proprietary dependencies, forming a common foundation for the digital thread all the way to the shop floor.