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From isolated equipment to digitally orchestrated production

We design architectures in which production functions, resource configuration and data flows can be defined and adapted through software.

● Strategy and diagnostics● Architecture and design● Validation and transfer

When it is relevant

Problems we address

The engagement is configured around maturity, available evidence and the desired outcome.

  • Equipment is difficult to reconfigure and integrate.
  • Data is scattered across applications and vendors.
  • The existing architecture blocks AI adoption.
  • IT and operational technology evolve separately.

Components

Software-defined factory and autonomous production

We select the relevant modules and connect them in a coherent architecture with explicit decision points.

01

Target IT–OT architecture

Assessment of the current state and definition of layers, services and dependencies.

02

Interoperability and data

Data models, OPC UA, MQTT, data spaces and the digital thread.

03

Resource orchestration

Modular industrial services, edge–cloud integration and controlled reconfiguration.

04

Autonomy and governance

AI integration, traceability, security by design and human control.

Possible deliverables

Possible deliverables

Deliverables are agreed contractually and tailored to the decisions they must support.

  • Current-architecture audit
  • Target architecture and data models
  • Industrial-service catalogue
  • Reconfiguration scenarios
  • Phased roadmap

Working method

From analysis to validation

The project can cover the full workflow or only the required stages.

  1. 01Audit
  2. 02Target
  3. 03Data
  4. 04Orchestrate
  5. 05Roadmap

Project benefits

Decision-oriented outcomes

  • Faster reconfiguration
  • Reduced vendor lock-in
  • A coherent foundation for AI and autonomy
Application example

Demonstrator infrastructure for autonomous production

Robots, sensors, OPC UA, ROS 2, edge–cloud and digital twins are integrated in a modular, reconfigurable architecture.

NEXT STEP

Build the digital architecture before connecting another isolated application.

Share the context, objective and main difficulty. We will define an appropriate assessment framework.

Assess your factory architecture