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Manufacturing software guides for plant-floor data and systems
Plant-floor software sits between control systems that must not be disturbed and business systems that want their data. These guides cover web dashboards fed from plant data, moving data across the OT/IT boundary without putting the control network at risk, and mobile apps for plant-floor and field teams.
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3 guides on manufacturing.
Manufacturing · Integration
Getting plant-floor data into web dashboards without putting the control network at risk
Architecture options for getting PLC and historian data from OPC UA, Kepware, FactoryTalk and PI into browser dashboards, with network segmentation and read-only patterns your controls team can sign off on.
8 min read
Manufacturing · OT/IT
Getting plant data to IT systems safely across the OT/IT boundary
How to move plant data to business-side systems without opening a path into the control network: industrial DMZ patterns, one-way and read-only flows, where the collector sits, firewall rules worth approving, and who owns what between IT and controls.
10 min read
Mobile · Plant floor
Mobile apps for plant-floor and field teams: offline work, shared devices and MDM
How to design mobile apps for plant-floor and field teams: choosing between browser, native iOS and React Native, offline-first data with a sync outbox and conflict rules, shared devices and sign-in, device management and private distribution, scanners and gloves, and testing in the dead zones.
9 min read
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