Integration with partners
We connect machines, controllers and systems into one view of production
We design the data flow from machine to ERP and implement it together with integration partners. FitMech provides the platform, sensors and API, the partner brings experience with automation and the plant's IT systems.
Scope
What we can integrate for you
From a single machine to a whole plant. We work with your existing infrastructure instead of replacing it.
Machines and PLCs
Reading controller data through OPC UA, Siemens S7, Modbus and MQTT: counters, states, alarms and process parameters.
Legacy machine retrofit
Sensors, I/O modules and IoT gateways for machines without communication, without touching their controls.
ERP, MES and databases
Data exchange with business systems: importing orders and standards, sending back production output and working times.
Data pipelines and warehouses
Collecting, cleaning and archiving process data in time-series databases and data warehouses.
Dashboards and reporting
Custom dashboards, KPI reports and analyses tailored to your organisation, from the shop floor to management.
Shop-floor apps
Operator panels, event logging, Andon boards and simple apps that support work on the shift.
Architecture
Open standards instead of closed solutions
We build solutions you can develop further, even without us. Data stays in your systems and is available through standard interfaces.
Data sources
Your dedicated data cluster
- Running and stop detection
- Cycle counting and OEE
- History and reports
- Roles and permissions
Where the data goes
Protocols and technologies we work with:
Process
How we run an integration project
We split every project into stages with a clear outcome. You know what you pay for and what you get at the end of each stage.
Analysis
Review of machines, controllers and systems. Interviews with production, maintenance and IT.
Outcome: data source mapDesign
Solution architecture, signal list, scope of work, schedule and a fixed-scope quote.
Outcome: specification and offerDelivery
Implementation in stages, starting with a pilot machine or line. Production testing and sign-offs.
Outcome: working integrationSupport
Documentation, training and support. Extension to further machines and systems when needed.
Outcome: knowledge transferWhy FitMech
FitMech technology, delivered with a partner
Since 2016 we have been building our own sensors, software and infrastructure for collecting machine data. We know the whole chain: from machine signal to management report.
- One point of contact: from sensor and controller to ERP integration and analytics, even when several companies work on the project.
- No vendor lock-in: open protocols, documentation and data that stays with you.
- Small steps, quick results: we start with one machine or line and scale what works.
- We understand production: OEE, downtime and work standards are our daily business, not presentation buzzwords.
- A ready platform: many components do not have to be built from scratch, because we reuse parts of the FitMech platform.
Example projects
Typical scopes of work
Examples of tasks manufacturers come to us with. Every project is tailored to the specific plant.
Automatic shift report
Running and downtime data from a dozen machines of different makes, collected in one place and reported automatically after every shift.
ERP orders at the workstation
Importing the production plan from ERP into operator panels and sending output back, without manual re-typing.
OEE from controller data
Reading good-part and scrap counters from the PLC over OPC UA and calculating full OEE including quality.
Digitising an older machine park
FitMech sensors and I/O modules on machines without communication, combined with newer machines in one dashboard.
Next step
Have machines and systems that should talk to each other?
Describe your machine park and systems. We will tell you how they can be connected, how long it may take and where to start.