The Open-Source
Manufacturing Data Platform
The United Manufacturing Hub is an Open-Source industrial IoT and manufacturing data platform enabling users to connect all IT - OT devices to a secure infrastructure.
We connect your factory –
simple, quick, and secure.
The United Manufacturing Hub is based on open-source architecture leveraging state-of-the-art hardware and software components. It brings together all the necessary building blocks to digitize your machines, production lines, and your entire factory in a simple, fast, yet scalable and secure way. Best of all, the Open Core is free of charge – forever.
Open source in Industrial IoT: an open and robust infrastructure.
How we are keeping up with the established players in Industrial IoT and why we believe the United Manufacturing Hub is changing the future of Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 with the help of Open Source.
The United Manufacturing Hub.
Our data platform bridges the IT - OT gap by providing the central infrastructure to enable all IT & OT solutions to communicate in a secure network. The exchanged data can be extracted, analysed and stored in a secure environment which creates the foundation for digital factory applications. Visualizing the gained insights in a dashboard is always a good starting point.
… of IT leaders expect their use of enterprise OSS for emerging technologies to increase over the next 2 years
… see enterprise open source as more secure or as secure as proprietary software
... are already using enterprise open source
Source: Red Hat Open-Source Survey 2021
For every user, the perfect app.
The applications are as diverse as the different users in the factory – from the machine operator to the production manager. Digital factory applications build on the United Manufacturing Hub empower users and automate processes across multiple manufacturing functions
An easy to implement and open architecture.
The Open-Source IT/OT stack meets the needs of highly complex manufacturing environments by leveraging existing, state-of-the-art IT and OT building blocks and supplementing them with our own components and solutions.
Successful implementations
Following are selected projects from our installations across industries that show how the United Manufacturing Hub is used in practice.
Semiconductor industry
Increase sales using a bottleneck and process analysis at a semiconductor manufacturer.
Customer: Manufacturer of components for respiratory equipment.
Objective: Fully utilize machine capacity to meet increased demand due to COVID-19 crisis.
Time for implementation on site < 2 hours.
Basis for bottleneck and process analysis and optimization.
Flame cutting and blasting
Performance Management and OEE tracking across several steel processing plants.
Customer: Steel trade, operator of flflame cutting plants (>1000 MA).
Objective: Cross-site overview of production by networking a heterogeneous machine park.
11 machines connected and retrofitted at 2 locations.
Basis laid for continuous improvement process based on real-time data.
Brewery
Digitization and Automation of a brewery across several brew processing plants.
Objective: Basic interference reason analysis of the entire production process by connecting an existing, non-digital plant fleet to a central IT infrastructure.
One production line with 8 plants connected and retrofitted.
Basis laid for continuous stop-base and bottleneck analysis.
Why the IT community loves us.
We are fully committed to developing our core Open-Source and adhere to the highest standards of flexibility, scalability, security, and data protection. The result are multiple advantages for our users:
Open
Open-source and well-documented standard interfaces (MQTT, REST, etc.).
Scalable
Horizontal scaling, including fault tolerance through Docker/Kubernetes/Helm. Edge devices can be set up and configured quickly in large quantities.
Flexible
Flexible deployment options from on-premise to hybrid to public cloud. Free choice of programming language.
Tailored
ReReady-made manufacturing apps are included. Use of established automation standards (OPC/UA, Modbus, etc.).
Well-documented
Builds exclusively on well-documented software components supported by a large developer community.
Secure
Meets the highest data protection standards. Compliant with the three pillars of information security: Confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Our offering
Around our Open Core we provide products and services to quickly get started and to build a tailored data infrastructure.
Consulting
We help with implementations, training of employees, maintenance and support
Certified Hardware
We provide starter kits, edge computers, plug-and-play sensors and accessories
Scalable
We host & service your system with ready-to-use apps and enterprise support
Open Core
The core software is completely open for everyone, forever!
Tailored Software
We fit our core and relevant components into your existing IT infrastructure
Managing Director
Management
Production Manager
Health & Safety
Business Analyst
Sustainability & RPO
Operations Manager
Machining & Fabrication
Assembly Worker
Assembly
Quality Inspector
Quality
Maintenance Mechanic
Maintenance
Supply Chain Coordinator
Logistic & SCM
Automation Engineer
CI, Training & Others