IoT Software Elements for IoT

Digitalize industrial business processes across the asset lifecycle

The era for experiments in Industry 4.0 is over. Isolated, high-maintenance solutions do not provide a competitive edge for your company. To succeed in a dynamic, volatile business world, you need a holistic process architecture that maximizes your digital capabilities and operational excellence.

With CONTACT Elements for IoT, you achieve EBIT-relevant effects through the end-to-end automation of business processes across the entire lifecycle of industrial assets. With the automation framework based on our modular Elements platform, you digitalize and scale your operations and establish digital twins of your assets. This allows you to create a data fabric that integrates machine and process data into knowledge contexts – for the analysis, control, and optimization of your business processes. At the same time, you pave the way for the use of analytics and AI applications.

The era for experiments in Industry 4.0 is over. Isolated, high-maintenance solutions do not provide a competitive edge for your company. To succeed in a dynamic, volatile business world, you need a holistic process architecture that maximizes your digital capabilities and operational excellence.

With CONTACT Elements for IoT, you achieve EBIT-relevant effects through the end-to-end automation of business processes across the entire lifecycle of industrial assets. With the automation framework based on our modular Elements platform, you digitalize and scale your operations and establish digital twins of your assets. This allows you to create a data fabric that integrates machine and process data into knowledge contexts – for the analysis, control, and optimization of your business processes. At the same time, you pave the way for the use of analytics and AI applications.

The era for experiments in Industry 4.0 is over. Isolated, high-maintenance solutions do not provide a competitive edge for your company. To succeed in a dynamic, volatile business world, you need a holistic process architecture that maximizes your digital capabilities and operational excellence.

With CONTACT Elements for IoT, you achieve EBIT-relevant effects through the end-to-end automation of business processes across the entire lifecycle of industrial assets. With the automation framework based on our modular Elements platform, you digitalize and scale your operations and establish digital twins of your assets. This allows you to create a data fabric that integrates machine and process data into knowledge contexts – for the analysis, control, and optimization of your business processes. At the same time, you pave the way for the use of analytics and AI applications.

Why CONTACT Elements for IoT?

Automate value creation with data-driven processes

Elements for IoT enables you to automate, accelerate, and standardize business processes involving industrial assets. Operational data allows you to efficiently control value-adding activities, eliminating delays from manual intermediate steps or system breaks. This increases your competitiveness through improved responsiveness, increased throughput, and savings in indirect processes. Our software also provides a complete overview of your value streams, which supports in-depth analysis, benchmarks, and the standardization of methods and workflows. Your management benefits from meaningful KPIs and standardized reporting.

Automate value creation with data-driven processes

Elements for IoT enables you to automate, accelerate, and standardize business processes involving industrial assets. Operational data allows you to efficiently control value-adding activities, eliminating delays from manual intermediate steps or system breaks. This increases your competitiveness through improved responsiveness, increased throughput, and savings in indirect processes. Our software also provides a complete overview of your value streams, which supports in-depth analysis, benchmarks, and the standardization of methods and workflows. Your management benefits from meaningful KPIs and standardized reporting.

"Their modular, flexible platform – CONTACT Elements for IoT – is easily implemented. Industrial companies who are committed to the use of IIoT are encouraged to review and evaluate the CONTACT Software solution."

CIMdata, Inc. about CONTACT Elements for IoT, August 2023

Increase productivity with domain apps

Domain apps from the modular Elements system accelerate the integration of the software in your day-to-day business and increase its benefits. For example, you can use them to implement the ‘Smart Factory’ or ‘Smart Services’ in after-sales, manage control processes in production (MES/MOM) as well as maintenance and servicing activities (EAM). For specific requirements, microservices are available, including a energy management system or asset administration shell (AAS) information for the exchange in the supply chain.

Increase productivity with domain apps

Domain apps from the modular Elements system accelerate the integration of the software in your day-to-day business and increase its benefits. For example, you can use them to implement the ‘Smart Factory’ or ‘Smart Services’ in after-sales, manage control processes in production (MES/MOM) as well as maintenance and servicing activities (EAM). For specific requirements, microservices are available, including a energy management system or asset administration shell (AAS) information for the exchange in the supply chain.

Realize productive AI applications

As a data fabric, Elements for IoT enables AI applications with a high-quality database and contextual information. Your company can curate data and enforce data governance. This ensures high-quality data for analyses and operational processes. Based on this, you integrate AI mechanisms as needed, for example, to identify irregularities in plant operation or resource consumption.

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Realize productive AI applications

As a data fabric, Elements for IoT enables AI applications with a high-quality database and contextual information. Your company can curate data and enforce data governance. This ensures high-quality data for analyses and operational processes. Based on this, you integrate AI mechanisms as needed, for example, to identify irregularities in plant operation or resource consumption.

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As a data fabric, Elements for IoT enables AI applications with a high-quality database and contextual information. Your company can curate data and enforce data governance. This ensures high-quality data for analyses and operational processes. Based on this, you integrate AI mechanisms as needed, for example, to identify irregularities in plant operation or resource consumption.

Create digital twins for industrial requirements

With Elements for IoT, you create digital twins of your machines and plants, precisely customized to industrial requirements. Capture and document all relevant information generated throughout the entire lifecycle of your assets and constantly track the as-maintained status.

Benefit from an audit-proof history of installed components and modifications. This seamless traceability – including quality and sustainability (trace-x) – provides the foundation for data-driven processes and the optimization of operations and products. You also establish a digital thread that provides consistent product information to all stakeholders in the supply chain.

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Create digital twins for industrial requirements

With Elements for IoT, you create digital twins of your machines and plants, precisely customized to industrial requirements. Capture and document all relevant information generated throughout the entire lifecycle of your assets and constantly track the as-maintained status.

Benefit from an audit-proof history of installed components and modifications. This seamless traceability – including quality and sustainability (trace-x) – provides the foundation for data-driven processes and the optimization of operations and products. You also establish a digital thread that provides consistent product information to all stakeholders in the supply chain.

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With Elements for IoT, you create digital twins of your machines and plants, precisely customized to industrial requirements. Capture and document all relevant information generated throughout the entire lifecycle of your assets and constantly track the as-maintained status.

Benefit from an audit-proof history of installed components and modifications. This seamless traceability – including quality and sustainability (trace-x) – provides the foundation for data-driven processes and the optimization of operations and products. You also establish a digital thread that provides consistent product information to all stakeholders in the supply chain.

Utilize speed advantages in daily operations

The CONTACT Elements platform is based on a composable architecture, which enables step-by-step expansion and customization of the system. This allows you to continuously increase your digital maturity level without unnecessarily burdening your processes and organization.

The platform prioritizes the agility and the independence of your specialist departments. In addition, it enables the control, documentation, and automation of business processes according to the no/low-code principle. Even extensive adjustments to the business logic are possible without any programming effort. This allows you to organize your digital transformation flexibly and at your own pace.

Utilize speed advantages in daily operations

The CONTACT Elements platform is based on a composable architecture, which enables step-by-step expansion and customization of the system. This allows you to continuously increase your digital maturity level without unnecessarily burdening your processes and organization.

The platform prioritizes the agility and the independence of your specialist departments. In addition, it enables the control, documentation, and automation of business processes according to the no/low-code principle. Even extensive adjustments to the business logic are possible without any programming effort. This allows you to organize your digital transformation flexibly and at your own pace.

The CONTACT Elements platform is based on a composable architecture, which enables step-by-step expansion and customization of the system. This allows you to continuously increase your digital maturity level without unnecessarily burdening your processes and organization.

The platform prioritizes the agility and the independence of your specialist departments. In addition, it enables the control, documentation, and automation of business processes according to the no/low-code principle. Even extensive adjustments to the business logic are possible without any programming effort. This allows you to organize your digital transformation flexibly and at your own pace.

IT-OT conversion with interoperable architectures

Elements for IoT communicates with OT components via standard protocols and thus avoids vendor lock-ins caused by proprietary interfaces. As a result, a resilient, open, and future-proof architecture bridges the gap between operational technology and enterprise IT. Certified standard interfaces and powerful integration technology ensure consistent information flows across system and application boundaries.

IT-OT conversion with interoperable architectures

Elements for IoT communicates with OT components via standard protocols and thus avoids vendor lock-ins caused by proprietary interfaces. As a result, a resilient, open, and future-proof architecture bridges the gap between operational technology and enterprise IT. Certified standard interfaces and powerful integration technology ensure consistent information flows across system and application boundaries.

We accelerate your ROI

In addition to our software solutions, we offer in-depth expertise in the areas of industrial processes, methods, and technologies. Together with our partners, we support you in evaluating and leveraging your digitalization potential, reducing the risks of your digitalization strategy to a minimum. We improve decision-making through specific pilot projects for mapping exemplary processes or validating technologies. Together, we develop a clear, targeted roadmap for your digital transformation.

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We accelerate your ROI

In addition to our software solutions, we offer in-depth expertise in the areas of industrial processes, methods, and technologies. Together with our partners, we support you in evaluating and leveraging your digitalization potential, reducing the risks of your digitalization strategy to a minimum. We improve decision-making through specific pilot projects for mapping exemplary processes or validating technologies. Together, we develop a clear, targeted roadmap for your digital transformation.

Get advice now!

In addition to our software solutions, we offer in-depth expertise in the areas of industrial processes, methods, and technologies. Together with our partners, we support you in evaluating and leveraging your digitalization potential, reducing the risks of your digitalization strategy to a minimum. We improve decision-making through specific pilot projects for mapping exemplary processes or validating technologies. Together, we develop a clear, targeted roadmap for your digital transformation.

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The complete IoT platform – powered by CONTACT Elements

Powered by CONTACT Elements means: You use the most advanced platform and technology worldwide to connect the physical and digital realms. As flexible as Lego, the modular principle of CONTACT Elements represents solutions that surpass the sum of their parts: outstanding individually, unique in combination.

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