Shop Floor to
Top Floor.
The gap between OT and IT is closed. Feed live production data directly into SAP, push telemetry to Kafka, or sync with AWS IoT Core. Securely and bidirectionally.
Why bridge IT and OT with Proxus?
Plants need OT reliability and IT scale. Proxus routes shop-floor data to enterprise systems through a unified namespace and secure, outbound-only pipelines—no fragile point-to-point scripts.
- Single data plane via UNS—OT signals become standard topics that IT systems can safely consume.
- Outbound by default—no inbound PLC exposure; traffic flows out through secured gateways.
- Normalized tags so SAP, Kafka, and cloud analytics see consistent structures across sites.
- Governed access—topic-level permissions and read-only paths for critical production data.
Who uses it?
- Operations: production counters, downtime reasons into ERP/CMMS
- IT/Data: streams to Kafka, warehouses, data lakes
- Finance: energy and material usage for cost models
- Quality: SPC metrics and alarms into MES/analytics
- Leadership: rollups for multi-site visibility
OT / Shop Floor
IT / Enterprise
How it works
OT data is normalized and published to the unified namespace. Proxus then routes it outbound to enterprise targets—no inbound IT reach into the control layer.
- Collect from PLCs/SCADA and map tags to UNS topics.
- Normalize units and naming for cross-site consistency.
- Push outbound to Kafka, ERP, cloud, or HTTP targets.
- Optionally buffer at the edge; replay in order after outages.
- Audit and monitor connection health and throughput.
Outbound Targets
- ERP/MES (SAP, Dynamics, custom HTTP)
- Streaming (Kafka, MQTT brokers)
- Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP services)
- Datastores (time-series, SQL/NoSQL, lakes)
- Analytics/AI platforms
Use Cases
Connect brownfield plants to enterprise apps without rewriting PLC logic or opening inbound ports.
Maintenance & CMMS
Send downtime reasons and counters to ERP/CMMS for work orders automatically.
Data lakes & analytics
Stream normalized tags to Kafka or cloud lakes for AI, BI, and forecasting.
Energy & sustainability
Expose metering data to finance and ESG tools without touching control networks.
Quality & traceability
Publish SPC metrics and alarms to MES and analytics for faster root cause analysis.
Security and governance
Proxus treats OT data as critical. Traffic leaves the plant over controlled channels, and consumers only see what you expose.
- Outbound-only—no inbound paths to PLCs or SCADA.
- Topic-level authorization—share only required UNS topics with IT.
- Store-and-forward—data replays in order after network issues.
- Health monitoring—connection state, drop counts, last message times.
What IT sees
- Normalized topics with units and context
- Change-detected streams to reduce noise
- Optional buffering indicators
- Clear ownership per site/line for governance
FAQ
Common questions on security, latency, and enterprise rollout.
No. Traffic is outbound-only; PLCs are not exposed.
UNS mapping and normalized tags keep naming and units consistent everywhere.
Store-and-forward buffers at the edge and replays in order after outages.
Yes. Share only selected topics; keep control tags isolated and read-only.
Ready to converge IT and OT without risking the plant?
Expose only the data you need, keep control logic isolated, and feed ERP, Kafka, or cloud analytics from the same UNS.