Alleantia and Techedge together to drive the Industrial Internet of Things revolution in the most challenging industrial environments .

Pisa, 23.05.2016

Alleantia and Techedge for Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things

The Industry 4.0 industrial revolution is achieved through close integration of production systems, infrastructures and service equipment with the ICT and applications world. The ‘Factory 4.0’ allows machines, robots and production lines to communicate with each other and with all Enterprise IT systems, supporting from design to production to CRM and ERP, thanks to ‘smart plants and equipment' able to interact easily, thanks the modern web technologies, even with the manufacturer. The Industry 4.0 realizes efficient effective and versatile ecosystems that maximize productivity, optimization of costs while offering new features that enable new business models. To achieve these results, the experience and competence of Business Integrators combined with powerful solutions able to integrate the Industrial Internet of Things are essential to make the most out of the opportunities, creating distinctive value in every business.

In this context Alleantia, internationally recognized provider for its plug & play Industry 4.0 solutions, and Techedge, a global provider specializing in transforming IT technologies into a competitive advantage for the business, decided to work together in synergy. Industrial companies can now access both companies leading edge technologies and expertise to create comprehensive solutions capable of transforming the industrial automation in a natural extension of business applications, with seamless interwork between the IT the Shop Floor.

Alleantia and Techedge at SPS IPC 2016

Alleantia and Techedge are present at SPS IPC 2016, in Parma from 24 to 26 May 2016, at the FESTO stand (Hall 3 Stand B036 - C036). Alleantia cooperates with FESTO since September 2015, starting at the TechFounders accelerator in Munich, Germany. At SPS IPC 2016, FESTO, Alleantia and Techedge present the 'Open Integrated Factory I4.0', which provides a complete working system based on the most modern Industry 4.0 paradigms, with full access to enterprise applications developed on SAP HANA® and leading edge FESTO CPX control systems, through the Alleantia Industry 4.0 Middleware.

The FESTO systems present at the Parma Fairground and those installed in the FESTO headquarters in Assago will simulate a ‘virtual’ industrial plant where manufacturing and packaging lines are interconnected to a virtual Web control room, ERP systems and big data analytics, based on SAP HANA® platform. It is a highly innovative application for the technological potential made available to the market, including integration with SAP® ERP systems that will benefit from a data stream in real time from the production and logistics with a simple representation and intuitive of manufacturing processes, on which to base decisions for increasing efficiency and productivity.

"We are very pleased with the results of this important collaboration, because it allows us to consolidate the position of our innovative Industry 4.0 solutions together with a partner of international standing." says Stefano Linari, co-founder and CTO of Alleantia. "Techedge is a highly competent partner, working with us in operational harmony and with whom we want to continue the deployment of these solutions, with the goal of becoming an international reference in the Industry 4.0, through integration with SAP HANA® technologies”.

Alleantia

The Alleantia Industry 4.0 platform is recognized by several international analysts as the reference Italian solution to enable the rapid spread of 'Industrial IoT is in the Smart Manufacturing and the Smart Systems. The innovative XPANGO Alleantia technology is the only one capable of integrating any industrial device with the Web, in a few seconds, and so to deliver true plug and play Industry 4.0 solutions, having more than 3600 industrial devices and many PLC and Numeric Controls with ready-made interfaces. Alleantia Industry 4.0 middleware allows any company, of any size, to create its own "Intelligent Factory" and "Smart Products" with limited investment and in short time.

Techedge

Techedge is born with the aim of helping companies to address successfully and agility their own challenges using information technology as a competitive advantage. For this, it provides business services and IT solutions that arise from the distinctive ability to combine process knowledge, technological expertise and attitude to innovation. With more than 1,300 professionals and 25 offices worldwide, Techedge offers its customers the geographic coverage and scalability of a global supplier, commitment and flexibility of a local partner, the expertise and the dedication of a strategic advisor .

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