FactoryDB

FactoryDB provides an industrial data infrastructure that liberates valuable data trapped in proprietary vendor silos within manufacturing facilities. By leveraging open standards, it offers real-time insights and control over your operational data, helping to reduce downtime by up to 20%, boost efficiency by 15%, and save over 1,200 hours annually. The platform is specifically designed for regulated industries, ensuring compliance while breaking free from expensive and restrictive vendor ecosystems.

How to use FactoryDB

The implementation of FactoryDB follows a structured, four-step process designed for rapid deployment and immediate value:

1. Discovery & Architecture Design: The process begins with an assessment of your existing systems (PLC, SCADA, etc.) to design a custom, MQTT-based data architecture that integrates seamlessly with your factory floor.
2. Proof of Concept Deployment: A pilot deployment on a single production line validates the approach, demonstrating live data visualization and basic predictive insights within 2-4 weeks.
3. Knowledge Graph Development: Using plant documentation and historical data, FactoryDB builds custom knowledge graphs to add contextual understanding to your operational data, forming the foundation for AI-driven decisions.
4. Analytics Integration & Deployment: The final step involves integrating with your chosen analytics platform (like Dataiku, Power BI, IntelligenceQ) or deploying a local LLM server, enabling your team to interact with real-time data through dashboards or natural language queries.

Core Features of FactoryDB

• Vendor Lock-in Elimination: Utilizes open standards like MQTT to extract data from proprietary systems, giving you ownership and control.
• Unified Data Layer: Consolidates data from all machines (PLCs, CNCs, SCADA) into a single, vendor-neutral source for real-time access.
• Flexible Analytics Integration: Connects to any analytics platform, including Dataiku, Power BI, IntelligenceQ, or custom LLM solutions.
• Rapid Deployment: Full implementation is completed in 1-3 months, significantly faster than the 6-18 months required for traditional systems.
• Compliance Ready: Built for regulated industries with features supporting FDA/GMP compliance, audit trails, and data integrity controls.
• Multi-Site Support: Provides centralized visibility across multiple production lines and facilities through a unified data layer.
• 24/7 Enterprise Support: Includes proactive monitoring, guaranteed SLA response times, and regular system updates.

Use Cases for FactoryDB

FactoryDB is ideal for manufacturing companies with revenues between EUR 50-500M, especially those in highly regulated sectors. Key applications include:

• Pharmaceutical CDMOs: Ensuring FDA/GMP compliance, managing batch records, and improving traceability.
• Food & Beverage: Optimizing multi-line production, enhancing quality control, and gaining supply chain visibility.
• Energy & Utilities: Enabling real-time asset monitoring, predictive maintenance, and meeting regulatory compliance.
• Digital Transformation: For companies planning digital initiatives who are experiencing data silos and integration challenges.

Advantages of FactoryDB

FactoryDB offers a distinct advantage over traditional solutions by being more agile, cost-effective, and empowering. It provides an engineering-led, practical approach that focuses on implementation rather than just consultation. Key benefits include a 5-10x lower total cost of ownership compared to major vendors like ABB or Siemens, data sovereignty that keeps you in control of your information, and the flexibility to adapt and scale without being tied to a single vendor's roadmap or pricing structure.

Pricing and Plans

FactoryDB offers two transparent entry points to get started:

• Industrial Data Audit: A 3-week assessment to quantify hidden costs and create an implementation roadmap. Pricing starts at EUR 5,000 and varies by location (Baltic Region: €5,000; Central Europe: €5,500; Other Europe: €6,000).
• Platform Implementation: A full deployment project completed in 1-3 months. This includes data integration, custom dashboards, analytics connection, and team training. The initial deployment costs EUR 40,000 - 60,000, with an ongoing annual support fee of EUR 20,000 - 30,000.