Industry 4.0: connecting CNC machines, plant and ERP with IMAS 4.0
How to bring data from CNC machines, plant and IoT sensors into ERP, maintenance and energy management with the open IMAS 4.0 platform.
In many manufacturing companies, machines generate valuable data that remains locked inside their own systems: working times, downtime, alarms, energy consumption. Those who plan production or control costs work with data entered by hand, often late. Industry 4.0 is about closing this gap: bringing shop-floor data into company systems.
The problem: many protocols, no common language
CNC machines, PLCs, plant and IoT sensors speak different protocols. An Industry 4.0 project only works if there is a layer that collects this data, standardises it and makes it available to ERP, maintenance and energy management.
How IMAS 4.0 works
IMAS 4.0 is Labinf Sistemi's open platform for Industry 4.0. It uses open protocols such as BACnet, LonWorks, Modbus and OPC-UA to acquire field data and translate it into a single communication layer. The data collected remains available to the ERP, including third-party systems, through open APIs and databases.
- Integration between CNC, automation and ERP: production data reaches the management software without manual entry.
- SCADA for interactively mapping field sensors and actuators.
- IMAS MAINT for predictive, scheduled and corrective maintenance, with an asset inventory.
- IMAS EnerVue, a web dashboard for monitoring energy consumption and KPIs, including across multiple sites.
- IMAS BAS for building automation: heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, access control and video surveillance.
- Remote diagnostics and remote support for plant and equipment.
What changes for the company
With field data connected to company systems, maintenance is planned rather than chasing breakdowns, energy consumption becomes visible by site and by load, and production planning works with up-to-date information. As an open platform, IMAS integrates with existing systems instead of replacing them.
IMAS works alongside Labinf Sistemi's ERP systems, such as iDempiere and LIGEST, and our solutions for the manufacturing sector. Request a presentation of IMAS 4.0.
