Production data, handled like production data
Visual Factories operates an information security management system certified to ISO/IEC 27001. Machine activity is collected to a cloud platform with named user access and documented terms.
Factory data handled with care.
Production data is commercially sensitive. Visual Factories runs as a cloud platform with named-account access, and publishes the terms that govern how information is handled.
- Cloud-based platform
- Production data is collected to a cloud service, so managers can review lines and machines from any workstation without exposing the shop-floor network.
- Named user access
- Access to factory data is through named accounts, so each person sees the reporting appropriate to their role.
- Machine data, not personal data
- The system is built around machine activity (state, counts, cycle time and downtime) rather than individual worker surveillance.
- Documented terms
- How information is handled is set out in the published privacy policy and terms and conditions.
Visual Factories operates an ISO 27001 certified Information Security Management System. For the security terms that apply to your deployment, contact the team. See the privacy policy and terms and conditions for the current published statements.
Questions manufacturers ask first.
Visual Factories continuously captures production machine activity and turns it into real-time monitoring, analysis and reporting, machine state, production pace, capacity per part and per machine, downtime and overall production performance, per line, per machine and per product.
The infrastructure is compatible with PLCs such as GE Fanuc, Siemens and Heidenhain, with machine communication standards including MTConnect and OPC UA, and with machines that have no PLC or no available PLC API.
Yes. Visual Factories is designed for mixed fleets. Machines with no PLC, or with a PLC that exposes no usable API, can be connected without replacing existing machinery.
No. The system draws directly on machine activity, so production data is collected without human input and without relying on manual reporting.
Visual Factories is an out-of-the-box product: quick to install on any machine, plug and play, and ready to use within hours. Customers describe going from decision to a working proof of concept in under a week.
Yes. Whether you want to monitor one machine or one hundred, a package is built around your needs, and the rollout can be gradual, one machine at a time.
Real-time machine state and production performance measurements, optimal capacity per part and per machine, early problem detection, root cause analysis, consumable consumption control and OEE.
Yes. The solution is cloud-based, so managers can compare lines, machines, products and shifts from any workstation, wherever they are.
You can sign up for a free trial with no obligation. Contact Visual Factories for a custom price quote and to start the trial; billing is on a monthly basis and you are free to cancel at any time with no penalty.
The platform is cloud-based with access through named user accounts. For the current, complete statement of how information is handled, see the privacy policy and the terms and conditions.
Visual Factories supports customers through the full journey, from the first machine connection to factory-wide visibility. Contact the team for the support terms that apply to your deployment.