Compare products for machine connectivity, MTConnect data validation, multi-Agent machine monitoring, operational response, and manufacturing workflows.
Create MTConnect data from manufacturing equipment and deploy the integration components at the machine or cell.
Machine connectivity
Equipment-specific software integrations that translate machine and controller data into MTConnect-compliant streams.
Machine connectivity
A machine-integration appliance containing the applicable MTConnect Adapter, a local MTConnect Agent, and the Edge-Connect application on preconfigured edge hardware.
Check MTConnect documents and streams through spot checks or ongoing on-premises auditing.
Data validation
A set of browser-based, on-premises, and engineering workflows for checking MTConnect documents and streams against an agreed validation scope.
Data validation
An on-premises product for continuously auditing MTConnect Agent streams for conformance and data-quality issues.
Visualize multiple Agent streams or deliver configured notifications from selected MTConnect conditions.
Monitoring and response
On-premises plugins that use selected MTConnect signals to deliver configured notifications and operational summaries.
Monitoring and response
An HDMI mini-PC monitoring appliance with the Edge-Connect application preinstalled for visualizing data from multiple separately supplied MTConnect Agents.
Put connected manufacturing information into shared operational and documentation workflows.
Manufacturing workflows
A manufacturing information platform that brings machine, process, quality, and routing context into shared operational workflows.
Manufacturing workflows
A governed workflow product for creating, revising, approving, and using digital manufacturing instructions and process documentation.
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| Product | Job | Required inputs | Output | Capability delivery | Deployment | Closest product distinction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Adapters | Equipment-specific software integrations that translate machine and controller data into MTConnect-compliant streams. | Machine or controller data; Supported protocol or controller interface; Equipment identity and configuration | MTConnect-compliant data for an MTConnect Agent | Equipment data translation: Included; Asset and production context: Requires source data, Custom integration; OEE inputs: Requires source data; Power and energy observations: Requires source data, Custom integration | Software adapter or Edge-Connect appliance with validation-ready output | A Machine Adapter is the equipment-specific integration software; Edge-Connect packages the applicable Adapter with a local Agent, hardware, and the Edge-Connect application. |
| Edge-Connect | A machine-integration appliance containing the applicable MTConnect Adapter, a local MTConnect Agent, and the Edge-Connect application on preconfigured edge hardware. | Machine or controller data; Equipment-specific configuration; Plant network configuration | A local MTConnect Agent stream; Local views in the included Edge-Connect application | Local machine integration: Included; Local Agent stream: Included; Local visualization: Included | Preconfigured on-premises hardware and software scoped to a local machine, Agent, or cell | Edge-Connect performs local machine integration and includes an Adapter and local Agent; Shop-Connect monitors multiple separately supplied Agents and does not provide machine connectivity. |
| MTConnect Validation Platform | A set of browser-based, on-premises, and engineering workflows for checking MTConnect documents and streams against an agreed validation scope. | MTConnect document or Agent stream; MTConnect version; Defined validation objective | Validation findings; Repeatable evidence for the reviewed scope | Document spot checks: Included; Continuous auditing: Included; Certification preparation: Custom integration | Online spot checks, on-prem continuous auditing, or certification preparation | The Validation Platform covers spot checks and scoped validation work; Model-Aware Auditor is the on-premises option for ongoing stream auditing. |
| Model-Aware Auditor | An on-premises product for continuously auditing MTConnect Agent streams for conformance and data-quality issues. | Running MTConnect Agent streams; Validation scope and applicable MTConnect version | Ongoing audit findings; Stream-quality evidence | Continuous stream review: Included; On-premises operation: Included | On-premises continuous auditing with actionable validation findings | Model-Aware Auditor provides ongoing on-premises auditing; the broader Validation Platform also includes public spot checks and scoped validation services. |
| Model-Aware Alerts | On-premises plugins that use selected MTConnect signals to deliver configured notifications and operational summaries. | Selected MTConnect Data Items and conditions; Trigger logic; Recipients and delivery channels | Configured notifications; Configured operational summaries | Condition evaluation: Included; Notifications and summaries: Included, Custom integration | On-premises alert plugins and configurable operational summaries | Model-Aware Alerts sends configured notifications and summaries; Shop-Connect provides visual multi-Agent monitoring and has no native alert delivery. |
| Shop-Connect | An HDMI mini-PC monitoring appliance with the Edge-Connect application preinstalled for visualizing data from multiple separately supplied MTConnect Agents. | MTConnect streams from separately supplied Agents and integrations; Customer-configured Agent connections; Dashboard, section, and visualization configuration | Live and recent MTConnect dashboard visualizations; Views on the attached HDMI display; Views in plant-network browsers | Agent and dashboard configuration: Included; Model-Aware context: Included; Dashboard visualizations: Included; Unattended display: Included | HDMI mini-PC with the Edge-Connect application and configurable runtime-memory buffering | Shop-Connect monitors multiple separately supplied MTConnect Agents; Edge-Connect performs local machine integration with an included Adapter and local Agent. Both use the Edge-Connect application. |
| RevolutionCore | A manufacturing information platform that brings machine, process, quality, and routing context into shared operational workflows. | Connected machine signals; Process, quality, part, schedule, or asset information required by the selected workflow; Defined reporting and workflow goals | Shared dashboards; Configured historical and operational reports; Collaborative manufacturing workflows | Operational views: Included, Requires source data; Historical analysis: Historical analysis; Asset tracking: Optional plugin, Custom integration; OEE inputs and integration: Requires source data, Custom integration; Power and energy reporting: Requires source data, Custom integration | Unified dashboards, reporting, and collaborative improvement workflows | RevolutionCore organizes connected manufacturing information and workflows; Digital Process Documentation focuses on governed instructions and process documents. |
| Digital Process Documentation | A governed workflow product for creating, revising, approving, and using digital manufacturing instructions and process documentation. | Current work instructions; Revision ownership; Approval steps; Operator requirements | Controlled digital instructions; Revision and approval history; Configured feedback workflows | Digital work instructions: Included; Governance and feedback: Included | Digital instructions with revision control, traceability, and feedback workflows | Digital Process Documentation governs work instructions and process documents; RevolutionCore organizes broader connected manufacturing information and operational workflows. |
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