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Manufacturing Systems & Control Integration

Explore how machine control, ISA-95, OPC UA, MQTT Sparkplug, SCADA, MES, historians, databases and ERP work together. Select a control or integration pattern, trace each layer, and run manufacturing scenarios.

ISA-95Architecture model

PLC → ERPEnd-to-end trace

OPC UASecure machine connectivity

ExplorableInteractive controls

Choose a manufacturing control path

PLC & Controls

Machine logic, sequences, permissives, interlocks, drives and safety.

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OPC UA & Connectivity

Kepware, OPC UA, edge translation and MQTT Sparkplug publishing.

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Data & Transactions

MES, FactoryTalk Transaction Manager, SQL, historian and ERP context.

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Select PLC & Controls, OPC UA & Connectivity, or Data & Transactions. The selected architecture and system responsibilities will appear here.

Trace the manufacturing path

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Select a manufacturing path above, then click each node to trace control and data flow.

Run manufacturing scenarios

Select a scenario to walk through the manufacturing response.

Control integration reference

Layer	Primary system	Control / data role	Typical protocol
Level 0/1	Sensors, actuators, PLC	Deterministic control and equipment state	EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, hardwired I/O
Level 2	SCADA / HMI / Historian	Supervision, alarms, trends, operator control	OPC UA, Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP
Level 3	MES / MOM / WMS	Order context, production execution, genealogy	OPC UA, MQTT Sparkplug, REST / SQL
Level 4	ERP / Enterprise DB	Business planning, orders, inventory, reporting	REST / OData / SQL / middleware