The era of self-connecting factories has begun.
i-flow automatically connects machines, systems, and sites through a global Unified Namespace (UNS). The data foundation for smart factories and industrial AI.
AI-powered integration. AI-ready data.
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The end of manual integration.
AI-powered integration
i-flow creates a shared data architecture where machines, systems, and sites connect autonomously. No manual integration required.
AI-ready data
AI that builds your industrial data foundation.
From manual integration to autonomous data infrastructure: i-flow discovers data sources, understands their structure, generates standardized schemas, and automatically publishes the data to a Unified Namespace (UNS). The result is a shared data foundation that continuously supplies OT and IT with consistent, contextualized data.
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MES
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Data Lake
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- 1 · Auto Discovery i-flow discovers PLCs, OPC UA servers and other data sources on the network.
- 2 · Auto Modeling i-flow standardizes each machine type and suggests the schema, payload and topic structure.
- 3 · Auto Publishing i-flow publishes structured data to your Unified Namespace, instantly available across systems and sites.
- 4 · Rollout Further sites come online – existing subscriptions read them right away.
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Booth 120 (Hall 6), November 24–26.
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Built for IT/OT architects. Engineered for global scale.
Certified Quality. Excellent Service. Proven Globally.
Certified Quality. Excellent Service. Proven Globally.
Certified under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWi) and confirmed by customers worldwide: i-flow stands for outstanding quality, excellent service, and future-proof technology — scalable from individual machines to complex, multinational production networks.
connected OT systems across sites and regions worldwide.
globally integrated IT systems in distributed system landscapes.
data operations per day in production-critical environments.
One platform. Proven across industries.
From automotive and mining to pharmaceuticals and data centers, leading companies rely on i-flow in production-critical environments with demanding requirements. Different industries. Different requirements. One data architecture.
Process Industry
Food
“In food manufacturing, our MES doesn’t tolerate message reordering or dropouts — a wrong sequence can stop a line. We needed a UNS that behaves deterministically under load. i-flow is the first platform where we stopped worrying about that.”
Ingo HĂĽlsmann, IT/OT Process Architect
Medical Technology
“In regulated medical manufacturing, the software is only half the story — the team behind it matters just as much. With i-flow, support doesn’t feel like a ticket queue. It feels like a partner who actually understands what’s at stake on the shop floor.”
Benjamin Hochmuth, Expert Smart Factory
Automotive
“The i-flow software offers the fastest communication times between machine controllers and IT systems and is the most scalable and comprehensive solution we have tested on the market.”
Philipp Steuer, IT Administrator
Pharma
“The i-flow Agent is extremely impressive. It turns factory connectivity from a manual engineering effort into an autonomous process: discovering systems, understanding their data, and creating the structure needed to connect them. For us, this changes the standard, bringing us that step closer to Autonomous Manufacturing.”
Christopher Whelan, OT-Ingenieur
Mining
“CBMM is evolving to a modern IIoT architecture based on UNS, which, with the support of i-flow, enables scalable integration across 17 plants despite the heterogeneity of technologies and industrial protocols.”
Edmur Rios, Industrial Technology Manager
Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
“We needed a platform that supports not only OT-to-IT, but also IT-to-IT integration. i-flow stood out through its ability to support different integration patterns — from request/reply and event-based communication to batch and real-time data processing — all within one scalable UNS platform.“
Max Weiss, VP IT & Data
Construction
“The standout feature of the i-flow software is its user-centric experience, especially when compared to other vendors. This is further enhanced by i-flow’s exceptional customer service, ensuring thorough support with fast response times.”
Sebastian Ziller, Cloud Platforms Manager
Data Centers
Critical Infrastructure
One platform. Proven across industries.
Food
“In food manufacturing, our MES doesn’t tolerate message reordering or dropouts — a wrong sequence can stop a line. We needed a UNS that behaves deterministically under load. i-flow is the first platform where we stopped worrying about that.”
Ingo HĂĽlsmann, IT/OT Process Architect
Medical Technology
Automotive
“The i-flow software offers the fastest communication times between machine controllers and IT systems and is the most scalable and comprehensive solution we have tested on the market.”
Philipp Steuer, IT Administrator
Pharma
“The i-flow Agent is extremely impressive. It turns factory connectivity from a manual engineering effort into an autonomous process: discovering systems, understanding their data, and creating the structure needed to connect them. For us, this changes the standard, bringing us that step closer to Autonomous Manufacturing.”
Cristopher Whelan, OT-Ingenieur
Mining
“CBMM is evolving to a modern IIoT architecture based on UNS, which, with the support of i-flow, enables scalable integration across 17 plants despite the heterogeneity of technologies and industrial protocols.”
Edmur Rios, Industrial Technology Manager
Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
“We needed a platform that supports not only OT-to-IT, but also IT-to-IT integration. i-flow stood out through its ability to support different integration patterns — from request/reply and event-based communication to batch and real-time data processing — all within one scalable UNS platform.“
Max Weiss, VP IT & Data
Construction
“The standout feature of the i-flow software is its user-centric experience, especially when compared to other vendors. This is further enhanced by i-flow’s exceptional customer service, ensuring thorough support with fast response times.”
Sebastian Ziller, Cloud Platforms Manager
750 Mio. Data Operations per Day
Over 750 million data operations per day in production-critical environments demonstrate the scalability of the software and the deep trust that customers place in i-flow.
Whether PLC, sensor or ERP data, i-flow provides the basis for a modern IT/OT architecture in manufacturing companies.
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Over 750 million data operations per day in production-critical environments demonstrate the scalability of the software and the deep trust that customers place in i-flow.
From initial data to an AI-Ready Factory — in minutes.
Try i-flow free for 30 days, or talk to our team about your specific IT/OT environment, data architecture, and roadmap.