i-flow Edge: High-performance data processing
Real-time data processing at its source
High-Performance
Process data in real time. The i-flow Edge offers a modular infrastructure that is designed for maximum performance and minimum latency.
High Availability
Lightweight
Thanks to the lightweight design, the i-flow Edge runs directly on PLCs, IPCs or gateways to process data directly at its source.
"The outstanding feature of the i-flow software is its user-friendliness, which clearly sets it apart from other providers."
Sebastian Ziller (Cloud Platforms Manager, Sto)
IIoT data
integrate, harmonize & publish
integrate, harmonize & publish
Data integration - revolutionary simple.
Seamlessly integrate dozens, hundreds or thousands of IT and OT systems. Be it through direct PLC communication, the use of standard protocols such as OPC UA and HTTP or proprietary interfaces.
IIoT data
integrate, harmonize & publish
integrate, harmonize & publish
Data harmonization - Chaos was yesterday.
Different systems return the same parameter in different protocols, data types and formats? i-flow models and harmonizes the data of your systems on the Edge. This is how scalability works.
IIoT data
integrate, harmonize & publish
integrate, harmonize & publish
Data processing - without code.
Publish harmonized data once in a central message broker (“publish once”). From there, the data can be subscribed to and processed by any number of systems (“distribute everywhere”). True to the principle of “publish once, distribute everywhere” with maximum efficiency.
Real-time Data Processing at Scale
i-flow Edge is built for highly scalable industrial architectures. Ideal for multi-line, multi-site, and multi-region deployments.
Flexible deployment wherever your data is generated
- Edge hardware, line and factory servers
- Virtual machines & cloud infrastructures
Central Management via i-flow Hub
- Central health monitoring, metrics & alerting
- Versioned deployment and rollout of configurations
High Availability
- Redundant edge nodes
- Automatic failover
| Category | Category Description | Read | Write |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streaming | Continuous real-time data from machines, sensors and event systems | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch | Time- or event-based processing of structured data | ✓ | ✓ |
| Files | File-based data exchange (e.g. CSV, IDoc) | ✓ | ✓ |
| APIs | Synchronous and asynchronous interfaces for IT and cloud systems | ✓ | ✓ |
Bidirectional Communication for all Integration Patterns
i-flow Edge enables the uniform mapping of all integration patterns – from real-time to batch – across OT, IT and cloud systems.
Bidirectional data flows
Reading and writing data along the entire IT/OT value chain.
Combinable integration patterns
Streaming-, batch-, file- and API-based integrations can be flexibly combined and operated in parallel.
Data Intelligence at the Edge
Real-time analysis directly at the data source
Minimal latency and fast reactions without detours via central systems.
150+ Ready-to-Use Blueprints
Predefined modules for integration, data processing and automation accelerate implementation, standardization and scaling.
Security-by-Design
i-flow Edge is developed according to the security-by-design principle and optimized for use in critical IT/OT environments.
Central security functions
- Centralized security governance via the i-flow Hub
- Encrypted communication and certificate-based authentication
- Central role-based access control (RBAC)
- Integration into central identity providers (e.g. Microsoft Entra ID)
- Optimized for segmented IT/OT networks
400 Mio. Data Operations per Day
Over 400 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 400 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.
Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS)
i-flow provides the key components for scalable system integration in factories based on an open, event-based and scalable architecture – the Industrial Unified Namespace (UNS). The architecture has a modular design and consists of three modules: i-flow Hub, i-flow Broker and i-flow Edge.
