Factbird

About Factbird

Factbird is a spin-off of the Danish Emendo Consulting Group and offers a cloud-based Manufacturing Intelligence suite for the manufacturing industry. The platform captures real-time production data via a plug-and-play IoT gateway (Factbird DUO) as well as direct PLC connections (OPC UA, MQTT) and delivers OEE and downtime analyses, live dashboards and AI-powered insights. In addition, the offering includes paperless quality and compliance documentation with e-signatures and audit trails (including 21 CFR Part 11), digital SOPs, Skills Matrix training as well as preventive and predictive maintenance with sensor alarming. The portfolio is complemented by professional services such as OEE training, lean management training, Kaizen workshops and custom software development. Factbird is used by more than 300 manufacturers in over 28 countries, with a focus on the food and beverage, CPG, packaging, pharma, construction/building materials, industrial equipment and automotive industries. The headquarters is located in Copenhagen; further offices exist in the USA, in Frankfurt and in the Netherlands.

Site

København V

Processes

Real-time production monitoring, OEE and downtime analysis, Paperless quality and compliance documentation (e-signatures, audit trails, 21 CFR Part 11), Connected Operations (digital SOPs, checklists), Knowledge Excellence (Skills Matrix, training), Predictive & Preventive Maintenance, Andon, Video process analysis

Materials

Manufacturing Intelligence Suite, Factbird DUO IoT Gateway, OEE and Downtime Analysis, Paperless Quality and Compliance, Factbird AI, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance

Founded

2016

Industries

Food and Beverage, CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods), Packaging, Industrial Equipment and Electronics, Pharma, Construction/Building Materials

1. 01

   Data capture (IoT gateway/PLC)

2. 02

   Data transmission to the cloud

3. 03

   Real-time analysis (OEE, downtime)

4. 04

   AI-powered insights

5. 05

   Shop floor digitalization (SOPs, quality)

6. 06

   Training and continuous improvement

Modules and Platform

Locations

History

1. 2016

   Factbird started as a project of the Emendo Consulting Group for Royal Unibrew (originally Blackbird); first customer in 2016.

2. 2023

   Rebranding from Blackbird to Factbird; formal definition of the company values.