Develops the open-source data platform UMH for standardizing machine and production data up to Industrial AI applications.

ia: industrial analytics GmbH

Aachen · CologneNew on Amplifa

2019Founded (registered 15.04.2019, HRB 22885 AG Aachen)

11–50Employees

Aachen, CologneLocations

About ia: industrial analytics

ia: industrial analytics GmbH was founded in Aachen in 2019 and specializes in the digitalization of production facilities. Under the name United Manufacturing Hub (UMH), the company develops an AI-capable, open industrial data platform that captures data from machines, systems and protocols at the edge, standardizes it according to ISA-95 and Unified Namespace, and distributes it to cloud, analytics, ERP and AI systems. The centerpiece of the hardware offering is the IIoT edge gateway ia: factorycube (or ia: cubi), which combines a computing unit, router and evaluation software and can be retrofitted minimally invasively via plug-and-play. Building on this, the company offers performance and OEE management, predictive maintenance with high-frequency vibration analysis, automated quality inspection with camera systems and machine learning, process value monitoring, energy management, and batch traceability. The platform core is open source under the Apache 2.0 license and integrates into the SAP world. Customers include mechanical engineering, the steel industry, automotive, food & beverage and consumer goods; reference customers are Böllhoff, HiPP and VELUX. Locations are Aachen and, according to the website, Cologne.

Site: Aachen
Processes: Digital retrofit of machines and systems (IIoT edge gateway, performance management, OEE), Predictive maintenance / condition-based monitoring (high-frequency vibration analysis), Automated quality inspection with camera systems and machine learning, Digital retrofit of machines and systems, IIoT edge gateway (ia: factorycube, ia: cubi), OEE and performance management dashboards, Predictive maintenance, Quality inspection with camera systems and machine learning
Materials: Industrial Data Platform (UMH), ia: factorycube / ia: cubi, Predictive Maintenance, Quality Inspection with ML
Certificates: ISO 27001, GDPR-compliant, GDPR Compliance (independently audited, penetration-tested)
Founded: 2019
Employees: 11–50
Industries: Mechanical Engineering, Steel Industry / Steel Processing Industry, Automotive, Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods & Luxury, Basic Materials & Utilities

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Data capture at the edge (sensors, PLCs, cameras, external sources)
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IIoT edge gateway (ia: factorycube / ia: cubi)
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Data standardization according to ISA-95 / Unified Namespace
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Distribution to cloud, ERP, analytics and AI systems
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Technologies & Processes

Engineering

Industrial Data Platform (UMH)

Open-source platform for standardizing and distributing production data from the edge to the cloud.

IIoT

ia: factorycube / ia: cubi

Modular IIoT edge gateway with computing unit, router and evaluation software for minimally invasive digital retrofit.

Predictive Maintenance

Condition monitoring of critical components using high-frequency vibration analysis.

Quality Inspection with ML

Automated quality inspection using camera systems and machine learning algorithms.

Locations

Aachen

Headquarters, Development

IIoT edge gateway ia: factorycube
IIoT edge gateway ia: cubi

Cologne

Location (per website JSON-LD)

Solutions & Applications

**OEE / Performance Management Dashboards**IIoT / Production Optimization

**Digital Retrofit of Machines and Systems**IIoT Edge Gateway / Steel Industry

**Automated Quality Inspection**Camera Systems with Machine Learning / Production

**Unified Namespace / ISA-95 Data Standardization**Data Platform / Automotive

Inside the production

UMH platform: from shopfloor capture to the cloud

Industries

Mechanical EngineeringSteel Industry / Steel Processing IndustryAutomotiveFood & BeverageConsumer Goods & LuxuryBasic Materials & UtilitiesIndustrial Products

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Digital retrofit of machines and systems (IIoT edge gateway, performance management, OEE)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Predictive maintenance / condition-based monitoring (high-frequency vibration analysis)Inspection	–	–	–	–	–
Automated quality inspection with camera systems and machine learningInspection	–	–	–	–	–

4 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
IIoT edge gateway	ia: industrial analytics factorycube	–	–	–	Aachen
IIoT edge gateway	ia: industrial analytics cubi	–	–	–	Aachen
Distance sensor (time-of-flight measurement)	ifm O1D108	–	–	–	–
IO-Link sensors	ifm	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Digital retrofit of machines and systemsIIoT edge gateway (ia: factorycube, ia: cubi)OEE and performance management dashboardsPredictive maintenanceQuality inspection with camera systems and machine learningProcess value monitoringCapacity planning and distributionData capture through visualization (plug-and-play, minimally invasive)Predictive maintenance with high-frequency vibration analysisUnified Namespace / ISA-95 data standardizationERP / MES / SAP integrationEnergy managementBatch traceability

Reference customers

BöllhoffHiPPVELUXifm (partnership, application report)Customer from the steel industry (>1000 employees, Tier-1 environment)

Quality & Information Security

The platform is ISO 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant, independently audited and penetration-tested; data remains on-premise at the customer by default.

Evidence	Aachen
ISO 27001
GDPR Compliance (independently audited, penetration-tested)

History

2019
Founding of ia: industrial analytics GmbH in Aachen (registered April 15, 2019, HRB 22885, AG Aachen).
2020
Performance management project in steel processing: 11 machines retrofitted at 2 locations, savings of €1.739 million, ROI under 1 month.
2021
Founding date according to the website's JSON-LD (United Manufacturing Hub / UMH, Cologne) – presumably a rebranding.