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	Kepware (PTC)
HQ Location	United States
Year Founded	1995
Company Type	Private
Stock Ticker	NASDAQ: PTC
Revenue	$10-100m
Employees	201 - 1,000
Website	Open website

Kepware (PTC)

HQ Location

United States

Year Founded

1995

Company Type

Private

Stock Ticker

NASDAQ: PTC

Revenue

$10-100m

Employees

201 - 1,000

Website

Open website

Company Description	Kepware Technologies, established in 1995, is a software development company headquartered in Portland, Maine. Kepware develops software solutions for the Industrial Automation Industry that help bridge the communication gap between diverse hardware and software applications. Their products enable informed decision-making from the shop floor to the top floor by providing consistent, reliable data across the enterprise. Kepware only delivers industrial-strength solutions that are designed, tested, and certified to meet the demands of industrial automation applications. They will not release a product until it has successfully passed all stages of our rigorous quality control process. They build, sell, and support the global market from our Portland, Maine headquarters to ensure the highest-quality output. Read More
IoT Solutions	The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is an evolution of existing technologies that enables end users to improve processes, drive productivity, and maintain an edge in our increasingly competitive global economy. The IIoT requires technology that can solve the Interoperability challenges of device connectivity by reliably and securely delivering data across the public domain at a much larger scale than previously thought possible. Interoperability is currently the greatest challenge facing the Internet of Things (IoT), and may be the missing link to implementing and realizing the value of many IIoT deployments. Kepware’s industry-leading communications platform, KEPServerEX, delivers the most complete solution for device-to-cloud Interoperability. KEPServerEX provides a single integrated platform for collecting, aggregating, and providing secure access to your industrial operations data. KEPServerEX is evolving with the IIoT to support platform independence and new methods of data access—including support for web-based technologies and publish/subscribe messaging protocols. Kepware is developing these solutions to help the IIoT deliver on its promise of improved operational efficiency through applications like preventative maintenance, energy monitoring, product lifecycle insights, and global production Tracking. Read More Log in to view content
Key Customers	Faurecia, Pantera Energy Company, ABB, Molex, Cascades Tissue Group, Repete Corporation, iQuest, Cirrus Tech, SIGIT, ZPI, SeVein Water Association, DST Controls, City of Orlando, Linamar, Failsafe Controls, Arizona State University Read More Log in to view content
Parent Company	PTC
Supporting Files	KepWare_Edge Connectivity_2015.pdf Log in to view content
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Company Description

Kepware Technologies, established in 1995, is a software development company headquartered in Portland, Maine. Kepware develops software solutions for the Industrial Automation Industry that help bridge the communication gap between diverse hardware and software applications. Their products enable informed decision-making from the shop floor to the top floor by providing consistent, reliable data across the enterprise. Kepware only delivers industrial-strength solutions that are designed, tested, and certified to meet the demands of industrial automation applications. They will not release a product until it has successfully passed all stages of our rigorous quality control process. They build, sell, and support the global market from our Portland, Maine headquarters to ensure the highest-quality output.

IoT Solutions

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is an evolution of existing technologies that enables end users to improve processes, drive productivity, and maintain an edge in our increasingly competitive global economy. The IIoT requires technology that can solve the Interoperability challenges of device connectivity by reliably and securely delivering data across the public domain at a much larger scale than previously thought possible. Interoperability is currently the greatest challenge facing the Internet of Things (IoT), and may be the missing link to implementing and realizing the value of many IIoT deployments. Kepware’s industry-leading communications platform, KEPServerEX, delivers the most complete solution for device-to-cloud Interoperability. KEPServerEX provides a single integrated platform for collecting, aggregating, and providing secure access to your industrial operations data. KEPServerEX is evolving with the IIoT to support platform independence and new methods of data access—including support for web-based technologies and publish/subscribe messaging protocols. Kepware is developing these solutions to help the IIoT deliver on its promise of improved operational efficiency through applications like preventative maintenance, energy monitoring, product lifecycle insights, and global production Tracking.

Key Customers

Faurecia, Pantera Energy Company, ABB, Molex, Cascades Tissue Group, Repete Corporation, iQuest, Cirrus Tech, SIGIT, ZPI, SeVein Water Association, DST Controls, City of Orlando, Linamar, Failsafe Controls, Arizona State University

Parent Company

PTC

Supporting Files

KepWare_Edge Connectivity_2015.pdf

Kepware (PTC) is a provider of Industrial IoT platform as a service (paas), application infrastructure and middleware, functional applications, and networks and connectivity technologies, and also active in the automotive, oil and gas, and utilities industries.

Technologies

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Application Development Platforms

Connectivity Platforms

Device Management Platforms

Application Infrastructure & Middleware

Data Exchange & Integration

Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Functional Applications

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Networks & Connectivity

Gateways

Use Cases

In-process Traceability

Machine Condition Monitoring

Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Field Services

Industries

Automotive

Oil & Gas

Utilities

Services

Training

Kepware (PTC)’s Technology Stack maps Kepware (PTC)’s participation in the platform as a service (paas), application infrastructure and middleware, functional applications, and networks and connectivity IoT technology stack.

Application Layer
Functional Applications

Cloud Layer
Platform as a Service

Infrastructure as a Service

Edge Layer
Automation & Control

Processors & Edge Intelligence

Actuators

Sensors

Devices Layer
Robots

Drones

Wearables

Supporting Technologies
Analytics & Modeling

Application Infrastructure & Middleware

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Networks & Connectivity

Technological Capability

None

Minor

Moderate

Strong

Number of Case Studies2

ABB Integrates Kepware Communication Platform for Well Sites

One of the biggest technical challenges ABB faced with this project was automating the collection of well data. The project called for between 1,000 and 1,500 well sites to come online in 2014, and beyond 6,000 by 2030, over an area of more than 4,500 km². Each of these wells have between 50 and 70 data points being scanned on a 30-second cycle time. With several new wells being introduced every day, ABB needed to be able to bring them on and off line in a highly streamlined and efficient manner; furthermore, the method of configuring them needed to be simple, fast, and very reliable. It also needed to be able to reliably retrieve vast amounts of data from distant locations. All this meant that the automation of data collection was a huge undertaking, since the project infrastructure was immense and constantly in flux. To handle these requirements, ABB needed an automated communications platform that was highly reliable and that could easily scale and communicate massive amounts of data back for visualization and long-term storage in an enterprise historian.

IoT Gateway Enables Faurecia to Improve Traceability for Customers

While Faurecia has a long track record of providing its customers with exemplary products, the increasing need to provide customers traceability for the parts it was producing motivated the company to further support these efforts. The large automotive OEMs expected Faurecia to be able to both track the process of operations and production and to make that information available on demand. For example, customers wanted to know which airbags were added to which cars, as well as detailed data characteristics about how each airbag was installed, including torque and angle of installation.

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PTC

PTC is a global provider of technology platforms and solutions that transform how companies create, operate, and service the "things" in the Internet of Things (IoT). The company's next-generation ThingWorx technology platform gives developers the tools they need to capture, analyze, and capitalize on the vast amounts of data being generated by smart, connected products and systems. The company's field-proven solutions are deployed in more than 26,000 businesses worldwide to generate a product or service advantage. PTC's award-winning CEO, considered an industry thought leader, co-authored the definitive guides to the impact of the IoT on business in the Harvard Business Review.

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	WIN-911 WIN-911 is the world’s largest Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) company dedicated to adding mobility to automation systems used in public infrastructure, manufacturing, oil & gas, building management, and other industries. WIN-911 is used in over 10,000 facilities, in seventy countries.

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