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Rockwell FactoryTalk + Ignite Lean

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OPC-UA roadmap MQTT / Sparkplug B REST API roadmap

How the Connection Works

Machine / PLCcycle, state, faults
Rockwell FactoryTalkSCADA / edge
OPC-UA
Ignite Leaningest + map tags
Downtime on the floor map
Live OEE + cycle time
Auto work orders

How It Works

  1. 1FactoryTalk / Logix data is read via OPC-UA (Logix OPC-UA Server option) or an edge gateway publishing MQTT.
  2. 2Run the Ignite Lean opcua-bridge or mqtt-bridge against your endpoint.
  3. 3Map each tag to a station so cycle, state, and fault counts drive the floor map and auto work orders.

Recommended Workflows

How Rockwell FactoryTalk works best with Ignite Lean. These are recommended patterns: Ignite Lean fires the trigger, and how Rockwell FactoryTalk routes it (which work group, which device, which rule) is configured to your IT setup.

Machine down to work order
Trigger A machine reports a stop or fault
  1. 1Rockwell FactoryTalk publishes the downtime or fault over MQTT or OPC-UA.
  2. 2Ignite Lean opens a downtime event on the floor map immediately.
  3. 3If it runs past your threshold, an auto work order goes to maintenance.
  4. 4The OEE clock reflects the loss live.
Downtime is caught and dispatched the second it happens, not at shift change.
Sensed OEE, not typed
Trigger Each machine cycle completes
  1. 1Rockwell FactoryTalk streams the cycle count to Ignite Lean.
  2. 2Ignite Lean attributes it to the station and the active order.
  3. 3OEE, cycle time, and throughput update on their own.
OEE you can trust because it is measured, not hand-entered.

Connect Rockwell FactoryTalk today

This works now through our REST API, outbound webhooks, and Excel/CSV. Start with the API reference, or talk to us about a guided setup.

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