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PTC ThingWorx + Ignite Lean

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PTC ThingWorx is a major IIoT + connected-product platform. A natural bridge from machines to a lean MES.

MQTT / Sparkplug B OPC-UA roadmap REST API roadmap

How the Connection Works

Machine / PLCcycle, state, faults
PTC ThingWorxSCADA / edge
MQTT / Sparkplug B
Ignite Leaningest + map tags
Downtime on the floor map
Live OEE + cycle time
Auto work orders

How It Works

  1. 1ThingWorx publishes via REST + MQTT.
  2. 2Run the Ignite Lean mqtt-bridge against your ThingWorx MQTT publisher.
  3. 3IIoT machine + asset telemetry lands as machine_events.

Recommended Workflows

How PTC ThingWorx works best with Ignite Lean. These are recommended patterns: Ignite Lean fires the trigger, and how PTC ThingWorx 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. 1PTC ThingWorx 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. 1PTC ThingWorx 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 PTC ThingWorx 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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