SOMA for production and maintenance

Expert project support
High compatibility
Fast integration

What it’s all about

Do you want to make your production future-proof?
With SOMA, our scalable software platform, we offer a solution for achieving the most diverse digitization goals in your machinery, whether it’s a case of retrofitting or a new system landscape.

How we can help you

Our SOMA platform can fully collect, process, store, prepare, and visualize data from a wide range of sources. Thanks to our modular system, the four process steps above can be used independently of each other, for example, data capture via an edge device or visualization using a web server are possible as stand-alone solutions.

Benefits:

Simple integration thanks to multiple interfaces
Highly compatible with many systems
Easy expansion
Expert project support
No regulatory requirements

More about the edge devices and software modules that make up SOMA:

Data collection

Configurable connection, e.g., of:

  • Ammeters, operating hour meters
  • PLC controllers, industrial PCs via OPC UA, Siemens S7 Ethernet protocol, etc.
  • Sensors (analog, digital) via Beckhoff® terminals

Data import, e.g., via:

  • CSV import, database import, manual user input

Data storage & data forwarding

  • Cloud (private/public) or local (on the machine, on company servers)
  • Configurable data transfer to external systems or databases, e.g., via OPC UA, MQTT
  • Choice of SQL and non-SQL databases, e.g., for your own administration

Data collection

Configurable connection, e.g., of:

  • Ammeters, operating hour meters
  • PLC controllers, industrial PCs via OPC UA, Siemens S7 Ethernet protocol, etc.
  • Sensors (analog, digital) via Beckhoff® terminals

Data import, e.g., via:

  • CSV import, database import, manual user input

Data storage & data forwarding

  • Cloud (private/public) or local (on the machine, on company servers)
  • Configurable data transfer to external systems or databases, e.g., via OPC UA, MQTT
  • Choice of SQL and non-SQL databases, e.g., for your own administration

Analysis & evaluation

The analyses are the “heart” of the SOMA platform. SOMA offers a rich portfolio of predefined analyses, which can also be customized for your needs:

  • Condition monitoring/predictive maintenance
    • Vibration analysis, trending, cyclical reference measurement, etc.
    • Calculation of a uniform machine health status
  • Energy monitoring
    • Consumption, consumption per production unit, comparison & prediction
  • Process data analysis & quality assurance
  • Production planning & OEE calculation
  • Custom analyses (upon request)

Visualization & alarms

The visualization can be easily configured for your data and requirements. The data is made available via a web server (locally or in the cloud).

    • Access via web browser from any end device
    • Configurable traffic light system based on threshold values
    • Dynamic maintenance plan
    • Notification can be set via email, SMS, dashboard, or signal light
    • APP for smartphones being planned

We deliver scalable software and hardware solutions to your exact specifications from a single source – from the simple to the highly complex – from partial to complete solutions.

With our expertise, we can help you plan your digitization tasks in the manufacturing or maintenance environment.

The SOMA platform is a scalable software platform; the use of modular hardware makes it easy to connect equipment.

Central data storage allows configurable comparisons and evaluations with regard to the individual machines or machine groups. The use of state-of-the-art web and security technology allows worldwide access to the captured and analyzed machine data inventory of your production equipment or systems.

SOMA can be individually integrated into your production landscape regardless of the hardware used and can be customized to your growing requirements due to its excellent scalability.

As a result, you only purchase and pay for what you currently need for your production or maintenance and can upgrade cost-effectively as required.

Ulrich Köstner

Embedded Systems Team Leader

Contact us:

Please feel free to reach out to my team and me with your project requirements. We would be happy to give you an initial overview of how our experienced developers can meet your individual goals.