Microland collaborates with PTC to strengthen its Industrial IoT portfolio

Microland has entered into partnership with PTC to launch a new set of IIoT services and solutions, including IIoT Data Interoperability powered by KepServerEx, Equipment Optimization powered by Thingworx and Thingworx System Integration Services.

The partnership brings together Microland’s IT-OT integration capabilities along with PTC’s industrial automation platforms, resulting in integrated Industrial IoT solutions to drive higher efficiencies, increase productivity and reduce operational risk. It further allows both the companies to leverage complementary resources, technologies to expand and strengthen Industrial IoT footprint and create joint go-to-market strategies.

ThingWorx contains the most complete set of integrated IoT-specific development tools and capabilities available, offering the industry’s deepest functional capabilities. ThingWorx makes it easy to develop and deliver powerful Enterprise IoT solutions that deliver transformative business value.

* ThingWorx platform will leverage Industry 4.0 technologies – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to reduce product failures

* Reduce downtime caused by unplanned events by sending breaking news alerts of the errors to the proper parties and predict the amount of time until a system fails

* Improve the quality of products by providing a full digital reporting of products produced

* Reduce delays in decision-making by enabling team members with real-time detailed data and creating dynamic visualizations of the status of production systems

* Identify trouble spots within the facility by observing real-time data on the factory floor with augmented reality (AR), providing a bird’s eye view

“This partnership provides us the opportunity to leverage PTC’s Thingworx platform to build smart, connected IoT solutions. It enhances Microland’s IoT capabilities enabling us to deliver improved customer experience and optimize business processes for our clients. Additionally, the initiative strengthens our platform-agnostic stance, providing clients the flexibility to choose an IoT platform that is tailor-made for their business needs," says Manjanath Nayak, Sr Vice-President, Global Head, IIoT business.

Kalyan Sridhar, Country Manager, PTC India, says, “Microland is known for constantly enhancing and enabling digital transformation across the world with latest technologies. With the integration of ThingWorx, Microland will be able to utilize the latest Industry 4.0 technologies and significantly improve productivity, innovation and operational efficiency. We look forward to a long-term relationship with Microland that leverages the expertise and learnings of both organization to build the foundations for accelerated IoT adoption globally.”

Microland’s Industrial IoT Professional Services, launched in October 2017, offers a comprehensive portfolio of services and solutions to support the acceleration of operation and business outcomes through the latest IIoT technology and holistic system integration approach. It works with global clients to maximize efficiencies across the CIO and COO ecosystems with their cross-sectional skillsets in IT and OT.