E2C Factory
Industrial Edge Integration for Modern Automation Environments
Integrate PLCs, industrial equipment, SCADA systems, sensors, and operational applications across manufacturing and industrial automation environments.
E2C Factory helps organisations simplify industrial data collection, edge visualisation, protocol interoperability, and operational workflows through scalable edge technologies designed for both modern and brownfield industrial infrastructure. Built to support mixed-vendor factory environments, E2C Factory enables industrial data to move more efficiently between machines, industrial protocols, edge applications, SCADA systems, cloud platforms, and operational workflows without requiring large-scale infrastructure replacement.
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Why Modern Industrial Environments Need E2C Factory
Modern manufacturing and industrial environments are generating increasing volumes of operational data across PLCs, industrial equipment, sensors, SCADA systems, edge devices, and production infrastructure. However, many industrial systems still operate across fragmented protocols, isolated operational networks, and mixed generations of automation technologies — creating integration complexity as factories modernise operations and expand industrial connectivity.
Industrial operators are increasingly challenged by disconnected machine data, limited operational visibility, protocol incompatibilities, rising infrastructure complexity, and the growing need to integrate factory systems with modern operational applications, cloud platforms, and industrial analytics workflows.
The challenge is no longer simply connecting industrial devices. The challenge is transforming fragmented industrial data into usable operational intelligence across manufacturing environments without replacing existing automation infrastructure or disrupting operational continuity.
E2C Factory helps address these challenges through a scalable industrial edge architecture designed for industrial protocol integration, local data processing, operational visualisation, and industrial workflow orchestration. Built for both modern and brownfield industrial environments, E2C Factory enables organisations to simplify how industrial data moves between PLCs, machines, industrial applications, SCADA systems, edge infrastructure, and operational workflows across the factory floor.
Who is E2C Factory Designed For?
E2C Factory is designed for industrial operators, system integrators, automation specialists, and industrial solution providers looking to simplify industrial data integration, improve operational visibility, and modernise factory infrastructure without replacing existing automation systems.
Industrial System
Integrators
Integrate PLCs, industrial protocols, SCADA systems, sensors, and operational workflows across mixed-vendor manufacturing environments. E2C Factory helps industrial system integrators simplify industrial edge deployments, improve interoperability between operational technologies, and streamline how industrial data moves between machines, applications, cloud platforms, and factory infrastructure.
Factory Operations
Teams
Improve operational visibility across machines, production systems, alarms, and industrial workflows through centralised industrial data collection and edge visualisation. E2C Factory helps factory operations teams monitor operational performance, consolidate machine data, support local operational workflows, and improve visibility across both modern and brownfield manufacturing environments.
Industrial Automation Engineers
Simplify communication between PLCs, industrial equipment, SCADA systems, and operational applications using interoperable industrial protocols and scalable edge integration architectures. E2C Factory enables industrial automation engineers to integrate mixed-vendor industrial systems, support industrial data processing, and deploy operational workflows without requiring large-scale infrastructure redesign.
Industrial OEMs &
Solution Providers
Build scalable industrial automation and Industrial IoT solutions using industrial protocol integration, edge computing technologies, Docker applications, Node-RED workflows, and cloud-connected operational architectures. E2C Factory helps OEMs and industrial solution providers accelerate deployment flexibility while supporting interoperable operational environments across industrial and infrastructure applications.
Simplifying Industrial Integration
Manufacturing environments are under increasing pressure to improve operational visibility, integrate disconnected production systems, and extract more value from industrial data without disrupting existing operations. However, many factories still rely on fragmented PLC networks, isolated machine data, proprietary industrial protocols, and disconnected monitoring systems that limit operational insight and increase integration complexity.
E2C Factory is designed to simplify industrial data integration across production environments by bridging PLCs, industrial equipment, SCADA systems, sensors, and operational applications within a unified industrial edge architecture. Built for real-world manufacturing environments, E2C Factory helps industrial teams improve machine visibility, support operational workflows, simplify protocol integration, and modernize factory infrastructure incrementally without replacing existing automation systems.
Connect PLCs & Industrial Equipment
Collect operational data from PLCs, industrial controllers, sensors, production machinery, and industrial devices across mixed-vendor factory environments. E2C Factory helps simplify industrial communication between production systems, edge applications, SCADA platforms, and operational workflows throughout the manufacturing environment.
Simplify Industrial Protocol Integration
Support communication across widely deployed industrial automation protocols including OPC UA, Modbus, Siemens S7, Allen-Bradley CIP, Omron FINS, Mitsubishi MC3E, and additional industrial communication standards commonly used across manufacturing and industrial automation environments.
Improve Machine & Production Visibility
Monitor machine states, operational alarms, production systems, and industrial events through centralised industrial data collection and edge visualisation. E2C Factory helps operations teams improve visibility into production workflows, equipment performance, operational anomalies, and distributed manufacturing infrastructure.
Enable Edge-Based Industrial Processing
Process, filter, route, and visualise industrial data locally to support operational responsiveness and reduce unnecessary cloud dependency. E2C Factory enables local industrial workflows and operational logic closer to production systems, helping support distributed manufacturing and infrastructure-intensive industrial environments.
Support SCADA & Operational Workflows
Integrate industrial data with SCADA systems, operational dashboards, alarms, databases, and factory workflows through flexible industrial edge architectures. E2C Factory helps simplify operational data flow between production equipment, industrial applications, and operational management systems.
Modernise Brownfield Factory Infrastructure
Extend the operational life of existing industrial infrastructure by integrating legacy PLCs, production equipment, and industrial communication systems into modern operational architectures. E2C Factory helps manufacturers modernise incrementally while preserving existing automation investments and minimising production disruption.
Built for Real Industrial Operations
E2C Factory is designed to help manufacturers and industrial operators simplify operational visibility, industrial data integration, edge processing, and factory modernisation across mixed-vendor industrial environments. From machine-level monitoring through to cloud-connected operational workflows, E2C Factory supports practical industrial deployments without requiring large-scale infrastructure replacement.
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Disconnected PLCs & Industrial Equipment |
Collect operational data across mixed-vendor industrial environments using widely adopted industrial protocols including OPC UA, Modbus, Siemens S7, Allen-Bradley CIP, Omron FINS, Mitsubishi MC3E, BACnet, MQTT, and additional industrial communication standards. |
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Limited Factory Visibility |
Enable real-time machine monitoring, operational alarms, industrial dashboards, edge visualisation, and production visibility across factory infrastructure through integrated SCADA-style operational monitoring workflows. |
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Expensive or Complex SCADA/MES Deployments |
Support lightweight industrial monitoring and operational workflows without requiring large-scale SCADA or MES infrastructure projects, helping simplify digital transformation for brownfield manufacturing environments. |
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Industrial Data Silos |
Route industrial data between PLCs, SCADA systems, cloud platforms, MQTT brokers, databases, and operational applications using flexible industrial edge integration and operational data orchestration. |
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Cloud Dependency & High Data Costs |
Process, filter, cache, and route industrial data locally to reduce unnecessary cloud traffic, improve operational responsiveness, and maintain operational continuity during unstable network conditions. |
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Operational Workflow Complexity |
Build industrial workflows using Node-RED orchestration, local processing logic, alarm management, Tag grouping, and operational automation capabilities designed for manufacturing and industrial automation environments. |
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Production Performance Monitoring |
Support localised OEE monitoring, production statistics, machine status visibility, downtime analysis, and operational dashboards through integrated industrial visualisation and edge analytics capabilities. |
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Scaling Across Multiple Sites or Machines |
Simplify deployment scalability through configuration import/export, reusable templates, centralised operational management workflows, and flexible industrial edge architectures designed for distributed industrial environments. |
Core Operational Capabilities of E2C Factory
E2C Factory combines industrial data collection, edge processing, operational visibility, and workflow automation within a unified industrial edge platform. These capabilities are designed to help manufacturers, system integrators, and industrial operators simplify deployment, reduce integration complexity, and accelerate operational modernisation initiatives.
Industrial Data Collection
Connect PLCs, controllers, sensors, meters, and industrial equipment using a broad range of industrial communication protocols. E2C Factory supports centralised device management, tag configuration, grouping, and high-frequency data acquisition across mixed-vendor industrial environments.
Protocol Conversion & Data Integration
Transform operational data into structured information that can be consumed by SCADA systems, cloud platforms, MQTT brokers, enterprise applications, and operational dashboards. Built-in protocol conversion helps simplify communication between previously disconnected systems.
Edge Data Management
Store, organise, and manage operational data locally using integrated data management services, historical storage, and store-and-forward capabilities. Localised data handling improves resilience and helps maintain operational continuity during network interruptions.
Alarm Management & Notifications
Monitor operational conditions through configurable alarms, event handling, notification workflows, and historical alarm tracking. Support for email, SMS, and third-party notification channels helps teams respond more quickly to operational events.
Low-Code Workflow Automation
Create operational workflows using integrated Node-RED orchestration, business logic, event handling, and process automation tools. E2C Factory enables organisations to implement edge-based automation without requiring extensive custom software development.
Edge Visualisation & SCADA
Build dashboards, operational screens, equipment monitoring views, and industrial visualisation interfaces through integrated edge visualisation capabilities. Operational teams can gain real-time visibility into processes, equipment status, and production environments.
OEE & Performance Monitoring
Track equipment utilisation, availability, production performance, and operational efficiency through integrated OEE monitoring capabilities. E2C Factory helps manufacturers gain deeper insight into equipment effectiveness and operational improvement opportunities.
Industrial Edge Architecture for Modern Factory Environments
E2C Factory is designed to simplify how industrial data moves between machines, production systems, operational applications, and cloud platforms across modern manufacturing environments.
By combining industrial protocol integration, local processing, operational visualisation, workflow orchestration, and flexible system integration within a unified edge architecture, E2C Factory helps manufacturers modernise industrial operations without replacing existing automation infrastructure.
Southbound Industrial Connectivity
Collect operational data from PLCs, industrial equipment, sensors, meters, and production systems using widely deployed industrial communication protocols. E2C Factory supports mixed-vendor industrial environments through broad protocol compatibility across manufacturing and industrial automation ecosystems.
Examples include OPC UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, Siemens S7, Allen-Bradley CIP, Omron FINS, Mitsubishi MC3E, BACnet, MQTT, and additional industrial communication standards.
E2C Factory Edge Operations Layer
At the core of the architecture, E2C Factory provides localised industrial processing, operational visibility, workflow orchestration, and industrial data management directly at the edge.
Capabilities include:
- Industrial protocol integration
- Local data processing & routing
- Alarm management & notifications
- Node-RED orchestration
- Edge visualisation & dashboards
- OEE monitoring & production visibility
- Historical data storage & offline caching
- Docker container support for third-party applications
Northbound Operational Integration
Integrate industrial data with SCADA systems, cloud platforms, MQTT brokers, databases, enterprise applications, RCMS, and operational reporting workflows through flexible northbound integration services.
E2C Factory helps simplify operational data flow between factory infrastructure and higher-level operational systems without requiring proprietary software ecosystems or large-scale infrastructure replacement.
Southbound Industrial Protocol & PLC Ecosystem Support
E2C Factory is designed to support heterogeneous industrial automation environments through broad compatibility across industrial PLC ecosystems, operational communication standards, industrial field devices, and modern edge integration workflows.
From brownfield manufacturing infrastructure through to modern industrial automation deployments, E2C Factory supports widely deployed industrial communication protocols commonly used across factory automation, industrial monitoring, machine integration, energy systems, and operational data collection environments.
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Delta Electronics |
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Xinje |
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Keyence |
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Inovance |
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Panasonic |
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Fuji Electric |
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Beckhoff |
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Looking for a specific PLC or industrial protocol? E2C Factory continues to expand support for industrial communication drivers and automation ecosystems. Contact the Robustel team to discuss compatibility with your PLC platform, industrial devices, or project requirements.
Northbound Connectivity & System Integration
E2C Factory securely publishes operational data to cloud platforms while simultaneously forwarding real-time information to existing industrial applications such as SCADA, MES, historians, and enterprise systems.
This enables E2C Factory to integrate seamlessly into modern OT and IT architectures without requiring custom middleware or proprietary interfaces.
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Secure Cloud Connectivity |
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Looking for a specific cloud platform or industrial software integration? E2C Factory continues to expand support for secure cloud connectivity and northbound communication drivers. Contact the Robustel team to discuss compatibility with your SCADA, MES, cloud platform, enterprise application, or project requirements.
E2C Factory Compatible Robustel Edge Gateways
E2C Factory is compatible with the following Edge Gateways from Robustel
NOTE: E2C Factory requires a minimum of 2GB of RAM to run optimally
Choosing the Right E2C Factory Edition
E2C Factory is available in three editions to support every stage of your industrial digitalisation journey. All editions share the same core application platform, with licensing designed around protocol availability, deployment scale and advanced operational analytics.
All Editions Include
The following capabilities are included in every Edition of E2C Factory:
- Industrial Data Collection
- Edge SCADA & Visualisation
- Node-RED Integration
- Secure Cloud Connectivity
- Industrial Data Forwarding
- Alarm Management
- Device & Tag Management
- Scenario Management
- Data Management
- Private Protocol Development
- Log Debugging & Diagnostics
- System Configuration & Management
Free Edition
Evaluate & Deploy Small Systems
The Free Edition is ideal for evaluation projects, pilot deployments and smaller industrial systems. It includes the complete E2C Factory platform with support for the industry’s most widely deployed industrial communication drivers.
Licence Includes
プロトコル
18 Industrial Communication Drivers
- General industrial protocols including:
Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, OPC UA, DLT698, DLT698TcpNet, DLT698OverTcp, DI/DO - Mainstream PLC platforms including:
Siemens S7, Melsec Mc-3E, Omron Fins-Tcp, Omron HostLink, Omron HostLinkOverTcp, Omron CipNet, AllenBradleyCip, AllenBradley ConnectedCip, Inovance Serial, Inovance Tcp
Capacity
- Up to 200 Collection Tags
- Up to 100 SCADA Tags
Ideal For
- Evaluating E2C Factory before deployment
- Pilot and proof-of-concept projects
- Single machines or small industrial systems
- Standard industrial protocols and PLC integration
- Learning the platform and application development
Core Edition
Scale Production Operations
The Core Edition is designed for production environments requiring broader industrial compatibility and significantly increased system capacity.
Licence Includes
プロトコル
Complete Industrial Protocol Library
Capacity
- Up to 2,000 Collection Tags
- Up to 2,000 SCADA Tags
Ideal For
- Production industrial deployments
- Multi-machine integration
- OEM machine builders
- System integrators
Pro Edition
Enterprise Operational Intelligence
The Pro Edition combines the complete industrial protocol library with expanded system capacity and integrated OEE analytics for enterprise-scale industrial deployments.
Licence Includes
プロトコル
Complete Industrial Protocol Library
Capacity
- Up to 5,000 Collection Tags
- Up to 5,000 SCADA Tags
Advanced Analytics
- Integrated OEE Analytics
Ideal For
- Plant-wide deployments
- Multi-site manufacturing
- OEE monitoring
- Enterprise operational platforms
Need Help Choosing the Right Edition?
Whether you’re evaluating E2C Factory, deploying production systems, or building advanced edge applications, the Robustel team can help you select the edition that best matches your operational requirements today while providing a clear upgrade path as your projects evolve.
Modernising Industrial Operations Starts at the Edge
Every manufacturing environment is different. Production systems, PLC architectures, industrial protocols, machine networks, and operational workflows often evolve over many years — creating complex industrial environments that cannot realistically be replaced overnight.
Whether you are improving machine visibility, integrating PLCs and SCADA systems, deploying industrial edge infrastructure, building operational dashboards, implementing OEE monitoring, or modernising brownfield factory environments, Robustel and its global partner ecosystem can help identify the right industrial integration strategy for your operation.
E2C Factory is designed to support practical industrial modernisation through interoperable industrial protocols, scalable edge architectures, operational visibility, and ecosystem-friendly deployment models that work alongside existing industrial infrastructure.