LineConnect+ bridges the gap between your factory floor PLCs and the Frostbyte Pro cloud. Real-time OEE dashboards, machine state monitoring, production counter tracking, and automated downtime logging. It works with any machine that has a PLC, without manual data entry.
From PLC to cloud dashboard in three simple steps.
Your production machines expose data via OPC-UA, the industrial standard protocol for machine communication. Machine states, counters, alarms, and process values from any PLC-controlled equipment.
A lightweight gateway application runs on a dedicated device on your factory network. It subscribes to OPC-UA data from your PLCs, batches it, and securely sends it to the cloud over HTTPS.
Production data arrives in Frostbyte Pro within seconds. Live OEE gauges, machine state timelines, production trends, and alarm history, all accessible from any device.
VFFS, CNC, Flow Wrappers, Case Packers
Data collection, offline buffer, state engine
OEE dashboards, state monitoring, analytics
Everything you need to monitor, measure, and improve your production line performance.
Availability, Performance, and Quality calculated automatically every hour from live PLC data. No clipboards, no spreadsheets. Just accurate OEE, in real time.
Track machine states in real time, including Execute, Idle, Held, Stopped, and more. Native PackML (ISA-TR88) support for packaging equipment, with custom state mapping for any other PLC-controlled machine.
Live production counters, good count vs reject count, current rate vs rated speed. See performance at a glance from any device, anywhere.
PLC alarms surfaced directly in your dashboard with severity levels, timestamps, and historical logging. Know about problems the moment they happen.
A lightweight application running on a dedicated device on your factory network. Connects to your PLCs via OPC-UA and securely pushes data to the cloud over HTTPS.
Network goes down? The edge gateway buffers production data locally. When connectivity resumes, all buffered data is automatically replayed, so no data is lost.
If it has a PLC with OPC-UA, LineConnect+ can monitor it.
Plus any other OPC-UA capable equipment. Supports PLCs from Siemens, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff, B&R, Omron, Schneider Electric, Mitsubishi, and more.
Enterprise production monitoring without the enterprise price tag.
| LineConnect+ | Traditional SCADA/MES | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup cost | Minimal | $50,000 to $200,000+ |
| Monthly cost | Affordable SaaS | $2,000 to $10,000+ |
| Setup time | Days | 3 to 12 months |
| Infrastructure | Edge device + cloud | On-site servers |
| OEE dashboards | Included | Add-on or custom |
| Remote access | Any device, anywhere | VPN required |
| Maintenance | Automatic updates | Manual patching |
| Offline capability | Built-in buffering | Server redundancy |
LineConnect+ connects to any PLC that exposes an OPC-UA server, including most modern PLCs from Siemens (S7-1500, S7-1200), Rockwell/Allen-Bradley (CompactLogix, ControlLogix), Beckhoff (TwinCAT), B&R, Omron, Schneider Electric, and others. If your PLC supports OPC-UA, we can connect to it.
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is the gold-standard metric for manufacturing productivity. It combines three factors: Availability (uptime vs planned production time), Performance (actual throughput vs rated speed), and Quality (good units vs total units produced). LineConnect+ calculates OEE automatically every hour directly from your PLC data, with no manual data entry required. Try our free OEE calculator at /tools/oee-calculator to benchmark your current performance.
PackML (Packaging Machine Language) defined by the ISA-TR88 standard is an international standard for machine control, widely adopted in packaging and increasingly used across other manufacturing sectors. It defines standard machine states like Execute, Idle, Held, Stopped, and Aborting. LineConnect+ supports PackML natively, and for non-PackML machines, it can map custom PLC states to an equivalent model for consistent monitoring across your entire operation.
The edge gateway includes an offline buffer that stores production data locally during network outages. When connectivity is restored, buffered data is automatically replayed to the cloud in chronological order. No production data is lost, even during extended outages.
The edge gateway runs on a small, dedicated device on your factory network. We handle provisioning and setup as part of the onboarding process. The device needs Ethernet access to your PLC network and an internet connection to reach the Frostbyte Pro cloud.
Traditional SCADA and MES systems require significant capital investment ($50,000-$200,000+), on-site servers, and specialised integrators. LineConnect+ delivers the key production monitoring capabilities (OEE, state tracking, downtime logging, and alarms) as a cloud SaaS at a fraction of the cost, with setup in days rather than months.
Yes. Production counter data from your machines can feed directly into Frostbyte Pro's inventory module, automatically updating finished goods quantities as products come off the line. This eliminates manual stocktake discrepancies between production output and inventory records.
Get in touch to discuss your line configuration and see how LineConnect+ can deliver real-time OEE monitoring for your factory.