01 · Current state
Production, systems, data
On-site assessment: what is there, what is sound, what is maintained twice — and where parallel truths appear.
- Machines and controllers
- ERP, MES, island tools
- Data sources and gaps
Iniationware GmbH · Lohne (Oldenburg), Germany
Clarity first.
Then technology and AI.
Automation audit and report, your decision basis.
Automation alone is often no longer enough and AI without a solid data foundation fails just as clearly. Most projects do not fail on technology. They fail because nobody has a defensible answer to what actually pays off. We start with an automation audit and a written report: current state, what is worth doing (automation, AI, both, or neither) — and in which order. Everything else only follows if the report recommends it.
A word from the managing director
In practice, automation and AI rarely fail on technology. What is missing is clarity about what pays off and what does not.
That is why we start with an audit and a written report that is yours to keep. Personally, vendor-independent, from Lohne in the Oldenburger Münsterland.
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Why projects fail without an audit
Most industrial digitalisation and automation projects do not fail on technology. They fail on the foundation: there is no honest assessment of the starting point. Island solutions run in parallel, each with its own version of the truth.
Every analysis needs manual rework, and every investment decision ends up resting on estimates instead of numbers. More visibility or more quotations do not fix that — they only multiply the lack of clarity.
The automation audit delivers that clarity in writing. What you get is not another piece of software but a report: you know what your production costs, where it stands and whether a step pays off — before the first euro is spent.
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What the report contains
The report is your concept foundation. It is yours — even if you then deliver with someone else, or deliberately do nothing.
02 · Assessment
What pays off — and what does not
A defensible view per step, including the recommendation not to act when the numbers say so. Vendor-independent, because we do not sell third-party licences.
- Value and risk
- A no is allowed
- No obligation to continue
03 · Order
Next steps, commissioned one by one
A delivery order in which every step carries value on its own. The report is the basis for a decision, a tender or a fuller multi-year concept — if the audit recommends that.
- Priorities instead of a wish list
- Budget in sensible cuts
- Concept foundation in the report
Let us start with the audit.
A small, fixed-price audit, quoted up front. After that you know whether and where the next step pays off — including the answer that none does yet.
Request an auditFixed priceaudit quoted up front
Reportyours to keep
30 minintro call, no sales deck
20+years of practice in OT/IT integration
2013active in the OPC Foundation working groups
2017maintainer of one of the most used open-source OPC UA libraries for Node-RED
1entry point: audit and report — everything else after
03
What often follows
Further work arises as demand from the report — the topics we have delivered and supported most often. Not a catalogue you have to browse first.
See all follow-up steps →Follow-up · Platform
iniationOS
Production, quality, inventory, asset management, energy and NIS2 evidence on one data foundation instead of six separate systems.
Learn more →Follow-up · Edge
SWIFT-BOX
Edge gateway family in the Connect, Control and Compute tiers. From data collection through load management to AI inference at the machine.
Learn more →Follow-up · Integration
OPC UA integration
Connect machines without a controller swap — from a Node-RED maintainer, with the SDK of our long-standing partner TRAEGER.
Learn more →Follow-up · Robotics
Cobot palletising
Turnkey palletising cells built on DOBOT cobots, validated in 3D beforehand and connected to the same data foundation.
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Automation audit and report
The entry point. Production, systems and data — assessed in writing. Everything else only if the report supports it.
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3D feasibility study
If the report recommends it: simulate the planned solution in Visual Components while changes still cost nothing.
3
Implementation and support
Delivery following the 123DAILY method — in clearly cut steps, billed on value.
4
Operation and evolution
Data models, dashboards and interfaces grow with you — instead of being rebuilt for every new machine type.
Partners and technologies we work with
Standards and tools we work with
OPC UACompanion SpecificationsISA-95IDTA · Asset Administration ShellMQTT / SparkplugModbus TCP/RTUBACnetNode-REDDockerVisual ComponentsDOBOTNIS2ISO 50001EnEfG
Frequently asked
What management, IT and procurement want to know before the audit.
Where do we start?
With the automation audit and the written report. That is the only entry offer we sell. Further steps — data foundation, edge, OPC UA, cobots — arise only as demand from the report, when they pay off.
Do we have to replace our existing systems?
No. We build on the machines and systems you have. ERP, MES and maintenance stay where they are. What you need is in the audit report — including the option that nothing is delivered yet.
Where does our data live?
Wherever it is allowed to live: on-premise, at the edge or in the cloud. The architecture follows your requirements for data sovereignty and latency. We put the decision in writing in the report.
How do you bill?
The audit is commissioned as its own small step and quoted up front — with no obligation to continue. Follow-up steps are billed on value, not on timesheets, in clearly cut steps following the 123DAILY method.
Are you tied to a vendor?
No. We work vendor-independently and on standards. That is why the report may also say that a step does not pay off — we do not earn on third-party licences.
What happens before a larger investment?
If the report recommends it: a 3D feasibility study. You see cycle times, layout and bottlenecks while changes still cost nothing.
No commitment
Register your interest
No concrete task yet, but interested in principle? An e-mail address is enough. You get a reply from a person with a short read on what would actually be worth considering in your situation. No newsletter, nothing passed on to anyone else.