Smart Factory & Industrial Operations Transformation
Connecting plants, systems and data — OT/IT integration, MES and SAP connectivity, quality and maintenance analytics, and the engineering talent to keep it running after go-live.
Talk to usDigital solutions across the plant, the network and the supply base.
OT/IT Integration
Machine, historian, SCADA and MES data brought into governed enterprise platforms with the network segmentation and security posture plant operations require.
Plant Data & Analytics
OEE, scrap, downtime and throughput analytics built on one definition across sites, so plant comparisons stop being an argument about the numbers.
Quality & Traceability
Digitized inspection, non-conformance and CAPA workflows with genealogy and traceability from raw material through despatch.
Maintenance & Asset Reliability
Condition monitoring, predictive maintenance models and work-order integration with SAP PM so insight becomes a scheduled job, not a report.
SAP & Enterprise Platforms
S/4HANA fit-to-standard, PP, QM and MM configuration, and clean-core extensions connecting production execution to planning and finance.
One hub tying capability, technology and talent to this buyer problem.
Capability — Digital Engineering
Industrial integration, event streaming and data platform engineering across plants and enterprise systems.
Explore Digital EngineeringTechnology — SAP & Enterprise Platforms
S/4HANA and manufacturing module delivery connected to plant execution and supply chain planning.
SAP & Enterprise PlatformsTalent — Manufacturing specialists
Process, quality, automation and SAP PP/QM/MM profiles from the AX3 manufacturing skills table.
See manufacturing talentWider industry context lives on the Manufacturing industry page, and the underlying data foundation on AI & Data.
Smart Factory & Industrial Operations — frequently asked questions
What is a smart factory programme in practical terms?
It is the connection of machine and plant data to enterprise systems, plus the analytics and workflows that use it — OEE and downtime visibility, digital quality, predictive maintenance and integration to SAP. It is delivered plant by plant, not as one enterprise switch-on.
Do you replace our MES?
Usually not. Most value comes from integrating and instrumenting the MES, historians and ERP you already run. Replacement is only recommended when the existing system genuinely blocks the operating model.
How is OT security handled?
Plant connectivity is designed with segmentation, one-way data flows where appropriate, and least-privilege access, agreed with your OT and security teams before any integration is deployed.
Talk to AX3 about smart factory & industrial operations
Connecting plants, systems and data — OT/IT integration, MES and SAP connectivity, quality and maintenance analytics, and the engineering talent to keep it running after go-live.