Industry 4.0 is a vision of connected manufacturing: real-time data, vertical integration from boardroom to shop floor, traceability built in, autonomy where it pays off. ProdSys delivers the parts of that vision SMB manufacturers actually use — through one platform, one database, and one open API.
The original Industrie 4.0 vision came out of Germany in 2011: cyber-physical systems, IoT, real-time data, digital twins, AI. For a 30-person workshop or a 120-person component manufacturer, only some of that matters in practice — and the rest is buzz. We focus on the parts that move the needle for SMBs.
An ERP that doesn't reach the shop floor is just an accounting tool with extras. An MES without ERP context is just a clipboard with a screen. The Industry 4.0 advantage comes from one connected stack — and that's what ProdSys is. Everything else — sensors, robots, dashboards, AI — plugs in through our open REST API.
Six Industry 4.0 capability areas where ProdSys is fully built-in — not "available as a separate module" or "via partner".
Industry 4.0 is built on connectivity — and ProdSys connects through one full REST API. Same API we use ourselves, with no "integration tier" carve-outs. Sensor data, machine telemetry, IoT devices and third-party platforms flow in through the same surface area our developers build against.
PLC drivers and protocol-level industrial connectivity are a different specialty — and the field has dedicated vendors who do it well. Rather than ship our own half-baked PLC layer, we keep the API open and work with the partners our customers already use. Result: you get best-of-breed equipment connectivity and a single source of truth for the business.
Industry 4.0 stacks live or die on infrastructure choices. Ours are deliberate.
The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires structured ESG disclosure from a growing share of European companies. For manufacturers, that means tracking energy use, CO₂ emissions, and material waste per product, batch, or order — data that has to come from somewhere.
For most SMB manufacturers, the question isn't "should we report sustainability?" — it's "where will the numbers come from?" When the data is already in your ERP and MES, CSRD becomes a reporting exercise instead of a separate project. Your buyers in larger companies will start asking; this is where you'll have the answer ready.
Industry 4.0 is broad. Some parts of the vision are not where ProdSys plays — and we'd rather tell you upfront than discover it together later.
If you're being pitched on Industry 4.0 today, you've probably heard about IoT platforms, digital twins, and AI-driven optimisation. They're real — but they're expensive, and most SMBs don't have the data foundation to use them yet. Here's the sequence that works.
30 minutes, tailored to your business. We show you the parts of the platform that matter for your industry, your equipment, and your reporting requirements.