IIoT embedded database ITTIA DB SQL has been integrated into the FlexCtrl industrial automation middleware system. This integration is designed to improve the management, storage and processing of data at the edge in smart factory and industrial settings.

FlexCtl is an industrial middleware system developed by BitCtrl. The FlexCtl system is designed for edge processing and integration in the process industry, smart factory, water and energy (electric/gas) distribution, and traffic control markets.

BitCtrl describes FlexCtrl as a middleware solution that creates control and monitoring applications in industrial automation systems. Implemented for “Industry 4.0”, FlexCtrl is designed to support requirements such as seamless connectivity, data-centric applications, high dependability, 24/7 operation, real-time performance, and long product lifetimes in the field.

The FlexCtrl platform aims to provide a robust, standardised system core combined with a variety of interfaces and auxiliary components that allow a high level of customisation to meet individual customer needs. Engineers can interface with the core using either a PLC-type scripting language based on IEC 61131-3, a native C/C++ SDK, or a remote web service. The interfaces are independent of each other and can be used simultaneously.

FlexCtrl has been selected and deployed by customers such as GF Casting Solutions, a division of Georg Fischer AG, and Cegelec Actemium.

ITTIA DB SQL software is designed to enable manufacturers and architects of industrial systems to securely collect, process and distribute data in real time.

“In order to bring our proven FlexCtrl solution to the next level and make it fit for the Industrial IoT, we needed a much more flexible and robust storage solution for the historic data. Our systems collect and manage data for many years, and this is the digital gold that our customers harvest,” said Prof. Gunter Geigemüller, BitCtrl CEO. He added, “Data must be handled by a safe, secure and robust database, and we recognised that we needed a special partner helping us achieve this. ITTIA DB SQL provided all the core features we needed right in their standard product and was therefore a natural choice.”

“Our total solution combines two industry-leading offerings into a unique answer for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), market,” said Sasan Montaseri, President of ITTIA. “VARs and OEMs can now benefit from data management and monitoring insight capabilities to deliver automation, efficiency, and productivity. A world-class product like FlexCtrl, embedded with ITTIA DB SQL, empowers manufactures to build systems that continuously manage the flow of data to make real-time decisions.”