Tools
Five free tools covering the decisions that come up before, during, and after an IIoT platform evaluation. No registration required — the email capture at the end of each tool is optional.
ROI / Business Case Calculator
Translate IIoT platform costs into operational outcomes — reduced downtime, labor reallocation, scrap reduction — structured for a capital approval conversation. Outputs a summary you can drop into a board deck or CFO briefing without modification.
PLC Bandwidth & Polling Calculator
Size your data collection load before you deploy. Enter device count, register depth, and scan rates to see whether your network and PLC CPU budget can support the collection architecture you have in mind. Catches bandwidth ceiling problems before they surface during commissioning.
UNS Topic Hierarchy Builder
Draft a Unified Namespace topic structure for your plant topology. Covers enterprise, site, area, line, cell, and device layers with export for broker configuration and team review. Produces a structured output you can bring into vendor conversations as a requirements artifact.
IIoT Platform Evaluation Checklist
A structured checklist covering connectivity, integration, data modeling, security, and vendor support — scored and weighted so you can compare platforms against your actual requirements, not a generic feature matrix. Built around the criteria that separate deployable platforms from demo-ready ones.
Pilot Risk Stress Tester
Walk through the variables most likely to derail an IIoT pilot — network readiness, OT team bandwidth, integration complexity, change management exposure — and get a risk profile before you commit scope and resources. Surfaces the assumptions that kill pilots six months in.
All calculations are client-side. No data leaves your browser unless you choose to submit your email at the end of a tool. Outputs are designed to drop into procurement documents, capital requests, or internal technical reviews without modification.