CloudRail acquires all data from the shop-floor (OT) and provides it ready-to-use for your IIoT application (IT). This works in Greenfield setups using OPC-UA as well as in Brownfield scenarios with either Secondary Sensors (Retrofitting). CloudRail integrates seamlessly in Microsoft Azure IoT Hub, IoT Central and IoT Edge.

CloudRail lets you start your IIoT journey by…

…enabling faster IIoT projects at lower cost
- Automated Plug&Play device provisioning connects industrial assets to Azure within hours instead of weeks
- Centralized & cloud-based management lowers maintenance costs
- Hardware installation by customers’ staff, no on-site configuration required
…providing secure edge-to-cloud communication
- Fulfilment of IT security- and compliance requirements of enterprise customers from industries such as FMCG, Pharma & Healthcare and Industrial Equipment
- Automatic remote updates and security patches
…allowing future-proof data acquisition
- One standardized solution for brown- and greenfield data acquisition
- Scalable solution from the first PoC to the roll-out of an IIoT-ecosystem with up to millions of installations
…working with a strong distribution and partner network
- Global availability and on-site support in 95 countries by ifm Electronics
- Global system integrator network for IIoT projects (e.g. BearingPoint, ACP, Cancom …)
…avoiding IT and OT provider lock-in
- Compatibility with all Azure IoT services and on-premise solutions
- Compatibility with all main OT equipment vendors
(IFM, SICK, Pepperl+Fuchs, Turck, Balluff, Endress+Hauser etc.)

CloudRail - Managed OT to Cloud Connectivity

by CloudRail GmbH