Industrial Automation

SIA Connect

SIA Connect enables secure data acquisition from PLCs, remote machine monitoring, and reliable data transfer to databases, MES, ERP, and cloud applications. It is an industrial software and hardware gateway that seamlessly connects Operational Technology (OT) with enterprise IT systems.

With a single solution, you gain secure remote device access together with complete data communication between the production environment (OT) and enterprise IT systems.

SIA Connect supports more than 30 industrial communication protocols, allowing PLCs, robots, measuring devices, and building management systems to be integrated without programming or developing custom communication software.

Supported PLCs and communication protocols

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7 and LOGO!
  • Allen-Bradley
  • Mitsubishi
  • Omron
  • Beckhoff ADS
  • Modbus TCP / RTU
  • OPC UA
  • OPC DA
  • MQTT
  • BACnet
  • EtherNet/IP
  • M-Bus

An ideal solution for machine builders, system integrators, and manufacturing companies that need to collect production data, store it in databases, or securely transfer it to MES, ERP, Microsoft Power BI, and cloud applications. SIA Connect is also recommended for machine builders who want to provide their customers with remote monitoring, production data acquisition, and modern IIoT functionality without developing custom software.

Remote connectivity can be established using VPN, 4G/5G routers, or third-party platforms such as NetBird, Secomea, and Tosibox.

What SIA Connect can do

  • Secure remote access to machines
  • Data acquisition from PLCs, robots, and measuring devices
  • Store data in SQL databases
  • Publish data via MQTT and OPC UA
  • Bidirectional communication between OT and IT systems
  • Local data buffering during communication outages (Store & Forward)
  • Web-based configuration without programming
  • Available as both hardware and software

Typical applications

  • Remote data acquisition from machines worldwide
  • Centralized machine monitoring from a single location
  • Production and energy data acquisition
  • Data transfer to MES, ERP, and Microsoft Power BI
  • Cloud solutions based on Microsoft Azure and AWS
  • Manufacturing digitalization and IIoT projects

Not sure whether SIA Connect, Ewon Flexy, or Ewon Cosy+ is the right solution for your project? Contact our specialists. We will help you design the optimal solution for remote access, machine monitoring, and industrial data acquisition.

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Comparison of remote access and data acquisition solutions

Feature COSY+ Flexy 205 SIA Connect
Remote access ✅ ✅ ✅
PLC programming ✅ ✅ ✅
Data acquisition ❌ ✅ ✅
Store & Forward ❌ ✅ ✅
OPC UA ❌ ✅ ✅
PLC ↔ PLC data transfer ❌ via script ✅
PLC ↔ Device data transfer ❌ via script ✅
Database storage ❌ via script ✅
MQTT ❌ via script ✅
Cloud services Talk2M, OpenVPN Talk2M, OpenVPN NetBird, Secomea,
Tosi, Zrok
Jaroslav Blažek tested the SIA Connect module.

Jaroslav Blažek tested the SIA Connect module.

A device for data transfer between PLCs, databases, and the cloud reads data from machines, enables bidirectional data transmission, and connects devices from different manufacturers. How did Jarda Blažek (blaja.cz) find working with the module from the Danish manufacturer SIA Connect?