Industrial Edge apps enable information technology such as object-oriented programming, databases, data layers and artificial intelligence to be embedded in the control level.
Industrial Edge apps enable innovative applications relating to diagnostics and analysis of large, highly frequent data volumes in the automation and manufacturing environment, such as preventive maintenance. They are provided by partners and by Siemens and can be developed for specific customers based on individual requirements.
The proprietary development of Industrial Edge apps takes place based on Docker technology with programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Node.js.
Due to the use of container technology, developed Industrial Edge apps can be scaled up to the cloud across devices.
In line with the openness concept, Industrial Edge apps can combine any applications, for example web servers, web sockets, databases, complex calculations and more, including open source-based components. Integrated apps, e.g. based on the open source framework Node-Red or Mendix, allow you to get started quickly with local data processing.
The following Industrial Edge apps are already available or will be available soon:
Energy Manager
IE Flow Creator
Inventory
LiveTwin
Machine Insight
Notifier
Performance Insight
SIMATIC Automation Tool
SIMATIC WinCC Unified online Engineering for Industrial Edge
SIMATIC WinCC Unified Runtime for Industrial Edge
Partner apps
Furthermore, a large number of applications are included in the Industrial Edge offering as standard, or can be obtained as an application example free of charge:
Cloud Connector (available free of charge in the Industrial Edge Hub)
SIMOTION Trace Connector (application example)
The following Industrial Edge apps and other apps will be available at a later time:
Device Scanner Service
LicensesThere are no additional costs for Industrial Edge applications developed by you in high-level programming languages based on Docker.
Siemens applications are licensed individually and on an annual basis with a software update contract.