Ask your plants.
Meddle is the industrial data platform that brings together the data from your machines (OT) and your systems (IT) and lets you talk to them. Ask in plain language — energy, downtime, OEE, anomalies — and turn the answers into actions. Meddle can even write back to your machines for you.
Example questions and answers about plant data
- Which machine consumed the most energy this week?
- The GP800 extruder is the most energy-hungry machine of the week. GP800 consumption: 4,812kWh. of the total: 34%. vs 7 days ago: +18%. kWh per machine · this week: GP800 4,812, GP600 3,120, Oven 2 2,740, Compr. 1,980, Packag. 1,290. Set an alert above this threshold
- Why did Line 2’s OEE drop yesterday?
- The drop is concentrated in the early afternoon: micro-stops on the filler. OEE yesterday: 63%. vs average: −12pt. micro-stops: 41min. OEE % · by time slot: 08 79, 10 74, 12 58, 14 62, 16 71. Open the micro-stop analysis
- How much did the last unplanned stop cost?
- The last stop on Line 3 cost around € 2,140. estimated cost: € 2,140. duration: 47min. plant: Line 3. € · cost breakdown: Output 1,520, Energy 380, Restart 240. See the downtime history
- Which plants are stopped right now?
- Right now 2 plants out of 14 are stopped. The most critical one is Line 3. plants stopped: 2 / 14. Line 3, stopped for: 47min. Oven 2, stopped for: 6min. minutes of downtime · now: Line 3 47, Oven 2 6. Notify me when it restarts
- ‹ 20 minfrom connection to first answer
- 0 dashboardsto build or maintain
- 1 platformfor OT and IT, no lock-in
Your data is already there.
But it tells you nothing.
Machines and systems generate millions of values, across OT and IT. The problem isn’t collecting them: it’s understanding them — without building dashboards, without a data analyst, without waiting six months. With Meddle you ask a question and your plants answer.
Connect, understand, ask and act.
- 01
Connect
Every OT and IT source: PLC, OPC-UA, S7, Modbus, MQTT, databases, ERP, cloud. No lock-in.
- 02
Understand
Raw data becomes OEE, consumption in euros, real-time charts and automatically detected anomalies.
- AI
Ask
Talk to your plants in plain language and get the answer, not yet another dashboard.
- ACTIONS
Act
From words to facts: with your approval, Meddle’s agents write the new parameters straight to the machines.
The analyses you redo every week, already done.
Any question can become a worksheet: it refreshes itself, runs on every plant and stays shared with your team.
Anomalies find you, not the other way round.
Thresholds, drifts and downtime detected automatically on every tag, with the context to decide and the action to step in.
Ask a question. The plant answers.
Energy, downtime, OEE: ask in plain English and get a number, a chart and a suggested action. Without building anything.
From numbers to charts. In an instant.
Every answer becomes a chart you can read at a glance: trends, comparisons and consumption, always up to date and ready to share.
See it running on your plants.
We connect your machines and your systems in a guided demo. Ask your plants their first question — in plain English, in real time.
A different value for every role.
Open with every machine and system.
Secure by design.
- Any machine (OT) and IT system, no lock-in
- Data in Europe
- NIS-2 ready
Your data stays in Europe. And it stays yours.
All the technical power beneath the surface. You just see the conversation.
- 320hours — saved every year
- +12pt — of OEE on critical lines
- −20% — energy consumption (kWh)
I used to wait for the Monday report. Now I just ask, and the factory answers.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know before connecting your first machine.
Talk to the teamMeddle is an AI-powered Industrial IoT platform that connects your factory machines, collects production data in real time, and provides analytics, dashboards, and smart alerts to optimize operations. It connects directly to existing PLCs via software — no additional hardware required.
No. Meddle connects directly to your PLCs and industrial systems through software protocols like OPC-UA, Modbus, and MQTT. No physical gateways or additional sensors are needed. Just an Ethernet connection and you can start collecting data in minutes.
Yes. Most PLCs manufactured in the last 15–20 years support at least Modbus, which is sufficient for data collection. For equipment without digital interfaces, a simple serial-to-Ethernet adapter bridges the gap. Meddle is designed to integrate with heterogeneous equipment of any age.
You can connect your first machines and see live data within hours. A complete pilot on 5 machines takes just 2 weeks, including custom dashboards, alerts, and first operational insights. No external consultants or programming skills required.
Yes. Meddle qualifies as an enabling technology for Industry 4.0 programs and associated tax credits. For Transition 5.0 programs, Meddle's integrated energy monitoring features can help you access incentives of up to 45% of your investment.
Pricing depends on scope: how many plants, sources and users — never per tag or per data point. You start with one line, not the whole plant, and a 2-4 week pilot always comes before any commitment. The software-only approach also removes the hardware costs typical of other platforms.
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Connect machines and systems — OT and IT — talk to your data and act on it. In your language, in real time.