Multi-vendor machine data
Confirm protocol, topology, access role, data consumer and lifecycle before final selection.
Softing Industrial · Solution area 01
Industrial Data Integration & OT/IT Connectivity
Aggregate PLC, CNC and OPC data, standardise the information layer and expose selected data through OPC UA, MQTT and established industrial interfaces.
Application-led selection
Selection by function and lifecycle
Current platforms, family selection pages and installed-base products are deliberately distinguished.
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.SDEX SuiteCurrent flagship platform
Fanless DIN-rail appliance for deploying the SDEX industrial data-connectivity platform close to machines and production networks.SDEX Suite GatewayCurrent platform
Windows-based OPC communication and connectivity suite for OPC UA, OPC Classic and selected controller, database, file, MQTT and REST integration tasks.dataFEED OPC SuiteCurrent; licence-dependent
Free Softing utility for exporting SIMATIC S7 symbol information from STEP 7 or TIA Portal projects for reuse in supported Softing connectivity products.dataFEED ExporterCurrent utility
System architecture
Industrial Data Integration & OT/IT Connectivity
Use this as a selection framework; exact protocol roles, firmware, licences and certification remain product-dependent.
01PLC / CNC / OPC UA
02Softing data layer
03OPC UA / MQTT
04SCADA / MES / ERP
05Cloud / Analytics
Keep deterministic control in the controller/DCS. Softing provides access, standardization, diagnostics, asset-management or information-layer connectivity.
Dedicated pages
Softing product and family routes
Open the dedicated page for technical data, lifecycle status, comparison guidance and official resources.
OPC UA & industrial data integration
SDEX Suite
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
Current flagship platformView dedicated page →Industrial gateways
SDEX Suite Gateway
Fanless DIN-rail appliance for deploying the SDEX industrial data-connectivity platform close to machines and production networks.
Current platformView dedicated page →OPC UA & industrial data integration
dataFEED OPC Suite
Windows-based OPC communication and connectivity suite for OPC UA, OPC Classic and selected controller, database, file, MQTT and REST integration tasks.
Current; licence-dependentView dedicated page →dataFEED Exporter
Industrial edge & MQTT
dataFEED Exporter
Free Softing utility for exporting SIMATIC S7 symbol information from STEP 7 or TIA Portal projects for reuse in supported Softing connectivity products.
Current utilityView dedicated page →Application fit
Typical engineering objectives
SCADA/MES integration
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OPC Classic modernisation
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Unified data access
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MQTT publishing
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Historian / analytics feeds
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Engineering inputs
Model selection criteria
Installed systemController/device models, firmware, network protocol and topology.
Data / asset objectiveRead/write variables, parameterization, diagnostics, monitoring or development role.
Northbound interfaceOPC UA role, MQTT broker, API, FDI/FDT, SCADA/MES or application library.
DeploymentWindows, Docker, gateway, DIN rail, OEM device or industrial PC.
CybersecurityNetwork zones, certificates, identities, remote access and patch ownership.
Commercial scopeLicences, runtime/redistribution terms, quantity, support and lifecycle.