ImpactIQ Industrial Software
ImpactIQ connects your automation data so it can be stored, analyzed, shared, and put to work.
ImpactIQ connects robots, PLCs, HMIs, industrial devices, and manufacturing databases to create a centralized source for production data, system events, recipes, tracking information, and performance metrics.
That data can be used through dashboards and reporting tools, exchanged with ERP/WMS/OMS systems, or made available to enterprise AI through an MCP server.
This solution enhances safety, scalability, and data accessibility for large-scale operations.
Integration Options
- Integration of ImpactIQ can be included in your system proposal
- You may be able to add ImpactIQ to your installed robotic system
Bridge the gap between the front office and the plant floor with the ImpactIQ Industrial Software Modules
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Dashboarding
Interfacing
Alarms & Events
Recipe & Order Management
Tracking & Tracing
Labeling
ImpactIQTMCore connects PLCs, robots, HMIs, and industrial devices to act as a gateway for collecting process data and exchanging information between the production floor, front-office systems, and AI-enabled applications.
When paired with an MCP server, authorized enterprise AI agents can securely access selected ImpactIQ data and system information to answer questions, summarize production activity, and surface relevant operational information.
The ImpactIQ Industrial Software Suite consists of six (6) modules. Modules can be purchased ala carte to meet individual project requirements. The ImpactIQ Industrial Software Modules can be viewed on any PC, Tablet, or Mobile phone.
AI & MCP Connectivity
ImpactIQ can serve as the data and system knowledge layer behind an MCP-enabled manufacturing environment. By connecting robot, PLC, HMI, production, alarm, recipe, and event data through ImpactIQ, manufacturers can make approved system information available to enterprise AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot.
Ask Questions About Your Automation System
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides a standardized connection between approved manufacturing data and an enterprise AI agent.
Instead of searching through multiple screens or reports, authorized users can ask straightforward questions about production activity and receive useful system information in natural language.
For example:
“How did the BA Palletizer run last night?”
Depending on the available system data, the response could include:
- Total cases palletized
- Products run during the shift
- Pallets completed
- Changeover downtime
- Operator login and changeover activity
- Production rates
- Alarm and event history
ImpactIQ connects the production data. MCP gives enterprise AI a standardized way to access it. Together, they create a foundation for faster answers and more useful manufacturing insight.
Application & Database Interface Module
Interface with front office ERP/WMS/OMS applications and databases to import and export data such as labels, orders, recipes, and production statistics.
- SQL connector
- Integrate databases with your industrial process.
- Trigger queries at set intervals or trigger with automation devices connected to ImpactIQ
- Example applications:
- Send label data to the labeling module directly from a SQL database
- Update order completion status in a database
- FTP Connector
- Exchange and parse CSV/delimited files
- Import SKUS/Orders from a CSV file on a remote file server
- Export a list of events from the alarm & event logging module to a spreadsheet or CSV file and upload automatically to a remote server
- Exchange and parse CSV/delimited files
- API Connector
- Exchange data between ImpactIQ modules and online applications such as e-commerce platforms or online ERP systems
- Support for custom API endpoints
- Trigger API calls from events that occur within ImpactIQ modules
- Examples:
- Call an API to retrieve and print a label after being weighed and tracked on a conveying line
- Examples:
ImpactIQ Module Usage Examples:
Alarms & Event Logging
Record faults and event history for every device connected to ImpactIQ – Keep a record of every fault and event that occurs. Easily discover recurring events and alarms by generating reports and viewing trend data through the ImpactIQTM user interface.
- Record timestamped events that occur in the system over time
- View alarm and event history through the ImpactIQ web-based interface
- Create custom alarms based on tag values in the PLC or register values in a robot
- Trigger custom alarms based on low or high setpoints
- View an overview of all alarms for every area
- Useful for large systems
Recipe & Order Management
Store and edit thousands or recipes and orders, and schedule runs using the web-based user interface and eliminate the need to enter information from the production floor HMI.
- Item #
- Description
- Size
- Weight
- Color
- Other Data
- Pick Position
- Line Number
- Items/Layer
- Other Directions
- Schedule Start/End Times
- Required Quantities
- SKUs to run directly from the ImpactIQ order management screen
- Import new recipes directly from ERP/WMS/OMS applications or databases using the interface module
- Edit SKU & Recipe data from the ImpactIQ web-based user interface.
- Import/Export Recipes & Orders
- Import your data from spreadsheets or flat files through the ImpactIQ Recipe/Order management web-based user interface.
- Import existing order data directly from ERP/WMS/OMS applications or databases using the interface module.
- Buffer Orders using ImpactIQ as an intermediate database
- Import orders for a shift, day, or week, etc. into ImpactIQ to be recalled later.
Tracking & Traceability
Track where a product is through its entirety in the automation system.
- Store and review timestamped events for a product lifecycle through an automation system.
- Track Uniquely Identified items with existing label or product barcodes.
- Add tracking to almost any system by utilizing barcode scanners connected directly to ImpactIQ
- Attach tracking items to specific lot & order numbers
- Export tracking information to spreadsheets or CSV files
- Exchange tracking information with databases or applications using the application interface module
Track data points such as:
- Weight
- Dimensions
- Current location in the system
The Labeling Module can be used to print and apply tracking (License Plate) labels to items or cartons.
Labeling
Print labels of any size and any format to almost any printer including Zebra, Sato, and Datamax – Write data from any data source to RFID tags.
Print the same label every time or print labels with dynamic fields such as:
- License plate numbers
- Timestamps
- Batch/Lot Numbers
- SKUs
- Automatically serialize fields on labels or RFID tags
Works with third party or existing equipment
Trigger prints with a plc, robot, socket message, or hardwired trigger from sensors or pushbuttons
Utilize the application Interface module to:
- Insert data from Excel, Microsoft Access, or flat file to automatically fill label fields
- Import dynamic label data from any database, ERP/OMS/WMS application, or customer file server.
