Free PLC Connection Check

Have a PLC that needs to talk to something else?

Show us the PLC and the system you're trying to connect it to—ERP, MES, database, dashboard, another machine, or something else. We'll help you understand what the connection could look like.

✓ 30-minute conversation✓ U.S.-based team✓ No obligation✓ Keep what already works
Why PLC integration matters

Your PLC may already know where the operation is winning—or losing.

Connecting PLC data to the systems your team uses can turn what is happening on the factory floor into information the business can act on. The value is not simply connecting two systems. It is seeing the work, equipment and inputs that determine throughput, cost and delivery.

Work in Process (WIP)

See where work is, how long it has been there, what is waiting and where queues are building between operations.

Equipment Utilization

Understand run time, idle time, cycles, changeovers and whether equipment is being used the way the operation expects.

Materials, Chemicals & Recipes

Capture actual consumption, batch or recipe information and process inputs so operations can compare what was planned with what was actually used.

Degraded Operations

Surface cycle-time drift, recurring faults, abnormal conditions or reduced performance before they simply become accepted as “normal.”

Maintenance Signals

Use operating data, alarms, counts and equipment conditions to help identify when maintenance may be required and give the team better context for what happened.

Winning is in the WIP.

Finished goods tell you what already happened. WIP shows what is happening now. When PLC data becomes visible beyond the machine, leaders can see where work is waiting, where capacity is being consumed, where materials are going and where the process is beginning to degrade—while there is still time to act.

Start with what you're seeing.

You don't need a specification, a scoped project, or the technical answer. If production information is stuck in a machine, being retyped into a spreadsheet, or not reaching the system that needs it, that's enough to start.

PLC / Machine
→
Connection Layer
→
ERP · MES · SQL
Dashboard · System

PLC → ERP

Move production counts, status, downtime or other machine data into the business system that needs it.

PLC → Database

Capture machine data automatically instead of relying on handwritten or manually re-entered information.

PLC → Dashboard

Make production information visible to the people making decisions without replacing working equipment.

Legacy PLC → Modern System

Explore what can stay in place and what is needed to connect older equipment to newer systems.

Machine → MES / SCADA

Connect equipment information to the operational systems managing production.

Machine → Machine

Explore a reliable way for equipment or production steps to exchange the information they need.

What we'll look at

The first conversation is meant to answer a practical question: what would it take to make these systems talk?

1. What you already havePLC, machine, controls and the software or system on the other side.
2. What data is availableThe production information the PLC already knows or may be able to expose—including counts, states, cycles, alarms, WIP signals, utilization and process inputs.
3. Where it needs to goERP, MES, SQL/database, dashboard, reporting system or another piece of equipment.
4. What can stayWe identify existing equipment and systems that may not need to be replaced.
5. What's missingPotential connectivity, data mapping, interface, API, database or integration requirements.
6. The practical next stepWhether this appears to be a straightforward connection or a larger integration effort.
Free PLC Connection Check

Tell us what you're trying to connect.

Give us only what you know. Technical details and photos are helpful, but you don't need all the answers.

What would be useful to track? (select any that apply)

Maximum file size: 10MB

PLC/control panel photo · HMI screenshot · error screen · diagram · PDF · Word/Excel/CSV/TXT document · simple sketch of the current process
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What happens next?

A real person reviews what you sent.

Ayoka looks at the problem, the equipment and the system you're trying to connect before the conversation.

We spend about 30 minutes on the connection.

We'll ask only the questions needed to understand what is happening now and what you want to happen instead.

You leave with a PLC Connection Snapshot.

A simple summary of the current state, a possible connection path, what may be able to stay, what may be needed and the next practical step.

Your PLC Connection Snapshot

This is the tangible takeaway. Even if you don't move forward with Ayoka, the conversation should leave you with a clearer picture of the problem.

CURRENT STATEAllen-Bradley PLC → production information recorded manually → entered into ERP.
POSSIBLE CONNECTIONPLC → data collection / integration layer → ERP.
WHAT CAN STAYExisting PLC · Existing machine · Existing ERP.
WHAT MAY BE NEEDEDPLC data access · ERP connection method · data mapping · validation.
OPERATIONAL VISIBILITYIdentify which PLC data could expose WIP, utilization, consumption, degraded performance or maintenance signals.
NEXT PRACTICAL STEPConfirm available PLC tags and the ERP's supported integration method, then map the operational measures that matter most.
AYOKA SYSTEMSScale with Speed · U.S.-based manufacturing integration team.

How This Applies to Your Operation

How can we tell whether our machines can provide useful production data?
Start by mapping the current workflow, identifying the systems and handoffs involved, and verifying the available data. Then connect the specific information needed to make decisions and measure the operational result.
Can older machines help us understand downtime and WIP?
Sometimes. Older PLCs may expose counters, run states, faults, and other useful signals. The check helps determine which data can be accessed, whether a gateway is needed, and which production questions that data can answer.
How is a PLC Connection Check different from a full automation project?
Start with the existing controller and supervisory-system interfaces, identify reliable production signals, and integrate the useful events into dashboards or business applications. The architecture depends on the equipment and operational requirements.

Related solution: If your operation needs software around these connections, explore Rent Custom Software.

You don't need the solution. Start with the problem.

Tell us what the PLC or machine needs to talk to and what's getting in the way.

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