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Adroit Technologies receives Data Innovation Award
machine-learning models and generative AI via the Lumin module to deliver powerful forecasting and operational insights, particularly in water- industry applications, where early customer engagements have demonstrated real value. With over 30 years of expertise, Adroit Technologies has established itself as a trusted provider of SCADA, HMI, IoT, and industrial-automation solutions worldwide. What began as SCADA and process-control so¦ware has evolved in recent years into a broader suite of digital transformation tools that address the growing demands of Industrial IoT, asset- management, and cloud analytics. The Adroit Edge Gateway represents a progressive step in that evolution, enabling
Adroit Technologies last year won the Data Innovation Award at the Lumin 2025 ceremony, hosted by strategic platform partner OQLIS. This recognition underscores Adroit Technologies’ leadership in data-driven innovation across the industrial and utilities sectors. Central to the company’s achievement are its cloud-based analytics and operational intelligence platform, Adroit Cloud, and the purpose-built so¦ware gateway, the Adroit Edge Gateway, which together enable secure, eicient integration of industrial plant data with advanced cloud analytics. Commenting on the award, Johan Nieuwenhuizen, Sales Director and Co-CEO says: “This is a testament to our commitment to delivering real value through data innovation. With Adroit Cloud and the Adroit Edge Gateway, we are enabling our clients to access advanced insights that can deliver measurable improvements in eiciency, performance, and decision-making.” Hugo Pienaar, Digital Services Director, says: “The Data Innovation Award acknowledges Adroit Technologies’ work in extending what’s possible with the OQLIS platform through Adroit Cloud and its Edge Gateway. The Edge Gateway serves as a secure, lightweight bridge between on-premises industrial systems and cloud-based analytics, streamlining data acquisition and enabling real-time insights.” More than simple data transfer, Adroit Technologies’ implementation elevates the platform with modern visualisation and advanced analytics. The use of HTML override capabilities allows smarter, dynamic visualisation over traditional static layouts, making data more accessible, easier to interpret, and decision-ready. Complementing this, Adroit Technologies has deployed
Johan-Nieuwenhuizen Sales Director and Co-CEO, Adroit Technologies.
OT based communications to control or business systems, secure edge computing and real-time data transfer to the cloud, eectively turning legacy industrial systems into sources of actionable analytics and business intelligence. Through the combination of edge computing, cloud analytics, and machine learning, industrial clients, especially in utilities, water management, manufacturing and resource-intensive sectors, can realistically expect to aggregate and visualise real-time data across distributed assets, forecast system demand or maintenance needs, and make data-driven operational and investment decisions. Doing so, they can gear their operations for future demands, integrating new IoT and AI capabilities without sacrificing the value of existing infrastructure.
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prerequisite, as image processing naturally requires the exact position of the grippers.”
of the process, from li¦ing the top mat in a stack to cutting and turning sections for compact stacking.
A world-first in mesh handling Following two years of development, the ASA system was commissioned at Van Merksteijn’s site in spring 2024. The solution achieves the precision, reliability, and productivity needed for large-scale reinforcing steel production. John Browett, General Manager of the CC-Link Partner Association – Europe, says: “It’s inspiring to see machine builders like Hambi using CC-Link IE TSN to solve such complex motion control challenges. The ability to combine dierent tasks on the high-speed open network demonstrates how this technology helps companies push automation performance further while keeping system design simple.”
Precision through synchronisation The system uses six grippers, each capable of independent three-axis movement. As the mesh bends under its own weight during li¦ing, the grippers must dynamically adjust their positions to maintain even tension and prevent deformation. In total, 18 servo drives coordinate this movement, with additional drives handling transportation, turning, and stacking. Synchronisation between these drives, as well as with the image processing system and safety controls, is critical to ensure stability and precision. That’s why Hambi decided to link every part of the system – including servo drives, safety PLCs, frequency inverters, and controllers – via CC-Link IE TSN. The high-speed, deterministic communication provided by this open Ethernet standard allowed the team to achieve millimetre-level precision when gripping and positioning the steel mesh, even as it naturally bends and shi¦s during li¦ing. The technology’s gigabit bandwidth also allows all system components to share a single unified network. “Communication via CC-Link IE TSN is particularly important,” explains Marc Orgassa, Managing Director of Orgassa GmbH , Hambi’s long-term automation partner. “It allows us to ensure that the various system components and controllers are synchronised with the drives. This is a
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Hambi has developed a world-first system that automates the cutting, handling, and stacking of heavy reinforcing steel mesh.
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