IRONTHREAD — PLM Systems Integration for Industry 4.0
    PLM Systems Integration · OT/IT Convergence · Industry 4.0

    Your engineering data has a destination.
    We build the thread that gets it there.

    For 25 years we've connected Oracle Agile, Siemens Teamcenter, and the systems around them — ERP, MES, IIoT platforms, and the digital twin — so design intent survives the trip from CAD to commissioning to operations.

    25 Years
    PLM & Manufacturing IT Delivery
    Oracle Agile + Teamcenter
    Deep Platform Specialization
    One Team
    Across OT and IT, End to End
    CAD / CAx PLM CORE ERP / MES
    The Problem CTOs Inherit

    Engineering releases a design. The rest of the enterprise finds out later.

    Most manufacturers didn't choose to run PLM as an island — it happened one point integration, one spreadsheet export, and one acquired plant at a time. The cost shows up on your desk, not the engineering floor.

    01 · CHANGE VELOCITY

    Change orders that outrun the shop floor

    An ECO clears in PLM on Monday and reaches the MES three weeks later — if it reaches it at all. Rework and scrap absorb the gap.

    02 · TWIN FIDELITY

    Digital twins built on stale CAD

    An IIoT investment only pays off if the model behind it reflects the as-built asset — not the last configuration PLM happened to export.

    03 · SYSTEM OF RECORD

    Two systems, one argument

    Engineering trusts the EBOM. Operations trusts the MBOM. Post-merger, there may be three of each. Nobody trusts the number in the board deck.

    What We Deliver

    PLM services built for the factory, not just the data center

    Every engagement is delivered by one accountable team spanning PLM, ERP/MES integration, and the industrial network — so the handoffs that usually fail between vendors don't happen at all.

    01

    PLM Strategy & Architecture Advisory

    Roadmap, platform selection, and a target operating model for engineering IT — the decisions made before a line of configuration is written.

    02

    PLM Platform Implementation

    Full lifecycle delivery on Oracle Agile PLM and Siemens Teamcenter — workflows, classification, BOM management, and change process, configured to your standards.

    03

    PLM–ERP–MES Integration

    Bidirectional, near-real-time integration linking the engineering BOM to the manufacturing BOM to the shop floor — the digital thread, made operational.

    04

    Legacy PLM Migration & Consolidation

    Move off aging PDM/PLM systems, consolidate duplicate instances after M&A, and re-master decades of part and document data along the way.

    05

    Cloud & Hybrid PLM Modernization

    Move Teamcenter or Agile to cloud or hybrid infrastructure without disrupting active release cycles, validation status, or compliance posture.

    06

    PLM–Digital Twin Convergence

    Feed IIoT and shop-floor telemetry back into the PLM-managed model, so the twin reflects as-operated reality — not just as-designed intent.

    07

    Custom Extensions, APIs & Connectors

    Purpose-built connectors and APIs for corners of the PLM ecosystem that off-the-shelf adapters were never designed to reach.

    08

    Managed PLM Services

    Ongoing administration, release management, and upgrade governance for production PLM environments — with support aligned to plant operating hours.

    09

    Global Rollout & Change Management

    Multi-site, multi-region deployment with training and adoption programs designed for engineering and manufacturing teams, not just IT.

    How It Fits Together

    The digital thread, closed into a loop

    The value isn't in any single integration — it's in the loop staying closed, from first CAD release through to operational feedback that informs the next design decision.

    AS-OPERATED FEEDBACK → NEXT DESIGN REVISION CAD / CAx NX · CATIA · CREO PLM CORE AGILE · TEAMCENTER SYSTEM OF RECORD ERP MBOM · PROCUREMENT MES / SCADA ROUTINGS · WORK ORDERS IIoT + Digital Twin EDGE · TELEMETRY · MODEL DESIGN DEFINE PLAN MAKE OPERATE
    Read it left to right, then back again. Design intent moves from CAD through PLM — the single source of truth — into ERP and MES for planning and execution, then out to the edge where IIoT platforms and the digital twin capture what actually happened. The amber path is the one most integrators skip: telemetry and as-built data routed back into PLM, so the next revision starts from reality.
    Platform Depth

    Two platforms we know from the inside out

    Twenty-five years of PLM delivery has concentrated around two ecosystems — deliberately. Depth on fewer platforms means fewer surprises during your upgrade, migration, or integration.

    Oracle Agile PLM
    PLM · PQM · PC

    Product Collaboration, Product Quality Management, and BOM/change control configured for discrete and process manufacturers running Oracle E-Business Suite or Fusion alongside Agile.

    Siemens Teamcenter
    PLM · MBSE · MFG

    Teamcenter core, change and configuration management, and Manufacturing Process Management — integrated with NX, Simcenter, and the broader Siemens Xcelerator portfolio.

    SAP
    Oracle EBS / Fusion
    Rockwell / PlantPAx
    Siemens Opcenter
    AWS IoT / Azure IoT
    NX · CATIA · SolidWorks · Creo
    MQTT / OPC-UA
    How We Engage

    Five stages, one accountable team throughout

    No handoff between the strategy firm, the systems integrator, and the automation vendor. The team that designs the architecture is the team that supports it in production.

    01 / ASSESS

    Current-state audit

    Map your PLM, ERP, MES, and IIoT landscape as it actually operates today — including the workarounds nobody put on a slide.

    02 / ARCHITECT

    Target architecture

    Define the integration architecture, data model, and governance needed to close the digital thread — sized to your risk tolerance.

    03 / INTEGRATE

    Build & configure

    Configure the PLM platform and build the integrations, connectors, and APIs that carry data across the loop.

    04 / DEPLOY

    Rollout & adoption

    Roll out site by site, region by region, with training built for engineers and operators — not just administrators.

    05 / OPERATE

    Run & evolve

    Manage, monitor, and extend the environment as your platforms upgrade and your manufacturing footprint changes.

    Why CTOs Choose Us

    Built at the intersection most vendors avoid

    — A

    One team, both sides of the fence

    PLM architects, ERP/MES integration engineers, and OT network specialists sit on the same delivery team — so the plan that works on paper also works on the plant floor.

    — B

    25 years, two platforms, no generalist drift

    Deep specialization in Oracle Agile and Siemens Teamcenter means fewer configuration surprises and faster diagnosis when something breaks at 2 a.m.

    — C

    Delivery that outlives the project

    Managed services and upgrade governance are part of the same relationship — not a separate contract renegotiated once the integrators leave.

    Start the Conversation

    Let's map your digital thread.

    Bring us your current PLM landscape — Oracle Agile, Teamcenter, or something older. We'll show you where the thread breaks and what it takes to close it.