How can centralized process data acquisition accelerate commissioning of complex industrial systems?

Synchronous acquisition of controller, sensor, and machine data significantly improves commissioning efficiency. With ibaPDA and ibaPDA-PLC-Xplorer, the iba-System enables parallel access to signals from multiple automation platforms and fieldbus networks, providing real-time visibility into interlocks, signal states, and process sequences. This allows engineers to identify faults faster and immediately validate corrective actions. In complex plants, this substantially reduces commissioning cycles and optimization efforts.

How can OEMs and system integrators improve root-cause analysis during commissioning?

Transient and sporadic commissioning issues are often missed by conventional SCADA systems. The iba-System continuously records high-resolution raw data with precise time synchronization, ensuring even millisecond-level events remain traceable. Using ibaAnalyzer, engineers can correlate and analyze signals from multiple systems with exact timing alignment. This enables rapid identification of race conditions, communication issues, and PLC logic problems.

How does continuous data acquisition support long-term plant monitoring after handover?

After commissioning, the iba-System acts as a permanent disturbance recorder and diagnostic platform throughout the plant lifecycle. With ibaHD-Server, process data can be archived long term for later troubleshooting, audits, or performance evaluations. Recurring faults, gradual process deviations, and sporadic communication issues become fully traceable and analyzable. This creates a reliable data foundation for optimization measures and maintenance activities.

How can heterogeneous automation systems be integrated into a unified data platform?

Modern industrial plants often combine controllers, drives, and communication systems from different vendors and generations. The iba-System provides extensive connectivity through interfaces such as PROFINET, PROFIBUS, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, and proprietary PLC protocols. This enables synchronized acquisition and centralized analysis of all relevant process data within a single platform. For machine builders and integrators, this significantly simplifies engineering, troubleshooting, and standardization.

How can system performance be documented transparently for acceptance tests, audits, and certifications?

Reliable and reproducible documentation of plant behavior is essential for acceptance procedures and certifications. The iba-System supports high-resolution recording of process and quality data, combined with automated KPI generation and reporting. Using ibaAnalyzer and ibaDatCoordinator, engineers can evaluate and document defined operating conditions, test runs, and performance criteria in a structured way. This provides operators and end customers with a robust data basis for audits and approvals.

Plant Building & System Integration

Key Users

From engineering to system handover: The iba system simplifies commissioning by giving you access to all process, machine and sensor data in real time. You verify that processes are running smoothly and deliver traceable proof that the plant performs exactly as expected – reliably, transparently, and efficiently. In case of an error, you can access the data immediately for root-cause analysis.

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Confidence Through Every Commissioning Step

The iba system provides a real-time view into plant behavior, supporting you through every step of commissioning. From functional checks to troubleshooting, you benefit from precise data and clear documentation, giving you smoother plant start-ups, verifiable performance, and more confidence for your customers. This doesn't end after commissioning: The iba system acts as a fault recorder during the entire lifecycle of the plant.

Build customer confidence

through transparent system insights

Accelerate commissioning

to get plants up and running faster

Ensure reliable data recording

for seamless traceability and audits

Continuous fault recording

during commissioning and long-term operation

Verify system performance

for handover and certification

Regardless of the manufacturer: With iba, we connect all components and analyze everything centrally with one powerful tool. It’s a game changer for our systems.

Martin Haushofer
Electrical and Electronics Engineer, Siemens Energy GmbH

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Successful applications and real solutions with the iba system.

PLC Analysis

Failures in automated systems can lead to production downtime and inferior quality. Failure mode analysis is easily achieved for maintenance personnel…

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Power and Process Monitoring

The iba system tells you exactly what is happening in your plants and your energy system. The components are all perfectly coordinated with one…

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Energy Monitoring

Acquire and analyze energy flows and consumption data: The iba system is ideal for evaluating your energy efficiency as it monitors energy and process…

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IEC 61850 Substation Monitoring

Accurately acquire events in substations: Thanks to its IEC 61850 interfaces, the iba system enables status information to be obtained from the IEC…

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Event Monitoring: Transient Fault Recorder

Analyze system faults with precise, high-resolution measurements: Electric systems react extremely quickly to errors. Compensation processes then…

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Power Quality Monitoring

Identify optimization potential with power and process monitoring: Power quality measurements are normalized measurements that qualify the voltage…

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Unlocking the Full Potential of Measurement Data: A Value Creation Approach Through Digitalization

Increasing complexity and process speed pose significant challenges for technology-intensive manufacturing companies. Not only do these factors make…

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So Near and Yet so Far: From Process Analysis at the Edge to KPIs in the Cloud

The more complex a system is, the greater the number of components involved in the process. However, as these influence each other, the impact of the…

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Democratizing Measurement Data – An Approach to Cross-Departmental Value Creation

To fully unlock the potential of measurement data, it must be democratized – made holistically accessible and usable across all user groups.

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Data unlocks its full potential when it is made accessible for different user groups

Checking and Certifying Coil Tracking Automatically: Handling Flat Products in an Optimized Way With ibaDatawyzer-ICC

Flat products are manufactured in several process steps, that do not directly follow each other in chronological order. Some products (the so-called…

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Process Analysis With ibaCapture: Keep an Eye on the Entire Plant With Process Specific Camera Monitoring

Usually, the operator does not have a free view on all components and aggregates from the control panel of a rolling mill. This is why camera systems…

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Increasing Product Quality by Means of Visual Signals: Online Process Monitoring With ibaVision

The task is to detect rhomboidity during a continuous casting process. This needs to be done to allow timely process adjustments and consequently…

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How can centralized process data acquisition accelerate commissioning of complex industrial systems?: Synchronous acquisition of controller, sensor, and machine data significantly improves commissioning efficiency. With ibaPDA and ibaPDA-PLC-Xplorer, the iba-System enables parallel access to signals from multiple automation platforms and fieldbus networks, providing real-time visibility into interlocks, signal states, and process sequences. This allows engineers to identify faults faster and immediately validate corrective actions. In complex plants, this substantially reduces commissioning cycles and optimization efforts.
How can OEMs and system integrators improve root-cause analysis during commissioning?: Transient and sporadic commissioning issues are often missed by conventional SCADA systems. The iba-System continuously records high-resolution raw data with precise time synchronization, ensuring even millisecond-level events remain traceable. Using ibaAnalyzer, engineers can correlate and analyze signals from multiple systems with exact timing alignment. This enables rapid identification of race conditions, communication issues, and PLC logic problems.
How does continuous data acquisition support long-term plant monitoring after handover?: After commissioning, the iba-System acts as a permanent disturbance recorder and diagnostic platform throughout the plant lifecycle. With ibaHD-Server, process data can be archived long term for later troubleshooting, audits, or performance evaluations. Recurring faults, gradual process deviations, and sporadic communication issues become fully traceable and analyzable. This creates a reliable data foundation for optimization measures and maintenance activities.
How can heterogeneous automation systems be integrated into a unified data platform?: Modern industrial plants often combine controllers, drives, and communication systems from different vendors and generations. The iba-System provides extensive connectivity through interfaces such as PROFINET, PROFIBUS, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, and proprietary PLC protocols. This enables synchronized acquisition and centralized analysis of all relevant process data within a single platform. For machine builders and integrators, this significantly simplifies engineering, troubleshooting, and standardization.
How can system performance be documented transparently for acceptance tests, audits, and certifications?: Reliable and reproducible documentation of plant behavior is essential for acceptance procedures and certifications. The iba-System supports high-resolution recording of process and quality data, combined with automated KPI generation and reporting. Using ibaAnalyzer and ibaDatCoordinator, engineers can evaluate and document defined operating conditions, test runs, and performance criteria in a structured way. This provides operators and end customers with a robust data basis for audits and approvals.