Kepware Server

Transform proprietary data from virtually any industrial device into normalized data ready for any application in minutes.

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Core Capabilities

Device connectivity

Legacy and modern devices often create data gaps. Kepware Server bridges them with 150+ drivers and customizable interfaces, connecting virtually any device quickly and reliably.

OT data aggregation

Kepware Server aggregates OT data from devices, lines, and sites into one secure interface, simplifying architectures and delivering normalized data across your operations.

Data normalization

Kepware Server converts proprietary protocols into open standards like OPC UA and MQTT, while enabling real-time, condition-based linking between devices. This simplifies automation, alerts, and control to turn raw data into actionable insights.

Secure OT & IT integrations

Kepware Server securely integrates device data into virtually any application including MES, SCADA, AWS and Azure. Kepware Server also supports ODBC-compliant databases for compliance, analytics, and AI/ML insights.

Kepware+ Manager compatibility

Managing large-scale deployments is challenging. Kepware+ Manager provides centralized monitoring and configuration, ensuring secure, efficient control of multiple servers across enterprise environments.

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Kepware Server Drivers, Plug-Ins, & Suites

Kepware Server is priced and packaged to suit the needs of your specific project or initiative - whether connecting one device or standardizing across your enterprise. See below to learn more about what you can connect and options for purchase.

Connect Any Device for One Price
Advanced Manufacturing Suite

Kepware’s Advanced Manufacturing Suite bundles every driver with tag linking and database logging unlocked data from any device for automation projects.
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Supports Most Manufacturing Use Cases
Manufacturing Suite

The Kepware Manufacturing Suite packages 100 device drivers with OPC DA and OPC UA for integrating common manufacturing devices and systems.
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How Our Products Work Together

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Kepware + Proficy

Standardize connectivity for operations

What’s included

Connect diverse industrial devices

Kepware provides a common connectivity layer for PLCs, controllers, devices, and industrial systems, helping manufacturers standardize how operational data is collected across equipment, lines, and sites.

Scale industrial applications

Proficy applications use connected operational data to support HMI/SCADA, MES, industrial data management, scheduling, and optimization across manufacturing operations.

Create a more consistent architecture

Together, Proficy and Kepware help organizations reduce connectivity complexity and create a more standardized foundation for scaling industrial applications across the enterprise.

Kepware + ThingWorx

Connect industrial assets and solutions

What's included

Standardize industrial connectivity

Kepware connects diverse PLCs, controllers, devices, and industrial systems through a consistent connectivity layer.

Deploy industrial applications

ThingWorx uses connected industrial data to support applications and experiences that make information accessible to users and workflows across the organization.

Create a future-proof foundation

Together, Kepware and ThingWorx help organizations connect diverse industrial environments and extend that information into scalable applications as operational needs evolve.

Kepware + Proficy + ThingWorx

Connect, standardize, and scale smarter operations

What's included

Connect diverse industrial assets

Kepware provides the connectivity foundation for bringing data from PLCs, controllers, devices, and industrial systems into a consistent operational architecture.

Operate with industrial software

Proficy provides applications for production execution, HMI SCADA, industrial data management, scheduling, and optimization across manufacturing operations.

Extend across the enterprise

ThingWorx can extend industrial information into connected applications and experiences, helping additional users access and act on operational context.

Create a stronger foundation

Together, Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx help manufacturers connect assets, standardize architectures, integrate operational information, and scale industrial capabilities across lines, plants, and enterprise environments.

Use Cases

Use cases

Learn how data from Kepware Server can transform manufacturing operations to improve quality, efficiency, and reliability.

Standardized connectivity

Abstract the complexity of OT devices from OT and IT applications by creating a single point of access for OT data that's secure, reliable, and scalable.

AI and machine learning

Kepware Server enables manufacturers to harness the full potential of AI and Machine Learning by delivering normalized, real-time data from virtually any industrial device. Its connectivity and data transformation capabilities enable predictive maintenance, energy optimization, and OEE analysis, helping teams identify issues before failures occur and optimize performance. With proven reliability and integration, Kepware Server accelerates smarter decision-making and drives operational efficiency across the enterprise.

Automation & MES

Kepware Server delivers connectivity for both automation and MES environments, bridging data from legacy and modern PLCs to DCS, SCADA, and HMI systems. With 150+ pre-built drivers and data aggregation, it enables real-time, standardized data flow across production lines and enterprise sites. This enables automated systems to operate with greater efficiency and consistency, while MES applications gain instant access to actionable insights for optimizing workflows, reducing errors, and scaling operations. Kepware's proven reliability and flexible integration set it apart as the trusted choice for manufacturers seeking to unify and elevate their automation and MES strategies.

Machine-to-machine communication

Kepware Server enables equipment and systems to exchange data in real time, without human intervention. This connectivity allows machines to automatically coordinate tasks, adjust processes, and respond instantly to changing conditions on the production floor - improving efficiency and driving smarter automation across manufacturing operations.

OT data tunneling

Kepware Server streamlines data tunneling by securely linking diverse protocols and devices, aggregating OT data across production lines and sites. It enables reliable transfer of normalized data to IT systems and cloud platforms, eliminating costly hardware upgrades and supporting scalable, enterprise-wide integration.

Success Stories

Case studies

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IMA Builds New Value for Themselves and Their Customers Using IIoT

Unlocking Efficieny Gains for Customers through Advanced Analytics and predictive Maintenance
Electrolux Turns Connected Data into Transformational Insights

How the Electrolux Group is using Kepware to fuel global digital transformation
Global Manufacturer Modernizes Operations with Kepware
Kepware’s IoT Gateway Provides Faurecia with Data to Improve Traceability for Top Automotive Customers

Faurecia is recognized as a pioneer in technological innovations - reducing the weight of vehicles, offering customized comfort and style solutions, and mitigating any impact on the environment.
Leading Data Center Infrastructure Management Platform Integrates Kepware Server to Expand Connectivity

With over 150 drivers and a single, consistent interface, Kepware Server provided ABB all of the connectivity tools they required in one easy-to-use package.
Building Resilient Operations after a Cyber Attack

Following a ransomware attack that disrupted operations across a large portion of its manufacturing network, the packaging company recognized the need for a more consistent approach to industrial connectivity.
Global packaging manufacturer improves efficiency and reduces downtime with industrial IoT

A leading packaging company leveraged Kepware to secure OT networks and unify data across all facilities—without replacing legacy equipment.
Carlsberg Leverages IoT to Improve OEE and Launch Their Digital Transformation Journey

To improve performance of their manufacturing lines, Carlsberg needed a consistent, streamlined solution for tracking production data across its 28 brewing facilities throughout the globe. Learn how they leveraged ThingWorx, Kepware, and Microsoft to improve OEE by unlocking real-time performance monitoring and predictive maintenance across brewing facilities.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

What does Kepware Server do?

Kepware Server bridges OT devices and OT and IT applications, enabling connectivity between proprietary devices and manufacturing applications like ERP, MES, SCADA, HMI, IoT, and more..

How much does Kepware Server cost?

Kepware Server is priced and packed to meet the needs of your project - whether connecting a single device or standardizing connectivity across your enterprise. See above a la carte options for maximum flexibility to purchase what you need, when you need it. Kepware also offers enterprise packaging with Kepware+ packages for Kepware Server. Contact us for more information.