Specialty chemicals production software
Improve process consistency, maximize production performance, and accelerate innovation with connected specialty chemicals operations.
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45% reduction of unplanned shut-downs
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14% reduction in corrective maintenance over three years.
Optimize specialty chemicals production with operational intelligence
With increasing regulatory requirements, volatile raw material costs, sustainability pressures, workforce shortages, and growing demands for innovation, specialty chemical manufacturers must continuously improve operations while maintaining safety, quality, and compliance. Velotic helps transform disconnected operations into connected, data-driven production systems designed for resilience, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Complex and variable processes
Gain real-time visibility into process conditions and material variability to improve consistency, reduce waste, and optimize product quality across batch and continuous operations.
Regulatory compliance & product traceability
Digitize production records, automate data capture, and strengthen process traceability to simplify audits, reduce compliance risk, and support regulatory reporting requirements.
Talent and labor shortages
Capture institutional knowledge through digital workflows, guided operations, and standardized processes that improve execution and accelerate workforce onboarding.
Manufacturing and supply chain disruptions
Improve operational agility with real-time visibility into production, inventory, and asset performance to respond faster to changing market conditions and supply chain disruptions.
Production agility and throughput
Optimize scheduling, production execution, and operational decision-making to increase throughput, reduce downtime, and improve responsiveness to customer demand.
Limited Insights from siloed data
Connect plant-floor systems, process data, quality information, and enterprise applications into a unified source of truth that supports faster, more confident decision-making.
Cost management & sustainability
Reduce energy consumption, raw material waste, process variability, and operating costs while advancing sustainability initiatives and environmental reporting objectives.
Solutions for chemicals operational excellence
Specialty chemical manufacturers operate in a highly regulated and increasingly competitive environment where product quality, process variability, regulatory compliance, and production agility directly impact profitability. Velotic's industrial software portfolio connects operational data, assets, and processes to help manufacturers improve visibility, optimize performance, reduce risk, and scale digital transformation initiatives across the enterprise. By combining Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx technologies, organizations can turn operational data into actionable intelligence that drives growth, efficiency, and operational excellence.
Kepware
Connect reactors, mixers, PLCs, DCS systems, laboratory systems, and enterprise applications to create seamless access to critical production and process data.
ThingWorx
Build a connected specialty chemicals enterprise with real-time visibility into production performance, operational KPIs, asset health, and sustainability metrics across sites.
Proficy Historian
Capture, store, and analyze high-frequency operational data to support root cause analysis, process optimization, regulatory reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Proficy Smart Factory MES
Digitize production operations, improve batch execution, strengthen traceability, enforce standardized processes, and enhance manufacturing visibility from raw materials through finished products.
Proficy Scheduler
Optimize production schedules based on resource availability, material constraints, equipment capacity, and demand requirements to improve agility and maximize throughput.
iFIX HMI/SCADA
Provide operators with real-time HMI/SCADA visibility and process control capabilities that improve situational awareness, operational responsiveness, and production reliability.
Specialty chemicals customer success case studies
Leading specialty chemical manufacturers are using Velotic solutions to improve process consistency, optimize yields, strengthen regulatory compliance, and accelerate digital transformation initiatives across global operations. By connecting production data, assets, quality systems, and operational workflows, manufacturers gain the visibility and intelligence needed to reduce variability, improve efficiency, and drive continuous improvement in even the most complex manufacturing environments. From batch and continuous processing to advanced analytics and enterprise-scale manufacturing execution, Velotic helps specialty chemical organizations turn operational challenges into measurable business outcomes, including higher product quality, increased throughput, improved sustainability performance, and lower operating costs.
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DuPont Uses Velotic’s Proficy MES for complex, distinct manufacturing processes
Learn why DuPont chose Velotic's Proficy MES software for its complex discrete manufacturing processes, and the result of doing so.
Explore specialty chemicals digital transformation resources
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Everything you need to know about manufacturing execution systems
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Achieve Enterprise Scale in Specialty Chemicals
Discover how specialty chemical manufacturers can scale operations efficiently across multi-site environments. Download the executive white paper to explore strategies for digital transformation, operational agility, and enterprise-wide integration.
White paper
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Close the Productivity Gap with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Discover how food & beverage and CPG manufacturers are using OEE to reduce downtime, improve quality, and increase throughput. Download the white paper to learn how.
White paper
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DuPont Uses Velotic’s Proficy MES for complex, distinct manufacturing processes
Learn why DuPont chose Velotic's Proficy MES software for its complex discrete manufacturing processes, and the result of doing so.
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Introducing Kepware Edge and Kepware Server
Learn more about Kepware’s Fall 2025 Release, including Kepware for Linux and a unified platform for Windows.
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Kepware Recognized as Outright Leader in Edge Connectivity by QKS
Get a free copy of the report and learn why Kepware is still the outright leader in connectivity.
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An Overview of Industrial Communication Protocols
Learn how industrial automation protocols like Modbus, OPC UA, Ethernet/IP, and BACnet drive industrial automation with data reliability and speed.
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PTC Announces Kepware Edge
Kepware Edge, a new Linux-based industrial communications platform, unlocks data from devices and integrates with manufacturing applications.
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Kaizen Cost Reduction: An Overview
Learn how Kaizen cost reduction integrates continuous improvement to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and cut costs in today's fast-paced manufacturing environment.
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How Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing Work Together
Discover how Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing complement each other to drive continuous improvement and waste reduction in manufacturing.
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Introducing Kepware Edge and Kepware Server
Learn more about Kepware’s Fall 2025 Release, including Kepware for Linux and a unified platform for Windows.
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Kepware Recognized as Outright Leader in Edge Connectivity by QKS
Get a free copy of the report and learn why Kepware is still the outright leader in connectivity.
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An Overview of Industrial Communication Protocols
Learn how industrial automation protocols like Modbus, OPC UA, Ethernet/IP, and BACnet drive industrial automation with data reliability and speed.
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PTC Announces Kepware Edge
Kepware Edge, a new Linux-based industrial communications platform, unlocks data from devices and integrates with manufacturing applications.
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Kaizen Cost Reduction: An Overview
Learn how Kaizen cost reduction integrates continuous improvement to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and cut costs in today's fast-paced manufacturing environment.
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How Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing Work Together
Discover how Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing complement each other to drive continuous improvement and waste reduction in manufacturing.
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Understanding the 6 Big Losses in Manufacturing
Implementing performance management solutions can boost OEE and uncover unplanned downtime, categorize it, and prioritize the best opportunities for continuous improvement.
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HTTP GET Requests within Kepware: Purpose and Use
In this blog we'll explore what HTTP is, how it works, and how Kepware can be configured to retrieve data through this protocol.
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Case study
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DuPont Uses Velotic’s Proficy MES for complex, distinct manufacturing processes
Learn why DuPont chose Velotic's Proficy MES software for its complex discrete manufacturing processes, and the result of doing so.
Case study
White paper
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Everything you need to know about manufacturing execution systems
White paper -
Achieve Enterprise Scale in Specialty Chemicals
Discover how specialty chemical manufacturers can scale operations efficiently across multi-site environments. Download the executive white paper to explore strategies for digital transformation, operational agility, and enterprise-wide integration.
White paper
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Close the Productivity Gap with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Discover how food & beverage and CPG manufacturers are using OEE to reduce downtime, improve quality, and increase throughput. Download the white paper to learn how.
White paper
Frequently asked questions
What is specialty chemicals manufacturing software?
Specialty chemicals manufacturing software helps chemical producers manage production, quality, traceability, compliance, scheduling, and operational performance. By connecting production systems, assets, people, and data, manufacturers gain real-time visibility and actionable insights that improve efficiency, product quality, and profitability. Velotic combines Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx to create a connected manufacturing environment across specialty chemical operations.
How can specialty chemical manufacturers improve process consistency?
Process consistency improves when manufacturers gain visibility into process conditions, raw material variability, equipment performance, and quality metrics. Connected operational data and advanced analytics help teams identify sources of variability earlier, maintain tighter process control, and deliver more consistent product quality..
How does digital transformation benefit the specialty chemicals industry?
Digital transformation helps specialty chemical companies replace disconnected systems and manual workflows with connected data and automated processes. This enables better decision-making, faster response to disruptions, improved production agility, greater transparency, and more scalable continuous improvement initiatives.
How does Kepware help specialty chemical manufacturers?
Kepware provides industrial connectivity that enables specialty chemical manufacturers to securely connect DCS systems, PLCs, laboratory systems, process equipment, sensors, and enterprise applications. This allows organizations to create a trusted foundation of operational data from both legacy and modern assets.
What is a manufacturing execution system (MES) for specialty chemicals?
A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) helps specialty chemical companies manage and optimize production operations. Proficy Smart Factory MES provides production visibility, process enforcement, batch management, quality tracking, genealogy, and electronic records that help improve productivity, compliance, and product consistency.
How can specialty chemical companies improve batch traceability?
Batch traceability is improved by digitally capturing production, material, quality, and process information throughout manufacturing operations. Digital genealogy and traceability capabilities help organizations quickly identify affected materials, investigate deviations, support audits, and reduce recall risks.
How does Proficy Historian support chemical process optimization?
Proficy Historian captures and stores high-frequency operational data from reactors, mixers, production systems, and other process assets. Manufacturers use this data to identify trends, investigate process issues, perform root cause analysis, improve yields, and support continuous improvement programs.
How can specialty chemical manufacturers reduce waste and improve yield?
Reducing waste starts with understanding process variability, material consumption, and production performance in real time. Connected operational data combined with analytics helps manufacturers optimize recipes, improve process control, reduce off-spec production, and maximize raw material utilization.
What role does predictive analytics play in specialty chemicals manufacturing?
Predictive analytics helps identify patterns and process conditions that lead to quality losses, equipment failures, or production inefficiencies. Using solutions like Proficy CSense, manufacturers can detect abnormalities early, improve process performance, and make proactive decisions before issues impact production.
How can specialty chemical manufacturers improve production scheduling?
Production scheduling solutions help manufacturers balance equipment capacity, material availability, labor resources, and customer demand. Proficy Scheduler enables more efficient scheduling and sequencing decisions that reduce changeovers, improve throughput, and increase manufacturing agility.
How can specialty chemical companies address workforce shortages?
Digital manufacturing solutions help capture institutional knowledge, standardize processes, and provide guided workflows for operators. This helps organizations onboard employees faster, improve consistency, reduce reliance on tribal knowledge, and maintain productivity despite workforce challenges.
How can manufacturers improve compliance in the specialty chemicals industry?
Improving compliance requires real-time visibility, digital records, traceability, and standardized execution. Connected manufacturing systems make it easier to support environmental, health, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements while reducing the effort associated with audits and reporting.
How does ThingWorx support specialty chemicals digital transformation?
ThingWorx helps specialty chemical manufacturers aggregate, contextualize, and analyze data from across operations. This provides enterprise-wide visibility into production, asset health, quality, sustainability, and operational KPIs while establishing a foundation for industrial AI and advanced analytics.
How can specialty chemical manufacturers support sustainability initiatives?
Manufacturers can support sustainability goals by reducing energy consumption, minimizing material waste, monitoring emissions, improving yields, and optimizing resource usage. Connected operational data enables organizations to measure, manage, and improve sustainability performance while supporting environmental reporting requirements.
Why choose Velotic for specialty chemicals manufacturing?
Velotic brings together Proficy, Kepware, and ThingWorx into an open industrial software portfolio designed to help specialty chemical manufacturers connect data, optimize operations, improve quality, strengthen compliance, and scale AI-driven intelligence across the enterprise. The company's solutions support process, batch, hybrid, and packaging operations and are used by many of the world's leading chemical manufacturers.