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We shape the future of production optimization with unique software

The analysis software for automated production lines and machines based on high-frequency machine data. Adapted to your production - as Software as a Service.

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What do we do?

plus10 is an AI spin-off of Fraunhofer IPA for automated manufacturing optimization based in Augsburg and Stuttgart. We offer unique AI software solutions for continuous productivity improvement of highly automated production plants for machine operators and for ex-works integration for plant manufacturers of all industries.

Why are we doing this?

Because we are convinced that a new era of production optimization has dawned. As a manufacturing company, you often have to deal with ineffective machines, downtime or errors in the production process. Up to a certain point, these problems can be solved with traditional optimization. However, optimization can go even further: Data is the key.

How do we do it?

Based on PLC data, our technology learns detailed behavior models of the machines. This enables the system itself to be optimized - continuously and automatically. To best meet the needs of our customers, we offer various products.

Founder

The founders of plus10

plus10 was founded after five years of applied research and development at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (Fraunhofer IPA) in Stuttgart.

Felix Georg Müller
CEO

Felix Georg Müller has experience in the fields of production engineering, data science and business development. He specializes in time series analysis and behavioral models for machines and plants. Before founding plus10, he was Fraunhofer group leader for autonomous production optimization.

Thomas Hilzbrich
CTO

Thomas Hilzbrich is a former Fraunhofer project manager for data-driven production optimization and algorithm development. He has expertise in production IT, database systems, software engineering and machine learning.

Pablo Mayer
COO

Pablo Mayer is an expert in automation technology, programmable logic controllers and high-frequency data acquisition at proprietary protocol level. He is a former Fraunhofer researcher for automation systems and concepts as well as machine control design.

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Develop modern web applications with Java and SQL
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What our customers & partners say

"Hopper analyzes combined machine and material data for us over the last three months, which provides transparency that we didn't have before. The ad hoc evaluation is particularly helpful for difficult materials such as COC or COP. The AI provides specific counterproposals, which saves a tremendous amount of time and waste."

Sven Walz

Process expert in injection molding at ZAHORANSKY

"plus10 Hopper Recommender is running on our injection molding machines and generates more output. It really helps our setters to fine-tune and troubleshoot machine settings to increase and stabilize efficiency throughout all shifts for our complex elastomer molding processes."

Andrea Botta

Process Engineering Manager at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

The Shannon® worker assistance system was implemented by plus10 at the machine manufacturer's highly automated assembly line even before the factory acceptance test (FAT). By using the software, we were able to obtain valuable and detailed information about any malfunctions that occurred, as well as their precise duration and number, during the FAT and commissioning. Shannon® thus enabled a significantly more transparent and effective commissioning of the plant.

Mathias Hollop-Wünschkowski

Industrial Engineer & Optimization

In just three months, we successfully implemented the IT/OT integration of Shannon® and the necessary risk assessment at our pharmaceutical secondary packaging facility in Kaiseraugst. I was impressed by the speed and professionalism of the plus10 team!

Gerrit Börner

Unit Lead Data Analytics & Deployment @ F. Hoffmann-La Roche

After a brief implementation and training phase with Shannon®, the tool was deployed on one of our fully automated production lines. Real-time transparency regarding error behavior, the associated scrap per cause, and situational problem-solving suggestions during ongoing operations are extremely helpful in minimizing losses around the clock.

Ed Borger

Vice President Global Operations, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies SE & Co. KG

"With Shannon®, the malfunctions and messages occurring on the complex, automated line could be detected and localized quickly and effectively. The cycle time analysis in Shannon® allowed us to view and compare the cycle and process times for relevant time intervals in detail at the station level."

Andreas Koellner

PLC technician, Production Process Engineering, ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG

"We used the intelligent software tools Shannon® and Darwin even during the virtual commissioning of our newly developed shingle matrix module production plant. With Shannon®, the operational worker assistance tool, we were able to assign a large number of situational solutions and tips for specific problems and situations from the documentation, and with Darwin Analytics, we were able to create full transparency regarding optimization potential. This enables us to commission the real plant more quickly and ensure a smooth handover to the operator."

Marco Saladin

Managing Director, M10 Solar Equipment GmbH

"ZAHORANSKY uses all three intelligent plus10 tools on fully automated plants to support fast and smooth start-ups as well as maximum productivity in our customers' everyday production. Both customers in the medical technology and consumer goods sectors are now using the situational assistance internationally!"

ZAHORANSKY AG

"For us, plus10-Shannon® is an answer to state-of-the-art plant and machine systems by breaking down complex and interlinked plant states into easy-to-manage fault clearance tasks for the operator in a fully automated manner. It thus represents an essential step in the simplification of modern plant systems for the operator."

Dr. Uwe Remminghorst

Vice President Production Vetter Pharma

"plus10, with its continuous learning optimization technology, offers a disruptive approach OEE increase specifically for highly automated production facilities."

Prof. Thomas Bauernhansl

Institute Director Fraunhofer IPA

"I have been following plus10 since 2020 and am convinced of the innovation and added value of AI optimization tools for highly automated, complex production facilities."

Peter Schwarzenbauer

Ex Board of Management BMW AG

"The decision to cooperate with plus10 has proven to be a promising project from day one. The solution orientation of the company is reflected in the cooperation as well as in the product Shannon® as shop floor-near tool for establishing knowledge management solutions in production. Increasing the robustness of our highly automated packaging machines is based on the successful interaction between our machines and the employees. Shannon® provides a special interface for us here."

Daniel child

Head of Packaging Inhalativa, Boehringer Ingelheim

"With plus10 and their Shannon® technology, we were able to quickly uncover significant improvement potential in our interlinked production lines. Their in-depth expertise in connecting and analyzing high-frequency machine data has been very convincing for us."

Dr. Waldemar Rotfuss

Head of Technology Platforms, Freudenberg Technology Innovation

"It's impressive how more output can be gained from fully utilized production facilities with the plus10 software tools. This means capacity expansion without high plant investments."

Daniel Stengel

Director, Kearney

"I am confident that Shannon will give us an increase in performance!"

Cedric Meyer

Global Carlsberg Excellence Senior Manager

"Our aim was to identify the technical potentials to significantly reduce manufacturing costs. The results are thus highly significant for us, as they reveal and objectively quantify the real causes of all losses."

Matthias Meissner

COO Haselmeier GmbH

"With Shannon, we were able to generate data-based transparency on all relevant machine malfunctions, including localization and prioritization, after the implementation phase. In addition, machine downtimes could be analyzed live at signal level. The plus10 team proved to be extremely competent and supportive."

Daniel Spanfellner

Smart Factory Expert, PERI

"With Shannon, the faults and messages that occurred on the complex, automated line could be detected and localized quickly and effectively. The smartwatches for the operational operators and logistics personnel were particularly valuable here."

Andreas Koellner

PLC Control Engineer, Production Process Engineering, ebm-papst St. Georgen

"With the software from plus10, we were able to benefit from detailed transparency about downtimes and process times already during the implementation phase. The signal-based root cause analysis by the Signal Viewer as well as the detailed fault analysis on station level were particularly profitable. With the help of the simulation based on the data, it was possible to define a package of measures to increase output."

Lutz Kaiser

Plant Engineer, Schwarzkopf & Henkel Production Europe GmbH & Co. KG

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