iTAC and Dürr: Ten years of joint digital strategy for the industry

Today, the digital transformation of industrial production processes requires more than just individual software modules. What is needed are integrated systems that connect systems, data and processes across all levels. iTAC Software has been part of the Dürr Group for ten years now and, as an MES/MOM specialist, supports its Group-wide digital strategy. Together, the companies develop solutions for networked, transparent and efficient production.

«Dürr and iTAC are constantly working on software solutions that aim to increase plant availability and sustainability or save time,» says Dr. Jochen Weyrauch, CEO of Dürr. «We combine our digital know-how with expert knowledge of production processes to support our customers in future-proofing their entire production.»

The aim of the joint digital strategy is to support customers holistically in the digitalization of their production - from the store floor level to the data-driven optimization of complete production networks. iTAC contributes software expertise and a deep understanding of industrial manufacturing processes to the development of modern manufacturing operations management solutions.

MOM as a central component of the Digital Factory

Dürr bundles its digital expertise across the Group and develops cross-divisional solutions for networked production - from plant integration to MES and MOM systems through to AI-supported analytics and maintenance applications. Within this portfolio, the MOM system forms a central basis for transparency, controllability and efficiency in production.

iTAC has been playing a key role in the development of scalable and integrated production management solutions within the Dürr Group for ten years. The iTAC.MOM.Suite controls and optimizes production processes, supports detailed planning via integrated Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) and links production management, logistics, material flow and maintenance in an integrated system. Seamless data acquisition and process visualization is ensured by the SCADA functionalities of Dürr's DXQcontrol solution.

The Dürr Group has also implemented the «OneMES strategy» together with iTAC. A standardized, Group-wide MOM was developed for the Dürr Group's production sites, which maps production digitally and in real time and serves as a best-practice reference for the rollout of comparable structures in other mechanical engineering companies.

From MES provider to global MOM ecosystem

Since becoming part of Dürr, iTAC has consistently evolved from a traditional MES specialist to a provider of a broad, internationally positioned MOM ecosystem. Over the years, iTAC has integrated several companies into the group as subsidiaries - expanding the portfolio both technologically and geographically.

DUALIS strengthens expertise in APS and simulation, adding resilient planning and detailed planning to operational production control. Since 2021, Cogiscan has been expanding its capabilities, particularly in electronics manufacturing, to include machine connectivity, track & trace and analytics - with a customer base that already had a strong international focus. Accevo, which is part of the Dürr Group, complements the iTAC portfolio with software for the process industry and brings additional international project experience, including in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage and FMCG sectors.

This bundling creates an integrated range of services along the entire value chain in production - from planning and connectivity to MOM/MES and data-supported optimization. At the same time, iTAC continues to grow globally as part of Dürr: new markets can be addressed more quickly, international rollouts can be implemented more efficiently and customers can be supported more consistently worldwide.

Leading MOM provider in numerous industries

With the expansion of the iTAC network, the company has further strengthened its position in discrete manufacturing and at the same time expanded into additional sectors. Today, iTAC addresses customers in the automotive and e-mobility, electronics/EMS, telecommunications, medical technology and other manufacturing industries - supplemented by process industries such as pharmaceuticals, food & beverage and FMCG. This makes iTAC one of the MOM providers with a particularly broad industry and technology footprint.

In addition to the MOM core, analysis and AI functions support the continuous improvement of production processes - from the identification of optimization potential to the context-based provision of knowledge in the production environment. This allows decisions to be made more quickly and measures to be implemented in a more targeted manner, both locally in individual plants and across global production networks.

Ten years of partnership with a view to the future

«Ten years of being part of Dürr stand for the consistent further development of our MES and MOM solutions in the industrial environment,» says Martin Heinz, CEO of iTAC Software. «As part of Dürr's digital strategy and together with our subsidiaries, we are shaping the digital transformation in almost all manufacturing industries - with a clear focus on end-to-end processes, scalability and measurable added value on the store floor.»

With the iTAC.MOM.Suite, iTAC Software offers a holistic manufacturing management system that is used by discrete manufacturing companies worldwide. Other systems and solutions for implementing IIoT and Industry 4.0 requirements round off the portfolio. The company is headquartered in Montabaur, Germany, with subsidiaries in the USA, Mexico, China and Japan and has a global partner network for sales and service. The iTAC group includes the companies DUALIS, Cogiscan and Accevo.

The Dürr Group is a leading global mechanical and plant engineering company with particular expertise in the technology fields of automation, digitalization and energy efficiency. The Group generated sales of € 4.7 billion in 2024 and currently has around 18,000 employees and 130 locations in 32 countries.

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