WHO WE ARE?
ANT Solutions is a specialised software development company with over 18 years of expertise in delivering customised IT solutions to factories. Our mission is to enhance the productivity and efficiency of manufacturing processes through innovative technology. With a rich history of serving the industry, we have established ourselves as leaders in developing solutions that meet the unique needs of each factory.
In 2023, ANT Solutions embarked on a new chapter by joining forces with Dürr Group 和 ITAC Software, expanding our capabilities and reach in the manufacturing technology sphere. This partnership signifies our commitment to providing state-of-the-art solutions and marks a milestone in our journey towards revolutionising manufacturing through digital transformation.
ANT In Numbers
We are part of Dürr Group
142
locations in 32 countries
20k+
employees
€4.3 mld
revenue in 2023
Our Company Structure
They talk about us
在本地区为本地区生产,在我们的客户身边生产,是我们运营战略的一个支柱。
在过去几年中,我们对我们的工厂进行了大规模的投资,以提高产能;用所有制造系统的最佳数字化解决方案来完成这些投资,是我们实现更多效率和灵活性计划的一个关键部分。在与ANT公司的合作中,我们正在推出我们的计划。
法布里斯-雷弗特、 首席运营官
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System Architecture We choose
At the heart of our platform lies a microservices architecture, meticulously designed to ensure fault tolerance 和 scalability. By decomposing our system into independent, loosely coupled services, we achieve horizontal scalability, allowing us to efficiently handle increasing loads and maintain high availability. This architecture also facilitates asynchronous communication between services, enhancing resilience and enabling seamless recovery from failures without impacting the entire system.
To maintain a robust and transparent operational environment, we prioritize observability through comprehensive monitoring of metrics, logs, and traces. This approach provides deep insights into system performance and behavior, enabling proactive issue detection and swift resolution. Our commitment to observability ensures that we can consistently deliver a reliable and high-performing experience to our users.
Embracing a cloud-native strategy, our infrastructure is designed to leverage the full potential of modern cloud platforms. We operate in a multi-cloud environment, which not only prevents vendor lock-in but also offers flexibility and resilience by distributing our services across multiple cloud providers. Our deployment processes are fully automated using Terraform for both Azure and AWS, adhering to the Infrastructure-as-Code paradigm. This automation ensures consistency, repeatability, and rapid scalability across our multi-tenant architecture.
Our choice of architecture is driven by the need for a robust, scalable, and flexible production system that can adapt to evolving demands while maintaining high standards of performance and reliability. The microservices approach, combined with cloud-native principles and comprehensive observability, provides a solid foundation for sustainable growth and innovation.
Technologies We Use
Our technology stack is carefully selected to support a scalable, secure, and high-performance platform, enabling us to deliver exceptional experiences to our users while continuously evolving to meet future challenges.
To build and maintain our cutting-edge platform, we leverage a diverse set of modern technologies:
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Frontend & Backend Development: We utilize TypeScript 和 React for creating dynamic and responsive user interfaces, while our backend is powered by Node.js 和 Java SpringBoot 3, ensuring robust and scalable server-side applications.
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Data Management: Our system incorporates a timeseries database with Historian capabilities, enabling efficient storage and analysis of time-dependent data. Additionally, we utilize a data warehouse integrated with AI technologies to drive intelligent insights and decision-making.
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Containerization & Orchestration: We deploy our services using Docker containers managed by Kubernetes, ensuring seamless scaling and orchestration across our infrastructure.
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DevOps & Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Our development workflow is streamlined with GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps practices, promoting rapid and reliable software delivery.
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Security & Authentication: We implement SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) to provide secure and streamlined authentication for our users.
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Infrastructure Management: Embracing Infrastructure-as-Code, we use Terraform to automate and manage our cloud resources across Azure 和 AWS, ensuring consistency and efficiency in our deployments.
React
NodeJS
Docker
GitHub
流程管理(DevOps
AWS
SSO
SpringBoot3
How we work
- 端到端项目,为项目的实施提供完整的服务
: - On-site analysis
- Machines connectivity
- ERP整合
- Hardware delivery
- 系统实施
- Trainings
- System handover & SLA
Our Products
设备连接
我们将连接你所有的设备!
- We focus on machine data collection
- Communication with new and old machines
- Counter and process parameters read from PLC, HMI, electrical cabinets
- Dedicated solutions: sensors, acquisition boxes, cameras
- Modern IoT architecture with data offline buffering
敬业的团队
我们了解你,你了解我们!
- Team of 10 engineers dedicated to the project
- Direct contact
- The same team for roll-outs
- Professional project management
- Best software implementation practices
Our Insights
饼干工厂
- 了解 biccuits 工厂在实施 OEE 工厂软件之前面临的问题。
- ANT 解决方案如何处理未发现的工厂问题。
- ANT Solutions 如何实施关键软件组件,包括硬件和布线。
- 最终结果是关键绩效指标得到提高。
装配工厂
- 公司实施了 MES 系统,以提高生产效率。
- MES 系统实现了实时生产监控、质量检查和缺陷处理。
- MES 系统帮助工厂提高了效率,减少了次品,并提高了数据的准确性。
- 了解 ANT Solutions 的 MES 实施如何帮助制造商提高 KPI。
烟草植物
- 本案例研究介绍了一家烟草厂成功实施微型停止器的客户案例研究。
- 工厂系统实现了自动数据收集和关键算法。
- 实施该系统的目的是应对高速生产、微停机、SKU 和转换时间以及多样化机器园区带来的挑战。
- 了解 ANT 解决方案如何实现与 100 多种机器类型的通信、创建算法并向 30 家工厂推广。