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Connectivity

Most presses aren't in the cloud.

A new line or a press from 1994: Chronos reads whatever is there. An ageing oven or a casting line is the same. You choose the signals.

Two signals are enough.

Press 2 · Shift B · 04:08–04:38

Press 2, 04:08 to 04:38: the ram pressure and 12 finished billets, and a stop at 04:22 that Chronos detected by itself.

For full control

  • Order
  • Billet length
  • Run-out length
  • Butt length
  • Flying saw cut

Data collection

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    Overview

    From the PLC, through the gateway, into the cloud. Click any part for details.

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    Siemens, directly

    The gateway reads Siemens PLCs directly.

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    • No Kepware in between
    • You choose the signals

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    Others through Kepware

    Every other PLC goes through Kepware.

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    • Seamlessly integrated into Chronos
    • Managed by us or by you

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    Orders and products

    The gateway reads your databases too.

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    • SQL, ODBC, SAP, files or REST
    • Each import on its own schedule

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    Chronos Gateway

    A small tool you can install anywhere.

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    • Collects the plant's data
    • Sends it to the cloud, encrypted

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    Encrypted, outbound only

    Nothing has to be open inbound on your firewall.

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    Data logger

    For presses with no PLC to read. Sends straight to the cloud.

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    • 12 inputs: temperature, current, voltage, contacts
    • Ethernet or Wi-Fi
    • Buffers through network outages

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    Visible anywhere

    Chronos runs in Microsoft Azure. Everything opens in the browser.

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    • Stored with no expiry
    • API, plus Excel and CSV export

Recipe management

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    Overview

    Chronos keeps a recipe for the die and writes the values to the press before the order starts.

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    A recipe per die

    Every die has its recipe, optionally per alloy, profile length and press.

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    • Full recipe management in Chronos

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    Next order

    At the terminal, the operator picks “Next Order”, with the exact die.

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    Press control

    From the order and the die, the values are written through the gateway to the PLC.

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    • Written before the start, so everything can be prepared
    • Writing needs its own permission

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    Checked at the press

    The operator can check the values at the operator desk once more.

Data export

Your data is yours. Every billet Chronos records is ready for you at once.

A recording of Press 2, Shift B, 03:55 to 05:33. Every billet appears as a spreadsheet row and as a record from the API.

Press 2 · Shift B

Billet 4205:33:32

Move along the band to see the data at any moment.Tap or drag along the band to see the data at any moment.

Excel and CSV

from reports, lists and dashboards

BilletStartCyclePressureTemp.
3905:24:49137273578
4005:27:06128276574
4105:29:14129283572
4205:31:23129279572

API

REST, access by token

GET /api/data/cycledata?machineName=Press%202&…Chronos-Token: chr_…[{ "Order": "24-1219", "Cycles": [ …,{"OrderCycleNr": 5,"Start": "2026-01-15T04:31:23+00:00","End": "2026-01-15T04:33:32+00:00","Columns": [{ "Name": "Pressure", "Value": 279.0, "Unit": "bar" },{ "Name": "Temperature", "Value": 572.0, "Unit": "tempC" }]}

For your IT

Connection

PLCs
Siemens directly. All others through Kepware, run by us or by you.
OPC UA
The Chronos gateway reads OPC UA servers.
Data logger
MQTT over TLS, to Chronos or your broker. Ethernet or Wi-Fi with 802.1X.

Data

Orders and products
SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, ODBC, SAP IDoc, files over FTP/SFTP, REST, push.
Recipes
Per die. Further ones for alloy, length and press.
Press control
Written to the PLC before the order starts. Writing has its own permission.
Export
REST API with tokens, with or without an expiry. Excel and CSV.

Operation

Security
Outbound only, encrypted.
Sign-in
Local accounts, Microsoft Entra ID, or OpenID Connect. Access per site and per machine.
Terminal
Web app with a local cache. It keeps working when the plant network drops.

No PLC to read?

The Chronos data logger.

Twelve inputs that read the machine directly. The press needs no PLC or network port.

Download the data sheet

PDF, 120 KB

The Chronos data logger from the front: a grey DIN-rail housing with four colour-coded input groups, A to D, and USB, LAN, RS 232 and a 7–24 V supply.

Tell us about your press.

Make, year and control system are enough to start. We suggest a short meeting: which signals we read, how the connection is done, and what you see afterwards. No obligation.

Request a demo