Your own screens, without developers
Just drag and drop widgets to build a monitoring screen. When the line changes, on-site staff edit it themselves.
LinkerFlow
A web dashboard that shows equipment, production, and quality data in real time. Just drag and drop from dozens of widgets to build monitoring screens for your site without development, and open them in a browser on anything from floor monitors to tablets.
- Widgets
- 50+ types
- Build screens by drag and drop
- No development
- Query the past year of data
- Under 1 second
- Tag comparison analysis
- Tens of thousands
Key benefits
Anomalies stand out first
Out-of-spec values stand out with color and markers. A glance at the monitor in passing is enough.
Anywhere, with many people at once
With just a browser, view the same screen at once on floor monitors, office PCs, tablets, and phones.
A year of records in under 1 second
No matter how much data, a full year of records loads in under 1 second. Overlay tens of thousands of tags for comparative analysis.
Who uses it
Floor and office see the same screen
Production managers
See output and goal attainment by line on one screen. Find lines falling short and direct the floor right away.
Equipment · quality staff
Compare equipment uptime, inspection results, and temperature · humidity against baselines. When an anomaly flag appears, find the cause period in the detail chart.
On-site IT staff
Link LINKER tags and MES items to widgets, then deploy dashboards to floor monitors and office PCs.
Functions
Pick, place, connect
01
Choose from 50+ widgets
Values, gauges, progress, composition, trends, donuts, and delta comparisons. Each widget has a minimum size, so the screen never breaks no matter how you arrange it.
02
Build screens without developers
Drag and resize widgets and your monitoring screen is done. No need to outsource development just to change one screen.
03
As many dashboards as you need
Build and switch between dashboards per line, per unit, and for the office. Use a plant layout or building drawing as the background.
04
Alerts first when out of spec
Set a baseline on a widget and out-of-range values stand out with color and markers. Actions can be set for each event.
05
A year of records in under 1 second
No matter how much data, a full year of records loads in under 1 second. Page through dates in the detail chart and check values for a selected range in a table.
06
Compare and analyze tens of thousands of tags
Pick what you need from tens of thousands of tags, overlay them on one chart to compare, and export the results straight to Excel for reports.
Screens
See it on real screens
Screen 1 · line status, equipment uptime, goal attainment, inspection completion, temperature · humidity, output trend
Manufacturing · quality status dashboard
Production, equipment, and quality for one line on one screen. Out-of-spec items like 'Quality check needed' show up right below uptime.
- Value cards
- Gauges and progress
- Trend chart
Screen 2 · segmented bar, circular gauge, composition, multi-trend, stacked bar, dial gauge, multi-donut, delta comparison
Widget types and minimum sizes
Each widget has a defined shape and minimum size, built with large numbers and colors that read from across the floor.
- 8 widget types
- Minimum size
- Color coding
Screen 3 · date navigation, overlay two items, range selection on overall trend, data display interval, selected range values, Excel download
Detail chart and history
Open a widget to see that day's trend. Drag to select a range in the overall trend, see only that range's values in a table, and export straight to Excel.
- History by date
- Select range
- Excel download
Screen 4 · plant layout background, temperature, humidity, air quality, water usage, live headcount, power usage
Environmental monitoring
Place widgets over a background image to show the plant and equipment visually. Plant layouts and equipment photos work as backgrounds too.
- Background image
- Environment widgets
- Add dashboard
Use cases
Put it on every monitor you have
Line monitor
The production manager puts output and goal attainment on the monitor at the line entrance, so operators see today's progress as they pass.
Equipment uptime monitoring
The equipment owner views uptime and heat-treatment temperature against baselines. When uptime drops, the detail chart pinpoints when it stopped.
Lab environment
Quality staff compare lab temperature · humidity with standards and recheck results inspected during out-of-spec hours.
Office overview
The plant manager sees attainment, defects, and pending inspections across lines on one screen, and clicks a line to drill into details.
Case studies
Already running on the floor
Secondary battery materials
Text alerts first for environmental equipment faults; causes in the data
- Projects
- Environmental equipment like bag filters, scrubbers, and dust collectors was scattered across the plant, so stops or faults went unnoticed until the next patrol. Why a unit stopped was never recorded.
- Method
- Linker Server collects front and rear temperature, level, blower current, circulation temperature, and cumulative energy from every unit in real time. Three-level conditions (warning · caution · watch) are set per unit, triggering SMS to the owner when met, while run and idle time and alarm history build up to analyze failure causes and stop patterns.
- What changed
- When something goes wrong, the owner's phone rings first. Uptime and stop history per unit build up weekly, so units with recurring failures are found and fixed first.
Bio
Automatically controls bioprocess equipment
- Projects
- Many steps relied on people setting and recording process conditions.
- Method
- Connects equipment to control process conditions automatically and keeps operating data on monitoring screens.
- What changed
- Condition settings and records move into the system, so operators focus on handling anomalies.
Use-case scenarios
Use with LINKER and MES
Add products one at a time as needed, and expand like this.
- LINKER Gathers equipment values in the RTDB.
- LinkerFlow Show uptime and temperature in widgets.
- MES View alongside work order output.
- LINKER Collects vibration · current · temperature in real time.
- Predict AI calculates how far behavior departs from the normal pattern.
- LinkerFlow Puts anomaly scores and maintenance priorities on the dashboard.
- LinkerFlow Out-of-spec values are flagged.
- TEAMS Share with the owner via messenger.
- WaveDesk Remote into floor HMIs to take action.
Alongside existing systems
All you need is a browser
Deployment model
Configuration and cost vary with scope, user count, and installation environment. Tell us your situation and we will recommend the right approach.
Contact salesInstallation environment
Install it on a company server for use inside the plant network, or run it in the cloud to oversee multiple sites. All you need is a browser.
Existing system integration
It uses equipment values collected by LINKER and WaveWorks MES output as is. Values from other MES or DBs are received and shown via LINKER Client.
Open standards
LINKER handles OPC · PLC · HSMS/SECS communication, and LinkerFlow is a web-standard screen that opens on floor monitors, tablets, and PCs alike.
FAQ
FAQ
Can I use it without LINKER?
Equipment values come in through LINKER. To show only business system values like MES output, connect with LINKER Client.
Who builds the screens?
On-site staff build it by dragging and dropping widgets. No developer needed to change a screen or add another dashboard.
Can several people view it at once?
Yes. Open the same dashboard at once on floor monitors, office PCs, tablets, and phones. No program to install.
Can it run on a large monitor?
Opens on any monitor, tablet, or PC with a web browser. Dark backgrounds and large numbers read from a distance.
Can I view past data too?
Yes. No matter how much data, a full year of records loads in under 1 second. Open a widget to page through dates in a detail chart. View values for a selected range as a table and export to Excel. Check alert history in the log list.