Your machines are already talking. addaNet is how you finally listen.
Most plants are full of data that never leaves the machine — PLC tags, meter readings, sensor values, all trapped in islands. addaNet is addanode's in-house Industrial IoT platform: it pulls every sensor, instrument and PLC into one live picture, on one dashboard, with alerts when something moves. Because we build the hardware and the software, it fits your site — and your budget — instead of forcing a rip-and-replace.
Field device to dashboard — one stack, in-house.
Field devices
addanode sensors plus your existing instruments, meters and PLCs
Edge gateway
Reads PLCs, runs logic, buffers locally through load shedding
addaNet
Ingest, store, model and secure — SA-region cloud or on-premise
Dashboards & alerts
Live views, WhatsApp/email alerts, scheduled reports
Business systems
ERP / MES via REST, OPC-UA and SQL
One platform, six layers — from the sensor to the screen.
| Layer | What it is | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Sensing | Flow, pressure, temperature, vibration, current, level, counters — addanode or third-party | The numbers that were never measured before |
| Connectivity | LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, 4G, Sigfox or wired — chosen per site | Coverage on the floor, in the field, down the mine |
| Edge gateway | Local device that reads PLCs and buffers data | Keeps logging through load shedding and signal drops |
| addaNet platform | Ingest, store, model and secure your data | One source of truth, SA-region hosting or on-prem |
| Dashboards | Live views for office screens, shopfloor TVs and phones | Real-time status by site, line, asset and shift |
| Alerts & APIs | WhatsApp / email alerts; REST & OPC-UA out | Action at the start of a problem; data into your ERP/MES |
Built for African sites, not retro-fitted to them.
Hardware + software, one team
We design the sensors and the platform together, so there's no finger-pointing between a device vendor and a software vendor. One number to call.
Vendor- and PLC-agnostic
Connects Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Schneider, Mitsubishi, Delta and more — over Modbus, OPC-UA, MQTT or direct I/O. Keep the equipment you own.
Survives load shedding
Edge buffering and low-power devices mean data isn't lost when the power or the network drops — it syncs when they return.
Your data, your rules
SA-region cloud or fully on-premise. Export to CSV, SQL or your data lake. No lock-in, no data-release fees.
Starts small, scales up
Begin with one line or one pump station, prove the value, then roll out across sites on the same platform.
Priced for emerging markets
Our mission is affordable frontier-market technology — not a European licence model converted to rand.
Numbers that drive action — not reports that get filed.
- Live status of every connected asset, by site and line
- Trends and history — spot drift before it becomes a breakdown
- Threshold alerts to WhatsApp or email, to the right person
- Scheduled reports for compliance, management and maintenance
Security: Encrypted transport, role-based access with named users, full audit log, and no exposed PLC ports. SA-region hosting or air-gapped on-prem.
One platform, every addanode solution.
OEE management
Availability, performance, quality by line and shift.
Condition monitoring
Vibration, temperature and current on critical assets.
Mining optimisation
MHSA safety, collision prevention and person location.
Water & effluent
Quality, flow and DWS compliance reporting.
What addaNet connects, runs on and secures.
Protocols
ModbusOPC-UAMQTTBACnetCAN busDirect I/ORESTSQLConnectivity
LoRaWANNB-IoT4GSigfoxWired EthernetDeployment
SA-region cloudOn-premiseHybrid / offline-tolerantSecurity
Read-only edgeNo exposed PLC portsOT/IT segmentationEncrypted transportRole-based accessAudit loggingIntegration
SAPSysproSageMES / CMMSCSV / SQL exportData ownership
Your dataIn-region or on-premFull exportNo lock-inNo data-release feesConnectivity, protocols and deployment options reflect addaNet's supported capabilities; we confirm the exact set for your equipment at scoping.
Questions we answer on every IIoT project.
Most platform decisions come down to integration with what you already own, what happens when the power and network drop, and who owns the data.
This section is most useful if...
you have machines or meters that don't talk to each other, you're comparing addaNet against an imported platform, or you want to start on one line before committing site-wide.
Before you choose a platform.
New to IIoT? Start with our practical guide to Industrial IoT in South Africa. Getting connectivity right is half the battle: see 4G vs LoRaWAN vs NB-IoT vs Sigfox. Measuring an old line? See OEE without a new PLC. Comparing providers? See how to choose an industrial IoT provider in South Africa.
Industrial IoT in South Africa
What it is, what it costs, and where it pays back first.
Digital transformation roadmap
Start small, prove it, scale — not a seven-figure gamble.
Choosing IoT connectivity in SA
4G vs LoRaWAN vs NB-IoT vs Sigfox, by use case.
Will your IoT survive load shedding?
Edge buffering and backup power, designed in.
LoRaWAN networks in South Africa
Public vs private, network servers and gateways.
LoRaWAN → SCADA integration
Into Ignition, AVEVA/Wonderware or Siemens.
Want to see one line live in 30 days?
Tell us one process you wish you could see in real time. We'll scope the sensors, the network and the dashboard — and what it takes to get there.