One-off hardware you own, with one optional recurring item
SensorDataFabrics is built on Beckhoff industrial PCs that you purchase outright. We don't sell a per-asset subscription, a per-channel licence, or a closed cloud. The only item that recurs is the optional cloud dashboard, and only if you opt in.
Official ecosystem hardwareBacked by Beckhoff, not by us alone
Every SensorDataFabrics node runs on a standard Beckhoff industrial PC — CX9240 to C6030 — with TwinCAT and EtherCAT underneath. If we disappeared tomorrow, your hardware, spares and support contracts would still come from a global automation vendor you can already buy from.
- 20+ yr
- documented long-term IPC availability
- €1.75 bn
- annual revenue, 5,700+ staff worldwide
- 75+
- countries with local Beckhoff support
- 1980
- PC-based control pioneer, still independent
What drives the cost of a deployment
Every site is different. The configurator on the home page and inside Get Started walks through the inputs that change the final number.
System
Wired EtherCAT and wireless LoRaWAN architectures are sized and priced differently. Pick the architecture that matches your cabling reality.
Sensor & interface mix
IEPE vibration, PT100 temperature, 4–20 mA, and custom signals all consume different acquisition hardware. Custom signals route to engineering review.
Wired distance & RPM
EtherCAT daisy-chains machine to machine on one cable. Backbone length plus per-sensor whips set the billed cable. RPM picks the right IEPE family.
Wireless node count
Each combined sensor and each custom bridge consumes one gateway-capacity slot. Gateways are added in fixed batches.
Edge compute tier
Channel count and DSP / AI add-ons move the recommended IPC up the Beckhoff ladder. The same software runs on every tier.
Cloud choice
Each sensor that exports to the cloud dashboard is the only line that recurs. The local edge database and northbound protocols are always included.
Ownership model
No subscriptions, no per-asset licence, no tiered feature gating. The same software runs on every IPC.
What you buy once
- · Beckhoff IPC(s) sized for your wired and wireless channel count
- · EtherCAT fieldbus hardware (couplers, terminators, PSU)
- · Acquisition cards for IEPE / PT100 / 4–20 mA / voltage signals
- · Sensors, magnetic mounts, M12 connectors, glands
- · Cable, cable tray, and outdoor or drag-chain variants where needed
- · Wireless nodes, bridges, and gateways for non-EtherCAT sites
What you can opt into
- · Optional cloud fleet dashboard (per sensor / year, on a quote)
- · Extended support contracts for sites that need them
- · On-site commissioning, training, and custom integration
Every quote is a technical RFQ validated by engineering before money changes hands.
How quotes work
Three steps. No fake prices in marketing copy, no online checkout.
Step 1
Configure your fleet
Use the wired or wireless configurator. State stays in your browser; nothing leaves until you submit.
Step 2
Submit a technical RFQ
We receive a versioned JSON event with your machines, sensors, BOM, and contact. We do not store a public price tag.
Step 3
Engineering reviews
Engineering validates compatibility, custom signals, and cable routing. They reply with a formal quote, an estimate, or follow-up questions.
Get a tailored number
Walk through the wired or wireless configurator. We turn your machines, sensors, and (for wired) cable layout into a non-binding technical RFQ. Engineering validates it before any formal quote.