Factry

We're #hiring: Data Engineer (Ghent) We're looking for a 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 who thrives on variety, autonomy and visible impact. Someone who can turn complex industrial data into smart solutions for sectors like food, chemicals and renewables. 💡 You’ll work closely with clients 🛠️ Combine tech skills with communication 🏭 Join a no-nonsense, flexible and growing team 📍 Hybrid work (Ghent region) Ready to make impact? Let’s talk 👉

Proud to see our team’s work now featured on Grafana Labs’ official blog! Showing how we help factories turn process data into insights with Factry Historian + Grafana. Worth a read if you’re into industrial data, observability, or just curious how factories make sense of all their data!

“Operators or line managers notice an anomaly or quality issue. They have a hunch about what’s causing it and want to investigate. But first, they must file a ticket with IT and then wait three weeks. Eventually, they stop trying. It slows the whole organisation down.” — Jeroen Coussement, CEO at Factry This is what happens when data access depends on someone else’s availability. And it’s the opposite of what a factory needs. The solution isn’t more dashboards. It’s usable dashboards  based on structured, contextual data. Ones where operators, engineers and quality leads can: ✔ Explore what happened — now, not next week ✔ Compare batch performance or process parameters ✔ Spot and solve issues before they turn into waste This is what data democracy looks like: Access for everyone. Insight without the bottleneck. Full story → https://lnkd.in/e75_Pwg4

On stage at Factry Connect After hours: Jarne Bogaert, co-founder of Polysense will share how food manufacturers are embedding AI to cut waste and reduct costs, with real results from companies like AGRISTO NV and Roger & Roger SA Polysense just raised €2M to double down on their mission: helping manufacturers run smarter, more eco-efficient operations. 🗓️ June 26, 18:30 📍 Wintercircus, Ghent ⚡️ Lightning talks from: - David Ariens - The IT/OT Insider - Jarne Bogaert - Polysense - Bert Baeck - Timeseer.AI 🎟️ Spots are limited: https://tally.so/r/3NyZaj This is for the people modernizing production - whether you're rethinking data flows, connecting shop floor to top floor, or figuring out where AI actually adds value in your operations.

Not all historians are created equal. Some come with structure built in. Too often, industrial data tools skip a crucial first step: making your process structure visible. At Factry, every project begins with a clear, flexible Asset Tree. Out of the box. Instantly visible. Intuitively editable. 🔹 Need to map your assets to ISA-95? 🔹 Organizing turbines instead of tanks? 🔹 Managing multiple production sites? No problem — our model adapts, not assumes. With drag-and-drop editing, multi-level hierarchies, and direct linking of event types and measurements, Factry’s asset model isn’t just a backend feature — it’s the backbone of how teams understand and act on data. Sometimes the magic isn’t in what’s new , but in what’s obvious, done right. #SmartManufacturing #IndustrialData #Historian #MES #ProcessIndustry

In just over 2 weeks time, we'll be hosting the first edition of #FactryConnect After Hours, an evening full of ideas and lively conversation about industrial data and manufacturing (and good food) at Wintercircus Ghent 🎤 First up will be David Ariens, co-founder of The IT/OT Insider, who will be talking about Multi-vendor Ecosystems and Unified Data Strategies 📈 There are a few spots left, but we're curating the guestlist to guarantee a uniquely relevant audience. Request your spot via the link in the comments below 👇

We already shared our HANNOVER MESSE interview with one half of The IT/OT Insider team a few weeks ago. But Frederik Van Leeckwyck also got to ask Co-Founder Willem van Lammeren some very interesting questions about the following issues: ❓How to balance a platform approach and showing ROI early on? ❓The importance of change management in digital transformation ❓Tips on your IT/OT convergence journey Thanks for the chat and the great insights Willem 🤝

Your historian might be holding you back. You’ve got data. You’ve got dashboards. But when it comes to actual insight, it still feels like pulling teeth. Here’s why: Legacy historians were built for storage. Modern manufacturers need insight. ❌ Siloed context ❌ Expensive licensing ❌ Slow integrations ❌ Limited access for non-engineers ✅ Meanwhile, your competitors are modernizing.

Your historian might be holding you back. You’ve got data. You’ve got dashboards. But when it comes to actual insight, it still feels like pulling teeth. Here’s why: Legacy historians were built for storage. Modern manufacturers need insight. ❌ Siloed context ❌ Expensive licensing ❌ Slow integrations ❌ Limited access for non-engineers ✅ Meanwhile, your competitors are modernizing.

A few years ago Jacques IJs came to us looking to eradicate paper-based workflows and to optimise their production process. And #FactryOS delivered ✅ Thanks to the #MES they managed 15–20% less overfill across the plant and a 10% boost in OEE on certain lines, that's what we call #impact 🎯 This just goes to show what real-time data can do when it’s put to work on the shop floor and made available to the right people.