Enable your Factory of the Future
Our Factory of the Future vision connects data, production assets, and people to optimize manufacturing processes. This leads to higher yields, improved efficiency, and a more sustainable product lifecycle across both discrete and process manufacturing. By integrating IT and OT and leveraging AI, IoT, and Mendix low-code, we turn this vision into reality. Talk to our experts to see how we can enable your Factory of the Future.
Manufacturing Opportunities & Challenges
Manufacturing is entering a new era where smart technologies, connected systems, and data-driven insights are reshaping how factories operate. The ‘Factory of the Future’ isn’t a distant vision; it’s happening now, bringing greater agility, efficiency, and innovation to the shop floor.
Increasing Demand for Sustainable Manufacturing
Rising pressure for greener, more efficient production while still achieving high yields.
Shortage of Skilled Labor & Knowledge Retention
Aging workforce leads to a loss of critical know-how. At the same time there is a shortage of young skilled professionals entering the field.
The Need for Greater Production Agility
Demand shifts and supply chain disruptions require quick pivots.
Cybersecurity & Data Visibility Across IT & OT
Increased cyber risks in connected factories.
Our Manufacturing Expertise
The trends and challenges above reflect what we’ve observed firsthand through years of working closely with manufacturers across both discrete and process industries. Our industry-specific knowledge comes from tackling real-world production issues, from improving efficiency on the shop floor to enabling sustainable operations through smart technologies. If you’d like a broader overview of the opportunities ahead, or simply want to explore your options in a free, no-obligations conversation, we’re here to listen and share ideas.
Manufacturing Solutions
Manufacturing is entering a new era where smart technologies, connected systems, and data-driven insights are reshaping how factories operate. The ‘Factory of the Future’ isn’t a distant vision; it’s happening now, bringing greater agility, efficiency, and innovation to the shop floor.
Sustainability Optimization
Mendix dashboards aggregate IoT and energy monitoring data, with AI identifying areas for waste reduction and efficiency gains.
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Benefit: 15–25% lower energy use, easier compliance reporting, and stronger sustainability credentials.
AI-Powered Factory Planning
Mendix connects MES, ERP, and IoT data to AI-powered planning tools for scenario simulation and rapid schedule adjustments.
Benefit: Shorter lead times, optimized resource use, and up to 20% improvement in on-time delivery.
Predictive Maintenance
Mendix apps integrate IoT sensor data and Edge Computing to monitor machine health in real time. AI models predict failures before they happen.
Benefit: Up to 30% reduction in maintenance costs and fewer unexpected production stops.
Digital Work Instructions
Low-code Mendix apps deliver step-by-step, role-specific instructions to operators, enriched with live IoT data and visual AI checks.
Benefit: Faster onboarding, 25% reduction in errors, and consistent product quality across shifts.
Customer Stories
Selmers
Rebuilding a business critical, customer facing system that connects OT and IT in three months.
“By teaming up with two low-code developers and a UX expert from The Orange Force and two members from our Selmers team, we were able to significantly accelerate the development process and design an application that is both user-friendly and easy to navigate.
Overall, the collaboration was instrumental in achieving a swift and effective transformation of our application, demonstrating the powerful impact of combining diverse expertise in a tech project.”
Lars Naber
Manager Industrial Automation at Selmers
dsm-firmenich
Providing sustainable, innovative solutions in biotechnology worldwide, utilizing an extensive Mendix multi-app landscape.
“The commitment of a long-term collaboration is what we benefit from the most. Our partnership with TOF offers us skilled, proactive developers who are able to think along with us. Additionally, the longer developers are embedded in the organization, the more they understand the organization and its stakeholders. Wieke and Jeffrey from TOF also regularly come to our office to brainstorm about new opportunities with us and to further support us in executing them.”
Anouke Tielens-Coenegracht
Chapter Lead of dsm-firmenich’s Digital & Tech Low-Code Chapter
Mitsubishi Elevator Europe
Monitoring elevator usage, optimizing operations, and minimizing downtime through data-driven maintenance.