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Industrial equipment translation layer

Create adapters that convert proprietary industrial protocols to Oway's standard. Help factories connect legacy machines to modern automation systems.

Why now

Industrial IoT adoption is accelerating but most factories have decades-old equipment.

Who for
Industrial automation firms
Business model
Hardware + SaaS
Effort
A few months

Factories want to modernize but can't replace expensive legacy machines that use proprietary communication protocols.

Hardware dongles or software bridges that translate between common industrial protocols (Modbus, PROFIBUS) and Oway's API would enable legacy integration.

Sell directly to industrial automation consultants and system integrators.

Start with support for one common protocol on popular PLC models.

Challenge is testing across diverse industrial environments.

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