The platform that unifies energy, machine, and process data in one real-time view — vendor-independent, audit-proof, with a POC after 4–8 weeks.
The eco2lot cockpit live: real-time load profile, KPI tiles, and active control strategies — one interface, one platform.
Energy, production, shift log — your data sources are all there. Each one precise on its own. Together, a still life of tabs and reports that nobody brings together for a decision.
Connection creates insight. Insight creates control. This is exactly where eco2lot comes in: as the single point where your plant data meets — and measurements turn into decisions.
Energy, machines, processes, knowledge, environment, automation — six worlds, one plant. Today they sit on six separate piles. eco2lot puts them on one table.
eco2lot is a vendor-independent energy management platform for manufacturing plants and facility portfolios. It connects existing meters, plant controllers (PLCs), business software (ERP), and MESManufacturing Execution System — the production management layer between ERP and the plant floor., unifies their data in one real-time view, and actively intervenes where energy costs, peak loads, or the CO₂ balance drift off course.
Control begins where data stops being separate.
Plant management, energy management, IT leadership, machine builders, executive management — every role looks at the same data from a different angle. eco2lot serves all five — on one interface.
"I only see failures in the daily report — by then the shift is long over."
"The energy audit costs us two weeks of spreadsheet work per year — and Germany's Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) now demands monthly figures."
"We have been building a plant data platform for 18 months — and we are still short of production."
"Our machines are excellent — but our customers now expect to see a platform too."
"Every investment decision that lacks a clear ROI hangs in the pipeline for two years."
Your plant runs devices from many vendors — each with its own protocol, its own logic, its own terminology. eco2lot, as energy data management software, brings them into one shared model: same terms, same units, same timestamps — whether the value comes from a Janitza meter, a Wago controller, or a Kamstrup heat meter.
Three ongoing projects, three industries — here the numbers do the talking. You will find the named case studies on the industry subpages.
A poultry processor, part of a group, with several sites. Peak loads in the cold store drove grid charges that only became visible in the quarterly statement — far too late. With eco2lot, the control strategy intervenes in real time.
"Finally free of the dreaded shutdowns." — Industrial foreman at the plant
A cardboard-packaging manufacturer with two sites. Started with 30 energy meters, scaled to over 200 meters within 24 months — both plants on one shared eco2lot instance, with joint reporting and joint control strategies.
"Support is impeccable. We get more out of the platform than we expected at the start." — Executive management
A PCB manufacturer owned by a world market leader in measurement and control technology. 123 water meters, HX-diagram analyses, and the Anomalyzer module in production for the automatic cleansing of phantom readings.
"It was the most sensible decision we have made in this area in the past five years." — Plant management
These three cases are just a snapshot. On the industry subpages you will find named references: Energy management · Production management
We measure these numbers in ongoing projects — in food manufacturing, metal processing, multi-site retail, and municipal utilities. Measured impact, straight from running plants rather than from studies or marketing promises.
One shared architecture for everything you measure, control, and document — replacing isolated systems that never talk to each other.
Note: this overview shows a cross-section. The full range of devices, data points, and interfaces has grown with every project for 15 years.
eco2lot unites six operational tasks that you would otherwise spread across three to five isolated systems. Each lever can be activated on its own and scales with your equipment base.
Peak loads are forecast in 15-minute intervals and capped automatically — typically 10–20 % lower grid charges.
More on energy managementSelf-generated power from PV and CHP (combined heat and power) units is distributed optimally across storage, heat pumps, and process equipment.
Maximize self-consumptionConsumption and generation are optimized against market prices, weather, and the production plan — from day-ahead to intraday.
Explore AI controlEnergy per unit, OEE, and downtime Pareto in one view — connecting energy management with production control.
Go to production managementEnPI calculation, audit reports, and audit trails are predefined in the platform — audit-ready in 4 weeks.
Go to energy monitoringPlants, branches, and facilities are compared, benchmarked, and controlled together in one view.
Multi-site on one platformeco2lot is protocol- and vendor-open. Existing meters, equipment, control systems, and business software are integrated — and stay in place. Even legacy equipment without an IP interface connects through edge gateways.
You use a protocol that is missing here? In most cases it can be connected within 1–2 days — the platform is built for extensibility.
eco2lot in ISO 27001-certified data centers in Germany. Updates, backups, and monitoring included — the fastest route to live operation.
eco2lot on a dedicated cloud instance in the EU — separated from other tenants, with your own encryption.
The entire platform runs on your servers — air-gap capable even in closed OT networks that stay offline by design.
Many teams build their own today: InfluxDB plus Grafana plus a few Python scripts plus OPC UA connectors plus an energy manager wired to a favorite MES. After 18 months, a DIY build stands that is half-productive — with one key developer who must stay healthy. eco2lot is the alternative if software sits outside your plant's core business.
A platform that lives for 16 years lives on a structured concept rather than on heroes. Four principles that set eco2lot apart from any DIY project:
Connector · data model · control · UI. Four strictly separated layers. Tech stacks have been renewed several times — the concept remained.
A version line, a changelog, a rollback path. Updates land on the platform in a controlled way — instead of Friday-evening improvisation.
Code goes live once documentation, tests, and review are in place. Knowledge is shared across the team and every role has a backup — a bus factor above 1.
With every technology change, existing tenants are migrated. Every data point stays with you — the platform grows and takes you along.
eco2lot is designed for co-branding and white-label. Machine builders and system integrators embed the platform into their own products — existing collaborations show what that looks like.
The eco2lot ELSA module is the digital layer inside the energy-saving system by MBS Maschinenbau Pforzheim. It connects the energy storage control with the operator's production planning — an OEM integration delivered turnkey.
AES Venture builds industrial heat-pump heating plants for facilities and factories. eco2lot delivers the digital layer: a real-time view of heat, electricity, and process data, with joint control across PV and load management.
You are a machine builder or system integrator? Start a co-branding conversation
We review your equipment base and identify your top 3 levers: peak load, self-consumption, or schedules. 60 minutes, on site or remote.
Week 1We connect your meters and equipment, configure the platform, and onboard your energy manager — the first KPIs appear in the cockpit.
Weeks 2–4The first control strategy goes live — typically peak shaving or PV self-consumption optimization. Handover to your team with training and a runbook.
Weeks 4–8eco2lot is a vendor-independent energy management platform for manufacturing plants and facility portfolios. It connects existing meters, PLCs, ERP, and MES, unifies all energy and process data in one real-time view, and actively controls equipment — from peak shaving and self-consumption maximization to AI-supported schedule control.
Monitoring tools and energy analytics software such as Janitza GridVis or Power BI visualize consumption data after the fact. eco2lot controls actively: the platform regulates equipment, generators, and storage in real time — closing the loop from measuring to optimizing to automating. Monitoring is the prerequisite, and control is the goal.
eco2lot is vendor- and protocol-open: OPC UA, Modbus TCP/RTU, MQTT, BACnet, M-Bus, KNX, SNMP, REST/JSON. Even older equipment without an IP interface is integrated through edge gateways. At the application level, interfaces exist for SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, common MES, and control systems.
After the initial alignment, the first live measurement typically takes 3–4 weeks, and the full proof of concept with the first active control strategy takes 4–8 weeks. The POC runs at a fixed price between 10,000 and 20,000 euros.
Three hosting models are available: SaaS in ISO 27001-certified data centers in Germany, Own Cloud (a dedicated instance on the EU cloud platform of your choice), or on-premise on your own infrastructure — air-gap capable even in closed OT networks.
Yes. eco2lot covers the normative requirements of ISO 50001:2018 and Germany's Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG): complete energy data capture across all media, automated calculation of EnPIs (energy performance indicators), audit-proof reports, and configurable audit trails. The platform is also designed for ISO 27001 information security requirements.
Yes. eco2lot scales from a single site to a multi-site group and is used in food manufacturing, metal processing, packaging, retail chains with several hundred locations, and municipal utilities. Site comparisons, consolidation dashboards, and role separation are predefined in the platform.
Yes. eco2lot is designed for OEM and partner integration. Existing collaborations include the ELSA module with MBS-MP (an energy-saving system for machine control) and the digital layer for heat-pump heating plants with AES Venture. Co-branding, white-label, and reseller programs are available.
"We build industrial software because we know industrial plants — and not the other way around. Our customers need someone who speaks their language. Machines, energy, shift log, audit — before we talk about software, we understand the plant."
In 15 minutes you will know whether eco2lot fits your equipment base — and which savings potential is realistic in the first 12 months.
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