ActiveIndustry: Advantages and uses of ActiveDB with examples

7 min reading time, updated on 31.03.2025

The ActiveDB from bill-X offers companies a powerful platform for mastering the challenges of Industry 4.0. By using living digital twins, machines, systems and processes can be controlled, monitored and optimized more efficiently. Here you will find the most important advantages and uses of ActiveDB – supplemented by concrete examples.

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After reading this article, you will know

  • How digital twins with ActiveDB enable standardized data communication and thus ensure smooth exchange between machines from different manufacturers.
  • What advantages a central data source (“single source of truth”) offers companies, especially in terms of quality control, transparency and increased efficiency.
  • How companies can use ActiveDB to implement practical applications such as predictive maintenance, energy management and production automation in order to reduce costs and optimize processes.

1.

Advantages of ActiveIndustrie with ActiveDB

In ActiveDB, machines, systems and processes are modeled as digital twins. These twins are far more than just digital images – they function as active control elements: they analyze data in real time, simulate scenarios and control machines in such a way that energy consumption, productivity and capacity utilization are optimally harmonized.

1. Standardized data communication:
Digital twins create a uniform interface between all systems – regardless of manufacturer or technology.

Example: In a production line with machines from different manufacturers, ActiveDB enables smooth communication between the devices without the need to program additional interfaces.

2. Single source of truth:
All data is managed and consolidated centrally, which guarantees the highest data quality.

Example: A car manufacturer uses ActiveDB to store all relevant production data centrally. This allows quality problems to be identified and rectified more quickly.

3. Maximum reusability:
Once modelled, digital twins can be used flexibly for a wide range of applications – from process optimization to the integration of new technologies.

Example: A chemical company creates a digital twin for a mixing plant. This is later also used for recipe control and energy management.

4. Future-proof:
New systems and devices benefit directly from the existing functions and data of the digital twins. Your infrastructure remains agile and scalable.

Example: A company integrates a new packaging machine into its existing infrastructure. Thanks to ActiveDB, the machine can immediately access existing production data.

2.

Usage of ActiveDB with examples

  1. Recipe control:
    Production recipes can be managed and optimized centrally. Changes are communicated directly to all relevant machines – efficiently and error-free.
    Example: A food manufacturer adapts a recipe for a new flavor. The changes are automatically transferred to all production machines without manual intervention.

  2. Product tracking:
    Products can be tracked along the entire value chain to ensure maximum transparency.
    Example: An electronics manufacturer tracks every component of a product from production to delivery in order to make product recalls more efficient.

  3. Asset management:
    Machine statuses, usage data and maintenance requirements are monitored in real time to optimize operations.
    Example: A logistics company uses digital twins to monitor the condition of its conveyor belts and carry out timely maintenance.

  4. Production automation:
    Real-time monitoring and control ensure greater efficiency and reduced downtime in production.
    Example: An automotive factory controls its robot arms in real time to shorten cycle times and increase productivity.

  5. Energy management:
    Energy consumption is optimized through data-based decisions, which reduces costs and promotes sustainability.
    Example: A paper factory analyzes the energy consumption of its machines with the help of digital twins and reduces peak loads by

3.

Conclusion

ActiveDB not only offers companies a central platform for their data management, but also versatile application options for optimizing processes, energy consumption and maintenance. With its flexibility, standardization and future-proofing, it is an indispensable tool for companies that want to successfully implement their Industry 4.0 strategies.

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