A Step-by-Step Guide to Cleaning Up Your Parts Inventory
Kim Jakubowski
Apr 29, 2025
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Overview
The Kepware integration connects your PLCs, sensors, and industrial control systems to MaintainX. By streaming tags through the Kepware IoT Gateway, you can automate meter readings, trigger work orders, and monitor asset health in real time—empowering your team to shift from reactive to proactive maintenance.
Pre-built connector, built and managed by MaintainX.
Key features
- Stream Kepware tags directly into MaintainX meters
- Trigger automated work orders from real-time machine data
- Auto-create meters when new tags are discovered
- Configure custom workflows for alerts and maintenance actions
How it works
- Book a tour with a product expert. If you’re already a MaintainX customer, ask your Account Manager to enable the OT Data Connectors feature, then follow our setup guide.
- In MaintainX, create a Kepware instance and generate an access token (unique per instance).
- In Kepware, create a REST Client Agent using the MaintainX endpoint and add your access token.
- Map machine tags to MaintainX meters. Use Smart Tag Mapping to streamline setup.
- Stream real-time machine data into MaintainX to turn alerts and metrics into actionable maintenance.
Requirements
- Must have Kepware ServerEx6 and IoT Gateway Plugin
- Must have MaintainX's Premium or Enterprise Plan
FAQs
What do MaintainX customers use the Kepware connector for?
Connecting MaintainX and Kepware enables mature maintenance strategies, ranging from usage-based maintenance to predictive maintenance. Tracking downtime automatically, triggering PMs based on run time, and enabling condition-based maintenance programs are some of the top use cases.
I'm interested in the Kepware connector. What should I do first?
This pre-built connector is managed by MaintainX and requires minimal customization. If you’re new to MaintainX, book a tour with a product expert. If you’re already a customer, you can enable this integration yourself:
- Ask your organization's Administrator to enable the OT Data Connectors feature.
Follow our detailed setup guide.
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Bridging Industrial Data and Maintenance
Kepware connects PLCs, sensors, and industrial control systems to MaintainX, turning real-time machine data into automated maintenance actions that improve uptime and reliability.
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Setup Guide
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