Grupo Salba

Industrial Historian · OEE · Open Stack

Full plant visibility.
No licensing costs.
No vendor lock-in.

I4 Historian captures, stores and analyzes data from your PLCs, sensors and SCADA systems in real time. Calculate OEE automatically and make data-driven decisions — built on open technologies.

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$0
Licensing fees
15+
Years experience
+30
Plants connected

What is I4 Historian?

Open-stack industrial historian with built-in OEE

Unlike proprietary systems (PI System, Canary), I4 Historian has no cost per data point or per user. Built on open technologies your team can own and scale freely.

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Zero licensing costs

Eliminate proprietary licenses. Scale your infrastructure without paying per data point or per user. Your data, your stack.

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Universal PLC connectivity

Connect PLCs from any vendor — Siemens, Allen Bradley, Schneider, Fatek — via OPC UA, Modbus TCP and other industrial protocols.

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Real-time dashboards

Operational dashboards in Grafana accessible from any browser on any device. No software installation on workstations required.

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Automatic OEE calculation

Availability, Performance and Quality calculated automatically from your PLC data. Identify bottlenecks and reduce downtime without manual logging.

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AI & analytics ready

Structured, accessible data for predictive maintenance models, anomaly detection and production optimization. A solid foundation for Industry 4.0.

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On-premise or cloud

Deploy on your local server, VPS or cloud (AWS, Azure). You choose according to your data security policy. Full technology autonomy.

OEE — Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Are you really measuring your plant's efficiency?

OEE is the gold standard KPI for industrial equipment efficiency. I4 Historian calculates it automatically from your real PLC data — no spreadsheets, no manual recording.

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Availability
Actual vs planned uptime
P
Performance
Actual vs ideal speed
Q
Quality
Good units vs total output

What I4 Historian delivers for OEE

Automatic real-time OEE by shift, line and machine

Downtime classification by cause: failure, changeover, material shortage

OEE combined with energy efficiency indicators

Production loss quantified in units and time — no manual entry

Real success stories

Plants already running I4 Historian

Implemented in manufacturing, food & beverage, chemicals, paper and steel industries.

Pulp & Paper · Chile

CMPC Papeles — Migration from proprietary historian to open architecture

CMPC operated a proprietary historian with high licensing costs, limited multi-user capacity and no integration with modern analytics tools.

  • Full elimination of proprietary licenses — unlimited scalability
  • OPC UA integration connecting multiple PLCs and systems
  • Web dashboards accessible from any browser
  • Structured data foundation for OEE and predictive maintenance
  • AI-ready environment for future intelligent models

Chemical Industry · Chile

AJAY SQM — I4 Historian with Power BI corporate reporting

AJAY SQM had low visibility of critical process variables. Data was trapped in PLCs with no centralized access, no history and no integration with corporate systems.

  • Fatek PLC via Modbus TCP → I4-Red Gateway → InfluxDB (VPS)
  • Grafana for real-time operational visualization
  • Microsoft SQL + Power BI for corporate reporting
  • LoRaWAN wireless sensors for cabling-free zones
  • Scalable architecture ready for new PLCs and processes

Implementation

From diagnosis to live dashboard in weeks

Proven process across 30+ industrial plants in Chile and Latin America.

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Plant diagnosis

We audit your PLCs, protocols, critical variables and OT network architecture.

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Architecture design

We propose the optimal tech stack: OPC UA, Modbus, InfluxDB, Grafana for your case.

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Implementation

Full installation and configuration integrated with your existing PLCs — no production downtime.

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Dashboards & OEE

Operational panels and OEE reports adapted to each role in your organization.

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Training & support

Team training and ongoing support to evolve the system as your plant grows.

Free evaluation

Is your plant still operating as a data island?

Tell us your situation and we'll propose an architecture at no cost. We respond within 24 hours.

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Works with your existing PLCs

No need to replace equipment. We connect what you already have.

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OEE live in 2 weeks

Operational dashboard running before 15 days.

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No proprietary licenses

Open stack. No cost per tag or data point.

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Chile & Latin America coverage

Local team. +56 9 7528 1652 · [email protected]

Request free I4 Historian evaluation

Or contact us: [email protected] · +56 9 7528 1652