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KINEXON OS

KINEXON OS is the real-time orchestration platform that connects physical shopfloor operations with digital enterprise systems — WMS, MES, and ERP — and delivers the foundation for Physical AI.
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The advanced RTLS software integrates positional data from multiple tracking technologies to enable scalable automation and real-time visibility in your operations.

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RTLS Software That Enhances Visibility and Automation in Industrial Operations

KINEXON OS is a cutting-edge RTLS software platform that captures real-time location data from technologies like UWB, BLE, RFID, and GPS to generate a digital twin of your operations. Its intuitive low-code/no-code interface empowers users to create sophisticated automation workflows with ease.

With built-in analytics and dynamic dashboards, KINEXON OS delivers deep insights into production and logistics processes—increasing operational visibility and insights.

Designed to be open, flexible, and highly scalable, the platform provides end-to-end supply chain visibility across manufacturing sites. It continuously tracks industrial materials and assets, enabling faster, data-driven decision-making.

Through seamless integrations and open APIs, KINEXON OS enriches contextual data from third-party IT/OT systems such as ERP, MES, and WMS—making it the ideal solution for connected, automated industrial environments.

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KINEXON OS Powers Real-Time Visibility, Automation, and Orchestration in Seconds: The Foundation for Physical AI

Take 60 seconds to see how it works and discover the power of real-time automation.

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Automate 25+ Use Cases on a Single Platform

What's your use case #26? Get inspired by the industrial automation solutions powered by KINEXON OS.

KINEXON Asset Tracking for real-time location tracking and search of tools, assets, and operational equipment in industrial environments.

Industrial Asset Tracking

Stop Searching. We Make Your Industrial Assets Work.

Track and visualize any industrial asset with KINEXON OS by translating position data into a digital twin of your shopfloor.

Our live map visualizes asset movements in real-time for shopfloor operators, dashboards provide up-to-date numbers for production planners, and our mobile Search&Find UI supports workers in locating required assets.

daily time savings per employee

20%

efficiency gain in space utlization

30%

reduction of physical equipment

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Process Flow Management

Relax. We Keep Your Industrial Processes Flowing.

Control and automate process flows with KINEXON OS by connecting physical movements with ERP, MES, and WMS in real time.

Our no-code event engine sends automated WIP bookings, shares alerts in case of process violations and triggers complete process flows like order transport, quality checks or rework operations. Advanced process mining and historic data analysis enable you to realize AI-driven process optimizations and keep production on track.

95%

automated bookings

100%

data accuracy, enabling Physical AI

95%

elimination of paper-based processes

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Forklift Fleet Execution

We Track and Guide Your Forklift Fleet. In Real Time.

Digitize and monitor forklift movements with KINEXON OS by visualizing their location and status across floors, halls and outdoor areas.

Heatmaps reveal highly frequented paths, bottlenecks, and areas causing idle times whilst spaghetti diagrams help you understand movement patterns to increase overall fleet utilization.

+20%

forklift utilization through dispatch and routing

100%

transport visibility across active forklift movements

-80%

near-miss events with AMRs via dynamic safety zones

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Material Flow Orchestration

We Automate and Connect Intralogistics. You’re Next.

Unify bulk RFID reads, UWB-triggered replenishment requests, and incoming goods via GPS with KINEXON OS by gaining transparency over material flows and orchestrating production supply in real time.

Live dashboards visualize location and status of materials, carriers, and parts, event triggers automate transport flows end-to-end, and easy-to-use mobile UIs connect workers live with your WMS.

60%

reduction in production stops

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KINEXON OS software for real-time monitoring and control of vehicles and production processes in automotive manufacturing.

Assembly Line Control

Zero Faults.
Built for Automotive OEMs.

Automate manual assembly operations and assure quality with KINEXON OS by locating and identifying vehicles and controlling wireless worker tools in real time.

Auto identification of vehicles saves manual scans, announces variant-specific assembly steps, and allows for immediate notifications in case of quality issues. Digital collision zones approve and document tool operations automatically to assure in-takt operations and prevent safety-critical faults.

99%

vehicle production uptime

>$10M

operational cost savings at 14 BMW plants

>50M

automated telegrams daily

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Powerful Features to Support Your Use Cases

KINEXON OS serves as the central software platform to digitize all industrial moving assets and automate supply chain and manufacturing operations across shopfloors and warehouses.

Position Data Processing

Position Data Sources

Select position data from UWB, BLE and RFID sources as input for KINEXON OS, from RTLS standard ISO/IEC 24730-1 to vendor-specific data formats.

Track and visualize manually operated forklifts with vSLAM technology

Receive bulk updates for materials passing RFID gates or individual scans with mobile readers

Follow UWB-tracked production orders in real-time with KINEXON RTLS Pro or KINEXON RTLS Mesh

Position Intelligence

To ensure optimal data quality for automated operations, our position filter layer orchestrates multiple position technologies and enhances data with contextual information.

Adjust orientation and speed for WIP objects on assembly lines

Automatically detect implausible position jumps caused by reflections, interferences, or temporary measurement errors

Connect RFID-tracked materials as children to a UWB-tracked load carrier once they get loaded

Custom Data Flows

Powered by the open-source, flow-based programming tool Node-RED: Integrate custom position data using a flexible low-code approach.

Connect suppliers without an own tracking technology by ingesting their delivery updates into your map

Feed custom reporting tools with live process data for your business dashboards

Share automated live updates for any material movement with your WMS

Business Event Automation

Event Trigger Configuration

Select from a diverse range of event templates to establish rule sets governing when the system should initiate business events. Event triggers are designed for effortless, flexible no-code condition configuration.

Trigger automated replenishment requests once tracked empty boxes got picked up

Request special carriers picking up WIP once its cool down or material hardening cycle is completed

Receive live updates on object counts to monitor storage areas, inventory availability and utilization

Physical & Virtual Connectivity

Automatically share data with devices and third-party systems based on events—no coding required. Configure message formats with standards like Kafka, MQTT, RFC1006, and SAP RFC.

Open gates, activate visual alarms, or switch traffic lights if a forklift approaches with a high prio order

Connect your SAP EWM or SAP DM infrastructure thanks to our standard integrations

Send more than 1k automated telegrams per second to update connected systems and notify coworkers

Open Application Interfaces

Use our APIs to seamlessly integrate with your existing business applications. Our REST API provides easy access to data and services, while our subscription HTTP API delivers real-time updates and event notifications.

Subscribe to our position API to feed real-time location updates into rework steering systems

Get live updates from our object API to feed ERP and MES with order updates or reported issues

Trigger automated events from 3rd party systems to request WIP processing via our event API

A screenshot out of the Kinexon OS showing business events automation.

Comprehensive Data Visualization

Mobile Search & Find

Equip workers with a mobile 2D map to track and locate industrial assets. Effortlessly manage assets on the go with using a simple interface fueled by real-time status information.

Find the required tools, materials, and equipment to prepare rework operations or quality checks

Locate special carriers across the production facility, storage areas or outdoors to transport WIP in time

One easy-to-use mobile UI for any asset no matter if is tracked via RFID, UWB or GPS

Real-Time Visualization Boards

Visualize live data in an aggregated layer to quickly gain insights into the quantity and status of objects in specific locations. Utilize flexible configuration through drag and drop to instantly access use case-specific information.

Receive live updates on top-level KPIs to carefully monitor production health

Visualize your production with order lists, material counts, and quality issue alerts at a glance

Equip workstations with an always-up-to-date monitor counting inventory and WIP

Shopfloor History Replayer

Rewind time with our shopfloor replayer, a valuable tool for reviewing historical position data and past events. This feature is invaluable during system setup and in scenario analysis, making it essential when configuring new use cases.

Understand shopfloor movements as foundation for prozess optimization

Investigate process violations or quality issues by browsing past events and actions

Feed historical location and status data into your business intelligence and analytics tools

Advanced Process Analytics

Efficiency Analysis

Visualize and analyze the movement of orders, materials, and assets with data-driven spaghetti diagrams to optimize layouts and processes.

Enrich morning briefings with qualified data from past production days visualized as heatmap

Reveal highly frequented paths, bottlenecks, and areas causing forklift idle times with heatmaps

Foster data-driven decision making when redesigning shopfloor layouts or paths based on historic positions

Historic Asset Traceability

Visualize the paths of orders, materials, and assets through spaghetti diagrams, forming the foundation for layout and process optimizations. Dynamically map and analyze movement by supplying these diagrams with historical data.

Understand movement patterns with spaghetti diagrams to increase overall forklift fleet utilization

Increase transparency to resolve busy paths, safety-critical intersections, or inefficient transport routes

Carefully accompany the introduction of new products and process flows to drive early optimizations

Process Mining Capabilities

Transform position-based geofence events into process steps with process mining. Visualize actual workflows and uncover opportunities to improve efficiency with data-driven insights.

Receive real-time alerts for production-critical process violations

Analyze process quality, performance, and capability as foundation for optimized planning

Derive preventive measures to avoid running into bottlenecks or production delays

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Connect the Physical World to Your Production Systems

KINEXON OS is the connecting layer to the digital world. Trusted as a certified SAP Silver Partner, KINEXON extends your SAP landscape with real-time location data and orchestration. Thanks to our open integration architecture, you can connect virtually any ERP, MES, WMS, and automation system with physical infrastructure like gates, traffic lights or any mobile robot vendor.

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Customer Feedback Drives Our Innovation

More than 100,000 business operators and decision-makers depend on KINEOXN OS daily for reliable execution of production-critical operations, automation of manual tasks, and improved shop floor efficiency.

"Thanks to the open technology [...] we can connect new backend systems without having to program a special software interface each time beforehand. This makes it easier and faster than before to implement applications for improving manufacturing processes using location data."

Thomas Strebin

Product Owner Ident & Lokalisierung at BMW Group

How BMW saves $10M+ p.a.

"We have successfully deployed the solution across 7 global plants. We've integrated KINEXON's out-of-the-box capabilities into facitilies already utilizing third-party RTLS systems. A neighboring site has transitioned to KINEXON Platform following our successful pilot."

Product Owner for RTLS

at top 3 A&D OEM

How the leader achieved <1 ROI

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Operational Excellence Is Built on Strong Foundations

Every day, over 1 million assets are tracked and managed with KINEXON OS at production facilities around the globe. Here’s why our customers decided for our platform.

Maximum Scalability

Technology-agnostic by design, built for multi-use case scenarios, KINEXON OS operates globally connected plants with 100K+ tracked assets per instance capable to send 1K+ telegrams per second.

Low-Code/No-Code Automation

KINEXON OS puts customers in control of their automation journey through intuitive low-code and no-code configuration tools. Design workflows, automate physical processes, and adapt digital interactions to changing business requirements without relying on extensive software development resources.

Open APIs

As the data layer between physical asset movements and enterprise systems, KINEXON OS seamlessly connects real-time location data with existing IT and OT landscapes. Open APIs eliminate data silos and enable interoperable workflows across ERP, MES, WMS, and custom-built applications.

Workforce Empowerment

Successful automation requires adoption across every level of the organization. KINEXON OS empowers IT administrators, production planners, supervisors, and shopfloor workers alike through enterprise-grade security, real-time analytics, intuitive configuration tools, and mobile-first user experiences.

Full-Stack Partner Ecosystem

From market-leading KINEXON RTLS technology to Zebra RFID gates and readers and Slamcore vSLAM hardware, KINEXON OS integrates partner position data with one click. Out-of-the-box integrations with SAP EWM and DM accelerate deployment to realize fast ROI.

Strong OEM Trust

From the first installation in Munich to 25+ production-critical use cases in 14 plants worldwide with BMW, from an initial pilot to >40k tracked assets across 20+ sites for an US A&D leader - KINEXON OS makes you design and accelerate your path towards significant cost savings and higher throughpout whilst we focus on scalability, sability, and security.

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