Production line control built for the factory floor.

NEXUS10 and u-BOX10 give manufacturers real-time control over coding, labelling, vision inspection, and production monitoring. Our systems support all common industrial interfaces and connect directly to PLCs, I/O modules, and OPC servers — with a Programmable Logic Module that lets us tailor behaviour to your exact process.

NEXUS10 — Universal Automation System

NEXUS10 started as a production line coding and labelling platform. It has grown into a modular automation system handling everything from package coding to machine vision inspection and full OEE monitoring.

NEXUS10 full production line — from labeller and laser coder through vision inspection, case packer, print-and-apply labeller, barcode scanner, to pallet labeller, connected across factory floor and office networks

NEXUS10 PCM — Product Coding Management

Controls ink-jet and label printing on every product coming off your line. Manages Best Before / Used By dates, SKU and TUN labels, SSCC pallet labels, and barcode / RF verification. Supports SATO, CAB, and Delphi printers.

NEXUS PCM Package Code Management System — complete production line view showing NEXUS operator console, ink jet coder, vision inspection, case packer, print and apply labeller, barcode scanner, and pallet labeller connected to NEXUS Engine

PCM — Full system overview

NEXUS PCM SSCC System — production machine feeding into barcode scanner and pallet labeller station, connected to NEXUS operator and NEXUS engine, with pallets dispatched to truck

PCM — SSCC pallet labelling & dispatch

Installed at: Kraft, Heinz, Mondelez, Bega, Tatura Milk, Fonterra, VISY Beverage, O'Orsogna, Probiotec, Rinoldi, Blackswan, Sunbean, Smith's Chips, Olivetti, Regal, Shell Oil, BorgCraft, Huhtamaki, Sorbent — and others

NEXUS10 Vision — Visual Inspection & Weighing

Camera-based inspection catches date printing errors, product defects, and missing components in real time. Integrates directly with reject station control so non-conforming product is removed automatically. For variable-weight products — such as meat, cheese, or cut produce — NEXUS captures the actual weight of each unit as it moves onto the pallet, so the SSCC pallet label reflects the correct combined weight for dispatch and traceability.

NEXUS PCM Vision and Weighing — two configuration diagrams side by side: left shows vision inspection station; right shows weighing station capturing variable product weight for SSCC pallet label

Vision inspection (left) — Weighing for variable-weight SSCC labelling (right)

Installed at: Kraft (2 lines), Mondelez, Bega (dual configuration), O'Orsogna, Fonterra, Shell Oil

NEXUS10 MNF — Manufacturing Monitor

Tracks every manufacturing stage in real time — from raw material intake through processing, quality inspection, and finished output. Displays live OEE metrics (availability, performance, quality), active production orders, shift downtime events, and production-against-plan across the entire floor. Each stage is monitored individually so bottlenecks and stoppages surface immediately rather than at shift-end review.

NEXUS MNF Manufacturing Monitor — live view of glass manufacturing line at A Touch of Glass showing 6 stages with OEE metrics and active order status

Live manufacturing monitor — installed at A Touch of Glass

Installed at: A Touch of Glass, CFA

NEXUS10 HH — Handheld Terminal

Rugged handheld companion for operators on the floor. Scan barcodes, verify labels, confirm pallet builds, and raise alerts — all connected live to NEXUS Engine. Works in cold stores, high-humidity environments, and areas where fixed terminals are not practical.

Deployed at: Bega, Shell Oil, Huhtamaki, Tatura Milk, VISY Beverage, Probiotec

Labels and Tags as Tracking Tokens

The barcodes and RFID tags printed by NEXUS PCM don't stop at the production line. Every label becomes an identity token that travels with the product or asset through your facility. RFID readers positioned at production stage boundaries, transfer corridors, and exit gates can capture movement events automatically — feeding live location data into StockHive without requiring manual scanning at every touchpoint.

This closes the loop between automated production control and inventory visibility. Rather than treating line-side automation and warehouse inventory as separate systems, the two share a common identity layer: the same code applied at manufacture is the one StockHive tracks through movement and dispatch.

Proof of concept completed for: surgical instrument accountability in operating theatres (confirming what enters a patient and what leaves to the waste trolley); wool bail identification and tracking through processing stages; high-value site equipment monitoring as it passes through facility gates.

u-BOX10 — Industrial Hardware Interface

u-BOX10 is the hardware layer between NEXUS10 software and the physical production line. It reads signals from PLCs, sensors, and I/O modules and translates them into NEXUS events — giving the software a reliable, real-time picture of what the line is actually doing.

u-BOX10 architecture — central hardware module connecting NEXUS10 software above to PLCs, sensors, actuators, OPC servers, and serial devices below via digital I/O, analogue I/O, relay outputs, OPC-UA, Modbus TCP, and EtherNet/IP

u-BOX10 hardware interface — sits between NEXUS software and line equipment

I/O Connectivity

Handles digital inputs and outputs, analogue signals, and relay-switched outputs. Connects directly to proximity sensors, photoelectric cells, encoders, and actuators on the line.

Digital I/O Analogue I/O Relay outputs

Protocol Support

Speaks the protocols your existing equipment already uses. Connects to OPC and OPC-UA servers, Modbus TCP devices, serial instruments, and EtherNet/IP PLCs without requiring equipment replacement.

OPC / OPC-UA Modbus TCP Serial / RS-232 EtherNet/IP

PLM — Programmable Logic Module

Scripted logic layer that runs inside u-BOX10. Lets us define custom event triggers, timing sequences, and conditional behaviour specific to your process — without modifying PLC code or line equipment.

PLM scripting Event triggers Sequence control

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