01
Logistics
Data comes from barcode scans or manual entry: slow and labor-intensive.
THINGPLE’S ANSWER
RFID capture plus edge intelligence record warehouse and logistics movements automatically.
DIGITAL & AI FOR CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS MANUFACTURING
From factory data
to better operations.
Thingple connects the physical materials, production equipment and quality records of chemical and materials plants into one traceable data foundation, the base for practical AI.
Proven at BASF-YPC Nanjing · Strategic investor: Phoenix Contact · Strategic cooperation: Yokogawa China
RFID read ✓SMART ID boundGate verified ✓
14*Years since founding in Shanghai
10+Years applying RFID in chemicals & materials
12Multinational clients
×100Faster inventory counts than scanning barcodes one by one
THE DATA FLYWHEEL
Where AI drives
continuous improvement.
Every customer wants a data flywheel: a loop in which connected data keeps improving quality, productivity, process and formulation, and AI learns from every cycle.
- 01
Quality improvement
AI-powered quality prediction and traceability. Fewer defects and less rework, with product quality improving continuously.
- 02
Productivity improvement
Data insights support decisions, lift equipment utilisation and workforce efficiency, and sustain productivity growth.
- 03
Process optimisation
AI-enabled automation shortens cycle times, cuts cost and keeps optimising the process.
- 04
Formulation innovation
Data-driven formulation R&D speeds up process innovation and validation, and strengthens product competitiveness.
MES, WMS and LIMS feed one AI core. But there are gaps in the way ↓
THE CHALLENGE
But most plants
are missing the data.
AI needs complete, connected data. Five gaps usually stand in the way, and each has a specific answer.
02
Production
Stand-alone equipment and legacy lines are not connected to MES, and batch charging is not accurately recorded.
THINGPLE’S ANSWER
Acquire and parse PLC data from discrete equipment with a standardized toolkit.
03
Data silos
Formulation, production and quality data sit in separate systems with no linkage.
THINGPLE’S ANSWER
One platform and one ID: the Real & Virtual SMART ID connects each product’s full lifecycle.
04
Instruments
Data from analog instruments is never captured.
THINGPLE’S ANSWER
Replace legacy gauges, install fixed cameras and deploy robotic inspection.
05
AI models
There is no universal model. Every data flywheel needs customized learning.
THINGPLE’S ANSWER
Tailored models on a common foundation built for chemicals and materials, with new models added continuously.
OUR ANSWER
One ID thread.
A basket of tools.
Tools in every layer, from hardware to AI, capture the data. ID is the thread that ties it together, so the flywheel can spin.
AIApplicationsEdgeHardware
AI applications
- Yield improvement
- Defect analysis
- Predictive maintenance
- Intelligent sorting
Applications
- SMART-MES
- RFID-WMS
- Laboratory management
- Environmental monitoring
- Cold-chain traceability
- Industrial gas management IoT
Edge analytics
- Edge intelligence gateway
- RFID edge analytics kit
- Edge control
Hardware
- RFID antennas & tags
- Smart hardware
- Smart sensors
- Asset-tracking IoT box
OUR SOLUTIONS
Three solution areas.
One connected record.
Start with the problem that matters most. Everything runs on the same IDs and the same platform, so each step builds on the last.
Asset transparency
Four kinds of asset, one ID: goods in and out, assets that come back, fixed assets, and materials that get used up.
Explore →Manufacturing excellence
RFID WMS and Connected MES put the warehouse and the production line on one traceable record.
Explore →Data analytics and AI
Practical models, tailored to each plant, learn from your own process, equipment and quality history.
Explore →SUCCESS STORIES
Running in real plants.
The same systems, implemented for different customers. Watch a forklift go from picking instruction to delivery-gate check at BASF-YPC.
Goods issuing · 43 seconds · Filmed February 2023
The demonstration shows picking confirmation, delivery-gate detection, and a warning when the forklift reaches the wrong gate.
- Flow · RFID WMS
BASF-YPC · Nanjing
Running continuously for more than three years, through three generations of hardware.
- Use · Lab management
SUEZ (now Veolia)
In use since 2022: weighing, tagged bottles and two-person control from anywhere.
- Cycle · RFID WMS
Baosteel Gas
Every steel gas cylinder identified and tracked with UHF RFID.
- Connected MES
Sengong
A closed loop from raw-material entry to quality feedback, spinning the data flywheel.
WHO WE HELP
Built for where
your company is.
The same data foundation, shaped to what each kind of company needs most.
GLOBAL LEADERS
Accurate on the floor. Connected to SAP.
WMS and MES with weight double-verification and a full record of every movement, linked to your ERP through the interface your IT team already offers.
Running at BASF-YPC, Nanjing for more than 3 years
Global leader stories →SCALING LEADERS
Operations your auditors can trace.
Stock counts you can defend, batch-to-cost traceability and a record of every movement, for asset transparency and accounting accuracy.
Two programmes under way: chemicals and optical connectivity
Scaling leader programmes →FOUNDER-LED INNOVATORS
Digital from day one.
We build the whole stack with you: IT infrastructure, WMS, MES, dashboards, LIMS and now AI analysis.
Built with Sengong, Compound Semiconductor and INNOAERO, all CM Venture portfolio companies
Founder-led innovator stories →TRUSTED BY GLOBAL INDUSTRY LEADERS
- BASF-YPC
- SUEZ
- Baosteel Gas
- Sengong
- Compound Semiconductor
- INNOAERO
LET’S START WITH YOUR OPERATION
Start with your
operational challenge.
Tell us where data is missing, where material checks are difficult, or where production needs better visibility.
- 1Pick one process
A warehouse, a line, or a quality problem that matters now.
- 2Connect it and check the data
Capture what actually happens and confirm it is complete and correct.
- 3Expand as results justify
Add processes, modules and AI on the same IDs.