DIGITAL & AI FOR CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS MANUFACTURING
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
WHO WE HELP
The same data foundation, shaped to what each kind of company needs most.
GLOBAL LEADERS
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
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
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 →THE CHALLENGE
AI needs complete, connected data. Five gaps usually stand in the way, and each has a specific answer.
Data comes from barcode scans or manual entry: slow and labor-intensive.
RFID capture plus edge intelligence record warehouse and logistics movements automatically.
Stand-alone equipment and legacy lines are not connected to MES, and batch charging is not accurately recorded.
Acquire and parse PLC data from discrete equipment with a standardized toolkit.
Formulation, production and quality data sit in separate systems with no linkage.
One platform and one ID: the Real & Virtual SMART ID connects each product’s full lifecycle.
Data from analog instruments is never captured.
Replace legacy gauges, install fixed cameras and deploy robotic inspection.
There is no universal model. Every data flywheel needs customized learning.
Tailored models on a common foundation, including defect-detection and equipment-early-warning models already built for chemicals and materials.
OUR SOLUTIONS
Start with the operational problem that matters most. Add warehouse, production and AI as your needs grow, all on the same IDs.
A mature RFID-WMS used for years in large chemical and materials enterprises, including BASF and SUEZ. Forklifts read tags as operators work, so inventory, locations and tasks stay in step with the physical floor.
Discuss warehouse management ↗A real-time production control platform for chemical and materials plants. Edge gateways collect equipment, process and material data, so planning, execution, monitoring and quality share one live record, down to every batch.
Discuss manufacturing execution ↗Practical ML and AI models tailored to each company and built on a common foundation developed for chemicals and materials. They learn from your own process, equipment and quality history.
Discuss industrial AI ↗DIGITAL TWIN
Orders, equipment status, production progress and quality indicators on one screen, so everyone works from the same picture of the plant.
A 1:1 three-dimensional model of the workshop shows each device as running, stopped or in alarm, with environment readings and overall progress.
Alerts pop up by severity and go to the responsible person’s phone, linked to a response plan such as switching to a backup machine. Handling is tracked online.
Click an area or a device to see live parameters, fault history, maintenance orders and degradation trends, marked green, amber or red.
PRODUCT LINES
Each product line solves one tracking problem and plugs into the same Thingple platform and IDs.
RFID-based smart, real-time WMS and goods tracking. Forklifts and handhelds record every movement as the work happens.
Dynamic RFID tracking and identification for reusable and returnable assets such as kegs, gas cylinders and transport packaging.
LoRaWAN-based smart, real-time tracking and monitoring of equipment and assets, around the clock and across large sites.
TECHNOLOGY
Proprietary hardware captures what physically happens, software turns it into records, and SMART ID links it all into one history.
A kit that upgrades your existing forklifts, plus handhelds, chemical-grade tags and edge gateways.
Warehouse, production, lab and environment modules share one open, modular platform.
RFID identifies goods before and after processing. SMART ID carries the record through the reactor, from formulation to quality.
CUSTOMER IMPLEMENTATION / BASF-YPC, NANJING
Follow a forklift from its picking instruction to delivery-gate verification in an operating chemical warehouse.
Goods issuing · 43 seconds · Filmed February 2023
Forklift-mounted equipment connects pallet movements with the assigned warehouse task. The demonstration shows picking confirmation, delivery-gate detection, and a warning when the forklift reaches the wrong gate.
TRUSTED BY GLOBAL INDUSTRY LEADERS
LET’S START WITH YOUR OPERATION
Tell us where data is missing, where material checks are difficult, or where production needs better visibility.
A warehouse, a line, or a quality problem that matters now.
Capture what actually happens and confirm it is complete and correct.
Add processes, modules and AI on the same IDs.
