Unified namespace (UNS)

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An architecture pattern providing a governed, shared event space, typically on an MQTT broker, where machine data and other current factory events are published once and consumed by any approved system.

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Episodes about Unified namespace (UNS)

Connectivity Is Not Integration — Why Your Connected…

2026-10-06

A packaging machine stops, every system is connected, and still nobody can say which customer shipment is at risk. This episode is for manufacturing IT/OT architects and data teams who have invested in connectivity but still answer key questions with phone…

Connect ERP, MES, and IoT — Without Replacing Anything

2026-10-22

When a bottleneck machine stops, ERP, MES and IoT data can all be correct and still not tell the factory what to do next. This episode is for manufacturing IT, OT and data architects who need to connect existing systems without a replacement program. You will…

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Articles about Unified namespace (UNS) (2)

Why Point-to-Point Manufacturing Integrations Fail (And How to Fix Them)
2026-10-23 · Mirko Peters
Discover why point-to-point ERP, MES, and IoT integrations create fragile spaghetti code and learn how to build scalable manufacturing architectures.
Why a Unified Namespace Is Not a Factory Map for Manufacturing Analytics
2026-10-06 · Mirko Peters
Discover why a Unified Namespace acts as a message highway rather than a factory map, and why industrial connectivity is not true integration.

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