TAKEBISHI CORPORATION / DeviceXPlorer OPC Server

This article explains DeviceXPlorer OPC Server from TAKEBISHI CORPORATION, industrial communication software with a cumulative total of more than 62,000 installations across 76 countries (as of April 2026).

Source: TAKEBISHI CORPORATION Official Website
(https://www.faweb.net/en/product/opc/)

Challenges DeviceXPlorer OPC Server Can Help Solve

Helps Reduce Operational Workload at Sites
with Frequent Equipment Additions
and Setting Changes

Because devices can be added, tag settings can be changed, and communication parameters can be adjusted even while the line is running, sites do not need to assume major rebuilds or external modifications every time equipment is added. At Indian sites where lines are expected to run 24 hours a day and fine-tuning after startup is common, this can help reduce adjustments that require downtime.

Helps Make Use of Existing Equipment
and Legacy Environments

DeviceXPlorer OPC Server includes scripting functions that allow calculations and conditional branching on the server side. Data formatting and branching logic can be configured by product type on the OPC server side, helping reduce the workload for changeovers and data collection rule changes while keeping existing equipment in use. It helps introduce data utilization without requiring new capital investment in equipment.

Helps Standardize Connections to Upper-Level Systems at Sites
with Many Japanese-Made PLCs

DeviceXPlorer OPC Server comes standard with drivers that can access control devices from more than 400 series and over 100 vendors^*1, and it also supports models from Japanese manufacturers. Even at sites where Japanese-made equipment is mixed with other equipment and systems, this product helps standardize the connection interface on the upper-system side. It can reduce the workload required to build individual connections for each device.

What Types of Sites Is DeviceXPlorer OPC Server Suitable For?

Legacy Contract Manufacturing Lines
with Mixed-Generation, Multi-Vendor Equipment

Given its broad model support and ease of setting changes, DeviceXPlorer OPC Server is well suited to manufacturing plants with a mix of equipment from different generations and vendors, especially Japanese-made PLCs. The product helps reduce the implementation and modification workload that often comes with product changeovers or equipment additions, making it easier to introduce data utilization even at sites that combine U.S. and European SCADA systems with Japanese-made PLCs.

Project challenges differ, from high-mix production where product changeovers are an issue to multi-site integration, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance. The article below features selected OPC server products by need, each with specifications suited to solving specific challenges. Please use it for comparison and evaluation.

Key Specifications
of DeviceXPlorer OPC Server

Supported Devices
and Connection Targets:

DeviceXPlorer OPC Server broadly supports Japanese-made PLCs such as Mitsubishi Electric (MELSEC), Omron (SYSMAC), JTEKT (TOYOPUC), and YOKOGAWA (FA-M3), making it easier to consolidate connections between U.S. and European SCADA systems and upper-level MES or ERP systems through an OPC server. It also supports OPC UA and can function as a standard connection interface with upper-level systems.

Supported Functions
and Scope of Use:

Beyond data collection, processing, calculation, and branching logic can be configured on the OPC server side using the Lua script engine. The Professional edition also supports MQTT and HTTP integration, making it easier to connect to cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.

Implementation Requirements
and Pricing Structure:

You can select a license that matches your implementation environment and budget. The Single edition is a perpetual license suited to projects that want to run a PoC with one device model. The Multi edition is a perpetual license suited to lines with a mix of devices from multiple vendors. The Professional edition is available as both a perpetual license and a subscription, and is suited to projects with stronger upper-level integration requirements.

DeviceXPlorer OPC Server Case Study

Suntory Products: No-Code AI Integration for More Than 80 Multi-Vendor PLCs

Source: TAKEBISHI CORPORATION Official Website
(https://www.faweb.net/en/solution/successstory/suntoryproducts)

Challenges Before Implementation

This case study covers the Suntory Kita Alps Shinano-no-Mori Water Plant, which began operations as a next-generation factory model. While planning real-time monitoring using an AI anomaly detection system, the plant faced the challenge of a mix of approximately 80 PLCs from different vendors and countries of origin. The plant needed to build a data integration platform that could efficiently collect data from a wide variety of devices and deliver it to the AI system.

Outcome After Implementation

By implementing DeviceXPlorer, factory-floor personnel could specify the necessary data from 80 PLCs and complete the settings to send it to the AI system using only mouse operations through the GUI. Because staff can add and test settings on the same day they decide, “Let’s add data from this equipment to the AI training as well,” the accuracy of equipment maintenance has improved.

Fit with Indian Manufacturing, as Seen in the Case Study

Because DeviceXPlorer OPC Server can integrate a wide range of existing equipment into OPC UA on a single platform, it is a strong fit for Indian manufacturing. A configuration with “80 devices from multiple vendors” is similar to environments such as automotive plants in Chennai and parts suppliers in Pune, where equipment has been added repeatedly.

Is a DeviceXPlorer OPC Server Trial or Demo Available?

You can download a free demo version that can be used continuously for three hours (DeviceXPlorer OPC Server V7)^*3 from the official website. If continuous operation beyond the demo period is required for implementation verification, a one-month evaluation license^*4 is provided, allowing you to verify communication stability and ease of configuration in advance.

Manufacturer Information

TAKEBISHI CORPORATION is a Japanese technical trading company and manufacturer founded in 1926. It is a distributor for Mitsubishi Electric and an early member of the OPC Foundation, which develops the OPC UA standard.