/ Features

Every capability that keeps configuration in control.

VEM is built around three pillars — baseline & compare, monitor & detect, backup & rollback — extended by the capabilities below.

/ 01Capabilities

A working list of what VEM does.

/ 01
Immutable baselines.
VEM

Capture a signed configuration snapshot for any asset, line or site — at any moment in the project lifecycle.

/ 02
Point-in-time compare.
VEM

Compare any two baselines side by side. Every difference attributed, every match defensible.

/ 03
Live change detection.
VEM

Continuous monitoring across every in-scope system. Drift surfaces the moment it happens.

/ 04
Version history.
VEM

A complete, time-ordered history of every configuration change — searchable and exportable.

/ 05
Rollback to known-good.
VEM

One step from any drift back to the last in-control version. No archaeology required.

/ 06
Vendor-agnostic scope.
VEM

Controllers, supervisory layers, databases, vision, machine parameters and vendor files — regardless of OEM.

/ 07
Role-based access.
VEM

Granular permissions for who can baseline, compare, approve and roll back.

/ 08
Audit-ready evidence.
VEM

Every change carries its own evidence trail, ready the moment auditors or regulators ask.

/ 09
API & integrations.
VEM

Open interfaces so VEM lives inside your existing toolchain — not next to it.

/ 02Positioning

VEM vs. other platforms.

Most configuration tools monitor and back up. VEM validates and verifies. Reactive monitoring does not prevent failures — proactive validation does.

/ Capability
/ OTHER SOLUTIONS
/ VEM
Primary function
Configuration monitoring & backup
Validation & verification across the lifecycle
Approach
Reactive — detects after the fact
Proactive — validates before issues arise
Testing coverage
Limited to configuration snapshots
Full lifecycle: Pre-FAT, FAT, SAT, production
Outputs
Static reports and logs
Structured test protocols, validation evidence
Defect detection timing
Post-deployment
Pre-FAT — before costs escalate
Vendor alignment
Generic, vendor-neutral logging
Aligned to vendor test plans and validation packages
/ 03Coverage

What VEM speaks to — out of the box.

VEM is vendor-agnostic by design. The list below reflects components supported today; new components are typically added in 3 days to 3 months depending on complexity.

/ Controllers (PLC / Motion)
06
SiemensRockwell / Allen-BradleySchneiderBeckhoff (TwinCAT)JetterElau
/ Vision systems
03
Vision AutomationCognex (barcode + camera)Omron
/ HMI / SCADA
05
FactoryTalk (Rockwell)ZenonThinManagerTouch ControlJava HMI
/ Databases
02
Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft Access
/ File systems
06
BinaryXMLJSONTextPNG
/ Robots
02
ABBKUKA
/ Printers
02
Domino LaserZebra
/ Machine parameters
03
UhlmannCheckweigher classesVendor-specific recipes
/ Operating systems
01
Windows

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Don't see your component?

It's a development question, not an architecture one. Our framework is agnostic to legacy hardware stacks.

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/ Chapter — Built for scale

From a single asset to a whole-site estate — without changing the model.

The same baseline, compare and monitor mechanism works on one skid or two hundred. As scope grows, VEM keeps the source of truth singular — every component, every line, every change in one place.