Quickbase and EdgeIQ Accelerate and De-Risk Digital Transformation for Global Manufacturers

Global manufacturers are facing digital transformation challenges in two very different arenas at the same time.

Inside the plant, automation has increased and data is abundant, yet operational execution remains fragmented. Machine signals live in control systems, historians and data pipes. Work lives elsewhere. The distance between real-time data and real-time accountability slows improvement and suppresses ROI.

In the field, products are increasingly connected, yet service and product organizations often operate as if those products were offline. Devices generate wellness and operational telemetry continuously, but lifecycle control, SLA governance and business execution are disconnected. Customers expect uptime and proactive service. Margins depend on it.

Optimizing one without the other limits impact. Ignoring both invites disruption. Quickbase and EdgeIQ are partnering to address these challenges directly.

Quickbase has long been the system where operations teams design workflows, govern processes and drive accountability across manufacturing and service environments. It is the execution layer where work is coordinated, performance is measured and outcomes are tracked.

EdgeIQ brings real-time operational and device intelligence into that execution layer. It connects to machines, OT systems and connected products. It ingests, correlates and normalizes raw signals into trusted events. In connected product environments, it also serves as the device control plane, managing onboarding, configuration, health, command and over-the-air updates at scale.

Together, Quickbase and EdgeIQ close the execution gap between signal and action. The partnership delivers two distinct but complementary offerings, each designed for a specific transformation mandate.

Connected Manufacturing Operations

Created for large global manufacturers investing in plant-level digital transformation, Connected Manufacturing Operations is built for organizations that have deployed automation, MES and data infrastructure but struggle to translate machine signals into operational accountability.

This offering is designed for:

• Operations Excellence leaders

• Plant managers and manufacturing leadership

• Digital transformation teams inside industrial enterprises

It addresses a common reality: machine and operational data exist inside PLCs, SCADA systems, historians and data pipes, while workflows and accountability live elsewhere. The result is delayed response, manual reporting and suppressed OEE improvement.

Connected Manufacturing Operations delivers:

• Real-time ingestion and normalization of machine and OT signals

• Trusted operational events generated from raw machine data

• Workflow orchestration inside Quickbase tied to ownership and SLA

• Operational dashboards connecting machine performance to business context

• Measurable improvements in OEE and reduction in manual reporting overhead

The objective is not to replace MES or control systems. It is to transform machine conditions into governed, executable work inside the systems operations teams already use.

Connected Product Operations

Created for OEMs building and supporting connected products, Connected Product Operations is designed for manufacturers evolving from product sellers to hybrid physical-digital operators.

This offering is built for:

• Product leadership

• Service operations leaders

• Engineering and digital teams responsible for connected product strategy

It addresses a different but equally urgent challenge: devices generate wellness and operational telemetry continuously, yet lifecycle control, SLA governance and service workflows remain fragmented. Service teams often learn about failures from customers rather than from their own systems.

Connected Product Operations delivers:

• A device control plane for onboarding, provisioning, configuration and health

• Policy-driven lifecycle management and over-the-air update capabilities

• Real-time correlation of telemetry into trusted service and lifecycle events

• Service event workflows and SLA tracking inside Quickbase

• Operational dashboards linking fleet state to service performance and business outcomes

The goal isn’t simply to visualize device data. It is to actively manage connected products as governed digital assets with warranties and SLAs and tie device state directly to structured service execution and operational performance.

A Different Approach - A Lasting Solution

This partnership is a direct response to the limitations of legacy approaches and the lack of appropriate in-house resources to solve these problems at scale.

Custom integration projects consume time and capital but rarely scale - and some just never end. Extending MES platforms beyond their core mandate leaves execution fragmented. Hyperscaler IoT services provide powerful building blocks, but they require significant custom assembly before they produce operational outcomes. Dashboards may improve visibility, but visibility without workflow does not change performance.

The Quickbase and EdgeIQ model is intentionally different. It is built around a simple principle: real-time signals must translate into governed, accountable workflows.

In Connected Manufacturing Operations, machine and operational signals are transformed into trusted events that trigger structured workflows inside Quickbase. Downtime, quality deviations and performance losses are no longer discovered in retrospective reports. They become accountable work tied to ownership, SLA and measurable operational impact.

In Connected Product Operations, EdgeIQ governs device wellness and lifecycle state through its control plane, while Quickbase governs service execution and operational performance. Remote configuration, software updates and command actions are directly linked to structured workflows and SLA accountability. Telemetry becomes controlled intervention. Intervention becomes measurable performance.

This is not a rip-and-replace strategy. It complements existing MES, IoT infrastructure and service systems. It reduces integration complexity while increasing operational authority.

For global manufacturers navigating digital transformation across both the plant and the field, the mandate is clear. Data alone is not enough. Connectivity alone is not enough. Execution is the differentiator.

Quickbase and EdgeIQ are delivering two purpose-built offerings designed for that reality.

To learn more about how Quickbase and EdgeIQ are working together to support manufacturers: 

• Visit the joint solution overview

• Read Quickbase's announcement

• Register for our upcoming webinar