FLOWMAÎTRE Ecosystem
Your systems know what was planned.
FlowMaître shows what is happening.
Between every scan, every permit and every maintenance calendar there is a plant nobody sees. That is where people get hurt, batches get lost and lines stand still. We built one ecosystem — devices, a positioning engine and three operational modules — to make that plant visible, and to act on it within seconds.
A plant should be as transparent as its data
Making people safe must never mean watching them. Making a plant visible must never mean sending it to someone else’s cloud.
Every plant already runs an ERP, a WMS or MES, cameras and turnstiles. They record what was planned and what was scanned. None of them knows where the people, forklifts, batches and machines physically are right now — or in what condition.
That gap is the real cost. We close it with a system that does not just draw dots on a map: it tells the right person, within seconds, on the device they are already carrying.
Four places where plants lose people, time and money
People are exposed where paper cannot see
- A paper work permit cannot stop a step across a line
- A lone worker who collapses is found too late
- An evacuation list takes 20–40 minutes to assemble by hand
Flow disappears between the scans
- The WMS sees a pallet only when someone scans it
- Forklifts run empty, queue at ramps, meet people at blind corners
- Staff spend hours looking for pallets, tools and containers
Machines fail on their own schedule
- Maintenance follows the calendar, not the condition
- Unplanned stops hit output and revenue
- The right technician, tool and spare part are never in the same place
Money leaks that nobody can prove
- Contractors billed by gate time, not by time on the job
- Penalties for disputed or damaged shipments
- Batches scrapped after too long outside cold storage; returnable containers that walk away
Typical situations from the industrial sites we study. Figures on this page are indicative and depend on integration depth, the package purchased, the response of your staff and the availability of spare equipment. What we commit to — and what depends on your site.
Six design rules, each learned from a real plant objection
Plants rarely reject RTLS because of the technology. They reject the disruption, the surveillance feeling and the data going elsewhere. These rules are our answer.
Act, don’t just display
Nobody watches a dashboard at 3 a.m. FlowMaître closes the loop: within 3 seconds of a detected event the alert is sent to the badge in the worker’s pocket (vibration and light), the steering command to the nearest PTZ camera goes out within 1.5 seconds, and the muster list is generated within 10.*
Connect, don’t replace
Your WMS, MES, ERP, turnstiles and cameras stay. FlowMaître adds the missing “where, and in what state” layer and shares it through REST, WebSocket and MQTT.
Install without stopping the line
Anchors clip onto existing beams and columns on adjustable brackets and daisy-chain over PoE+; the floor plan is digitised in a browser editor. A pilot zone can typically be commissioned in about two days without a shutdown, subject to site access and readiness.*
Hardware people actually wear
Badges are about 8 mm thin and the size of an ID card, so they do not snag on valves and pipework and do not end up in a locker. A tracker nobody wears produces no data.
Safety without surveillance
Everything runs on-premise, inside your perimeter. The alarm goes to the worker first; analytics can be pseudonymised, and asset tracking carries no personal data at all — the conversation works councils and data-protection officers need to have.
One infrastructure, three jobs
The same anchor network serves workforce safety, intralogistics and equipment monitoring. Start with the loss that hurts most and switch on the next module — without building a second hardware layer.
What FlowMaître is deliberately not
Not a WMS, MES or ERP
It feeds them with physical reality; it does not replace them.
Not a time-clock for disciplining people
Safety alerts go to the worker; flow analytics can be pseudonymised.
Not a cloud you have to trust
On-premise by default. Cloud or OPEX subscription is a choice, not a requirement.
A working day in a plant, with FlowMaître
An illustrative scenario built from the situations customers raise most often. Each moment shows the pain, what the system does, and which devices and modules do it. Timings are system-side and indicative*; real results also depend on how deeply the system is integrated, which package is installed, how your people respond and whether spare equipment is at hand.
Shift start: the gate checks the person, not just the card
Without
Permits and medical clearance are checked on paper. A badge with a dead battery or a failed sensor is discovered mid-shift, in the hazardous zone.
With FlowMaître
At the turnstile the badge is read by NFC and polled by radio: battery level, sensor self-test, permit and medical status. A worker who is not ready is stopped or flagged before entering.
Blind corner: forklift meets picker
Without
The driver cannot see around the racking. One collision stops the site, triggers an inspection and can end in criminal liability for management.
With FlowMaître
A 10 Hz tag on the forklift and a badge on the picker give a closing vector. Before they meet, the alert is sent to the badge (vibration and red flash) and to the driver — within 3 seconds of the detected risk*, with the person pseudonymised in the data.
A pump starts to vibrate: fix it before it fails
Without
The failure is discovered when the pump stops. Then comes the search for a qualified technician, the right permit and a spare part.
With FlowMaître
The sensor node sees the vibration trend; EIS flags the anomaly. WFM finds the nearest technician holding the right permit and pushes the work order to the e-Paper screen of his badge. PLM reserves the spare part.
Line changeover: the pit-stop that starts before the line stops
Without
The line stops, then the tooling is searched for, the setter is at the other end of the hall and the container is late. A changeover planned for 25 minutes can easily run to 70 (an illustrative case).
With FlowMaître
Fifteen minutes before the changeover the system checks that the kit is gathered within 5 m of the line: tooling cart, container, and a setter with the right permit. Anything missing is pushed to the right badge or tag.
A customer disputes a pallet
Without
“It arrived damaged — we withhold payment.” Finding who handled it across dozens of camera archives takes days, so the penalty is simply paid.
With FlowMaître
Enter the pallet ID. The system follows its 3D trajectory and assembles a video timeline from the cameras it passed, from build-up to the truck ramp, in seconds* — provided those cameras are integrated and recording.
Alarm in a hazardous area
Without
Someone walks the site with a clipboard. Nobody is sure who is still inside, or which route is safe as the incident spreads.
With FlowMaître
The muster list is generated within 10 seconds of the trigger, from each device’s last known position*. Badges strobe red-blue and show an evacuation route that avoids the growing hazard zone. A Man-Down or SOS call sends the steering command to the nearest camera.
Who asks what — and where to look
| Who is asking | The question | The answer | Go to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant / site director | Can I see my plant in real time without a six-month IT project? | One-zone pilot in days; people, assets and machines in 3D; evacuation list generated within 10 s*; success criteria agreed up front. | How to start |
| HSE / safety manager | How do I stop an unauthorised step into a danger zone, and find a lone worker fast? | Zero-Trust zone matrix, Skill & Permit check, SOS and Man-Down, alert sent to the badge within 3 s*. | WFM · MaîtreBadge |
| Logistics / operations | Where is the time going between the scans? | 10 Hz forklift tags, spaghetti diagrams and heatmaps, paperless e-Ink Kanban, video proof for disputed pallets. | PLM · MaîtreTag |
| Maintenance / reliability | Can we fix it before it breaks — and send the right person? | Vibration and temperature nodes, health scoring, ML forecasts, work order pushed to a certified technician’s badge. | EIS · Maître Sensor |
| IT / data-protection officer | Where does the data live, who sees it, how does it plug in? | 100% on-premise, pseudonymised analytics, REST / WebSocket / MQTT, ONVIF / RTSP and access-control integration. | Reference architecture |
| System integrator | What is my scope, my margin and my risk? | Clear scope split, repeatable pilot kit, open interfaces, partner authorisation and L3 vendor support. | For integrators |
What we commit to, and what depends on your site
A real plant result is the sum of our system and your plant. We commit to what we control, and we are open about what we do not.
Within FlowMaître’s control
- Alert latency: from a detected event (SOS, Man-Down, zone violation, collision risk) to the alert being sent to the badge — target of 3 s or less, under nominal network and anchor coverage.
- Camera command: the steering command is issued within 1.5 s of the event; the camera’s own movement time is outside our scope.
- Muster list: generated within 10 s of the trigger, from the last known position of each device.
- Positioning accuracy inside covered, calibrated zones, as agreed in the pilot criteria.
- Product quality: devices, firmware and software, updates and L3 support.
Depends on your site and configuration
- Integration depth: WMS, MES, ERP, access control, cameras and PTZ drivers, network.
- Package purchased: modules and device variants — for example, work orders on a badge need an e-Paper variant; maintenance forecasts need EIS and sensors.
- Coverage and installation: anchor layout, mounting, cabling, PoE and server infrastructure.
- Spare equipment: charged badges, spare tags and anchors on hand.
- People and process: wearing and charging badges, responding to alerts, keeping permits and master data current.
- Quality of the data coming from your other systems.
Business outcomes — less empty running, shorter changeovers, fewer incidents, fewer disputes — are indicative. They depend on the factors on the right and are measured on your site against criteria agreed before the pilot starts. They are not guarantees.
Three things, delivered as one system
Only now do the products matter — because you know what job each one is hired for.
Industrial IP67 hardware
Designed and built in Nice, France.
- MaîtreBadge — the wearable: UWB + BLE 5.3, NFC, SOS, Man-Down, RGB LED, optional e-Ink / e-Paper.
- MaîtreTag — for forklifts, containers, WIP and machines: UWB/BLE, e-Ink / e-Paper Kanban, sensor node.
- MaîtreAnchor — the infrastructure: TDoA for area coverage, AoA for single-anchor gates; PoE+ with passthrough.
- Maître Sensor — vibration, temperature, pressure, level, flow.
On-premise platform
One engine, three operational modules, one 3D twin.
- Positioning Engine — TDoA / TWR / AoA solver with wireless anchor synchronisation and filtering.
- WFM — people: safety, permits, evacuation, workforce analytics.
- PLM — flow: materials, WIP, fleet, anti-collision, warehouse.
- EIS — machines: condition monitoring, digital twins, predictive maintenance.
- 3D Digital Twin — multi-floor Exploded-View and browser Floor Editor.
From survey to support
So the pilot works the first time.
- Pre-project survey and radio reconnaissance of your zone.
- Floor digitisation and geofence set-up in the Floor Editor.
- Commissioning and calibration of the anchor network; integration with access control and cameras.
- Updates and L3 support for software and firmware.
Reference architecture: four layers
From the devices on the shop floor to the 3D Digital Twin, every layer is built for sub-second response — and every layer can be bought, installed and integrated step by step.
3D Digital Twin & Business Modules
Browser-native 3D visualization & domain workflows
WFM Module (Lite / Full)
Zero-Trust zone access, Skill & Permit check, SOS/Man-Down response, <10 s dynamic evacuation & workforce heatmaps.
PLM Module (WMS / TMS)
Real-time material & WIP tracking, paperless e-Ink Kanban, forklift anti-collision (10 Hz) & route optimization.
EIS Module & ML Analytics
Equipment Digital Twins, OEE tracking, anomaly detection & predictive failure forecasting 2–4 weeks in advance.
Exploded-View 3D & CAD
Multi-floor Exploded-View, underground elevation layers, and built-in browser CAD Floor Editor.
Positioning Engine & Event Core
FM-POS-ENG-ANC mathematical solver & DDD/CQRS event bus
Multi-Mode RTLS Solver
Hybrid UWB TDoA, DS-TWR & PDoA/AoA positioning with 3-state filtering and BLE/GNSS fusion.
O(1) In-Memory Access Matrix
Pre-computed Zero-Trust rule engine processes up to 30,000 packets/sec with zero database latency.
High-Throughput Storage
Event Sourcing & CQRS on PostgreSQL/PostGIS + ClickHouse (up to 50M telemetry rows/sec).
Industrial Integrations
REST API, WebSocket, MQTT/Kafka, ACS turnstiles & <1.5 s ONVIF/RTSP PTZ camera auto-steering.
UWB/BLE Anchor & Downlink Grid
IP67 PoE+ base stations with wireless sync & bi-directional control
MaîtreAnchor TDoA
FM-MA-TDOA / PoE+: 50–80 m radius, >1,000 pkt/s, wireless AB-Sync / 3S-KF < 0.25 ns (no coax sync cables).
MaîtreAnchor AoA
FM-MA-AOA / PoE+: Dual-antenna PDoA (±60°, <3°) for Single-Anchor 2D RTLS at gates, airlocks & corridors.
Daisy-Chain PoE+ Passthrough
IEEE 802.3af/at PoE+ with cascading Ethernet passthrough reduces industrial cabling and switch ports by up to 50%.
<3 s Active Downlink
UWB + BLE 5.0 command channel pushes instant LED alarms, vibration alerts, and e-Ink/e-Paper screens to field devices.
Wearables, Asset Tags & Sensors
IP67 devices for personnel, forklifts, materials & critical machinery
MaîtreBadge (7 Models)
Personnel smart badges: UWB + BLE 5.3 + NFC 13.56 MHz, SOS, 3D IMU Man-Down, 4-mode RGB LED, 1.54″ e-Ink / 2.9″ e-Paper & GNSS/LoRa/LTE.
MaîtreTag (5 Models)
Asset & transport tags: UWB/BLE 10 Hz (FM-MT-UWB-1), 1.54″ e-Ink & 2.0″ e-Paper Kanban, BLE Zonal & EIS Sensor Node.
Maître Sensor Lineup
Industrial IIoT telemetry: 3D vibration (0–50g), temperature (-40..+200°C), pressure (0–1000 bar), ultrasonic/laser level & flow.
Charging & Mounting
Multi-bay WPC Qi / contact-pad chargers (FM-ACC-CHARGER) & 2-axis anti-corrosion brackets (FM-ACC-BRACKET).
Which device does what: hardware ↔ software matrix
Every hardware SKU, the software it works with, and the plant job it is meant for.
| Product Family & SKU | Radio & Positioning / Telemetry | Display, UI & Downlink | Primary Software Modules | Target Industrial Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaîtreBadge — Personnel & Visitor Smart Badges (IP67, Contact Pads / WPC Qi) | ||||
MaîtreBadge StandardFM-MB-UWBBLE |
UWB CH5/CH9 (TDoA / DS-TWR / AoA, 15–30 cm) + BLE 5.3 + NFC 13.56 MHz | Screenless • SOS button, 3D IMU Man-Down, 4-mode RGB LED, vibro & buzzer (≥80 dB) | Positioning Engine + WFM Lite / Full |
Workforce RTLS, ACS turnstile pass, hazardous zone control & evacuation |
MaîtreBadge 1.5″ e-InkFM-MB-UWBBLE-EINK15 |
UWB CH5/CH9 + BLE 5.3 + NFC 13.56 MHz | 1.54″ e-Ink (200×200, 184 DPI) + full-size glove-friendly SOS button + RGB LED & vibro | Positioning Engine + WFM Lite / Full |
2D QR work permits, pre-shift medical/PPE status & rugged shop-floor ID |
MaîtreBadge 2.0″ / 2.9″ e-PaperFM-MB-UWBBLE-EP20FM-MB-UWBBLE-EP |
UWB CH5/CH9 + BLE 5.3 + NFC 13.56 MHz | 2.0″ (250×122) or 2.9″ (296×128) 4-color e-Paper (B/W/Y/R) + SOS + RGB LED & vibro | Positioning Engine + WFM Full + EIS |
Visual photo/name ID badge, interactive push Work Orders & tactical evacuation maps |
MaîtreBadge Hybrid OutdoorFM-MB-GNSS-LORA(-EP)FM-MB-GNSS-LTE(-EP) |
Multi-GNSS + LoRa Sub-GHz (up to 15 km) or LTE-M / NB-IoT + UWB/BLE 5.3 | Screenless or 2.9″ e-Paper + SOS, 3D IMU Man-Down, RGB LED & buzzer | Positioning Engine + WFM Full |
Seamless outdoor-to-indoor tracking across open-pit mines, in-situ leach wellfields, yards & plants |
| MaîtreTag — Industrial Asset, Transport, WIP & Telemetry Tags (IP67) | ||||
MaîtreTag UWB/BLEFM-MT-UWB-1 |
UWB CH5/CH9 (up to 10 Hz) + BLE 5.3 + NFC | Screenless • Tactile action button, 4-mode RGB LED & motion IMU | Positioning Engine + PLM + WFM |
Forklifts, AGVs, pedestrian anti-collision, pallets & heavy returnable containers |
MaîtreTag e-Ink / e-PaperFM-MT-UWB-EINK15FM-MT-UWB-EINK20 |
UWB CH5/CH9 + BLE 5.3 + NFC | 1.54″ e-Ink (200×200) or 2.0″ 4-color e-Paper (250×122) + task confirmation button & RGB LED | Positioning Engine + PLM |
Paperless Digital Kanban, WIP batch passports, kitting trolleys & QC hold tags |
MaîtreTag BLE ZonalFM-MT-BLE-1 |
Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3 (1–5 m zonal accuracy, 3–5 yr battery life) | Compact sealed industrial tag with status LED | Positioning Engine + PLM |
High-volume tools, dies, molds, spare parts & warehouse bins |
MaîtreTag EIS Sensor NodeFM-MT-SENSE-1 |
3D High-Frequency Vibration + Surface Temperature (-40..+85°C) + UWB/BLE 5.3 | Sealed IP67 equipment mount with status LED | EIS + Positioning Engine |
Pumps, motors, compressors, conveyors & mobile machinery health monitoring |
| MaîtreAnchor & Maître Sensor — Fixed Infrastructure & Process Probes | ||||
MaîtreAnchor TDoA / TWRFM-MA-TDOA • FM-MA-TDOA-POEFM-MA-TWR • FM-MA-TWR-POE |
Qorvo DWM3000 UWB CH5/CH9 + BLE 5.0 Downlink • Wireless AB-Sync / 3S-KF < 0.25 ns | Diagnostic 128×64 OLED display • PoE+ IEEE 802.3af/at with cascading PoE Passthrough | Positioning Engine (FM-POS-ENG-ANC) |
2D/3D multi-anchor coverage across production halls, warehouses & underground galleries |
MaîtreAnchor AoAFM-MA-AOA • FM-MA-AOA-POE |
Dual-antenna PDoA / Angle of Arrival (±60° sector, <3° accuracy) + DS-TWR distance (10–15 cm) | Diagnostic OLED display • Quick-release dovetail radome • PoE+ | Positioning Engine + WFM / PLM |
Single-Anchor 2D RTLS at checkpoints, airlocks, dock doors & hazardous passages |
Maître Sensor FamilyVibration / Temp / Pressure / Level / Flow |
LoRa, LTE, Wi-Fi, BLE, RS485/Modbus, 4–20 mA • Edge preprocessing | IP67/IP68 industrial probes (up to 10 years battery autonomy or wired power) | EIS Module |
Continuous telemetry for turbines, pipelines, boilers, hydraulics & storage tanks |
Built to be integrated, not to lock you in
You already have the customer and the relationship. We give you a repeatable product, a clear scope split and the protection to make the project profitable.
Typically in the integrator’s scope
- Site survey and customer requirements
- Cable runs, PoE switches, racks and servers
- Mounting at height, local civil works
- Integration with the customer’s WMS / MES / ERP and security systems
- First- and second-line support
Provided by FlowMaître
- Anchors, badges, tags, sensors and accessories
- On-premise software licences: Positioning Engine, WFM, PLM, EIS
- Floor digitisation, calibration and commissioning supervision
- Software and firmware updates
- Third-line (L3) vendor support
Open interfaces
REST API, WebSocket and MQTT for your applications; ONVIF / RTSP for cameras; access-control integration; Kafka on the EIS side.
A repeatable pilot
A pre-defined one-zone kit and a fixed method: the same steps, the same success criteria, every time — so your second pilot is faster than your first.
Protected deals
Deal registration, manufacturer and software authorisation letters for tenders, and vendor support behind you.
From one zone to the whole plant
You do not need to buy a platform. You need to remove one loss, prove it, and then decide.
Name the loss that hurts most
A 30-minute call: blocked ramps, a line waiting for tooling, an unprotected danger zone? We choose one bottleneck and one zone.
Pilot one zone
Typically 600–1,000 m² with 6–8 anchors, depending on layout; commissioned in about two days without stopping production (subject to site readiness), then run for 30–60 days.
Agree success criteria first
Before the pilot starts we sign measurable criteria — for example position accuracy of 0.5 m or better, alarm latency of 3 s or less, and a baseline of movement diagrams. Criteria cover what the system controls; business outcomes are measured, not promised.
Prove, then expand
When the criteria are met, extend zone by zone and switch on further modules — as a perpetual on-premise licence or an annual subscription.
What the pilot and the rollout are made of
Pre-packaged pilot kits, then modular licences — perpetual on-premise or annual subscription.
| SKU / Code | Package or License Name | Licensing / Delivery Model | Included Components & Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnkey Hardware & Pilot Kits | |||
FM-KIT-STARTER-1Z |
FlowMaître Turnkey Pilot Package (1 Zone) | Turnkey 1-Zone Pilot (600–1,000 m²) | 8× MaîtreAnchor TDoA PoE+, 8× 2-axis brackets, 8× MaîtreBadge eInk 1.5″, 8× chargers, 4× MaîtreTag UWB, 2× MaîtreTag EIS + Pilot Software License + 3D Floor Plan digitization & on-site commissioning. |
FM-KIT-HW-DEMO |
FlowMaître Hardware Demo Kit (1 Zone) | Hardware Evaluation Kit (400–600 m²) | 4× MaîtreAnchor TDoA PoE+, 4× brackets, 6× MaîtreBadge eInk 1.5″, 6× chargers, 4× MaîtreTag UWB/BLE, 1× MaîtreTag EIS Sensor. |
| Platform Software Licenses (Perpetual On-Premise & Annual Cloud / OPEX Subscriptions) | |||
FM-POS-ENG-ANCFM-POS-ENG-ANC-Y |
FlowMaître Positioning Engine | Per Active Anchor (Perpetual or Annual) | Core mathematical solver (TDoA / DS-TWR / PDoA-AoA), wireless sync AB-Sync / 3S-KF < 0.25 ns, filter & REST / WebSocket / MQTT API. |
FM-WFM-LITEFM-WFM-LITE-CLOUD-Y |
FlowMaître WFM Lite | Per Legal Entity / Site (Perpetual or Annual) | 2D/3D real-time tracking, geofencing with hysteresis, SOS/Man-Down alerts, 4-mode Downlink RGB LED control, ACS turnstile & PTZ camera integration. |
FM-WFM-FULLFM-WFM-CLOUD-Y |
FlowMaître WFM Full | Per Legal Entity / Site (Perpetual or Annual) | All WFM Lite features + O(1) In-Memory Zero-Trust Access Matrix (30,000 pkt/s), Skill & Permit, <10 s dynamic evacuation, heatmaps, spaghetti diagrams, 3D Exploded-View & CAD Floor Editor. |
FM-PLM-LICFM-PLM-CLOUD-Y |
FlowMaître PLM | Per Legal Entity / Site (Perpetual or Annual) | WMS/TMS intralogistics, material & WIP batch traceability, paperless e-Ink/e-Paper Kanban, 10 Hz forklift-to-pedestrian anti-collision & bottleneck analytics. |
FM-EIS-LICFM-EIS-CLOUD-Y |
FlowMaître EIS | Per Legal Entity / Site (Perpetual or Annual) | IIoT equipment condition monitoring, 3D Digital Twins, Health Scoring (0–100%), OEE analytics, ML predictive maintenance & spare parts planning. |
FM-BUNDLE-FULLFM-BUNDLE-CLOUD-Y |
FlowMaître Full Enterprise Bundle | Per Legal Entity / Site (Perpetual or Annual) | Complete unified suite: WFM Full + PLM + EIS with full cross-module automation and 20% bundle discount. |
Questions we hear in every plant
Will our works council and data-protection officer accept this?
It is designed for exactly that conversation. Asset tags carry no personal data. For people, the alarm is delivered to the worker himself, on his own badge; analytics can be pseudonymised; everything stays on your servers under retention rules you define. We recommend involving both from the pilot kick-off.
We already have cameras and access control. Why add this?
A turnstile knows who entered at 08:00, not where that person is at 11:30. Cameras cannot be watched all at once. FlowMaître does not replace them — it connects them: the turnstile checks the badge before the shift, and when an SOS or a fall is detected the steering command to the nearest PTZ camera is issued within about 1.5 seconds*.
We cannot stop production or pull kilometres of cable for a pilot.
You do not have to. A pilot zone uses 6–8 anchors on adjustable brackets, daisy-chained over PoE+, typically installed during normal operation or in a shift gap, without a shutdown.
Do we have to replace our WMS, MES or ERP?
No. FlowMaître adds the physical “where and in what state” layer and exchanges data with your existing systems through open interfaces.
Tell us the one loss you want to remove first
Send a floor plan, or simply describe the bottleneck. We will propose the pilot zone, the device mix and the success criteria.