MachineCDN vs Augury: Protocol-Native IIoT vs Sensor-Based Machine Health Monitoring
When manufacturing engineers evaluate predictive maintenance platforms, two fundamentally different philosophies emerge: monitor what the machine is already telling you through its PLC, or add external sensors to detect what the PLC can't see.
MachineCDN and Augury represent these two approaches in their purest forms. MachineCDN connects directly to PLCs and reads the data your machines are already generating. Augury attaches vibration and temperature sensors to rotating equipment and uses acoustic AI to detect failure patterns. Both claim to prevent unplanned downtime. Both deliver real results. But they solve different problems, require different infrastructure, and suit different manufacturing environments.
This comparison helps you understand which approach — or combination — makes sense for your operation.