Dürkopp Adler, Pfaff & KSL are focused on sewing and seam sealing technologies for Apparel, Furniture, Automotive and Technical Textiles. With factories in Germany, Czech Republic and Romania, DAP America is responsible for distribution, service and support in North & South America. Factory plant managers consistently express two common concerns: 1) How do I reduce the learning curve for new operators so they can achieve productivity and quality targets? 2) How can I measure overall production efficiency at operator, production line and factory levels? Dürkopp Adler has taken up these challenges and developed the latest-generation DELTA IoT sewing machine. Based on the highly successful M-Type platform, which set new standards for reliable and error-free sewing processes, the DELTA modular concept allows for setting up unique and specific configurations for sewing parameters, scanner systems and Poka-yoke applications. Automatic identification and setting up of sewing programs reduces down time and improves quality due to the elimination of error-prone human intervention. Dürkopp Adler offers QONDAC, a data management software tailored to your respective sewing applications and requirements. This enables maximum process reliability and ensures documentation of sewing processes as well as faster and more efficient production sequences. Flexible interfaces make it possible to easily connect QONDAC to digital sewing machines like DELTA, to enable real-time decision-making as part of a fully digitalized sewing system. QONDAC is a network system that collects and analyzes data from sewing machines to measure productivity and quality. Manufacturing engineers can increase process transparency by gaining real-time insights for line balancing, order tracking, worker and machine performance monitoring. Production managers can use machine data to define factory KPI’s and set up operator dashboards.