Max Arndt

Schaeffler, Senior Platform Engineer

I am a problem solver who specializes in the operations and development of web, cloud, mobile, and embedded systems. With experience ranging from small startups to global corporations both domestically and internationally over the course of more than a decade. Additionally, I enjoy volunteering for scholarship awarding and contributing to various Open Source projects. During my master’s studies, I successfully hacked the radio communication of drones.

Since 2021 Building and maintaining the global NATS backbone for Schaeffler’s factory data grid.

Talk:
NATS on edge - A distributed industrial mesh

NATS is a versatile messaging system with a sweet spot in distributed and edge deployments.

NATS supports a variety of communication patterns across such a distributed architecture. It can replace REST services without the need to open firewalls or use complex API gateways, or replicate and move message streams between locations, all while allowing for security barriers between NATS clusters and secure multi-tenant application hosting.

Schaeffler has harnessed the power of NATS to build a robust messaging backbone that spans over 100 plants worldwide. With multiple clusters strategically distributed across global regions, NATS enables seamless processing of billions of messages daily from thousands of clients.

More than 50 custom applications, ranging from Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and edge devices to distributed apps and our central SAP system, leverage NATS for efficient and secure data transmission.

Talk objectives:

  • How to design a highly distributed, operationally resilient and security messaging mesh, suitable for industrial use cases.

Target Audience:

  • Architects, developers.