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Open, software-defined automation
Stay competitive with a digital approach to automation that adapts to your business with an open, flexible, and software-defined automation solution.
Part of EcoStruxure™
Open, software-defined automation
Unlock limitless automation potential
By embracing open standards, our software-defined automation solution integrates any hardware into a seamless system and enables applications to run independently of hardware, deploying control where it performs best.
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Flexible, future-ready automation now
Hardware independent
Choose the systems that align with your goals. No vendor lock-in, no limitations.
Application-centric
Model assets and processes, independent of hardware to improve productivity and ROI.
Digital continuity
Connect IT and OT with a common data space across all systems to enable real-time insights.
The freedom to innovate
Discover EcoStruxure Automation ExpertEcoStruxure Automation Expert gives you the freedom to choose and the flexibility to adapt with:
- Less engineering time: Experience greater efficiency with reduced engineering time for industrial automation.
- Quicker fault recovery: Improve operational resilience with greater system uptime and recovery after faults.
The first truly open, software-defined automation solution: unbound by hardware, engineered for agility, and empowered by data.
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Shaping automation Open, software-defined automation panel, hosted by Omdia
Open automation is rewriting the rules of industrial efficiency Check out our interview with IIOT world on industrial automation.
New ways of automation A documentary about manufacturer-independent industrial automation.
Key alliances and partnerships
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Discover everything open, software-defined automation can do for you.
1. What is open software-defined automation?
Open software-defined automation refers to a modern approach to industrial automation that prioritizes software and its flexibility over traditional hardware-centric systems. It decouples the control layer from the underlying hardware, enabling greater agility, portability, and scalability in automation processes. This approach leverages software to manage, configure, and control automation systems, making them more adaptable to changing needs and less reliant on specific hardware.
2. What are the benefits of open software-defined automation?
Benefits include enhanced interoperability through open standards, enabling seamless integration across multi-vendor systems and reducing vendor lock-in. This approach also brings flexibility and scalability, allowing systems to be reconfigured or expanded quickly through software. It accelerates deployment, simplifies configuration and control, and helps lower costs. By leveraging edge control, decisions can be made locally and in real time, reducing latency and improving responsiveness. Additionally, software-defined systems integrate easily with IT infrastructure, cloud services, and analytics platforms, enabling smarter, more connected operations.