Machine automation
Connect sensors, I/O, industrial communication, controller software, operator visualization and machine-safety functions around one machine architecture.
Industrial automation & connectivity
Industrial Automation, Control & Connected Machine Technologies
Control, safety, sensing, industrial data integration and process-monitoring technologies for machine builders, factories and system integrators—from field-level measurement and deterministic control through governed OT/IT data exchange.
Automation & HMI
Machine safety
Industrial data
Sensors & IO-Link
Process monitoring
Field & process
Control & safety
OT data & monitoring
Application / system selection
Automation architecture selection
Enter by engineering requirement. Each route explains the architecture before presenting the relevant technology and selected product families.
CODESYS
Automation, HMI & Motion
Define IEC 61131-3 engineering, runtime, visualization, fieldbus and motion functions around the selected CODESYS target architecture.
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Machine Safety
Machine Safety & Safe Automation
Select safety relays, configurable controllers, safety sensors, access protection and safe-motion technology for the defined safety function.
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Softing
Industrial Communication & Gateways
Aggregate selected PLC and CNC data through Softing OPC UA, MQTT, middleware and gateway technologies without transferring machine control to the information layer.
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ifm
Industrial Sensors, IO-Link & Machine Diagnostics
Apply selected ifm position, process, IO-Link, condition-monitoring, vision and identification technologies to the machine requirement.
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NOVUS
Process Control, Monitoring & Data Logging
Select NOVUS controllers, transmitters, remote I/O, data loggers and connected monitoring around the process variable and evidence requirement.
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System architecture
Keep standard control, safety and information functions correctly separated
Field devices provide machine and process information. Standard control executes the machine sequence, while the safety system evaluates safety functions independently. Selected operational data can then be exposed to supervisory and enterprise systems without placing dashboards or cloud services in the control loop.
Technology roles
Five focused portfolios, selected by engineering function
Each technology has a distinct role. Primionics defines the interfaces between sensing, control, safety, data integration and process monitoring according to timing, protocol, security and ownership.
Industrial Sensors, IO-Link & Machine Diagnostics
Position and process sensors, IO-Link, identification, vision and condition-monitoring technologies provide measurements and device diagnostics at source.
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Machine Safety & Safe Automation
Safety relays, configurable controllers, access protection, optoelectronic sensing and safe-motion technologies implement the defined safety functions.
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Process Control, Monitoring & Data Logging
Remote I/O and transmitters collect field values close to the equipment and pass scaled, identified data into control and monitoring systems.
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Industrial Communication & Gateways
Controller and CNC information is aggregated and exposed through defined OPC UA and MQTT interfaces, with security settings matched to the plant network and receiving systems.
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Automation, HMI & Motion
IEC 61131-3 application engineering, runtime, visualization and communication are combined around the selected controller platform.
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Integrated solutions
Solutions for machines, process equipment and connected plants
The product layers are combined according to the application, installed equipment and required control, diagnostics, reporting and cybersecurity boundaries.
Brownfield connectivity
Read data from installed PLCs, CNCs and field networks, then expose selected information through OPC UA, MQTT or supervisory interfaces.
Condition monitoring
Combine vibration and process sensing with IO-Link, local diagnostics, edge transfer and maintenance-focused dashboards.
Process and utility monitoring
Acquire temperature, humidity, pressure, flow and energy data with local logging, alarms and remote visibility.
Applications
Applications
The architecture scales from stand-alone machines to distributed process, utility and environmental monitoring.
Machine builders
Control, HMI, motion, safety, sensing and gateway functions for repeatable machine platforms.
Manufacturing plants
Brownfield connectivity, condition monitoring, energy visibility and production data integration.
Process equipment
Local PID control, remote I/O, data logging and alarm workflows for thermal and utility processes.
Utilities and infrastructure
Distributed sensing, remote acquisition, cellular access and dashboard-based monitoring.
Building and environmental systems
Temperature, humidity, pressure, flow and energy monitoring with local and remote visibility.
OEM devices
Embedded communication, controller runtime and field-interface technologies for connected products.