Context and challenges in the manufacturing sector

The manufacturing industry operates in a constantly changing environment. Manufacturers must meet ever-increasing demands for flexibility, performance and compliance, while adapting to a volatile supply chain and accelerated innovation cycles.

Context and challenges in the manufacturing sector

Key challenges facing the sector

Complex and heterogeneous systems: difficulty in getting equipment from different suppliers to communicate with each other.

Increased flexibility: need to quickly adapt lines to variations in production, volume or product.

Obsolescence and supply chain: need for software solutions that can be adapted to different hardware in the event of supply disruptions.

Standards and cybersecurity: increasing compliance requirements (IEC 62443, etc.).

Time-to-market pressure: the need to develop new products and systems quickly.

Key challenges facing the sector

straton's responses

straton technology offers a flexible and robust software platform that is perfectly suited to the challenges of modern manufacturing.

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Compatibility and interoperability

  • Support for industry standard protocols: Modbus, CANopen, OPC UA, EtherCAT, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, etc.
  • Easy integration into heterogeneous industrial architectures.

Flexibility and adaptation to OEMs

  • Easy integration into the OEM's software or hardware environment.
  • Rapid creation of specific runtimes for new electronic platforms.
  • The application can be developed before the final machine is available.
  • Advanced customisation using straton tools (libraries, extensions, specific functions).

Real-time performance

  • Reduced cycle times.
  • Fast and reliable communication between industrial devices.
  • Optimised energy consumption management.

Security and reliability

• Compliance with cybersecurity standards: IEC 62443.

• Integrated diagnostics, monitoring and event logging.

Intuitive and standardised tools

• Programming according to IEC 61131-3 (ST, FBD, LD, SFC, etc.).

• Modern, easy-to-use development environment.

• Responsive and qualified technical support.

• Human resources readily available thanks to the use of widely used automation languages.

Rapid implementation

• Creation of a runtime in 2 days for new hardware.

• Reuse of existing application without complex adaptation.

Use cases in manufacturing, from production machinery to embedded systems.

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Use cases in manufacturing, from production machinery to embedded systems.
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Manufacturing industry: Control and supervision of production lines, Control of machine tools, industrial robots, and handling systems, Quality monitoring, product traceability and communication with MES or ERP systems
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Embedded systems in machines: Real-time automation of subsystems, Direct integration into equipment via ultra-optimised runtimes.
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Internal utilities (energy, water): Power supply management, cooling systems, pumping, water treatment.
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Motion control: Advanced motor control, axis synchronisation, robot control or specialised automation
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