COPA-DATA, the developer of industrial automation software zenon, has announced the release of zenon 14.

COPA-DATA will introduce groundbreaking advancements to revolutionize sustainable production and data integrity in regulated industries.

COPA-DATA will showcase its innovative zenon software platform at the upcoming ISPE Europe Annual Conference in Lisbon from April 16th to 20th, 2024.

By Giuseppe Menin, Life Sciences & Process Industry Manager at automation software supplier COPA-DATA, explains how combining COPA-DATA’s zenon platform with Werum PAS-X can reduce the integration and validation effort, reduce errors, and maintain compliance in pharmaceutical operations.

Driven by the complexity of integrating disparate machinery into digitalized workflows, COPA-DATA has created the Automation Integration Layer (AIL) for use in manufacturing operations.

COPA-DATA will be presenting its zenon software platform at BrauBeviale 2023 in Nuremberg from 28 to 30 November. The specialist for industrial software will show how the transformation process towards sustainable production can be innovatively and digitally designed.

With zenon 12, a more comprehensive Web Visualization Service (WVS) and an enhanced report engine are available. Many enhancements provide more connectivity to Linux or GraphQL.

Cyber security is consistently hailed as a top global concern for governments, individuals and businesses alike. However, most rhetoric on the subject focuses on securing information technology (IT), rather than operational technology (OT). In this article Reinhard Mayr, head of information security and research operations at automation software supplier COPA-DATA, examines the need for a different approach.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) states that leveraging the digital twin to support Industry 4.0 business models could increase operational efficiency by ten per cent, to simulate the behaviour of real machines for operational gains.

Bringing together interdisciplinary data offers companies great opportunities to find new and efficient solutions that provide answers to developing customer demands. From November 8-10, COPA-DATA will present various cross-disciplinary application examples of the zenon software platform from production, infrastructure, and laboratory automation at the SPS Trade Fair in Nuremberg in Hall 7, Booth 590.