Bonner. APROL.
Future proof and secure.
Future proof and secure.
We use APROL as the foundation for designing and implementing control systems tailored to the needs of manufacturing clients. In complex industrial environments, maintaining order and efficiency is essential, and a reliable process control system is central to achieving this. APROL enables us to control and visualise your plant operations effectively while collecting and storing production data to ensure safety, reliability, and optimal performance.
Our APROL solutions help improve product quality by optimising industrial processes, ensuring your manufacturing runs smoothly and consistently. We understand the challenges faced by modern industries—including energy transition, digital transformation, and cybersecurity—and leverage our extensive experience with APROL to deliver customised systems that address these issues.
By choosing APROL-based control systems, our clients benefit from a future-proof architecture with secure, industry-standard OPC UA interfaces, enabling more efficient and flexible process automation tailored to their specific manufacturing requirements.
Our Automation Technology Partners
Advanced Process Control
efficient and safe automation of complex production processes
APROL’s Advanced Process Control (APC) to help our clients to automate complex production processes safely and efficiently. By implementing sophisticated control and optimisation algorithms, we ensure process resources are managed with greater precision and used more effectively. This leads to better product quality, increased production capacity, and lower energy consumption. APC maintains process stability even when conditions change, allowing our clients to maximise the value of their resources. This technology is essential for boosting efficiency and competitiveness in the manufacturing sector.
– By optimising process parameters, APROL allows plants to operate closer to their maximum capacity without compromising safety or quality.
– Efficient use of resources through APC lowers energy use, cutting operational costs and supporting sustainability goals.
– Data-Driven Decision Making
– APC in the APROL systems provide valuable insights and analytics that support continuous improvement initiatives.
Unified Engineering
Consistent, flexible, and scalable engineering for seamless automation.
We design our automation systems using APROL’s uniform engineering platform to ensure consistency and efficiency across all projects. Regardless of system size or architecture, our engineers have full access to all APROL functions and tools, allowing us to deliver solutions that are easy to develop, expand, and adapt. This approach guarantees flexibility and scalability, enabling us to integrate new components and features smoothly into your existing automation setup, tailored to your evolving needs.
– Consistent development across all projects and systems
– Efficient configuration with access to comprehensive tools
– Easy expansion and adaptation of existing systems
– High flexibility to support diverse architectures
– Simplified integration of new components and features
Control Performance Monitoring
Optimise plant operation with real-time control quality insights.
In designing control systems, we incorporate the Control Performance Monitor (CPM) to continuously analyse control loop data and automatically generate key performance metrics. This allows your operators and engineers to easily assess control quality and monitor process stability. By providing early warnings of deviations, our systems enable prompt corrective actions, resulting in improved efficiency and more stable plant operations.
– Automatic calculation of key control performance metrics
– Easy assessment of control loop quality
– Early identification of process deviations
– Supports timely corrective actions to improve stability
– Enhances overall plant efficiency and reliability
Industrial Cybersecurity
Robust security to protect your process automation systems.
We build our process control systems around APROL’s integrated cybersecurity features to protect your operations from unauthorised access and ensure secure data transmission. Our designs prioritise system availability and reliability while adhering to the highest security standards. This approach gives you peace of mind, knowing your equipment operates safely within a secure environment.
– Comprehensive protection against unauthorised access
– Secure data transmission within the system
– Maintains high system availability and reliability
– Compliance with top industry security standards
– Creates a trustworthy environment for industrial operations
Condition Monitoring
Proactive machinery health monitoring for maximised uptime.
When designing process control solutions for clients, we can integrate condition monitoring techniques such as vibration analysis combined with interactive 3D visualisations as an incorporated solution or stand-alone. This setup provides your teams with clear, real-time insights into machinery health, enabling early detection of potential issues. By addressing problems before they escalate, we help you reduce downtime, avoid costly repairs, and improve maintenance efficiency.
– Early detection of machinery damage or contamination
– Interactive 3D visualisation for clear status overview
– Helps prevent costly breakdowns and repairs
– Increases equipment availability and reliability
– Enhances maintenance planning and efficiency
Business Intelligence
Real-time data insights for smarter factory management.
We design our automation systems with APROL’s Business Intelligence tools to provide you with comprehensive real-time reports and dashboards accessible both onsite and remotely via mobile apps. This enables your team to monitor key operational data anytime, anywhere, supporting timely data-driven decisions that enhance transparency, efficiency, and overall factory performance.
– Real-time monitoring and evaluation of process data
– Mobile access to dashboards and reports
– Supports data-driven decision making
– Increases operational transparency across the factory
– Enhances efficiency and overall performance management
Networking
Seamless connectivity for integrated automation solutions.
We bring APROL’s extensive connectivity features to enable seamless communication in all directions — between system components, external devices, and higher-level networks. With support for all common industrial communication protocols, including built-in OPC UA client and server on APROL runtime servers, we ensure smooth data exchange that enhances system efficiency and functionality. This open connectivity empowers your operations with flexibility and integration capabilities essential for modern automation.
– Seamless communication between all system components
– Integration with external devices and higher-level networks
– Support for all common industrial communication protocols
– Built-in OPC UA client and server on runtime servers
– Enhanced system efficiency through smooth data exchange