Robust and Secure OT – Infrastructure for Food & Beverage and Process Industries

Keep your industrial operations running 24/7 with confidence.

We design and support high-availability OT systems tailored for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and other process industries. Our deep expertise with SCADA platforms – from Siemens WinCC and AVEVA™ to Rockwell FactoryTalk – ensures your production is resilient, compliant, and future-proof. Every solution is built around continuous uptime, strong cybersecurity, and hygienic design for regulated environments.

Workers in a food processing facility, wearing proper protective attire while monitoring automated production. We ensure OT systems meet strict hygiene and safety standards in such environments. Talk to a specialist Get a free OT security assessment

High-Availability OT Infrastructure

Zero downtime, even in a crisis. We implement robust, high-availability architecture so your plant never skips a beat. This includes virtualized server clusters (VMware vSphere or cost-effective alternatives like Proxmox VE) with failover protection. In an era of rising VMware costs under Broadcom, we can optimize budgets by leveraging open-source hypervisors without sacrificing reliability. Industrial HMIs, historians, and control servers are consolidated into redundant, well-segmented networks – ensuring that hardware failures or maintenance events don’t interrupt production. We also design power and network redundancy (dual-path networks, UPS backups) to keep your lines running 24/7. High availability is not a luxury in F&B; it’s a necessity.

SCADA and OT System Modernization – From Legacy to Future-Proof

Ageing SCADA systems, outdated servers, or obsolete Windows versions pose significant risks to operational reliability, cybersecurity, and compliance. At Au2mate, we specialize in modernizing your OT environment, expertly migrating legacy platforms—such as Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, or older versions—to modern, secure, and fully supported solutions.

Increasingly, our customers also use these upgrade opportunities to transition from single-node systems to fully redundant solutions. By implementing redundancy at the server, SCADA, and network levels, we significantly enhance reliability and availability, ensuring your critical processes run uninterrupted—even during maintenance or unexpected failures.

Our deep expertise encompasses not only IT infrastructure and Windows operating systems but also comprehensive knowledge of PLC, SCADA, MES, and OT integration. With a complete understanding of your production processes, we ensure smooth upgrades and rigorous testing, minimizing downtime and ensuring that everything operates flawlessly post-upgrade.

Legacy System Expertise
Skilled upgrades from Windows 7, 10, Server 2012, and older SQL databases.

Transition to Redundancy –
From single-point systems to resilient, redundant architectures.

Minimal Downtime
Seamless migrations using parallel environments, virtualization, and phased rollouts.

Operational Assurance
Thorough validation and testing of all upgraded systems, before going live.

Secure Remote Access – Without Network or Insurance Risk

External vendors often need remote access to SCADA, PLC, or MES systems for maintenance. Traditional VPN connections, even with multi-factor authentication—may unintentionally allow excessive network access and risk data exposure or malware intrusion. This becomes especially critical if sensitive or End-of-Life (EOL) equipment inadvertently becomes accessible online, potentially compromising your cyber insurance coverage during audits or incident responses.

We solve this with Fortinet Secure Remote Access (SRA), a secure, browser-based solution providing:

Browser-only, software-free access
Screen sharing only, with no direct data transfers
Single-session, strictly controlled access
Complete session logging and recording
Zero online exposure of EOL or sensitive equipment

With Fortinet SRA, you ensure safe, auditable remote support, compliant operations, and protected cyber insurance coverage.

“Suitcase” Passive Network Analysis

Discover what’s really happening on your OT network – with zero disruption.

Using our portable passive monitoring kit (the “suitcase”), we can plug into a mirror port and quietly listen to network traffic in your factory. This analysis identifies all devices communicating (PLCs, HMIs, drives, sensors) and maps out protocols without sending any packets of our own. The benefit? You gain a full inventory of your OT assets and their communications patterns without risking any downtime or interference. We often uncover misconfigurations, unknown devices, or chatty equipment that could be optimized. It’s like an MRI for your control network – completely safe in running plants. The suitcase approach is ideal for initial risk assessments and ongoing OT cybersecurity audits, providing actionable insights to improve segmentation and resiliency. Our “suitcase” is 100% GDPR compliant, no data is transferred to cloud, your data is erased when we have created reports that meets with your demands.

Tenable OT Security

Vulnerability Detection & Compliance

Stay ahead of threats and auditors. We continuously passive scan and monitor your OT environment for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance gaps. Using tools like Tenable OT Security Center (formerly Tenable.ot), we employ safe, mostly passive techniques to identify device firmware versions, open ports, and known CVEs – without disrupting control equipment. Tenable’s hybrid discovery can passively map your network assets and then perform read-only queries in native protocols for deeper insight. This means you get a real-time asset inventory and risk assessment covering PLCs, HMIs, OS patches, and even OT-specific vulnerabilities. We help you remediate findings in a pragmatic way – scheduling patching during planned downtime or applying virtual mitigations if updates aren’t immediately possible. Our approach also supports compliance with standards like IEC 62443, NIS2, or FDA guidelines by generating the reports and evidence you need for audits. Know where you stand, eliminate the guesswork.

Octoplant

Operational Continuity with Version Control

Never lose a program – or a production run – due to human error. We deploy AUVESY-MDT Octoplant for automated backup and versioning of your control system configurations. This modern successor to Versionlog/AutoSave continuously archives PLC logic, HMI projects, SCADA databases, drive parameters and more. Every change is tracked and compared, so you can see exactly what changed and when. If a new software update causes issues, a quick rollback to the last known-good version is just a click away. By removing the burden of manual backups, Octoplant frees your engineers to focus on improvement while it safeguards your automation assets in the background. The system also maintains full transparency – annotated change logs, user attributions, and even who approved what – supporting GMP and quality requirements. During critical upgrades or recipe changes, Octoplant’s version control ensures operational continuity and peace of mind that you can recover swiftly from any mistake.

Trusted Technology Platforms and Partners

We leverage best-in-class technologies to deliver these solutions. Our team are certified experts in SCADA and Industrial Automation platforms like Siemens, Rockwell, AVEVA and more. We implement virtualization with VMware or Proxmox, and bolster network security with Fortinet. For risk management and backups, we deploy Tenable for cybersecurity and Octoplant for version control. By working with these industry-leading products (and more), we ensure compatibility, supportability, and maximum value from your investments. Your OT environment benefits from the collective strengths of proven industrial partners.

Ready to Strengthen Your OT Infrastructure?

Protect your production and gain peace of mind. Whether you need to modernize an aging control system, secure remote vendor access, or improve your network’s resilience, we’re here to help make it happen with minimal disruption. Talk to our specialists about a free OT security assessment tailored to your environment. See how robust, secure OT infrastructure can empower your team to focus on quality and throughput – not firefighting IT issues. Talk to a specialist – Start a conversation about your needs today. No obligation. We’re passionate about improving industrial operations, and we’d love to help you achieve secure, always-on productivity.

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Layered security

A layered security approach builds multiple defense zones around your OT systems. Even if one layer fails, operations stay protected. Reduce risk, boost uptime, and align with NIS2 compliance requirements.

Cybersecurity

Protect your production from cyber threats without compromising uptime. Our OT cybersecurity services deliver real-time monitoring, threat containment, and compliance support tailored for the process industry.

Cybersecurity assessment

Our OT cybersecurity assessment gives you a clear view of production risks. Identify gaps, prioritize actions, and build a roadmap to resilience and NIS2 compliance—without disrupting operations.

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Au2mate A/S
Frichsvej 11
DK-8600 Silkeborg
Tel. +45 8720 5050
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