Simplified PLC program management with Copia
Industrial manufacturers face significant challenges in managing and maintaining their programmable logic controller (PLC) programs, which can directly impact productivity, quality, and profitability. To investigate the value of solutions managing PLC programs, Nucleus interviewed multiple Copia users and found significant benefits, including reduced downtime and associated costs. A manufacturing automation company reported avoiding downtime costs with Copia’s solution, yielding 62 to 250 percent return per incident. For manufacturing organizations, automation teams, and industrial engineers, these results underscore the importance of prioritizing version control and DevOps practices for PLC programs to avoid costly disruptions and enhance operational efficiency.