Unlock new possibilities in the worlds of HMI and IIoT

The FactoryTalk Optix portfolio enables a flexible approach built for openness and extensibility

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The FactoryTalk® Optix™ portfolio combines…

Cloud-based software

A modern software platform that enables you to create innovative designs and scale through seamless access to physically distant sites

Hardware options

Flexible deployment choices, including dedicated panels and industrial PCs, to support a wide array of applications

FactoryTalk Optix Portfolio Complete Introduction

…to create end-to-end HMI and IIoT solutions that offer flexibility across the equipment lifecycle.

The FactoryTalk Optix portfolio: a hardware and software platform that empowers you with choice, innovation and agility

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Choose your technology mix

Run FactoryTalk® Optix™ software on your choice of hardware, including the purpose-built OptixPanel™ graphic terminals, industrial PCs and third-party hardware
Connect to a variety of third-party devices using software designed for interoperability and full OPC UA support
Only pay for the features that you need with runtime licensing that is based on the capabilities in your application
Meet specific needs and budget requirements with the OptixPanel™, a cost-effective HMI appliance that’s ready to run at first power-up

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Design more innovative equipment faster

Streamline the HMI design process through multi-user collaboration, web-based design and test and integrated version control
Accelerate development with a reusable library of code, pre-built recipes, localization, datalogging, style sheets and more
Build customized, easy-to-learn applications using C# and other modern programming options
Enable visibility from anywhere by empowering operators to view an HMI application on any browser

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Adopt a flexible, future-ready approach

Deploy your HMI designs at scale, thanks to support for diverse hardware environments and customer requirements
Respond to changing business needs with an extensible solution that is designed to evolve
Gain data-driven insights across a heterogenous hardware landscape and lay the foundation for predictive analytics
Harness the power of the cloud to enhance installed systems remotely and troubleshoot from anywhere in the world

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Access and transform data at the edge

Gain operational insights and drive data-driven decision-making by integrating data from disparate sources
Optimize operations with data management and processing at the edge, with flexibility to store locally or transfer to on-premise and cloud applications
Create value by transforming operational data with object-oriented data modeling and contextualization
Empower real-time decision-making by visualizing and analyzing data at the edge to ensure timely actions and optimize processes

Selecting the Right Solution for Smart Manufacturing

Selecting an HMI is about tailoring a system to your unique business needs. Something more achievable today than ever before.

Modern HMI solutions span a wide range of capabilities, from simple interfaces to advanced, scalable platforms; from closed systems to open architectures; and from edge deployments to full distributed networks. Today’s HMIs integrate with production hardware and software, contextualize and visualize data in intuitive ways, and make critical information readily accessible to support more informed decision-making.

Download our guides to explore key HMI features, capabilities and associated benefits, so you can make the right choice for your smart manufacturing environment.

Visualization 101: Understanding Human Machine Interfaces

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Visualization 101: Understanding Human Machine Interfaces

Discover how a modern HMI integrates with hardware and software, visualizes production data in interactive ways and helps you make better decisions.

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Selecting the Best HMI Solution for Your Business

Dive into some key considerations around HMI features, capabilities and associated benefits to help you make decisions for building an HMI system.

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FactoryTalk Optix Software

FactoryTalk® Optix™ is a new software platform that you can access from your browser or download to your computer. It delivers unmatched flexibility, scalability and interoperability and enables you to design and deploy HMI and edge applications that meet customer needs. This new platform includes features such as multi-user collaboration, web-based design and test, integrated version control, and edge connectivity to enable data access and contextualization.

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OptixPanel Graphic Terminals

OptixPanel™ graphic terminals are sealed HMI appliances that come pre-loaded with FactoryTalk® Optix™ software licenses. This means that the device is an all-in-one solution that’s ready to run at first power-up and costs less than an industrial PC. The pre-installed, closed OS reduces risk in implementation and maintenance. OptixPanel graphic terminals run FactoryTalk Optix and FactoryTalk Remote Access software, providing flexibility, scalability and enhanced connectivity.

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OptixEdge

OptixEdge Advanced Edge Gateway provides an integrated solution for manufacturers requiring remote access and data collection. Utilizing FactoryTalk Optix, users can collect, analyze, and push data through the cloud. It also functions as a gateway for FactoryTalk Remote Access, allowing users to program, configure and troubleshoot.

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FactoryTalk Remote Access Solutions

FactoryTalk® Remote Access™ provides secure remote connectivity, so you can view, assist, manage, and troubleshoot from anywhere in the world. Respond to customer needs faster and apply the right skills and resources at the right time—with no need for travel.

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ASEM 6300 Industrial PC

ASEM™ 6300 Industrial PCs are available in box and panel form and allow for greater customization compared to the OptixPanel™ graphic terminals. Innovate with FactoryTalk® Optix™ software and seamlessly deploy your HMI solution to the ASEM™ 6300 device that best fits customer needs.

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Embedded Edge Compute Module

The Embedded Edge Compute Module builds on Rockwell Automation’s recent history of enabling PC or compute functionality with the power of Logix. The Embedded Edge Compute Module provides a packaged solution for users to process visual data locally and remotely while maintaining the capability to grow and scale your system as their needs change. This Embedded Edge Compute release comes with an XS FactoryTalk Optix Runtime license and a FactoryTalk Remote Access Runtime Pro license.

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“We feel FactoryTalk Optix is going to be a big plus for us going forward and we are very excited to have it standard on our machines.”

- Guy Lopes, Wulftec International
“FactoryTalk Optix has given us the extensibility to build a better user experience into our HMI’s and focus on our customers’ needs with a familiar and trusted brand.”

- Joe Ambrose, BW Packaging Systems 
“The experience was very positive from the get-go...The solution bridges the gap and allows us to bring all the data together into one platform to display it to customers and give them the ability to increase the speed of the whole line from one point.”

- Miguel Negre, controls engineering manager, Drake
“We use [FactoryTalk Optix] as the backbone for connectivity on our application and build that central application that really unlocks the capabilities for some of this technology.”

- Matt Doubell, business development engineer, Powerhouse Controls
“FactoryTalk Optix allows us to deliver solutions on a single platform. Before Optix, we needed to use other data platforms to effectively integrate components and machines together.” 

- Tessy Automation
“FactoryTalk Optix provides built-in edge data collection capabilities, allowing users to efficiently gather and analyze data right at the source, reducing latency and improving decision-making.”

- Barry-Wehmiller Design Group