Automation and efficiency for 
the automotive and transportation industry  

The demand for diverse vehicle models and customization options has created a rise in complex individual fabrication processes. There is exceptional pressure on manufacturers to keep lines running, maintain low costs and produce high-quality products. 

The solution is octoplant from AMDT, a version control software built to address these complex challenges. octoplant from AMDT addresses the ongoing influx of new quality management requirements, all while maintaining a clear and documented change history.

  • Automate backups 
  • Ensure consistent production standards 
  • Achieve maximum efficiency & mitigate downtime 

Version control software for automotive & transportation: 
key features

Disaster recovery

Minimize downtime in your plant and restore productivity within minutes. 

Traceability of changes

Streamline shift changes and increase maintenance efficiency with full traceability of changes, including details of who, what, when and where.

Collaboration with suppliers

Integrate external suppliers for smooth collaboration with seamless documentation and version history.

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IN DETAIL

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AMDT CUSTOMERS 
IN THE Automotive & Transportation INDUSTRY

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Gilles Gäng Gilles Gäng

The fact that backups can not only be saved, but also compared with each other is an enormous help to us, especially during audits. The software is set up: all new projects are stored in the solution from AMDT as standard. I see no reason as to why we would ever do without this system again.

Gilles Gaeng, Technical Manager of Maintenance & IT at Thyssenkrupp Automotive Systems GmbH

Redefine quality and efficiency 
at your automotive plant 

octoplant version control software streamlines complex automation processes, ensuring your production lines operate with maximum efficiency and minimal downtime. By automating backups and documenting critical tasks, octoplant allows your team to focus on what matters most – producing high-quality vehicles.

Automated backups 
made easy 

Set up automatic backups of your entire production environment, including PLCs, CNC machines, HMIs, robots, drives, sensors and more. 

  • Maximize data protection with regular automated backups 
  • Save time by eliminating the need for manual change logos 
  • Easily recover from data loss or unintentional changes
  • Reduce downtime and minimize production loss costs
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Set up automatic backups of your entire production environment, including PLCs, CNC machines, HMIs, robots, drives, sensors and more. 

  • Maximize data protection with regular automated backups 
  • Save time by eliminating the need for manual change logos 
  • Easily recover from data loss or unintentional changes
  • Reduce downtime and minimize production loss costs
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Compare different versions and states graphically, in tables or text. 

  • See an overview of changes in all automation projects
  • Receive alerts for deviations from setpoints and parameters
  • Detect unauthorized changes
  • Ensure security and control when working with suppliers

Compare versions and 
clearly identify differences 

Compare different versions and states graphically, in tables or text. 

  • See an overview of changes in all automation projects
  • Receive alerts for deviations from setpoints and parameters
  • Detect unauthorized changes
  • Ensure security and control when working with suppliers
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Audit trails 
at the click of button

Get a comprehensive change history and detailed documentation of program modifications. This provides clear insights into standard process documentation and addresses key questions about who made changes, what changes were made, where they occurred, why they were necessary and when they took place.

  • Improve efficiency with standardized documentation
  • Effective support for comprehensive audits
  • Instantly generate audit reports on demand
  • Ensure compliance with VDA 6.x standards
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Get a comprehensive change history and detailed documentation of program modifications. This provides clear insights into standard process documentation and addresses key questions about who made changes, what changes were made, where they occurred, why they were necessary and when they took place.

  • Improve efficiency with standardized documentation
  • Effective support for comprehensive audits
  • Instantly generate audit reports on demand
  • Ensure compliance with VDA 6.x standards
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Use case: 
Controlling external PLC programs 

A large international automotive manufacturer works with approximately 20 external service providers who deliver PLC programs on USB flash drives on a daily basis. The large number of external partners not only makes coordination difficult, but also increases the complexity of monitoring and integrating the delivered programs.

By comparing the different versions using octoplant, the production managers can track exactly what changes have been made by the external service providers and decide which changes to accept and not accept.

Get a 360-degree view of your 
automotive & transportation production environment 

octoplant supports more devices than anyone else in the industry, including PLCs (e.g. TIA Portal), SCADA systems, HMIs and robots from different manufacturers. This helps you better analyze the shop floor, isolate errors and fix any problems. See for yourself!

Name Manufacturer Device Type Link to tutorial
ABB Freelance ABB DCS/SCADA/HMI
ABB Robots ABB Robots
Adobe PDF ADOBE Universal
Acronis Backup ACRONIS Backup/Images
ASCII ASCII Universal
Atlas Copco Tightening Systems Power Focus 4000/4001 ATLAS COPCO IFD Intelligent Field Devices
AUVESY Image Service AUVESY Backup/Images
AVEVA InTouch AVEVA DCS/SCADA/HMI
AVEVA PlantSCADA (CitectSCADA) AVEVA DCS/SCADA/HMI
B&R Automation Studio B&R PLC
BECKHOFF TwinCAT BECKHOFF PLC
Binary Binary Universal
CODESYS CODESYS PLC
COGNEX DataMan Scanner COGNEX IFD Intelligent Field Devices
COGNEX?In-Sight COGNEX IFD Intelligent Field Devices
COPA-DATA Zenon COPA DCS/SCADA/HMI
Drive SnapShot DRIVE Backup/Images
Emerson PAC Machine Edition EMERSON PLC
EPLAN P8 EPLAN DCS/SCADA/HMI
FANUC CNC FANUC CNC/NC
FTP FTP Universal
GE Proficy iFix GE DCS/SCADA/HMI
Hirschmann Switche HIRSCHMANN Switch/Router/Firewalls
JSON JSON Universal
Kistler DMF-P KISTLER IFD Intelligent Field Devices
Kistler maXYmos KISTLER IFD Intelligent Field Devices
KUKA KR C2 KUKA Robots
KUKA KR C4 KUKA Robots
Lenze 8400/8401 protec SL/HL LENZE IFD Intelligent Field Devices
Microsoft Excel MICROSOFT Universal
Microsoft Word MICROSOFT Universal
MITSUBISHI Melsoft GX Works MITSUBISHI PLC
MITSUBISHI Robots MITSUBISHI Robots
Omron CX-Programmer OMRON PLC
PHOENIX CONTACT FL Switches PHOENIX Switch/Router/Firewalls
PHOENIX CONTACT MGUARD-Router PHOENIX Switch/Router/Firewalls
PHOENIX CONTACT PC WORX PHOENIX PLC
Rockwell FactoryTalk View ME/SE ROCKWELL AUTOMATION DCS/SCADA/HMI
Rockwell RSLogix 5 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION PLC
Rockwell RSLogix 500 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION PLC
Rockwell RSLogix 5000 Logix Designer ROCKWELL AUTOMATION PLC
Rockwell-Allen-Bradley Stratix Switch 5700 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION Switch/Router/Firewalls
Schneider EcoStruxure Control Expert SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PLC
Schneider Electric Concept SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PLC
Schneider Electric Modsoft SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PLC
Schneider Electric PL7 Pro SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PLC
Schneider Electric Unity Pro SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PLC
SEW-EURODRIVE MOVITOOLS? MotionStudio SEW Drives
SICK Sopas ET SICK IFD Intelligent Field Devices
Siemens PCS7 SIEMENS DCS/SCADA/HMI
Siemens SCALANCE switches SIEMENS Switch/Router/Firewalls
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 5 SIEMENS PLC
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 SIEMENS PLC
Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 Multiproject SIEMENS PLC
Siemens SINAMICS Umrichter SIEMENS Drives
Siemens SINUMERIK 840D HMI Advanced SIEMENS CNC/NC
Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operate SIEMENS CNC/NC
Siemens TIA Portal SIEMENS Combined automation platform
Siemens WinCC SIEMENS DCS/SCADA/HMI
Siemens WinCC flexible SIEMENS DCS/SCADA/HMI
SSH SSH Universal
UNC UNC Universal
WAGO e!COCKPIT WAGO PLC
Windows INI MICROSOFT Universal
YASKAWA Robots YASKAWA Robots
Advantech EKI Switch ADVANTECH Switch/Router/Firewalls
AEG A250 AEG PLC
AEG A500 AEG PLC
Bosch CPS21 BOSCH PLC
Bosch Rexroth Indralogic L BOSCH PLC
Bosch Rexroth System3xx BOSCH IFD Intelligent Field Devices
CSV CSV Universal
Danfoss DANFOSS IFD Intelligent Field Devices
EATON EATON PLC
FANUC Robots FANUC Robots
IBH S5 for Windows IBH PLC
IBH S7 for Windows IBH PLC
Indramat CLM INDRAMAT CNC/NC
Indramat DDS INDRAMAT IFD Intelligent Field Devices
Indramat Drivetop Eco Drive INDRAMAT IFD Intelligent Field Devices
KUKA KR C5 KUKA Robots
Omron Adept OMRON Robots
PHOENIX CONTACT PC WORX Safety PHOENIX PLC
Pilz PSS3032 PILZ PLC
Pilz PSSPG PILZ PLC
Pilz Safety PILZ PLC
Pilz WinPro PILZ PLC
Rockwell PowerFlex Drives ROCKWELL AUTOMATION Drives
Schneider Electric ProWORX Plus SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PLC
SEW-EURODRIVE MoviDrive? SEW Drives
Sick PLS SICK IFD Intelligent Field Devices
Siemens COM?Profibus SIEMENS PLC
Siemens CP143 SIEMENS PLC
Siemens ProTool SIEMENS DCS/SCADA/HMI
Siemens SIMATIC SimoDrive SIEMENS Drives
Siemens SIMOTION SIEMENS Drives
XML XML Universal
Stäubli Robots STÄUBLI Robots
S?tron TSWin SÜTRON DCS/SCADA/HMI
COMAU COMAU Robots
Siemens ET200 SIEMENS PLC
Schneider EcoStruxure Machine Expert SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC PLC
Sütron TSWin SÜTRON DCS/SCADA/HMI
ABB Logo
Yaskawa Logo
Beckhoff Logo
Codesys Logo
Cognex Logo
Fanuc Logo
Kuka Logo
Mitsubishi Logo
Omron Logo
Pilz Logo
Rexroth Logo
Rockwell Automation Logo
Schneider Electric Logo
Sick Logo
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Frequently asked questions 
about version control for automotive and transportation

Implementing automation in an automotive plant increases production efficiency, reduces human error, enhances quality control and allows for greater scalability and flexibility in manufacturing processes.

IoT in automotive manufacturing  offers advantages such as real-time data collection and analysis, improved asset tracking, predictive maintenance and enhanced connectivity between machines and systems, leading to more efficient operations.

Manufacturers can reduce downtime by implementing the best version control software within their plants. The best software will provide predictive maintenance and regular equipment checks and leverage reliable automation systems.

octoplant, version control software for manufacturers, is designed to streamline and enhance production processes in automotive plants. It can benefit your plant by improving efficiency, ensuring consistent quality and maintaining clear documentation for better compliance and traceability.

Yes, octoplant is designed to adapt to the growing demand for diverse models and customization options. It efficiently manages the complexity of individual fabrication processes, ensuring that customization does not compromise quality or efficiency.

octoplant maintains a detailed and transparent change history, documenting all modifications and updates to the production process. This clear documentation aids in compliance, audits, and reviews, ensuring that your plant meets regulatory requirements.

Yes, octoplant offers scalable solutions that can be tailored to meet the needs of different markets. Its adaptable nature supports global expansion efforts by providing consistent and reliable automation management across various regions.

Yes, octoplant is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing systems in your plant. It supports a wide range of automation and control systems, ensuring smooth and efficient integration without disrupting current operations.

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