COMPETENCY

IT/OT & Automation

Connect IT and production. Integrate automation. Ensure operational capability.

Leotron takes responsibility for IT/OT, manufacturing IT and automation initiatives in industrial production environments – from architecture, infrastructure and IT/OT security through industrial communication and automation to testing, commissioning and stable operations.

Manufacturing IT · IT/OT Architecture · Industrial Networks & IT/OT Security · SCADA/PCS/DCS · Automation · Shopfloor Integration

IT/OT & AUTOMATION

Technical Integration Between Enterprise IT and the Shop Floor

Industrial production requires robust technical connections among enterprise IT, manufacturing systems, automation and the plant and machine levels. Different technologies, responsibilities and lifecycles must be brought together within a stable overall architecture.

Leotron combines project and integration responsibility with in-depth experience in IT/OT architecture, manufacturing IT, industrial networks, automation and process control. The focus is on secure, available and traceable technical structures – from server and network platforms to the machine and process levels.

CORE SERVICE AREAS

Core Service Areas

01

IT/OT Architecture & Manufacturing IT

IT/OT Architecture · Manufacturing IT · Standards · Integration · Target Architecture

Leotron structures industrial IT/OT system landscapes with clear technical responsibilities, standards and integration principles. Requirements from production, manufacturing systems, automation and enterprise IT are combined into a robust technical target architecture – from greenfield and transformation initiatives to the further development of existing production environments.

02

Industrial Networks & IT/OT Security

Industrial Networks · Segmentation · VLAN · Firewall · Security · Connectivity

Leotron supports the planning and integration of industrial network structures, including IP addressing, segmentation, VLAN and firewall concepts, as well as requirements for secure and traceable IT/OT communication.

03

Automation & Control Systems

PLC · SCADA · PCS/DCS · HMI · Batch · Control Systems

Leotron connects engineering and production requirements with automation, visualisation and process control systems and supports their technical implementation, integration and further development.

Experience ranges from PLC and HMI solutions through SCADA and process control to batch and production-related automation structures.

04

Industrial Communication & Shopfloor Integration

OPC UA · Industrial Protocols · Machines · MES · Historian · Interfaces

Leotron supports the technical integration of machines, controllers, SCADA/DCS, historians and manufacturing systems using industrial communication and interface standards. The focus is on stable and traceable data paths from the shop floor to higher-level systems – including OPC UA architectures, certificate management, trust stores and encryption.

05

Infrastructure, Platforms & Process Data

Servers · Virtualisation · Historian · Databases · Process Data · Availability

Leotron supports the development and integration of technical platforms for manufacturing and automation systems – from server and virtualisation platforms through databases and historian systems to the provision and archiving of process data. This creates robust technical foundations for production systems, digital manufacturing and data-driven applications.

06

Testing, Commissioning & Operational Readiness

FAT · SAT · Functional Testing · Commissioning · Go-live · Stabilisation

Leotron coordinates the integration, testing and commissioning of IT/OT and automation systems through to stable production use. This includes FAT, SAT, functional testing, technical approvals, production go-live, structured handover and stabilisation.

FROM ARCHITECTURE TO STABLE OPERATIONS

From Architecture to Stable Operations

ArchitectIT/OT · Standards · Target Architecture
Secure & ConnectNetworks · Segmentation · Security · Connectivity
IntegrateAutomation · SCADA/DCS · MES · Interfaces
BuildServers · Platforms · Control Systems
Test & CommissionFAT · SAT · Functional Test · Commissioning
Operate & StabiliseGo-live · Monitoring · Handover · Stabilisation

OUR APPROACH

Integration Does Not Stop at the System Boundary.

Industrial systems operate reliably when infrastructure, communication, automation and applications work together as one technical system. Leotron connects enterprise IT, manufacturing systems and the shop floor into robust IT/OT structures and creates transparency around technical dependencies, interfaces and responsibilities.

TYPICAL ENGAGEMENT SITUATIONS

Typical Engagement Situations

01

Building or Transforming Industrial IT/OT Infrastructure

02

Integration of New Production Equipment and Manufacturing Systems

03

Modernisation of Existing Automation and Control System Landscapes

04

Segmentation and Structuring of Industrial Networks

05

Connecting Machines, PLCs, SCADA/DCS, MES and Historians

06

Preparation and Support of FAT, SAT, Commissioning and Production Go-Live

TYPICAL TECHNOLOGIES & SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTS

Typical Technologies & System Environments

AUTOMATION & CONTROL

SIMATIC S7 · TIA Portal · PCS 7 · PCS neo

SCADA & Visualisation

WinCC · Ignition SCADA

INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION

OPC UA · PROFINET · EtherNet/IP · Modbus TCP

INFRASTRUCTURE & PROCESS DATA

Windows Server · VMware vSphere / ESXi · SQL · Historian · Process Data

PROJECT ENQUIRY

Are you planning to build, modernise or integrate an industrial IT/OT and automation landscape?

Let us discuss architecture, infrastructure, IT/OT security and industrial communication, as well as the required scope of responsibility – from automation and shop-floor integration to testing, commissioning and stable operations.