V31 Exclusive: Somachine

Yes, if:

No, if:

A beverage bottling plant in Germany faced a critical failure of their Modicon M258 controlling a filler machine. The original OEM no longer existed. The plant’s IT department tried to open the archived .project file in EcoStruxure Machine Expert, but the conversion failed due to custom DFB (Derived Function Block) libraries. Installing SoMachine V31 Exclusive allowed the maintenance team to open, debug, and redeploy the original program in under 3 hours. somachine v31 exclusive

Based on the release notes and field feedback, the “Exclusive” tag typically applies to one or more of these areas: Yes, if:

V31 Exclusive has a hypervisor-based Simulator that runs exactly the same binary code as the physical PLC. Previously, simulation was interpreted (slow). Now, you can simulate a 10-axis cam profile in virtual time and verify collision detection before you ever connect to real hardware. No, if: A beverage bottling plant in Germany