KW software

KW software
legal form	GmbH
founding	1982
Seat	Lemgo
management	Andreas Orzelski;
Number of employees	70 (2013)
Branch	Automation technology
Website	www.kw-software.com

KW-Software was a technology provider for industrial control, security and network technology and was one of the world's leading providers of software in accordance with IEC 61131 and IEC 61508. The company's headquarters are in the Centrum Industrial IT (CIIT) in Lemgo , a research and development center for intelligent automation. Further locations are in Japan, China and the USA. KW-Software is an independent company in the Phoenix Contact Group until the end of 2014 and will operate as Phoenix Contact Software GmbH from January 1, 2015.

Product portfolio

Software solutions for control technology:

MULTIPROG: Integrated programming environment for creating control applications in all IEC 61131 languages ( instruction list , structured text , function block language , ladder diagram , sequential function chart ), in addition to the IEC languages, the machine sequential logic chart (expansion of sequential logic chart ) is also supported

Automation Framework: Platform for the development of .NET-based programming tools and for the integration of existing COM-based programming tools

ProConOS eCLR (embedded CLR): .NET-based PLC runtime system for specific and standard hardware platforms, which supports control applications programmed in IEC 61131 as well as in C #

Software solutions for safety technology (certified according to IEC 61508 to SIL3):

SAFEPROG: Safe IEC 61131 programming system for the creation of control applications for freely programmable and configurable safety controls
SAFECONF: Safe tool for the configuration of safety devices such as small safety controllers, configurable safety relays or safe drives
SAFEOS: 2-channel, diverse PLC runtime system for safety controls
SAFEFBTest: Technology package for automated test case generation and verification of function modules for safe control applications
SAFEGRID: Tool for parameterizing safety-relevant devices with fixed, pre-defined safety functionality

Network technology solutions:

PROFINET Stack: Communication stack for the fast cyclical exchange of process data as well as the management and diagnosis of PROFINET networks
TPS-1: Interface controller for PROFINET devices as a single chip solution with support for all PROFINET protocols
PROFINET Configurator: software tool for configuring and parameterizing PROFINET networks

Membership in organizations

literature

Best of German Engineering: The Lexicon of German Mechanical Engineering . VDMA Verlag 2013. Page 587 ff. ISBN 978-3-8163-0646-7
Jochen Petry: PLC programming according to IEC 61131-3 with Multiprog 4.0 . IBP Ingenieurbüro Petry, 2007, ISBN 3-0002-2043-7

Web links

Individual evidence

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Best of German Engineering: The Lexicon of German Mechanical Engineering. VDMA Verlag 2013. Page 587 ff.

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