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OpenAPC is an Open Source APC (Advanced Process Control) solution that is highly flexible and configurable and covers a wide range of automation, visualization and process control tasks from home control up to industrial automation. It consists of several sub-components that are specialised for different tasks. Here the ControlRoom software package covers the visualisation and process control part of the OpenAPC package.
CNConstruct is a CAD-tool that can be used to create motion and processing data for controlling e.g. XY-tables and connected tools for material processing.


OpenAPC is as simple as possible while it offers everything that is necessary - so it can be understood by users fast and easily without missing anything important - or in other words: we do not have thousands of fancy features that overlap each other and nobody uses because nobody is able to understand them, we have exactly what is needed
ControlRoom is really portable and platform-independent: when choosing it as your control application you are not locked to one particular operating system for all time. In worst case you can transfer your existing project files to an other system easily, there is no need for expensive porting.
ControlRoom offers open programming interfaces to the outer world you can utilitize without licensing restrictions. So you do not have to share the unique characteristics of your product with others (including us): you can adapt a plug-in for the hardware that makes the difference between you and your competitors and still use the functionality not only of the ControlRoom software component. So you do not need to write your own software just for keeping your business secrets.
ControlRoom is very flexible: not only the open programming interfaces but also the internal structure of the application allows you to solve very different tasks. That means on the one side you can't say easily what kind of application ControlRoom really is but on the other side you are not locked to the functionality of a PLC, MMI or SCADA application only. More than this: you can combine the features of different worlds within one application according to your needs.
Integrated additional tools: The contained CAD-tool CNConstruct and the laser marking software BeamConstruct are fully featured software components where you could pay nameable amounts of money for - when purchasing similar software at other companies. Here these software components are not only contained within the full OpenAPC package but also can be integrated easily: CNConstruct and BeamConstruct projects can be added to a ControlRoom HMI seamless via related plug-ins, so support for CNC and industrial laser marking can be included into ControlRoom process control applications seamless.