en.Wedoany.com Reported - CODESYS Corporation and MESCO Engineering have announced a partnership that combines software innovation with hardware development to deliver scalable, certified functional safety solutions for industrial automation, meeting the needs of machine and equipment manufacturers.
Thomas Best, CEO of MESCO Engineering, stated that machine manufacturers gain greater flexibility and independence by combining virtual safety controllers with customized safety motion control or safety I/O modules. This approach enables manufacturers to integrate customized safety sensors and actuators that meet their functional requirements without relying on any specific safety controller manufacturer, and to select I/O modules suited to the number and characteristics of their sensors and actuators. On the safety controller side, CODESYS Virtual Safe Control provides FSoE and PROFISAFE master functionality without the need for dedicated certified hardware; MESCO, in turn, provides or develops customized motion control or I/O modules based on customer requirements using validated safety design packages.
CODESYS's virtual safety controller is a TÜV-certified software solution that executes safety logic on standard industrial PCs and ARM devices (such as the Raspberry Pi 5) without requiring dedicated safety hardware, which is expected to be released in September 2026. Markus Bachmann, President of CODESYS Corporation, noted that this approach reduces dependence on hardware manufacturers, lowers costs, and accelerates time-to-market for safety-critical applications. The virtual safety control solution complies with IEC 61508 SIL3 certification, runs on standard industrial PC hardware, supports seamless integration into the CODESYS Development System, enables distributed architectures and mixed safety/non-safety environments, and supports different host architectures.
MESCO Engineering offers custom safety drives and safety I/O modules. Thomas Best stated that MESCO, known for its expertise in custom hardware and software development, complements software innovation with tailored safety I/O modules. These modules can be developed according to customer requirements and meet the highest safety standards using MESCO Safety Design Packages. The capabilities of these safety design packages include designing and developing safety motion monitoring electronics or safety I/O modules, integrating safety fieldbus interfaces such as FSoE, PROFISAFE, and CIP Safety, supporting SIL2 and SIL3 electronics, providing comprehensive development support from concept to certification, and delivering synergies for OEMs and system integrators.
The combined products enable OEMs and system integrators to build flexible, scalable, and certified safety systems using virtual controllers and customized safety motion control or safety I/O hardware, reducing reliance on proprietary safety PLCs and opening new possibilities for modular and cost-effective designs.
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