Next-Gen PLC Training

3D Factory Simulation

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Turn a computer into a PLC training kit

No risk of injury to students or damage to equipment. Space saving solution.

Works with any PLC

As well as the most common automation technologies: PLC simulators, Modbus, OPC and many others.

Common industrial applications

Bring large-scale industrial applications to the classroom.

Build your own scenarios

Use a library of industrial parts to build your own training scenarios.

Available editions

Factory I/O is available in 7 different editions. Each edition includes I/O drivers targeting specific technologies.

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Ultimate Edition

All-in-one edition
PLC wiring
Custom I/O drivers (SDK)

278€ / year

Siemens Edition

Ethernet connection
S7-PLCSIM plug and play
All Siemens PLC

158€ / year

Modbus & OPC Edition

Modbus TCP Server/Client
OPC Client Data Access
OPC Client UA

158€ / year

Allen-Bradley Edition

Ethernet connection
Compatible with SoftLogix
All Allen-Bradley PLC

158€ / year

MHJ Edition

Low-cost Siemens SoftPLC
WinSPS-S7 & Grafcet-Studio
Plug and play

40€ / year

Automgen Edition

Integration with Automgen
Design GRAFCET controllers
Design SysML controllers

40€ / year

Starter Edition

Included PLC simulator
Functions blocks
Learn the basics

40€ / year

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Latest news

December 18, 2024

release

Factory I/O 2.5.8 maintenance release

New Factory I/O 2.5.8 maintenance release available. If you've encountered any issues with keyboard input, we strongly recommend updating to this latest version.

July 16, 2024

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Factory I/O 2.5.7 maintenance release

Factory I/O 2.5.7 is now available, featuring support for Siemens Open Controller 1515SP-PC2 PLCs and S7-PLCSIM V5.4 SP8. This update also fixes issues with Pick & Place handling Stackable Boxes and ensures proper deletion of cached floating licenses on quit.

November 20, 2023

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Factory I/O 2.5.6 released

Factory I/O 2.5.6 is now available for download. This release includes changes to parts, driver improvements, licensing fixes, and an experimental upscaling feature valuable for users running Factory I/O in high-resolution displays.