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.
Compare all editionsModbus & OPC Edition
Modbus TCP Server/Client
OPC Client Data Access
OPC Client UA
144€ / year
See moreAllen-Bradley Edition
Ethernet connection
Compatible with SoftLogix
All Allen-Bradley PLC
144€ / year
See moreAutomgen Edition
Integration with Automgen
Design GRAFCET controllers
Design SysML controllers
36€ / year
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Latest news
August 8, 2022
release
Factory I/O 2.5.2 released
The new release of Factory I/O 2.5.2 is now available for download. This update includes a new feature to drag parts in run mode, allows fine positioning of sensors and adds Web API PUT verbs for forcing tag values and injecting on/off failures, as well as many bug fixes and overall improvements.
October 28, 2021
release
Factory I/O 2.5.1 available
Version 2.5.1 is now available for download. This update includes several bug fixes and overall improvements.
June 15, 2021
release
Factory I/O 2.5.0 released
Factory I/O 2.5.0 has been released. This release brings quality of life improvements when working with scene files, several enhancements to Modbus, OPC drivers and the driver window and an updated Factory I/O SDK for .NET Standard. Note that starting at version 2.5.0, on-premise license servers are no longer supported.