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octoplant automatically backs up, versions and compares every PLC, HMI, robot and drive on your plant floor — across 160+ vendors — so a failed controller or an undocumented change never costs you a shift.

Introduction

Octoplant is an automation governance platform that controls change across OT environments. It gives clear visibility into what changed, when, and who changed it a reliable record of device and configuration activity for engineering and operations teams.

In industrial environments, even small changes carry major operational consequences. octoplant reduces that risk with a structured, auditable and repeatable way to manage automation changes, monitor devices and maintain operational control.

It is the successor to versiondog, and is supplied and supported locally by AcuSYS.

Why Octoplant?

Most plants aren't single-vendor, and octoplant doesn't require them to be. It supports 160+ OT and IT vendors, including:

PLCs — Siemens STEP 7 and TIA Portal, Rockwell RSLogix, Mitsubishi GX Works, CODESYS, Beckhoff TwinCAT
Robots — KUKA, ABB, FANUC, Yaskawa Motoman, Stäubli, Comau
SCADA & HMI — Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FactoryTalk, AVEVA InTouch and Citect, GE Proficy iFIX
CNC — FANUC, Siemens SINUMERIK 840D
Drives & network — Siemens SINAMICS, SEW-EURODRIVE, Rockwell PowerFlex, SCALANCE, Hirschmann

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What is Octoplant?

Every plant runs on code and configuration living inside hundreds of devices — the PLC controlling the line, the robot's motion program, the drive parameters, the HMI screens. That code gets changed routinely, often under pressure, sometimes by a contractor, frequently at 2am.

In most plants there is no reliable record of who changed what, when, or why — and no verified current backup. Then a controller fails, or a change breaks the line and nobody can say what was different an hour ago. Production stops, and recovery depends on whether someone's laptop happens to have the right version.

octoplant removes that risk. It automatically backs up, versions and compares the configuration of every programmable device in your plant, across multiple vendors, from one system.

Works across your whole plant floor

The real value isn't just backup or versioning. It's turning change into visible, traceable, manageable operational data:

Know exactly what changed - compare any two versions as a graph, table or text
See when it happened, and who did it - automatic change documentation, every time
Restore a known-good state fast - minimise downtime when a device fails
Catch unauthorised or unintended changes early, before they reach production
Hold a defensible audit trail for governance and compliance

Why it Matters?

Industrial systems change constantly. Without control, a small configuration difference creates operational disruption, quality problems or safety risk.

It's increasingly a compliance matter too. Under regulations such as the EU NIS2 Directive, knowing what changed on your OT devices — and being able to evidence it — is becoming a requirement rather than good practice. Configuration control is now recognised as a baseline OT cybersecurity capability, not just maintenance housekeeping.

AMDT holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001 certification.

Proven in South African industry

Audited change control
Maintain a full history of automation changes and restore previous versions when required.

Scheduled device monitoring
Monitor devices in a controlled and repeatable way to detect drift, configuration changes and risk.

Detailed change detection
See exactly what changed, whether it was intentional or unintended, and understand the operational impact.

Operational governance
Support better accountability across engineering, maintenance and operations teams.

Reduced downtime risk
Identify issues earlier and respond faster before they affect production.

Key benefits

Octoplant moves teams from reactive troubleshooting to proactive control. Instead of discovering change after the fact, you monitor, compare and review automation changes before they become operational problems.

Licensing scales with your device count — CORE for up to 50 devices, PLUS for 100+, and PREMIUM for 250+ in large or regulated environments. All tiers include unlimited job executions and unlimited document storage, with no additional usage fees.

A practical approach to governance

Octoplant is trusted across South African industry, including at Samancor Chrome, Valtera Platinum, ABInBev, Heineken, Rand Water and Transnet — and by more than 3,000 customers worldwide, among them Audi, Bosch, Nestlé, Bayer and CERN.

Audited change control — maintain a full history of automation changes and restore previous versions when required.
Scheduled device monitoring — monitor devices in a controlled, repeatable way to detect drift and configuration change.
Detailed change detection — see exactly what changed, whether intentional or not, and understand the operational impact.
Operational governance — support accountability across engineering, maintenance and operations teams.
Reduced downtime risk — identify issues earlier and respond before they affect production.

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