For Christmas, our offices will remain closed from 27 December 2023 to 5 January 2024.
The telephone support service is suspended for the same period.
Activities will resume regularly on January 8, 2024.

In a few days Beta 1 of the new 4.8 version of Super-Flash will be made available.
You can download it from the freedownload section of our website.

While the current version 4.7 had focused on expanding the functionality of the development system, version 4.8 aims to provide some important and powerful parametric graphical objects that will allow applications to be built more efficiently and with greater graphical and ergonomic impact. This will benefit a better user experience for machine and plant operators.
Here are some examples obtained from the new Grid and Linear Meterobjects.


To find out the dates and request registration to attend training on version 4.8 Beta 1, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Anyone offering solutions for Digital Transformation cannot ignore the direct connection with production machines and plants. The exchange of information between production management systems (MES-ERP) and the SCADA/HMI-PLC layer has become indispensable.

To facilitate interconnection, most of the new machines have been equipped with OPC-UA servers to facilitate interconnection projects, and OPC-UA is becoming the most widely used protocol for these projects.

To help developers of production MES or management systems, Automa has made available the OPC-UAC driver (DLL), an OPC-UA Client for the Windows environment. A ready-to-use driver that allows you to be quickly able to communicate with machines.

Using the built-in configuration tool, you can browse the various OPC-UA servers and items found on networked machines and make them available to your software.

The OPC-UAC driver is available in the freedownload section of our site. The download is free of charge. Without activating the license, the driver will run for 15 minutes each time, so you can test the functionality before purchasing.

For developers who prefer, for the MES-ERP side, to use SQL Databases, Automa is able to develop specific software gateways that act as a pure interface between MES and SCADA/HMI or that also implement typical application logic to meet the peculiar requirements of I4.0 interconnections.

The driver is also available on th Component Source platform is the world's largest superstore of developer software, of which Automa is a Professional Partner.

For more information on OPC-UAC drivers and I4.0 interconnections, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

To facilitate the use of the new features available in the 4.8 Beta 1 version of Super-Flash, Automa has scheduled some 2-hour online training sessions.

To find out the dates and request registration to attend training on version 4.8 Beta 1, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

To facilitate the development of HMI and SCADA applications, with a view to Transition 4.0, Automa offers the Super-Flash development system free of charge, in the RUNTIME mode.

Just download it from the freedownload section of our site and start using it for development and testing, without having to advance costs.

At the end of development, the necessary size is detected and the purchase of the Runtime license is made. This mode also applies to optional communication drivers: you can download them, try them out, and purchase the license only when the work is completed.
Main benefits:

• No cost until the actual final installation of the developed applicationo
• Safe and optimized choice of license size, made with the application already developed
• HMI workstation with everything you need for subsequent local or remote interventions
• Chance to download all new versions of Super-Flash for free

Those unfamiliar with Super-Flash can take advantage of the customized training services offered by Automa. Training modules of 2-4 hours each that can be structured, even "realtime," based on the specific needs of the participants. To optimize the time of technicians working with Super-Flash, Automa offers customized training modules online, using Skype, Google Meet or other platforms. This way, the technician can stay onsite or connect directly from home, and there are no costs for time and travel expenses.

We remind you that training on topics related to Transition 4.0 provides an important tax credit. Often the training can be fully financed by interprofessional training funds to which all companies have, for some time now, been mandatorily enrolled.

For more information about Super-Flash RUNTIME and the training modules please contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

ATOP's SE5202 series serial servers are reliable and compact industrial products that easily enable Ethernet networking
of devices that use serial line (RS232/RS422/RS485) as a communication medium.

For outdoor or heavy-duty industrial applications or in areas with noise and surge problems, Automa recommends the use of the SE5202-Sis model, which adds serial port isolation up to 3kV to all the functionality and technical features of ATOP serial servers.

Product generally available for prompt delivery.

For more information on SE5202-Sis or for orders you can contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Ethernet is increasingly being used for automation, and the 100 Mbit of simple Fast Ethernet is no longer enough. Often however, the Gigabit switches are too expensive and too big.

ATOP, the specialist in industrial networking, has clearly identified this need and has made available an excellent solution at low cost, with limited dimensions.

These are EHG3305 and EHG3005 5-port Ethernet Gigabit switches, respectively with metal or plastic casing and different temperature range.

EHG3305: 5 x 10/100/1000 Base-T(X) RJ45 Supports 10K Jumbo frames Support 802.3zx Energy Efficient Ethernet for energy savings Double power supply (2 x 12-24VDC) Working temperature from -40 °C to 70 °C Assembly on DIN guide Compact, 23x94x72 mm, with casing in steel SPCC EHG3005: 5 x 10/100/1000 Base-T(X) RJ45 Supports 10K Jumbo frames Support 802.3zx Energy Efficient Ethernet for energy savings Double power supply (2 x 12-24VDC) Working temperature from 0 °C to 60 °C Assembly on DIN guide Compact, 23x94x72 mm, with casing in plastic

These switches are certified CE, FCC and UL/IEC.

These products have lead times of a few days.

For further information or a quote on ATOP Ethernet industrial gigabit switches, you can contact our sales staff directly on +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

The new 2024 Price List is being prepared and will be available by the end of January 2024.
As a result of rising inflation and increased operating costs related to rising energy prices, an indicative increase of 5 percent is expected.

The 2023 Price List amounts will remain valid for all orders, including open orders with deliveries in 2024, received in Automa by January 31, 2024.

To book the 2023 Price List, or to get more information about the products featured, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Data related to production processes represent a true business asset that is often underestimated. Systems for collecting this data are strategic to enable detailed analysis of the operation of the production system and derive the most effective indicators for improving the overall efficiency of production or correctly calculating its costs.

Sometimes a few signals related to operator commands or machine operating states are all you need, and implementing an Industry 4.0 interconnection project could be costly.

Then the ideal solution is WD+AirGriDaCo: a wireless, low-cost system that is quick and easy to install, widely configurable and customizable.

AirGriDaCo is Automa's software that manages PATLITE's WD system, an innovative wireless system that transforms a simple light signal tower into a source, low cost, of useful data for measuring the efficiency of machines and plants.
In addition to the tower signals, eight other digital inputs and an RS232 serial line to which a bar code reader, for example, can be connected, can also be collected for imputing downtime causalities, work orders or other information.

Here are some examples of use: Machine or Line Efficiency (OEE) Manual Assembly Stations Technical Call Management Mobile Devices Management Time tracking Detection of occurrences and durations of production phases ...

AirGriDaCo installs easily and is very simple to configure.
It allows each tower, each light, each state of each light to be named. This makes the event history self explaining. The history can be published directly to a corporate Database or exported to Excel-compatible CSV files.

AirGriDaCo is available in different license sizes.
An optional SDK enables stand-alone development by the customer or integrator.

For further information on AirGriDaCo or for free presentation, contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Anyone offering solutions for Digital Transformation cannot ignore the direct connection with production machines and plants. The exchange of information between production management systems (MES-ERP) and the SCADA/HMI-PLC layer has become indispensable.

Most of the new machines have been equipped with OPC-UA servers to facilitate interconnection projects, and OPC-UA is becoming the most widely used protocol for these projects.

To benefit developers of production MES or management systems, Automa has made available the OPC-UAC(DLL) driver, an OPC-UA Client for the Windows environment.

Using the built-in configuration tool, you can browse the various OPC-UA servers and items found on networked machines and make them available to your software.

The OPC-UAC driver is available in the freedownload section of our site. The download is free of charge. Without activating the license, the driver will run for 15 minutes each time, so you can test the functionality before purchasing.

For developers who prefer to use SQL Databases, Automa is able to develop specific software gateways that act as a pure interface between MES and SCADA/HMI or that also implement typical application logic to meet the peculiar requirements of I4.0 interconnections.

The driver is also available on th Component Source platform is the world's largest superstore of developer software, of which Automa is a Professional Partner.

For more information on OPC-UAC drivers and I4.0 interconnections, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

TPX-DB s a software able to publish, to local or remote Database, trend data recorded by multiple Super-Flashapplications, publishing them (via ODBC-OLEDB) to a single Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL Database.

It does not require any modifications to existing Super-Flash applications. TPX-DB works in complete autonomy.

TPX-DB can be hosted on the same machine as one of the Super-Flash trend-recording applications, or on another machine on the network. Since it is capable of managing access to network paths, its physical placement can be decided based on the characteristics of its architecture and the performance of the available machines. The Database can also be placed anywhere on the network or in the cloud, as long as it is accessible. This allows considerable flexibility in the use of TPX-DB.

Automa can customize the TPX-DB trend data reading driver to allow the product to be used by those without SUPER-FLASH applications. For example, to adapt it to systems that record data to CSV files.

TPX-DB is a powerful tool for your Industry 4.0 interconnection projects.

TPX-DB is a software product made with Super-Flash. It is available in both a RUNTIMEversion, with a protection license, and a ROYALTY-FREE version with the full, editable project. It requires having a Runtime license of SmartDB.

For more information about TPX-DB you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

More and more often we hear about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Concepts and technologies that may seem somewhat abstract, but whose practical application is now closer to industrial processes than one might imagine.

One thing is clear: real process and production data are the real key to Intelligent Automation.

Applying Machine Learning to industrial processes means using models that need a large amount of real data from which to learn process behavior for effective tuning of the selected ML model.

Historical collection of real data is the prerequisite for having the necessary material to "train and learn" the chosen ML model. Hardly, however, the available data are directly usable for the learning phase; targeted processing of these data will always be needed. Strategic becomes both the design of the data collection and the activity of defining the features to be used to properly structure the ML model's instruction data set.

And after the initial learning phase, the implemented ML model will use the data as it is acquired to adapt in real time to process changes, ensuring optimal performance in every situation.

It is about understanding that every automation application is a gold mine of valuable data. Every process, every variable, every moment of operation generates vital information. And this data is not just numbers, but powerful sources of insights that can revolutionize the way automation is done.

Those who do automation know how crucial it is to maintain operational efficiency, product quality, and process safety. That is why it is important to learn how accurate data collection can completely transform the automation experience.

The future of automation is here, and it is data-driven. And data quality is critical to the effectiveness of ML models. Automa can help you make the most of this revolution, right from the design phase of historical data collection.

For more information on data collection from industrial processes, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Here are some of the tools offered by Automa for: data collection, export, publishing to Database.

TPX-DB	Application to be installed in a network. It can collect and publish TREND records from 10 Super-Flash applications to DataBase. No changes are needed to the applications from which data is collected. It can also be used to collect data from applications made by third parties.
TP	Application to be installed in a network. It is able to receive a request from a Super-Flash application to execute a "publishing mission" that can cover both TREND data and other data from a list of variables to be managed for each publishing mission. It requires a small modification to its own Super-Flash application.
SmartDB	Library to be used in MicroC for multiconnection to Local or Remote DataBases.
DBManager	Advanced management module, multiconnection, to DataBases, with direct control of asynchronous commands.
AllarmiDB	Module for publishing an application's realtime alarms to a DataBase
SFFTP	Driver for file transfer with FTP protocol

In addition to products, Automa can provide consulting, training and technical support for Industry 4.0 integration and interconnection projects between MES and SCADA/HMI applications implemented with Super-Flash. Now also for the design of functional data collections for the implementation of ML technologies in automation.

For more information on export and data collection forms, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Super-Flash version 4.7 is still fresh from release, but plans for version 4.8 have already begun. After many versions dedicated to enhancing the Development System, version 4.8 will focus heavily on extending the graphical objects available in applications.

Since the project has just started, the collection of requests from customers is still active. You can send us your suggestions or requests for new features to super-flash@automa.it. We will carefully consider each request. Thank you for your cooperation.

The Alarm Management of a SCADA development system is one of the main core functionalities required. Both the realtime and the statistical and historical components are particularly important for building an effective diagnostic system.

Automa has produced and made available a new monographic documentation dedicated entirely to the functionality of Alarms. It can be easily downloaded from the Free Download – SUPER-FLASH Support Resources section. The monograph makes it easier for the developer because with a single organic document he can have all the available functionality under control.

The new documentation describes the specialized IDEA editor for managing the online description and documentation of alarms.

Also detailed in the document is the Remote Alarm Management feature, which allows a remote Super-Flash application to implement Alarm Management by taking configuration and data directly from a local application.

For more information on the new Alarms monograph documentation, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Ethernet is increasingly used at the automation level, and the 100 Mbit of simple Fast Ethernet is no longer enough. However, Gigabit switches are often still too expensive and too bulky.

ATOP, a specialist in industrial networking, has well identified this need and has provided an excellent low-cost, space-saving, CC-A Profinet-compliant solution.

These are the 8-port Gigabit Ethernet EHG2008

EHG2008 8x 10/100/1000 BaseT(X) (RJ45) Support IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u/ 802.3x/ 802.3ab 10/100/1000M, Full/Half-Duplex, MDI/MDI-X auto-detection Profinet Packet Prioritization according to 802.1p Dual power input (2 x 12-24VDC) Operating temperature ranges from 0 to +60 °C Rugged plastic housing DIN rail mounting

These switches are CE, FCC e UL/IEC certified.

For more information or for a quote on ATOP industrial Gigabit Ethernet switches, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

On the occasion of the summer holydays 2023, our offices will be closed from 7 to 18 August.
Activities will resume regularly on 21 August.

During the closing period, e-mail communications will still be monitored. Priority will then be given to those of an urgent nature.

Automa announces the release of the newest version 4.7 of its SCADA Super-Flash.
The version will be available for download within the next 2 weeks from the freedownload and download sections of our website.

There are many new features always predominantly centered on improving efficiency in application development and maintenance, thus in the development system, with an estimated 30-40% reduction in average development time and up to 50% for maintenance of existing applications.

To facilitate the use of the new features available in Super-Flash, version 4.7, Automa has scheduled some customized 2-hour online training sessions and 3-hour collective presentations in Automa.


For more information about version 4.7, new features, to book an issue notification or to register for a presentation in Automa, you can contact our sales staff directly on +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

AirGriDaCo is the wireless, low-cost, plug and play data collection software. It is based on PATLITE's WD system that turns a simple signalling tower into a useful data source for calculating the efficiency of workstations, lines, machines. It is also an effective way to handle technical calls from manual assembly and testing stations.

Now fortunately out of the COVID emergency, which had forced the cancellation of most "live" events, Automa is pleased to organize a free, in-person presentation of the WD+AirGriDaCo system.

The presentation is open to all and will allow people to see a fully functioning system, touch the individual components, understand their composition, and learn about all the features offered by the AirGriDaCo software.

This is a very "hands-on" demonstration, designed to enable everyone to appreciate the simplicity and great versatility of the system, which is available in both a basic version ( tower light signals only) and a PRO version, which handles 8 additional digital signals and a serial line to interface BarCode readers, badge readers or other devices that send data over an RS232.

Free presentation, open to all, of the WD+AirGriDaCo system

Date:	21/06/2023
Place:	Automa headquarters, Via Don Antonio Mazzucotelli, 6 - 24020 Gorle (BG)
Duration:	From 09:00 to 12:30
subject:	Practical presentation of the wireless data collection system consisting of Patlite's WD system and Automa's AirGriDaCo software

Participation is free and open to all, but reservations are mandatory, as places are limited.

For more information about AirGriDaCo's Free Presentation and for reservations, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Anyone offering solutions for Digital Transformation cannot ignore the direct connection with production machines and plants. The exchange of information between production management systems (MES-ERP) and the SCADA/HMI-PLC layer has become indispensable.

Most of the new machines have been equipped with OPC-UA servers to facilitate interconnection projects, and OPC-UA is becoming the most widely used protocol for these types of projects.

To benefit developers of production MES or management systems, Automa has made available the OPC-UAC (DLL) driver, an OPC-UA Client for the Windows environment. It is often the case that developers/integrators of production management systems have not yet explored the OPC-UA protocol: having a ready-to-use driver can be an undoubted advantage.

Using the built-in configuration tool, you can browse the various OPC-UA servers and items found on networked machines and make them available to your software.

The OPC-UAC driver is available in the freedownload of our site. The download is free of charge. Without activating the license, the driver will run for 15 minutes each time, so you can check functionality before purchasing.

For developers who prefer, for the MES-ERP side, to use SQL Databases, Automa is able to develop specific software gateways that act as a pure interface between MES and SCADA/HMI or that also implement typical application logic to meet the peculiar requirements of I4.0 interconnections

The driver is also available on th Component Source platform is the world's largest superstore of developer software, of which Automa is a Professional Partner.

For more information on OPC-UAC drivers and I4.0 interconnections, you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Ethernet is increasingly being used for automation, and the 100 Mbit of simple Fast Ethernet is no longer enough. Often however, the Gigabit switches are too expensive and too big.

ATOP, the specialist in industrial networking, has clearly identified this need and has made available an excellent solution at low cost, with limited dimensions.

These are EHG3305 and EHG3005 5-port Ethernet Gigabit switches, respectively with metal or plastic casing and different temperature range.

EHG3305: 5 x 10/100/1000 Base-T(X) RJ45 Supports 10K Jumbo frames Support 802.3zx Energy Efficient Ethernet for energy savings Double power supply (2 x 12-24VDC) Working temperature from -40 °C to 70 °C Assembly on DIN guide Compact, 23x94x72 mm, with casing in steel SPCC EHG3005: 5 x 10/100/1000 Base-T(X) RJ45 Supports 10K Jumbo frames Support 802.3zx Energy Efficient Ethernet for energy savings Double power supply (2 x 12-24VDC) Working temperature from 0 °C to 60 °C Assembly on DIN guide Compact, 23x94x72 mm, with casing in plastic

These switches are certified CE, FCC and UL/IEC.

For further information or a quote on ATOP Ethernet industrial gigabit switches, you can contact our sales staff directly on +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Super-Flash is the development system for SCADA/HMI applications produced by Automa. Born in 1989, it is now the only independent Italian SCADA. The only one, since ever, available in Royalty-Free mode.

What does Royalty-Free mean? With Super-Flash it means buying a Development System license and making an unlimited number of SCADA/HMI applications not subject to paid runtime licenses: a unique competitive advantage over those using other SCADA.

Thus it is possible to use Super-Flash even for cost-sensitive applications, those where an operator panel is often chosen. However, you save on the operator panel but then find it impossible, or more difficult and costly, to meet the interconnection requirements necessary to take advantage of Industry 4.0 facilitative tools, then better to use a standard PC or PanelPC with an application made with Super-Flash Royalty-Free on board! All the more so in this period where operator panels from the major automation brands are hard to come by. Or can be found at very high prices.

The purchase of the Royalty-Free Development System license qualifies as a purchase of a capital equipment, with the associated amortization possibilities making it even more affordable. Add to this the fact that software for automating production departments is subsidised with a tax discount, why not take advantage of this by purchasing a Royalty-Free product?

Other than the absolute financial convenience of the Royalty-Free proposal, which is one of a kind, there are many technical aspects that make Super-Flash a special product compared to products generally available on the market.

Automa has always had the primary objective of reliability, meaning guaranteeing continuous operation of the applications implemented with Super-Flash.

Here are some of the technical features of Super-Flash:

• Primate reliability
• Various versions of the system can be simultaneously installed, without conflicts, on the same PC
• No need for virtual machines for projects with different O.S. versions
• Applications installed with a COPY and deinstalled with a DEL
• Runtime engine that occupies few Mbytes
• Applications that occupy few Mbytes
• Little sensitivity to Windows upgrades
• Development system capable of importing 30-year old projects, even DOS projects

Maximum reliability, flexibility, customised training and technical support at the highest level provided directly by the product developers. These are some of the values that characterise the Automa offer for Super-Flash, the development system for SCADA/HMI applications.

The Runtime version of the product can be downloaded free of charge from the freedownload section of our site.

For more information about Super-Flash Royalty-Free you can contact our sales staff directly at +39.035.32.33.911 o via e-mail a sales@automa.it.

Due to the nation holiday on April 25, 2023 our offices will also be closed on April 24, 2023.
Activities will resume regularly on April 26, 2023.

Telephone support service will also be suspended for the same day.

As part of the project to expand its digital presence worldwide, Automa is now also present on the well-known Virtual World Expo portal of Direct Industry. Automa's page, although being expanded, is already operational at this link.

The LA6-PoE light and acoustic signal tower is an innovative product of the PATLITE network series. It can be connected to Ethernet and directly piloted in TCP/IP. It supports PoE (Power Over Ethernet), therefore it can be powered directly by the Ethernet cable and can be controlled with various protocols including ModBus TCP and HTTP, respectively standard in industrial communication and internet

LED colors are freely settable at runtime as well. The ability to create scenarios with frames that alternate in time or on triggers, allows you to define the very innovative uses of this tower. The buzzer, with 11 different sounds, can be inserted into the scenarios by configuring sound level and intermittence.

There are many applications of this tower because it can be placed anywhere on PoE ports of the Ethernet, without any need for a dedicated power supply.

It can be used both to propagate the status of other signal towers and to effectively support the escalation procedures of alarm events managed by a SCADA.

Automa also offers a specific training module for rapid and efficient learning of the configuration and communication capacities of the LA6-PoE..

You can learn more about the product by watching PATLITE's video explaining the features of the LA6PoE smart tower.

For more information about LA6-PoE tower, you can contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Production process data is a true business asset that is often underestimated.
Data collection systems are essential for analyzing in detail the operation of the production system and obtaining the most effective indicators for improving the overall efficiency of production.

Sometimes it would only take a few signals related to operator commands or machine operating states, and interconnection according to Industry 4.0 requirements may be too expensive.

For all these cases, the ideal solution is WD+AirGriDaCo: a wireless, low-cost, simple and quick-to-install system based on standard technology, widely configurable and customizable.

AirGriDaCo is Automa's software that supports the distribution, exclusively for Italy, of PATLITE's WD wireless products, an innovative system capable of transforming a simple light tower into a source, low cost, of useful data for measuring the efficiency of machines and plants. The WD-PRO version manages, in addition to the signals from the light tower, 8 other digital inputs and an RS232 serial line to which to connect, for example, a barcode reader.

Here are some examples of use: Machine or Line Efficiency (OEE) Manual Assembly Stations Technical Call Management Mobile Devices Management Time tracking Detection of occurrences and durations of production phases

With AirGriDaCo , it is easy to set up Andon information panels to support production processes.

AirGriDaCo installs easily and is very simple to configure.
It allows each tower, each light, each state of each light to be named. This makes the event history self explaining. The history can be published directly to a corporate Database or exported to Excel-compatible CSV files.

AirGriDaCo is available in different sizes and can be the starting point for customized versions that Automa can build according to specific customer requirements. An SDK is also available for development.

For further information on AirGriDaCo or for free presentation, contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Automa, since its establishment in 1987, has been producing and offering its own software products for the industrial automation sector. To improve customer service, it has also been offering and technically supporting hardware devices for industrial communication for about 20 years already.

These are carefully selected and fully technically supported devices, with the aim of offering its customers a comprehensive service on both hardware and software, acting as a single point of contact in case of problems or need for assistance.

In addition to ensuring the prompt delivery of its software products, Automa also seeks to support customers from the point of view of hardware device availability by keeping its own safety stock active for the most in-demand products.


Here are some of the represented brands:

ATOP	Serial Servers Managed/unmanaged industrial switches (DIN rail/rack), 1÷10 Gbit, certified for industrial bus and cybersecurity WiFi bridges, AP, Clients Gateways for telecontrol protocols
HILSCHER	Industrial gateways for fieldbus and realtime Ethernet
PATLITE	Light signal towers Signal beacons Wireless data collection systems from light signal towers Smart networking towers

For more information about the hardware devices handled by Automa, you can contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Ethernet is increasingly used at the automation level, and the 100 Mbit of Fast Ethernet is no longer enough. However, Gigabit switches are often still too expensive and too bulky.

ATOP, a company specializing in industrial networking, has well identified this need and has provided an excellent low-cost solution with limited footprint and CC-A Profinet compliance.

These are the EHG2008 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switches:

EHG2008 8x 10/100/1000 BaseT(X) (RJ45) Support IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u/ 802.3x/ 802.3ab 10/100/1000M, Full/Half-Duplex, MDI/MDI-X auto-detection Profinet Packet Prioritization according to 802.1p Redundant dual DC power inputs Operating temperature ranges from 0 to +60°C Rugged plastic housing DIN-Rail or wall mounting ability

These switches are CE, FCC e UL/IEC compliant.

The range of ATOP switches is truly complete and offers solutions for any need. Call us to expose yours: we will help you identify the products that can meet it.

For more information or for a quote on ATOP industrial Gigabit Ethernet switches, you can contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

To facilitate the development of HMI and SCADA applications, with a view to Transition 4.0, Automa offers the Super-Flash development system free of charge, in the RUNTIME mode.

Just download it from the freedownload section of our site and start using it for development and testing, without having to advance costs.

At the end of development, the necessary size is detected and the purchase of the Runtime license is made. This mode also applies to optional communication drivers: you can download them, try them out, and purchase the license only when the work is completed.
Main benefits:

• No cost until the actual final installation of the developed applicationo
• Safe and optimized choice of license size, made with the application already developed
• HMI workstation with everything you need for subsequent local or remote interventions
• Chance to download all new versions of Super-Flash for free

Those unfamiliar with Super-Flash can take advantage of the customized training services offered by Automa. Training modules of 2-4 hours each that can be structured, even "realtime," based on the specific needs of the participants. To optimize the time of technicians working with Super-Flash, Automa offers customized training modules online, using Skype, Google Meet or other platforms. This way, the technician can stay onsite or connect directly from home, and there are no costs for time and travel expenses.

We remind you that training on topics related to Transition 4.0 provides an important tax credit. Often the training can be fully financed by interprofessional training funds to which all companies have, for some time now, been mandatorily enrolled.

For more information about Super-Flash RUNTIME and the training modules please contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

ATOP's SE5202 series serial servers are reliable and compact industrial products that easily enable Ethernet networking
of devices that use serial line (RS232/RS422/RS485) as a communication medium.

For outdoor or heavy-duty industrial applications or in areas with noise and surge problems, Automa recommends the use of the SE5202-Sis model, which adds serial port isolation up to 3kV to all the functionality and technical features of ATOP serial servers.

Product generally available for prompt delivery.

For more information on SE5202-Sis or for orders you can contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

To facilitate the use of the new features available in the 4.7 Beta 2 version (including those in Beta 1) of Super-Flash, Automa has scheduled some 2-hour online training sessions.

To find out the dates and request registration to attend training on version 4.7 Beta 2, you can contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

Those offering Digital Transformation solutions cannot ignore the direct connection with production machines and plants. The exchange of information between production management systems (MES-ERP) and the SCADA/HMI-PLC layer has become mandatory.

By now, most machines have been equipped with OPC-UA servers to facilitate interconnection projects. OPC-UA is becoming the most widely used protocol for these projects.

To facilitate developers of production MES or management systems, Automa has made available the OPC-UAC (DLL) driver, a Client for Windows environment. Often the developers/integrators of production management systems have not yet explored the OPC-UA protocol: having a ready-to-use driver can be a definite advantage.

Using the built-in configuration tool, you can browse the various OPC-UA servers and items found on networked machines and make them available to your software.


The OPC-UAC driver is available in the freedownload section of our website. The download is free of charge. Without activating the license, the driver will run for 15 minutes each time, so you can test the functionality before purchasing.

For developers who prefer, for the MES-ERP side, to use SQL Databases, Automa is able to develop specific software gateways that act as a pure interface between MES and SCADA/HMI or that also implement typical application logic to meet the peculiar requirements of I4.0 interconnections.

The driver is also available on the Component Source platform, the world's largest superstore of software for developers, of which Automa is a Professional Partner.

For more information on OPC-UAC driver and I4.0 interconnections contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.

In the last few days the 4.7 Beta 2 version of Super-Flash has been made available. You can download it from the freedownload and download sections of our website.

The Beta 2 version is immediately usable, so you get the relative benefits right away. In fact, the development system of 4.7 Beta 2 saves projects in a compatible way with v. 4.6 SP2.

The new features are all concentrated in the development system, again with the goal of increasing the efficiency of those building SCADA-HMI applications. Greater efficiency that translates into faster time and lower development costs.


For more information about version 4.7 Beta 2, or to book an online upgrade course, contact our sales staff directly to +39.035.32.33.911 or via e-mail at sales@automa.it.