Desktop SCADA / HMI for machine builders

The desktop SCADA that doesn't steal months of engineering.

Industrial Canvas runs on Windows, next to the machine, with no mandatory cloud. Trends, alarms, recipes, reports and print canvas come ready: connect the PLC and build the HMI, not the infrastructure.

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Every image on this site is a real capture of the running software.

Runtime · Live process

Process synoptic with P&ID symbols animated by tags.

Native OPC UA client and server, OPC DA, MELSEC, MQTT and Modbus TCP
Local historian, live and historical trend in the same widget
Recipes, reports and vector print canvas included
Protected by an encrypted USB dongle: no cloud, no network dependency

What's new

Get to know Industrial Canvas.

Editor

Draw the plant. Not the code.

Pages, widgets, pipes and animations with drag & drop, snap and live preview.

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Runtime

A Runtime that keeps running.

Sealed package, real-time values, quality and timestamp on every variable.

FT-101 42.6 m³/h● RUN · Good

Multi-Viewer

One licence. Many screens.

Multiple local or remote viewers on the same runtime, each with its own user.

Viewer 1Viewer 2Remote

Translations

Every text in every language.

Project translation database: captions, alarms and reports switch language at runtime.

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Runtime diagnostics

See the cause, not just the symptom.

For authorised technicians: inspect communications, data, trends, writes and session events without changing plant behaviour.

● Observe42 events

Alarms

Alarms that tell you what to do.

Priorities, acknowledgement, history and audit trail with user and reason.

▲ HH TK-101 · Active

Trend

History you can read.

Historian on internal SQLite, zoom, cursors and export to CSV and PDF.

Recipes

Recipes with signature.

Versions, comparison and transfer to the PLC with electronic signature and audit.

REC-07 · v3✓ Signed

Reports

Reports ready to print.

Designer with tables, charts and translated headers, exported to PDF.

PDF · 1/4

SAT

Validation documents in one click.

Rendered page screenshots with numbered widgets, variables, commands and input limits, ready for the customer test.

PDF · 1/4

Platform

Three applications. One project.

You install Editor, Runtime and Viewer. Each has its own icon and one job, so engineering and operations never get in each other's way.

Editor
Sealed package
Runtime
Viewer ×N

Engineering

Editor

Where you design pages, variables, alarms, recipes and reports.

Drag & drop with live preview
Translation database
Compiles a sealed package

Production

Runtime

Runs the sealed project on the machine, connected to the field.

OPC UA client and server
Historian and audit on SQLite
Starts at boot, kiosk mode

Operators

Viewer

The operator screen: local, multiple or remote, always play-only.

Multi-Viewer on one licence
Remote viewer on the network
User and permissions per screen

Connectivity

Different protocols. One live data flow.

Run multiple independent connections at the same time: acquire variables through OPC UA Client, MELSEC, Modbus TCP or MQTT, use them in Runtime, then expose selected data through OPC UA Server.

01 · Simultaneous acquisition

Each connection keeps its endpoint, state, quality and update cycle while variables converge in one Runtime namespace.

OPC UA Client
Browse the PLC tag tree, certificate-based security profiles, DataChange subscriptions and automatic reconnection.
OPC UA Server
Your machine becomes a data source: MES, ERP and line supervision read the tags with no middleware.
OPC DA Client and Server
Work alongside the installed base: legacy plants and software keep exchanging data with nothing to rewrite.
MELSEC
Direct dialogue with Mitsubishi Electric PLCs: no gateway, no third-party driver to licence.
MQTT
Publish and subscribe process data to corporate brokers or IIoT platforms, whenever you actually need it.
Modbus TCP
Holding/Input/Coil register mapping with instant read test: drives, instruments and remote I/O in minutes.

Line PLC

OPC UA Client

opc.tcp://line-plc:4840

GOOD 1

Mitsubishi PLC

MELSEC

192.168.10.21 · D100

GOOD 2

Drives · meters · IIoT

Modbus TCP / MQTT

192.168.10.31 · plant/energy

GOOD 3

Industrial Canvas Runtime

Normalises variables for synoptics, alarms, historian, recipes and reports.

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OPC UA Server

● ENDPOINT ACTIVE

Publishes selected variables to authorised line clients.

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One complete platform

Built for technicians. Clear for operators.

Engineering depth where it matters, guided daily workflows where speed and clarity matter.

Configure the standard. Script only the exception.

Recipes, alarms, events, trends and reports are ready-to-configure systems. No hand-written script is required for standard workflows; scripting remains available for specialised logic.

Recipes

Parameters, versions, validation and controlled transfer to the PLC.

Alarms & events

Priorities, states, acknowledgement, history and operator context.

Historian & trends

Configured sampling, quality and timestamp with live and historical analysis.

Report & PDF

Integrated designer for tables, charts and translated headers, with preview and PDF export.

Protected Runtime Database

A local SQLite Runtime Database keeps historian, alarms, events and Audit Trail separate from the static project and from optional external databases.

Historical process values
Alarm and event chronology
Audit Trail with user, time and reason
Offline operation inside the plant network

Users, groups and permissions

Assign screens and actions by role. Operators stay focused; maintenance, supervisors and administrators receive the tools their responsibility requires.

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Controlled industrial JavaScript

The integrated JavaScript engine provides controlled APIs for tags, pages, widgets, alarms and Runtime actions. Autocompletion and preventive checks help customise without exposing system internals.

Reusable widgets and symbols
Themes and multilingual interfaces
Controlled project APIs
Relevant actions recorded in Audit Trail

Designed with industrial references

ISA-101: HMI clarity and hierarchy
ISA-18.2 / IEC 62682: Alarm lifecycle principles
IEC 62443: Industrial cybersecurity principles
GAMP 5 / 21 CFR Part 11: Traceability principles for regulated processes

These are design references, not product certification or automatic compliance. Final validation depends on the customer's configuration, process and procedures.

Multilingual Editor, operator language on the machine

The Editor speaks the engineer's language. On the machine, operators see the Runtime in their own language: labels, alarms and messages come from a dedicated language database you can edit and switch on the fly.

The software is protected by an encrypted USB dongle: the machine stays self-contained, with no cloud and no dependency on the customer network.

Documentation & reuse

From project to test document. Automatically.

The Editor generates the documents you need for the SAT with the end customer, in every language configured in the project.

SAT PDF

Every page, popup and symbol rendered once, with numbered widgets, linked variable, command type and input limits (e.g. 0 … 1000).

Access levels

Each widget marked with its enabling letter and the authorised groups and users, as configured.

Alarms, events, Audit

Complete lists with variable, condition, priority, group and the “How to resolve” instruction written in the Editor.

Page import/export

Export a page with its popups, symbols and the variables it uses, detected automatically; import it in another project with conflict check.

Logo, title and document fields are customisable in the horizontal and vertical utility print layouts. Texts come from the project translations.

Record a process detail. Print the evidence.

When enabled in the Editor, Record captures a spot trace for up to 5 minutes with a separate 10–1000 ms sampling setting. Operators can inspect acquired values, quality, point count and duration, with the observed timing kept distinct from the requested sampling. Zoom and cursors support analysis; Print PDF reuses the project’s portrait or landscape chart print canvas, with optional timestamps. The recording window follows the project language.

Why engineering costs less here

Traditional SCADAIndustrial Canvas

Historical trendTraditional SCADA:Separate module, often extra licenceIndustrial Canvas:Included, live + history in one widget

PLC connectionTraditional SCADA:Gateway or OEM driver to purchaseIndustrial Canvas:Native OPC UA, MELSEC and Modbus TCP

Shift reportTraditional SCADA:External report designer to learnIndustrial Canvas:Built-in print canvas, PDF export

Operator languagesTraditional SCADA:CSV files exported and re-imported by handIndustrial Canvas:Project dictionary, language switch on the machine

Commercial termsTraditional SCADA:Modules and conditions discovered laterIndustrial Canvas:Scope and services agreed before joining

Who it is for

One tool, every role in the plant.

OEM

Ship machines with a branded, translated HMI in every market.

System Integrator

Reuse pages and templates across projects and customers.

Maintenance

Alarms, history and diagnostics readable in seconds.

Production

Recipes, reports and multiple screens from one runtime.

Who's behind it

Young by choice. Solid by trade.

Industrial Canvas is built by Automatica Software Srl, which develops PLC and HMI software and commissions industrial machines every day. Not a lab product: every feature answers a problem seen in production.

Solves real line problems, not theoretical use cases
Cuts engineering time: from page to Runtime in minutes
Built by people who commission machines and know what must work at 6 a.m.
No fairy tales: try the demo in your browser before deciding

Automatica Software Srl

PLC software · HMI · Industrial machine commissioning

Launch pilot programme

Put Industrial Canvas on a real machine.

Rigorous testing is our job: we verify the product on multiple controllers and industrial protocols before it ever reaches a plant. Pilots receive a product that has already been proven; their final feedback is a valuable input that shapes bug fixes, improvements and real-world needs.

Submitting a request does not confirm a purchase or a place. Availability, the launch condition and services after the first year are communicated and agreed before joining.

Complete pilot package

1 Editor licence
1 Runtime station
1 Viewer
Functions and protocols included in the programme

First year included

Updates and support are included for the first year of the pilot programme. Rigorous testing is on us; the pilot's final feedback is a valuable contribution to bug fixes, improvements and future needs — not a task on their shoulders.

01
Application
Describe the machine, PLC, timeline and project goal.
02
Technical review
Together we verify requirements, environment and use-case compatibility.
03
Pilot start
We agree the package, onboarding and feedback process.

Have an older project? We convert it for you.

If you run a legacy SCADA/HMI project, we analyse it and quantify the conversion to Industrial Canvas, with an advantageous condition reserved for those who believe in the project at launch.

Analysis of the existing project and a quantified conversion estimate
Conversion carried out by us: zero disruption to production
Complete project delivered, with no constraints or dependencies
Dedicated support throughout the migration

Let's talk about your machine

Tell us about line, PLC and timeline: we answer with a technical assessment and, if useful, a guided demo on your case.

Your request goes straight to the Automatica Software Consulting team.

https://www.automaticasoftware.it

The browser demo is a product presentation. The commercial product is the Windows desktop application.

The desktop SCADA that doesn't steal months of engineering.

Every image on this site is a real capture of the running software.

Built for technicians. Clear for operators.

Engineering depth where it matters, guided daily workflows where speed and clarity matter.

Configure the standard. Script only the exception.

Recipes, alarms, events, trends and reports are ready-to-configure systems. No hand-written script is required for standard workflows; scripting remains available for specialised logic.

Put Industrial Canvas on a real machine.

Submitting a request does not confirm a purchase or a place. Availability, the launch condition and services after the first year are communicated and agreed before joining.

The desktop SCADA that doesn't steal months of engineering.