FLECS Blog
Meet us at the SPS 2022 in Nuremberg
Never before have you set up and kept an automation system up to date as quickly and easily as with FLECS! Don't you believe it? Then let us prove it to you: At the 'SPS - smart production solutions' you can see FLECS live in action and at the same time get to know...
Partnership with STRATON AUTOMATION
We are proud to announce that we have partnered with STRATON AUTOMATION. STRATON AUTOMATION offers the straton Runtime for FLECS, an IEC-61131-3 soft PLC app. For us at FLECS, partnerships have an important meaning. They strengthen the relationship between the...
Partnership with iniNet Solutions
We are proud to say that we have partnered with the company iniNet Solutions GmbH. IniNet Solutions offers with the SpiderControl SCADA Server a tool for all requirements in the HMI environment: It standardizes the HMI development and integrates all related tasks, so...
Start for free!
When we started FLECS, one thing was especially important to us: maximum transparency and openness towards our customers and partners. Part of this is that you can freely test and try FLECS before you decide to join us. To get to know FLECS even better, we now offer...
How do you get help for FLECS?
FLECS is used in the field of industrial and building automation, as well as in intralogistics and mobile machinery. What do all these applications have in common? If there is an urgent problem and the customer is threatened by a standstill or failure, fast help is...
FLECS 1.3.0-porpoise released!
On August 11, we have released a new version of FLECS! What’s new? You can now use USB devices inside an app. This is especially useful if, for example, USB dongles are needed for licensing the app. Besides USB dongles, many apps use the MAC address for licensing. App...
FLECS and AAS
The Asset Administration Shell helps us to describe devices in the industrial environment in a standardized way. This makes it easier for us to determine what devices we can interact with, what data they hold and how we can access it. Eclipse-BaSyx is an open source...
Partnership with INOSOFT
We are proud to announce that we have entered into a partnership with the company INOSOFT GmbH. INOSOFT offers endless HMI possibilities with VisiWin7: All the features of a classic process visualization software are paired here with powerful programming capabilities...
FLECS 1.2.0-porpoise released!
On June 21, we have released a new update! We put a lot of work into a big architectural redesign which allows a better support of apps. It is now possible to define devices in the app-manifest which shall be mapped from the host system into an app. Additionally you...
Our companion for the first version
Every open source project needs a mascot. FLECS too. That's why we thought about what suits us best. This is not so easy. After all, we have to like it in 20-30 years. We then discussed what is important to us founders. That's how we finally came up with the idea of...
Partnership with Softing
For us at FLECS, partnerships have an important meaning. They strengthen the relationship between the companies involved, create awareness of each other's needs and are built to create value for both sides. We are therefore proud to say that we have partnered with...
The real pain of machine manufacturers
As a loyal reader of our blog, you know by now why we exist. Today we want to talk a little bit about the real pain that machine manufacturers have and how we address it. Just imagine you had to build a machine yourself. Let's say the filling line for a brewery. Your...
