Kepware Product Initiatives

Kepware delivers a wide range of technologies designed and tested for the demands of automation applications. Our early roots are in industrial communications and Kepware's development team has written drivers on nearly every Microsoft platform dating all the way back to DOS. This depth of experience with software design, development, support, and maintenance keep us keenly aware of how to provide high performance communications without sacrificing quality.

Device Communications Diagram

OPC Servers - Our unique architecture maximizes the promise of OPC and expedites project development through the use of a single server interface, regardless of the control system in use. Delivering over 100 protocols through both OPC standards as well as leading native interfaces, KEPServerEX has become the standard in the automation industry and is currently brand-labeled or resold by many of the leading automation suppliers.

OPC-Enabled Connectivity Products – Open systems have gained market wide adoption and now millions of users are maximizing the promise of standards-based connectivity such as OPC. You can be sure the use of Kepware OPC-enabled connectivity products will be a solid and reliable asset in your automation application. Kepware connectivity products are powerful but easy to use. Keep us in mind when you need to: link data between OPC applications; design redundant systems; simulate or log data to ODBC; store/share data in memory; or access performance metrics of your network architecture.

Embedded Communications – We have extensive experience with delivering high quality communications on embedded systems. We understand the often complex development, test, deployment, and time to market requirements in today's competitive automation market. Kepware supports the Microsoft Windows Embedded platforms, including; Embedded NT, XP and Windows CE. Kepware communications protocols are currently shipping with automation panel products by various vendors, worldwide.

OEM Driver Solutions – For high performance and reliable driver development, turn to Kepware to discuss the connectivity needs of your system or your next OEM application. In the near term, our field proven communications protocols will allow you to focus on your overall application needs instead of connectivity. Over the long term we'll shoulder the burden of enhancing and maintaining the core architecture. Finally, leveraging the Kepware brand will increase the market visibility and credibility of your solution.


Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model


Whether you require a custom driver that "plugs-in" to KEPServerEX or a one-off communication profile developed in our User-Configurable Driver application, our
technical team will provide an honest and non-inflated outline of what we can offer.



Why use Kepware communication products?
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Experience and support infrastructure; we are focused on OPC & device communications technologies
Unique Architecture all drivers seamlessly provide data to your client application(s) through a consistent server interface
Scalability through the support of hardware, serial + Ethernet connectivity as well as user-configurable protocols, technology that scales to your needs
Reliability without overhead, through built-in Ethernet Encapsulation, Error Recovery, Timing Adjustments, Write optimizations and the ability to Run as a Service
Customer Quote
According to AMT's President, Ernie Adsett
"By standardizing on Kepware's OPC server, we are able to connect to a wide variety of PLCs and control systems without the need to make significant changes in our application.

AMT Diagram

This saves us time and money on every application and allows us to focus on and optimize our control algorithms for the customer." Go read the entire Solution Chronicle




Tested for OPC Compliance




Reliability through Higher Standards
We've built our reputation on the quality and ease of use of our products.
A cornerstone to our product philosophy is that product quality assurance should be separate from product development. Developers build and maintain the software, and Quality Control personnel perform all testing. Kepware's QC team implements extensive testing methodologies to ensure that products will meet the 24/7 performance and reliability needs of industrial applications.









Driver Checklist
Today, with our extensive list of communication protocols, and through the efforts of our direct sales, distribution and embedded partners, Kepware is the leading provider of communications with annual shipments exceeding 100,000 units.

We are your ideal partner for high quality and proven communications for automation.

Please contact Kepware to discuss your development needs.