Who we are
Hal Software is a specialist web & OPCUA software development team based in Dublin, Ireland. We mix industrial automation expertise with leading edge software development to meet the needs of manufacturing end users that want to bring more transparency to their complex process automation and MES ecosystems.
Our Goal
The overriding company goal at HAL Software is to enable our clients reduce cost, risk and time on automation software development projects by tackling the inefficiencies at each stage (Design / Configuration / Test).
We aim to help Manufacturing Companies concentrate on what matters; understanding on how their processes should work regardless of the hardware used or the quirks of disparate proprietary systems that lead to problematic software integration.
The Concept
BMW or Ford would never build a car without building a prototype first. Yet incredibly complex control systems are not modelled prior to build. The design phase of a typical automation system involves many months of detailed discussions between process engineers, automation engineers, MES engineers, IT, Operations and Quality. Lengthy word documents and marked-up P&IDs are the stock tools of communication and collaboration. The use of models or ‘conference room pilots’ is limited, because they are difficult to set up without first having committed to a particular control system platform. It is for this reason that usability design reviews are oftentimes done towards the end of software development, rather than prior to it. This exposes a client to substantial cost risk through change requirements.
Where we are today
What we have done is provide a system independent, standards based design tool for process control and MES. This allows users quickly and easily understand and document how they want their systems to work at any stage in a project.