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Edge Computing:
Secure & Simplified
Secure & Simplified
CRA Ready - Built for the Future of Industrial Cybersecurity
Our joint solution is fully prepared for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), ensuring compliance from day one. Combining Advantech's trusted hardware with Bosch Rexroth's ctrlX OS delivers a platform designed for security, openness, and long-term regulatory confidence.
STRATEGIC OUTLOOK
Empowering Your Edge: Automation Strategies for 2026
The industrial landscape is shifting fast. Discover how the Advantech & ctrlX OS partnership turns these four defining trends into your competitive advantage.
Cybersecurity
Advantech is CRA-ready, actively collaborating across the ecosystem to ensure end-to-end security for all industrial operations.
Virtualization
Following IT's lead, OT is embracing virtualization—shifting from hardware-bound systems to agile, software-defined automation.
Ecosystem Networks
Automation complexity demands strong alliances. Specialized, open partner ecosystems are now your ultimate competitive advantage.
Continuous Innovation
From next-generation computing to zero-touch provisioning, the Advantech and ctrlX OS partnership pushes the innovation frontier.
The Open Engine Powering Your Industrial Edge
ctrlX OS Architecture
ctrlX OS is an open, secure, Linux-based operating system purpose-built for industrial automation, powering the next generation of edge devices.
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Device Layer
Advantech industrial hardware, ruggedized, certified, and ready for edge deployment in demanding environments.
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Linux Real-Time (Ubuntu Core)
A hardened, real-time Linux kernel provides the secure foundation with container host capabilities for workload isolation.
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ctrlX OS Apps
Browse and install pre-built apps from the ctrlX OS Store, or develop your own custom applications for customer-specific needs.
Flexible App Ecosystem
The containerized architecture enables customer and integrator-specific apps alongside certified marketplace applications. Own app development is fully supported through standard toolchains and open APIs.
Partnership
Advantech + ctrlX OS
We deliver the most flexible, open, and secure industrial edge platform to market, combining Advantech's hardware excellence with Bosch Rexroth's ctrlX OS operating system. This partnership creates a uniquely positioned offering that addresses growing market demand for open industrial platforms that unify disparate systems while providing enterprise-grade security and scalability.
Faster Deployment
Accelerate automation and AI/IoT rollouts across all your manufacturing operations.
Lower Lifecycle Costs
Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) across initial implementation and maintenance.
True Interoperability
Enjoy freedom of choice with open standards and universally interoperable components.
Purpose-Built for High-Demand Environments
Empowering Key Industrial Sectors
Factory Automation
Real-time data processing, predictive maintenance, and seamless OT-IT integration—from IoT gateways to advanced PLC applications.
Logistics & Materials Handling
Intelligent edge analytics for accurate asset tracking, fleet management, and responsive automated guided vehicle (AGV) control.
Energy & Utilities
Intelligent asset monitoring, predictive maintenance for renewables, and optimized energy management orchestrated at the edge.
One-Stop Solution
Unlocking Full Edge Potential
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Bosch Rexroth
Supplies ctrlX OS + Apps
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Advantech
Installs & licenses ctrlX OS + predefined Apps
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Customer / Integrator
Uses ctrlX OS + Apps
PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS
Ready-to-Deploy Edge Solutions
Accelerate your rollout. Each tier is pre-loaded with curated ctrlX OS apps—bridging the gap between basic IoT gateways and advanced deterministic automation.
IoT Gateway
Secure, scalable connectivity for field-to-cloud integration.
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE | IOT GATEWAY
Layered architecture ensuring encrypted data flow between field devices and enterprise systems.
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Multi-PLC Data Acquisition
Multiple PLCs interface via industrial Ethernet, enabling real-time data acquisition and efficient stream aggregation from the factory floor.
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Edge-to-Cloud Messaging
Lightweight publish-subscribe messaging via MQTT protocol ensures reliable, low-latency telemetry transport to northbound IT or cloud systems.
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Encrypted Network Separation
Advanced built-in Firewall rules provide deterministic Ethernet links to ensure physical and logical isolation between OT assets and IT networks.
Hardware Performance Level
IoT BLIND Gateway
UNO-137 V2
Compact DIN-Rail IPC with hardware isolation supporting up to 500 nodes.
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IoT Secure Edge Gateway
UNO-148 V2
Powerful DIN-Rail visualization platform managing up to 2,000 data nodes.
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Advanced Firewall
MIC-770 V3
Robust, high-performance edge platform built for 2,000+ node acquisition.
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Pre-Configured System Packages
Each tier ships with a curated set of ctrlX OS apps, ready to deploy out of the box.
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IoT BLIND Gateway
Firewall
VPN Client
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IoT Secure Edge Gateway
Telegraf
Node-RED
IoT Dashboard
InfluxDB
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Advanced Firewall
Firewall
Node-RED
IoT Dashboard
InfluxDB
Telegraf
Edge Controllers
Deterministic control at the network edge for real-time automation.
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE | EDGE CONTROLLERS
Purpose-built hardware layers, from HMI panels to real-time I/O, driving deterministic control at the edge.
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HMI Virtualization | TPC-100
Browser-based ctrlX OS dashboards for plant-floor monitoring.
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Network Bridge & Integration | EKI-2000
Plug-and-play switches bridging TCP/IP and EtherCAT networks.
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Software-Defined Logic Control | UNO-137
ctrlX OS runtime engine for real-time logic & translation.
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Deterministic Control Execution | AMAX-5000
EtherCAT I/O for deterministic sub-millisecond data exchange.
Hardware Performance Level
Pre-Configured System Packages
Each tier ships with a curated set of ctrlX OS apps, ready to deploy out of the box.
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Edge Controllers - Good
PLC
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Edge Controllers - Better
PLC
IoT Dashboard
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Edge Controllers - Best
PLC
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