ProSoft Technology

ProSoft Technology
Name	ProSoft Technology
Type	Private
Industry	Industrial automation
Founded	1989
Founder	Unknown
Headquarters	United States
Products	Communication modules, gateways, software

ProSoft Technology ProSoft Technology is an American company specializing in industrial communication modules, gateways, and software for programmable logic controllers and distributed control systems. The company develops hardware and firmware to interconnect automation platforms from vendors such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Honeywell, and ABB. Its products enable interoperability among protocols used in facilities managed by firms like ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical Company, BASF, Shell plc, and BP.

History

Founded in 1989 amid expansion in programmable controllers and fieldbus standards, ProSoft Technology emerged during the same era as Modicon-era innovation and the rise of Allen-Bradley controllers. The company evolved alongside standards activity involving Fieldbus Foundation, PROFIBUS, DeviceNet, and the International Electrotechnical Commission committees that influenced industrial networking. In the 1990s and 2000s ProSoft introduced gateways that bridged legacy systems used by utilities such as Pacific Gas and Electric Company and process plants owned by DuPont and ArcelorMittal. Corporate timelines intersected with technological shifts led by entities like Microsoft for embedded systems, Intel for processor integration, and National Instruments for test and measurement. ProSoft’s trajectory paralleled mergers and partnerships seen in the sector involving Emerson Electric, Yokogawa Electric Corporation, and GE.

Products and Services

ProSoft offers communication modules, protocol converters, wireless radios, and configuration software. Modules integrate with controller platforms from Rockwell Automation (ControlLogix, CompactLogix), Siemens (SIMATIC), and Schneider Electric (Modicon), while gateways connect protocols including EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus TCP, and BACnet. Wireless products support industrial deployments similar to those used by Siemens Mobility and GE Transportation for remote telemetry. Software tools provide configuration, diagnostics, and firmware management paralleling offerings from Avnu Alliance-aligned vendors and tools used by OSIsoft customers. Field integration services have supported projects for companies like Tesla, Inc., General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and infrastructure operators such as Amtrak and Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Technology and Architecture

Products implement embedded real-time firmware, DSP-based radio modules, and industrial Ethernet switching architectures compatible with IEEE 802.3 and IEC 62443 security practices. The company’s modules often bridge cyclic I/O architectures used in Siemens S7-300 and Allen-Bradley ControlLogix systems, and translate object models from BACnet/IP and OPC UA landscapes. ProSoft architectures integrate with historians from OSIsoft PI System and asset management platforms developed by AVEVA and Honeywell Process Solutions. Hardware design parallels practices from Texas Instruments microcontroller ecosystems and certification workflows from Underwriters Laboratories and TUV Rheinland.

Markets and Customers

Customers span process industries, discrete manufacturing, water utilities, and transportation operators. End users include petrochemical companies such as ExxonMobil and Chevron Corporation, pharmaceutical firms like Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, and food producers including Nestlé and Cargill. Infrastructure customers include municipal water authorities, rail operators represented by Transport for London, and port operators similar to Port of Los Angeles. System integrators and original equipment manufacturers such as Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, Siemens system houses, and firms like Wood Group and KBR have deployed ProSoft modules in large capital projects.

Corporate Affairs and Governance

As a privately held firm, corporate governance follows practices familiar to mid-sized engineering companies serving industrial markets, interacting with standards bodies like IEEE, ISA (International Society of Automation), and IEC. Executive leadership often engages with trade events hosted by organizations including Hannover Messe, SPS - Smart Production Solutions, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society conferences. Customer-facing policies align with supply chain expectations articulated by procurement organizations at multinational corporations such as General Electric and Siemens.

Research and Development

R&D at ProSoft centers on protocol interoperability, cybersecurity for industrial control systems, and wireless telemetry. Efforts align with initiatives from NIST on industrial control system security, collaborative work with vendors adhering to IEC 62443 and participation in consortia like ODVA and the PROFIBUS & PROFINET International community. Technical collaboration mirrors research relationships seen between Carnegie Mellon University labs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology research groups, and corporate R&D centers at Intel and Texas Instruments for embedded networking and low-power wireless. Ongoing development supports migration paths for legacy installations maintained by companies such as United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal.

Category:Industrial automation companies