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Test Before You Touch Production
Test Before You Touch Production
Simulation for Project Readiness and Operational Confidence

Simulation for Project Readiness and Operational Confidence

The most expensive problems in automation are the ones discovered too late.

Control issues found during commissioning, untested procedures, and operators learning under pressure can delay timelines, increase costs, and introduce unnecessary risk. These are the moments that impact timelines, budgets, and confidence heading into production.

Proconex provides industrial simulation software environments, executed in partnership with Onyx 360 to bring specialized process simulation expertise to help you identify and resolve issues before they impact production. By replicating plant processes and real operating conditions, you can validate decisions and prepare for startup with confidence.

The result: fewer surprises, faster commissioning, and systems that perform as expected from day one.

Simulation Capabilities

Once these risks are identified early, teams can address them before they affect production. Simulation creates a controlled environment to test systems, train operators, and prepare for startup without the pressure of live operations.

These capabilities support both project teams and operating facilities, ensuring systems, processes, and personnel are ready to perform when it matters most.

Automation Development & Testing

Automation system replicas

Control logic validation

Automation configuration testing

Operator Training Systems

Realistic operator training

Scenario-based learning

Operational readiness preparation

Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulation

Process and control system simulation

Virtual commissioning support

Startup and procedure testing

3D Simulation

Immersive plant environments

Layout and equipment visualization

Training and safety reviews

Preparing for a major automation project or plant startup?

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Automation & Development Testing

A control issue discovered during commissioning can delay startup, increase costs, and jeopardize project timelines.

Proconex enables engineering teams to test and validate automation systems before deployment by creating offline replicas of production environments where control logic can be developed, refined, and troubleshot before it impacts live operations. This helps teams identify issues earlier, reduce rework, and move into commissioning with confidence.

  • Offline replicas of production automation environments
  • Control logic development and validation
  • Automation configuration testing prior to deployment
  • Integration with process simulation models
  • Support for automation upgrades and modernization projects
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Operator Training Systems

Operator error during startup impacts safety and production timelines, especially when you’re learning systems in real time without industrial simulation training.

Proconex delivers operator training software where operators build experience before interacting with live systems. Simulating real plant conditions means you can practice scenarios ahead of startup and strengthen your overall operational readiness. 

Hands-on operator training using simulated plant environments Scenario-based training for normal and abnormal operating conditions Practice interacting with automation systems and control interfaces Training programs supporting onboarding and operator skill development.

Multi-Purpose Dynamic Simulation

Unexpected system behavior during startup forces teams to troubleshoot in real time, with production, timelines, and performance on the line.

Proconex develops dynamic simulation and process simulation environments that help engineering and operations teams test control strategies and understand how systems will behave before startup. By replicating real operating conditions, teams can evaluate scenarios in advance, leading to better decisions, fewer surprises, and smoother commissioning.

  • Real-time simulation of plant processes and automation systems
  • Validation of operating procedures prior to startup
  • Testing of control strategies and system responses
  • Support for virtual commissioning and project readiness
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3D Simulation

Design decisions made early can create inefficiencies, safety risks, and operational challenges later, when they’re far more difficult to correct.

Proconex creates immersive 3D simulation environments where teams can visualize plant layouts, evaluate workflows, and review procedures before systems are built or fully operational. This allows issues to be identified earlier, improving design decisions, enhancing safety, and supporting more effective training.

  • Plant-accurate 3D simulation environments
  • Visualization of equipment layouts and operating areas
  • Training environments for field operators and maintenance teams
  • Support for design reviews and operational planning
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FAQs

Process simulation models how a plant's processes behave on their own. Dynamic simulation goes further by adding the control systems and operator actions that interact with those processes in real time, so you can test the full picture before startup. 

Anyone running a complex automated plant. Operator training software is especially valuable for facilities going through commissioning or onboarding new staff onto unfamiliar control systems. 

Industrial simulation training lets operators practice the scenarios they'll face during startup before live systems are running. That builds the muscle memory needed to handle abnormal conditions without learning under pressure. 

Both. Industrial simulation software can replicate individual unit operations or model entire facilities, depending on what the project needs to validate ahead of commissioning.