SoftDEL Systems
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SoftDEL partners with industrial product companies for control and connectivity based engineering services. The company focuses on real time
, embedded
and PC-hosted software development
and hardware design to provide product engineering
solutions to customers across process and factory automation, building automation
and test and measurement domain. It is headquartered in Magarpatta
Pune
, India
, and has offices in North America
and Japan
.
Real-time computing
In computer science, real-time computing , or reactive computing, is the study of hardware and software systems that are subject to a "real-time constraint"— e.g. operational deadlines from event to system response. Real-time programs must guarantee response within strict time constraints...
, embedded
Embedded system
An embedded system is a computer system designed for specific control functions within a larger system. often with real-time computing constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. By contrast, a general-purpose computer, such as a personal...
and PC-hosted software development
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
and hardware design to provide product engineering
Product engineering
Product engineering refers to the process of designing and developing a device, assembly, or system such that it be produced as an item for sale through some production manufacturing process. Product engineering usually entails activity dealing with issues of cost, producibility, quality,...
solutions to customers across process and factory automation, building automation
Building automation
Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. A building automation system is an example of a distributed control system...
and test and measurement domain. It is headquartered in Magarpatta
Magarpatta
Magarpatta is a self-contained residential cum Industrial / Corporate settlement spanning over 400 Acres of land. It is situated along the Pune-Solapur Highway in Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Magarpatta has been in the news for its novel approach to development of housing projects in India...
Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and has offices in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
SoftDEL business lines
- Process and factory automation – SoftDEL is an independent provider of R&D services to process automation product companies. It helps its process and factory automation clientele right from shop floor devices to enterprise systems with control, monitoring and maintenance for plant operations. SoftDEL offers range of engineering services in new product development, legacy product sustenance, industry standard validation and verification services.
- Building automation - Building automation systems are increasingly becoming a necessity today in medium/large residential and commercial complexes to control and monitor diverse subsystems required to run these establishments and ensure energy efficiency, safety, control from remote or centralized locations with ease of operation. SoftDEL's alliance with BACnet International enables it to operates the worldwide BACnet test lab for compliance testing and certification of BACnet products.
- Industrial wireless – SoftDEL offers services to its customers to wireless enable its products based on 802.15.4, 802.11, RFID and proprietary wireless implementation. SoftDEL was recently invited to participate on the ISA 100 standards committee.
- Test and measurement – SoftDEL offers services in custom application and embedded softwareEmbedded softwareEmbedded software is computer software that plays an integral role in the electronics it is supplied with.Embedded software's principal role is not Information technology , but rather the interaction with the physical world. It's written for machines that are not, first and foremost, computers...
for field test controllers, analyzers, spectrometers and specialty instruments etc.
UniDEL Group
Commencing with electromechanical instrument design and manufacture in the early 1970s, the UniDEL Group ventured into automation, engineering and technology businesses. UniDEL group founded and managed Eurotherm DEL India Ltd., SSD Drives India Pvt. Ltd., Land DEL Infrared Pvt. Ltd.SoftDEL Systems
SoftDEL was founded by Sunil Dalal in 2000 as a part of the UniDEL Group of companies. In 2008 SoftDEL signed a partnership deal with Canada’s Matrikon Inc. to create Matrikon-SoftDEL India.Timeline
- 2000 - Brand "UniDEL Group" launched with Digital Electronics, Eurotherm DEL and SoftDEL Systems as group companies
- SoftDEL Systems Pvt. Ltd incorporated with operations in Mumbai.
- Established the first overseas office in US
- 2004 - Participation in an international exhibition ISA Expo held in Houston
- 2005 - Nominated by NASSCOM as one of the top 5 Innovative IT companies in India
- 2006 - Established a new development Centre in Pune, India
- BACnet International authorized SoftDEL as the only BTL certification lab worldwide for BACnetBACnetBACnet is a communications protocol for building automation and control networks. It is an ASHRAE, ANSI, and ISO standard protocol....
compliance
- BACnet International authorized SoftDEL as the only BTL certification lab worldwide for BACnet
- 2007 - SoftDEL forms partnership with Dhowa Technos Japan to focus on the Japanese market
- 2008 - SoftDEL inks a Joint Entity agreement with Matrikon Inc. to support Matrikon’s product development initiatives and global project consulting – Matrikon SoftDEL Pvt Ltd instituted
- SoftDEL sets up a branch office in Japan
- SoftDEL commences operation from its new world-class facility in Magarpatta, Pune
- 2009 - SoftDEL partners with Ox-solutions Co Ltd, Japan.
- 2010 - BACnet Test Lab receives ISO 17025:2005 accreditation
- SoftDEL launches Aerodel Director – Industrial WirelessWirelessWireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
Network management systemNetwork management systemA network management system is a combination of hardware and software used to monitor and administer a computer network.Individual network elements in a network are managed by an element management system.-Tasks and operational details:...
- SoftDEL launches Aerodel Director – Industrial Wireless
- 2011 - SoftDEL launches Aerodel Designer – Industrial WirelessWirelessWireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
Network planning tool
SoftDEL's innovation center
SoftDEL operates out of its "innovation center" in Magarpatta, Pune.Industry alliances
- BACnetBACnetBACnet is a communications protocol for building automation and control networks. It is an ASHRAE, ANSI, and ISO standard protocol....
- BACnet International is an organization that encourages the successful use of BACnet in building automation and control systems through interoperability testing educational programs, and promotional activities. In May 2006 BACnet International reached an agreement to establishing a test lab for BACnet products at SoftDEL systems, Pune. The BACnet lab at SoftDEL is ISO 17025 accredited.
- International Society of Automation (ISA) - The International Society of Automation is a global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over its members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems. SoftDEL is the Information Member of ISA providing it with technical information, professional development resources, and opportunities to network with other automation professionals.
- ModbusModbusModbus is a serial communications protocol published by Modicon in 1979 for use with its programmable logic controllers . Simple and robust, it has since become one of the de facto standard communications protocols in the industry, and it is now amongst the most commonly available means of...
–IDA – The Modbus Organization is a group of independent users and suppliers of automation devices that seek to drive the adoption of the Modbus communication protocol suite and the evolution to address architectures for distributed automation systems across multiple market segments.
- Windows EmbeddedWindows EmbeddedWindows Embedded is a family of operating systems from Microsoft designed for use in embedded systems. Microsoft makes available four different categories of operating systems for embedded devices targeting a wide market, ranging from small-footprint, real-time devices to Point of Sale devices like...
- Windows Embedded consists of Microsoft Windows Embedded CE, Microsoft Windows Embedded XP and Microsoft Windows Embedded for Point of Service is the best set of embedded tools and technology that helps in building reliable, powerful and intelligent embedded devices.
- OPC FoundationOPC FoundationThe Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control Foundation is an industry consortium that creates and maintains standards for open connectivity of industrial automation devices and systems, such as industrial control systems and process control generally...
- OPC is open connectivity via open standards. It is a open connectivity in industrial automation and the enterprise systems that support industry. Interoperability is assured through the creation and maintenance of open standards specifications. SoftDEL Systems is the Corporate Member providing OPC compliance to different products.