Security in engineering.

Proven standards for critical infrastructure – more relevant today than ever.

The topic of cybersecurity is currently gaining new regulatory visibility with the NIS2 Implementation Act and the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Requirements are becoming more concrete, obligations to provide evidence are increasing, and deadlines are drawing closer. This means a need for action for many companies. AUCOTEC regards this above all as confirmation.

AUCOTEC has worked for decades with operators of critical infrastructure. Throughout all these years, one central customer expectation has been taken as a given: the systems used must be secure at all times. Cyber Security is therefore not a new field of action, but has always been an integral part of the development and provision of the Engineering Base software platform.

Regulatory momentum meets established practice.
The current developments surrounding NIS2 and the CRA do not change the fundamental expectation of security – they make it more visible, measurable and, in many cases, also formally subject to evidence requirements.

This is precisely where AUCOTEC creates additional transparency: Engineering Base versions 2025 and 2026 were independently analysed using ReversingLabs Spectra Assure – and achieved Level 3 in the assessment process.

Importantly, this analysis does not mark a new security level, but confirms the one already established. At the time of the assessment, no known vulnerabilities classified as critical, no malware findings and no relevant license risks were identified. This is complemented by full transparency regarding all software components used, in the form of a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).

External validation of an existing commitment.
“Cyber Security has never been optional for our customers – and therefore not for us either,” explains Dr. Jan-Mirko Maczewski, Head of Research & Development at AUCOTEC. “Current regulatory requirements such as NIS2 or the Cyber Resilience Act are not prompting a rethink; rather, they confirm our long-standing approach.”

The Spectra analysis addresses key technical aspects of modern security requirements – in particular transparency, traceability and the systematic assessment of software components. There is no formal equivalence with regulatory requirements. However, there is substantial alignment in key areas.

For customers, this means: a robust, independent security assessment, support in meeting growing evidence requirements, reduced effort in audit and approval processes, and additional assurance in regulated project environments.

Continuity as the decisive factor.
The independent assessment is deliberately designed as part of a continuous process. Security analyses are carried out regularly and continued with every version.

The fact that both the current and the already established version of Engineering Base achieve this level underlines the key message: Cyber Security at AUCOTEC is a consistent standard.

Holistically embedded – technologically and organisationally.
This commitment is reflected not only in the product itself, but also in the supporting structures: ISO 27001-certified information security management, ISO 9001-certified quality management, clear responsibilities, including through a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), as well as established audit and governance processes.

These are being continuously developed further with the ongoing expansion of Quality Excellence structures.

A clear signal in the context of new requirements.
Looking ahead to the upcoming CRA deadlines and the implementation of NIS2, it is clear: Cyber Security is increasingly evolving from an implicit expectation into an explicit obligation to provide evidence. AUCOTEC is addressing this development with transparency regarding a security level that has been established for decades. Or put another way: the requirements are becoming more concrete – the response to them has long been part of the solution at AUCOTEC.

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Revolution in plant engineering.

Precise answers to complex engineering questions in seconds.

Aucotec is taking the use of artificial intelligence in engineering to a new level with the introduction of its Engineering Advisor. The Ai-powered solution combines advanced analytical capabilities with the data-centric foundation of Engineering Base, enabling companies to execute complex engineering processes faster, with greater transparency and improved efficiency.

In today's engineering projects, access to consistent, reliable, and contextualized data is critical. This is precisely where the Engineering Advisor creates value. It understands relationships within the digital twin, analyzes engineering data in context, and delivers accurate answers to technical questions within seconds.

The foundation for this capability is Engineering Base, Aucotec's central engineering platform, which consolidates structured and unstructured information within a consistent, object-oriented data model.

Semantic Explore instead of information overload.
The Engineering Advisor enables what Aucotec calls Semantic Explore – a semantic exploration of engineering and project data using natural language. Instead of manually searching through files, documents, and databases, users can access relevant information instantly and intuitively.

Beyond intelligent search, the solution supports technical analyses, evaluates data quality, and automatically verifies compliance with relevant IEC and ISO standards.

"The Engineering Advisor is a highly comprehensive technical advisor," explains Dr. Pouria Bigvand, Vice President Products & Technology at Aucotec. "Our goal is not to replace people, but to empower them to make better decisions – faster, with greater confidence, and based on more reliable information."

In addition to semantic search capabilities, the Advisor supports object analyses, quality assurance processes, technical component evaluations, and the automated visualization of engineering content extracted from documents and images. Search results can be transferred directly into new or existing projects, creating a seamless connection between knowledge and execution.

Engineering Base as the intelligent foundation.
A key differentiator compared to conventional Aisolutions is the Engineering Advisor's deep integration into the Aucotec platform.

Thanks to the central data model of Engineering Base, the Aiunderstands not only individual pieces of information but also the technical relationships, dependencies, and engineering logic within complex plant structures.

"With the Engineering Advisor, we combine the power of artificial intelligence with the engineering expertise and data consistency of Engineering Base," says Henry Bloch, Head of Product Management at Aucotec. "The result is a solution that understands the language of engineering and helps companies deliver projects more efficiently, safely, and sustainably."

A new standard for Ai-powered engineering.
With the Engineering Advisor, Aucotec is setting a new benchmark for Ai-driven engineering and further strengthening its position as an innovation leader in data-centric engineering platforms.

By combining trusted engineering data with advanced Aicapabilities, Aucotec enables a new generation of engineering workflows – one where information is instantly accessible, knowledge is continuously leveraged, and decisions are made with greater speed, accuracy, and confidence.

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"Moon landing for engineering" hailed with loud siren blast!

The Danish company Haldor Topsoe, has now ushered in a new era of digital, cooperative engineering with Aucotec's platform Engineering Base (EB).

Topsoe, one of the world's leading technology providers for the chemical and petrochemical industry, symbolically marked the start of the company-wide use of EB with a loud siren at the end of May. 'The introduction of this system is a key milestone in our digital transformation', explained Topsoe's CIO Niels Keller-Larsen at the go-live in which more than 100 engineers, managers and project managers participated.

'With EB, we are finally working in a truly data-driven manner across all engineering phases and disciplines on one data model!' emphasized Keller-Larsen. The migration to the platform is Topsoe's largest IT transformation project to date. 'Our moon landing, so to speak' he said.. As a knowledge base for everyone involved, EB supports projects from their "birth" to the very end and offers customers a continuous customer journey. Furthermore, EB standardizes Topsoe's system environment and engineering; numerous discipline-specific tools have been replaced. 'With them, this transformation would never have been possible. As a single source of truth, EB also lays the foundation for AI use.

Partner rather than supplier
The (petro)chemical professionals attached great importance to having to order as few special solutions as possible for their engineering ideal. Thus, EB was chosen. 'However, today's platform differs from how it was at the start of the partnership with Haldor Topsoe', said Aucotec Executive Officer Uwe Vogt. The partnership led to the joint creation of several new developments that are important efficiency drivers for EPCs, plant engineers and operators, such as EBML for faster data exchange or the automatic data sheets of Asset 360. 'Both are now part of the standard in EB's plant license, thus they benefit all customers', reported Vogt with a touch of pride. Furthermore, Keller-Larsen added: 'We wanted a partner, not a supplier. The implementation and pilot project have shown that this has been successful.'

Six weeks instead of six months
'The transformation process was complex and very democratic. Never before have we brought together so much expertise and knowledge', said Keller-Larsen. Everyone had to rethink, but they now have a uniform "data home" for the entire engineering and maintenance tasks. This increases flexibility and saves around 10% of costs. Due to considerable acceleration – some work now takes six weeks instead of six months – significantly more projects will be able to be created within the same time in the future according to Niels Keller-Larsen.

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