Manufacturing lines, power generation, water treatment, oil & gas, and building automation.
While Emerson (GE Digital’s successor) pushes customers toward and cloud-based HMI/SCADA as a service , CIMPLICITY 8.5 will likely remain in operation for another decade. Why? Because industrial assets last 20–30 years. A turbine or compressor certified with CIMPLICITY 8.5 would require re-validation costing millions if the HMI software changed. cimplicity 8.5
Advanced features designed to protect your critical infrastructure from modern threats. Because industrial assets last 20–30 years
, though it still relied heavily on ActiveX, which has since become a security and compatibility hurdle for modern IT teams. Digital Graphical Replay: , though it still relied heavily on ActiveX,
Proficy HMI/SCADA (by GE Vernova, formerly GE Digital) is a mature, industrial-grade automation platform known for its scalability and "Digital Graphic Replay" capabilities. While newer versions like CIMPLICITY 2024 have introduced modern web-native features, version 8.5 remains a foundational release for many enterprise deployments. Review: Proficy CIMPLICITY 8.5 Core Strengths
One of the most comprehensive documents for this version is the Cimplicity 8.5 HS Survey Report