Product
AI engineering for every discipline of the machine.
CATE connects and coordinates the main technical engineering disciplines involved in the development of an industrial machine — PLC, HMI, mechanical CAD, motion, electrical design and documentation — on one shared engineering context.
A full product tour is on the way. This page reflects the engineering scope CATE is designed to cover.
Engineering scope
Six disciplines. One machine context.
Each capability is designed to produce validated engineering output — and to react to changes in the other disciplines.
PLC Engineering
AI-assisted generation and iteration of industrial control software, following the path from requirements to engineer approval.
- Machine sequences & state machines
- Alarms & interlocks
- Device management & axis coordination
- Recipes & diagnostics
- Reusable software modules
HMI Engineering
Interfaces generated from the machine's own logic — PLC structure, states, alarms and variables become coherent screens, not parallel work.
- Screens & navigation
- Alarm pages & commands
- Diagnostics & recipes
- Machine status visualization
Mechanical CAD
AI-assisted, progressively automated mechanical engineering in 2D and 3D — no push-button machine generation, real design assistance.
- Component generation & assembly assistance
- Design alternatives & modifications
- Repetitive design tasks
- 2D drawings & 3D models
- Technical metadata
Motion & Simulation
Motion engineering as an iterative simulation loop — not a one-shot calculation. Results feed back into mechanical and software design.
- Motion profiles & motion laws
- Kinematics & trajectories
- Axis synchronization
- Cycle time, velocity, acceleration, jerk
- Mechanical constraints
Electrical Engineering
From machine architecture, devices and PLC I/O to validated electrical engineering output. The engineer validates every result.
- Electrical schematics
- Device connections & I/O mapping
- Terminal diagrams & signal definitions
- BOM-related technical information
- Hardware documentation
Technical Documentation
Documentation generated from the actual engineering context — so when the machine changes, the documentation can follow.
- Machine functional specification
- Software & alarm documentation
- Operating & maintenance documentation
- Technical manuals & engineering reports
Engineering loop
Design. Simulate. Validate. Iterate.
CATE coordinates a digital-twin-like feedback loop between mechanical design, motion simulation and software engineering. Simulation results feed directly back into design and code — and the loop runs again until the machine is validated.
- mechanical geometry···loaded
- motion law simulation···3 constraints detected
- feedback → mechanical design···geometry updated
- feedback → motion & PLC···profiles regenerated
- engineer validation···iteration 02 approved
- Machine configuration
- Hardware selection
- I/O definition
- Electrical architecture
- Schematic generation
- Engineer validation
Electrical engineering
From machine architecture to validated schematics.
Machine architecture, devices, PLC I/O and the safety architecture become electrical engineering output — schematics, connections, terminal diagrams and hardware documentation. Compliance and safety certification always remain subject to engineer validation.
Human-in-the-loop
Every critical output, engineer validated.
CATE coordinates the work; the engineer stays responsible for validation. Approvals release the output into the machine engineering context — feedback and corrections become the next iteration.