PRAKAB a.s. Cable Manufacturing SCADA Implementation Case Study

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PRAKAB a.s. Cable Manufacturing SCADA Implementation Case Study

Case study of PRAKAB a.s. deploying GENESIS32 HMI/SCADA across 15 cable production lines to monitor extruders, PLCs, and process parameters.

Published

June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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PRAKAB a.s., a major Czech wire and cable producer, modernized 12 of 15 production lines with GENESIS32 connected to Siemens S7-300 PLCs. The system delivers real-time HMI visualization, alarm management, trending, and recipe control using OPC over PROFIBUS and Ethernet. Benefits include reduced downtime, shorter operator training, and improved quality analysis through integrated Excel and SQL reporting.

Key takeaways

GENESIS32 HMI/SCADA deployed on 12 cable lines with 300 I/O points each

Siemens S7-300 PLCs integrated via OPC over PROFIBUS and Ethernet

AlarmWorX32 and TrendWorX32 enable root-cause analysis and quality trending

Unified operator screens reduced training time across all production lines

DataWorX32 provides OPC aggregation, redundancy, and optimized tag scanning

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