Abstract: Method and system for validating a control program for an automation system, wherein the control program is created in a first controller programming language and is arranged and setup to control an apparatus or device of the automation system when executed by an automation controller of the automation system, where the system includes a controller environment for executing the control program, an equipment simulation environment for executing a simulation program for simulating behavior of the apparatus or device or parts thereof, whereas the equipment simulation environment is communicatively coupled to the controller environment to enable and/or perform a simulation of the automation system, and whereas the simulation program is created in the first controller programming language or a second controller programming language.

Abstract: A method for adapting a production process, an edge device of an industrial control system and a method for a product ordering process, wherein at least one first party node of a blockchain network is adapted to publish order transactions in the blockchain network, published order transactions are validated by the blockchain network, where at least one second party node of the blockchain network analyzes validated order transactions in the blockchain network by identifying validated order transactions, extracting order parameters, sending the order parameters to a simulation system, receiving a capacity parameter from the simulation system, generating an offer based on the capacity parameter, and adapting the production process based on the offer if the at least one first party node accepts the offer.

Abstract: Method and system for validating a control program for an automation system, wherein the control program is created in a first controller programming language and is arranged and setup to control an apparatus or device of the automation system when executed by an automation controller of the automation system, where the system includes a controller environment for executing the control program, an equipment simulation environment for executing a simulation program for simulating behavior of the apparatus or device or parts thereof, whereas the equipment simulation environment is communicatively coupled to the controller environment to enable and/or perform a simulation of the automation system, and whereas the simulation program is created in the first controller programming language or a second controller programming language.