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LAUNCHPOINT™

Design with Confidence. Align Your Vision. Plan What Comes Next

Front-end design that aligns with how your operations actually run.

Where AUDITIQ helps evaluate what you have, LAUNCHPOINT™ helps define what you need.

If you’re developing a new control system or expanding and upgrading an existing one, your early decisions will influence how successful, scalable, and future-ready the system becomes. However, projects often face delays or go over budget due to unclear requirements or misaligned expectations.

LAUNCHPOINT™ was built to prevent that.

It’s a structured, engineering-driven approach to front-end design, specifically developed for Greenfield (new builds) and Brownfield (modifications or expansions) control system projects. We collaborate with your team to clarify system objectives, define requirements, and develop a practical, scalable design plan that confidently guides your next steps.

🚀 How LAUNCHPOINT™ Works

LAUNCHPOINT™ employs a practical three-phase process: we evaluate your operational needs, determine key design criteria and constraints, and recommend a system design that supports your long-term goals.

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Assess — Understand the Operational Landscape 

Every successful system design begins with a clear understanding of your facility, process, and operational goals. In this stage, we collect documentation, ask focused questions, and if necessary perform site visits to better grasp how the control system should work.

What we assess may include:

      • Facility layout and production objectives
      • Existing controls or automation infrastructure (if applicable)
      • Process requirements and throughput targets
      • Compliance, safety, and cybersecurity considerations
      • Long-term operational vision and scalability goals

This phase is essential for both new facilities and expansions—it ensures the system is designed to serve your real-world process, not just a specification sheet.

We bring deep experience across leading automation platforms, so no matter what your system is built on, we can assess it with confidence and help you plan what comes next.

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Identify — Define What the System Needs to Do

Through collaborative working sessions, we align technical design with operational strategy. We review the current setup (for Brownfield projects), discuss pain points, and identify what’s to be built, upgraded, or reimagined.

Focus areas include:

      • System architecture and control strategy requirements
      • Hardware/software preferences or standards
      • Integration needs (e.g., PLCs, SCADA, remote I/O, enterprise systems)
      • Short-term functionality vs. long-term scalability
      • Risks, constraints, or timing factors that could impact implementation

🎯 Outcome: A shared design direction that fulfills your operational needs—both now and moving forward.

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Recommend — Deliver a Design Blueprint That Moves You Forward

We develop a comprehensive control system proposal tailored to your environment and goals. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of the requirements, costs, and next steps. 

Your proposal may include:

      • Recommended architecture and technology stack
      • Hardware and software specifications
      • Bill of Materials (BoM) with budget estimates
      • Network layout and cybersecurity considerations
      • Phased implementation plan and timeline
      • Quote for implementation (fixed rate or time & materials)

📘 You receive a plan that’s ready for execution, not just ideas on paper.

What LAUNCHPOINT™ Delivers

Whether you’re creating a new system or updating an existing one, LAUNCHPOINT™ helps reduce guesswork and misalignment early on, allowing projects to progress confidently.

      • Align technical design with operational goals
      • Create a control system plan that scales with your business
      • Reduce project risk through early-stage clarity
      • Build in cybersecurity and compliance from day one
      • Move faster with ready-to-implement documentation

With LAUNCHPOINT™, you’re not just designing a system—you’re setting the foundation for smarter execution, fewer surprises, and long-term success.

Plan it RIght. Build it Better

The decisions you make now will define your system for years—make them count.

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Whether it’s a PROFIBUS to PROFINET migration, a PCS 7 upgrade, or ongoing support, our engineers can help you plan your next step with clarity and confidence.

Fill out the form below, and one of our experts will be in touch to discuss how we can optimize your automation system for efficiency, reliability, and performance.

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