Partner for a secure industrial control system
Identify risks in your industrial control systems
Safeguard your industrial control system (ICS) and generate security awareness with GEA Codex® Asset Care.
Is your Automation environment truly secure, visible, and future-ready?
Industrial control systems are increasingly connected and complex. As IT and OT environments converge, automation assets become more exposed to operational disruptions, cybersecurity threats, and lifecycle risks.
GEA Codex® Asset Care helps you gain full visibility into your automation environment, identify risks early, and transform insights into clear actions, so your operations remain secure, reliable, and future-ready.
Confidence in your control systems
Your automation systems are essential for stable production. Yet many plants face limited transparency across their OT environment.
GEA Codex® Asset Care helps you better understand and protect your industrial control systems by combining GEA automation expertise with structured analysis and digital tools. The service helps address common challenges such as:
- Limited visibility of automation assets
- Aging or unsupported components
- Increasing cybersecurity threats
- Fragmented OT documentation
- Growing regulatory and customer requirements
Your key benefits
With GEA Codex® Asset Care, you gain:
- Reduced downtime through proactive risk identification
- Improved decision-making for upgrades and maintenance
- Lower cybersecurity and operational risks
- Better planning of maintenance budgets
- Audit-ready documentation for regulators and customers
All supported by GEA experts who understand both automation technology and production environments.
A structured 3-phase approach
GEA Codex® Asset Care follows a clear and practical methodology that turns system insights into concrete improvements.
1. Evaluation & Inventory
We start with a structured assessment of your industrial control systems to build a reliable overview of your OT environment.
Key elements include:
Digital inventory of OT assets (PLCs, SCADA, networks, hardware and software)
Lifecycle and obsolescence visibility
Centralized and secure asset documentation
Result: A clear and reliable view of your automation landscape.
2. OT Risk Analysis
Your automation assets are analyzed to identify risks that could impact system availability, security, or long-term performance.
The analysis includes:
Risk evaluation based on asset criticality
Lifecycle and obsolescence assessment
Identification of vulnerabilities and system risks
Result: Clear insight into operational and cybersecurity risks, prioritized by business impact.
3. Reporting & Roadmap
All findings are translated into structured reports and a clear improvement roadmap.
Deliverables include:
Executive summary for management
Detailed technical documentation for OT and IT teams
Prioritized recommendations with suggested implementation order
Result: A practical plan to improve reliability, security, and compliance.
Built for compliance and long-term resilience
GEA Codex® Asset Care follows a standards-based approach aligned with IEC 62443 and international cybersecurity best practices. It helps organizations adapt to evolving regulatory requirements such as NIS2 and similar regulations across other regions, while improving overall operational resilience.
The service is designed as an ongoing performance partnership, helping your organization stay ahead of:
- New cybersecurity threats
- Aging automation assets
- Changing production requirements
- Evolving regulations and standards
With GEA Codex® Asset Care, you gain the transparency and insight needed to protect your automation systems and support long-term operational reliability.
Talk to our experts to learn how GEA Codex® Asset Care can support your operations.
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