Moncton-based RtTech Software announced last week that its Cipher platform has received a major certification for interoperability in the industrial automation space.

The Industrial Internet of Things company, whose products help industrial companies reduce their energy consumption, announced that the OPC Foundation has certified its Cipher Embedded OPC UA Linux Connector.

OPC is the interoperability standard for the secure and reliable exchange of data in the industrial automation space, said the company in a statement. The OPC Foundation is responsible for the development and maintenance of this standard.

"Having the OPC Foundation's Certification for Cipher's Embedded OPC UA Linux Connector provides industry-leading and recognized validation for Cipher's interoperability," said RtTech CEO Keith Flynn. "Having successfully passed the OPC Foundation's testing allows for users to have confidence in Cipher's interoperability with whatever infrastructure is already in place in their organization, regardless of age or level of sophistication."

RtTech created and released Cipher in the last year-and-a-half so clients can use a vast range of IIot applications on a single platform.

Cipher is equipped with remote monitoring, allowing for seamless asessment and data sharing from various networks in any number of locations. Cipher provides users with insight into OEE, Downtime Tracking, Asset Management, and Energy Management through a non-intrusive approach to the Industrial IoT using edge device technology at the sensor level.

"This certification is a critical step in our quality management and gives us added confidence in the quality of products and services provided by RtTech," added Flynn.

In February, Flynn said RtTech’s products were being used in 28 countries — 11 of them added since the end of 2015. Its client list now ranges from local champions like Irving and McCain Foods to such global powerhouses as Procter & Gamble, even NASA.

Late in 2015, the company landed $3 million in venture capital funding from McRock Capital and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.