Year 2038 readiness
Is Your Legacy Automation Ready for the 2038 Epoch?
Legacy PLCs, HMIs and industrial software can store time as a 32-bit counter that overflows in January 2038. We identify where timestamp-related vulnerabilities sit in your installed control systems, and plan remediation before automated plant schedules are affected.
Our assessment
Where the 2038 risk actually lives
The epoch rollover affects any system that counts seconds from 1 January 1970 in a signed 32-bit integer. Each layer of an installed system needs its own review.
Epoch time risks
We check where timestamps, scheduled tasks, batch records and alarm logs rely on 32-bit time values that will roll over.
PLC firmware evaluation
We review firmware and operating system versions across installed control hardware to confirm which components handle time correctly.
Remediation planning
We set out a prioritised remediation plan, sequenced around production schedules, so changes are made before overflow affects the plant.
Evaluate your industrial systems before 2038
Tell us which PLCs, HMIs and software versions are installed and we will advise on the next step.