Who we are
CPLANE builds the FUSION control fabric. Open, standards-based automation software designed for operating plants. We work alongside the Coalition for Open Process Automation (COPA) ecosystem, but our focus is delivering a platform that ships, scales, and survives committee review.
We exist because proprietary control systems limit flexibility, inflate lifecycle cost, and slow innovation. CPLANE gives owner-operators and integrators a path to interchangeable components, vendor choice, and engineering control over their automation stack.
What we do
CPLANE orchestrates control, data, and orchestration across the plant floor using O-PAS reference architecture. Our platform supports brownfield modernization, multi-vendor interoperability, and structured evaluation through the Fusion 500, so your team can validate requirements before a full deployment.
Implementation runs through certified system integrators who own delivery, training, and ongoing support. CPLANE provides the platform, production proof, and partner ecosystem; your SI partner owns the plant.
Our Core Values
Collaboration
We collaborate respectfully, bring people along, create shared vision, bring out the best in others, and create win-wins.
Problem Solvers
We work the problem until it's solved.
Interpersonal Courage
We're willing to engage in open, honest and hard conversations.
Leadership
The team behind open, production-proven automation — engineers and operators who chose open standards over proprietary lock-in.
Bob Hagenau
CEO
Bob Hagenau leads CPLANE and co-leads the Coalition for Open Process Automation, driving adoption of O-PAS-based control in operating plants. His career spans process automation leadership, open architecture advocacy, and field deployments at major operators.
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John Casey
Co-founder & CTO
John Casey co-founded CPLANE and serves as CTO, with decades of experience designing secure, scalable control and networking systems for industrial automation. He has led product and technology strategy from early-stage platforms through field-hardened deployments.
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David DeBari
Chief Process Control Engineer
David DeBari leads process control engineering at CPLANE, bringing hands-on DCS and open automation experience from major capital projects and operating plants. He bridges control theory, O-PAS implementation, and the practical constraints of brownfield migration.
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Jarie Bolander
Head of Marketing
Jarie Bolander leads marketing at CPLANE, translating complex open automation and O-PAS architecture into clear stories for engineers, plant leaders, and buying committees. He focuses on proof-led messaging — field outcomes, standards context, and migration paths.
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Andrew Vanderpool
System Architect
Andrew Vanderpool is a system architect at CPLANE. He takes O-PAS systems from early planning through a running plant, covering the computing platform, orchestration, network, distributed control nodes, I/O, and the runtime control layer. He works with Coalition for Open Process Automation partners to put open, vendor-neutral automation into operating plants.
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