Rockwell Automation Improves Productivity, Drives Profitability & Reduces Risk Across Plant Operations With the Release of Pl...
October 12 2020 - 7:01AM
Business Wire
New process functionality native to
controllers, cyber-secured architectures, and improved system
availability and workflows unlocks value and reduces overall costs
at all phases of the plant lifecycle for hybrid and continuous
process industries
Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) today released the PlantPAx® 5.0
distributed control system (DCS). This latest DCS version from
Rockwell Automation helps industrial producers positively impact
the lifecycle of their plant operations with plant-wide and
scalable systems to drive digital transformation and operational
excellence.
New system capabilities help digitally transform operations by
introducing process functionality native to the controller,
improving the availability of system assets driving compliance in
regulated industries, while enabling the adoption of analytics at
all levels of the enterprise. Intuitive workflows and the use of
industry-leading cybersecurity standards will help teams design,
deploy, and support a DCS infrastructure which reduces
time-to-market and helps plants realize profit at a faster
rate.
“We’re excited to bring PlantPAx DCS 5.0 to our customers,” said
Jim Winter, Global Process Director, Rockwell Automation. “New
system features are step changes in helping our customers lower the
overall costs to design and commission. The functionality improves
the overall effort to integrate the process control layer to the
enterprise. By reducing the lifecycle cost of the system and
lowering operational risks, we are continuing to find innovative
ways to bring more value to end users.”
Process end users desire a system that offers the benefits of a
modern experience without the burdens that come with a traditional
DCS. The new 5.0 release innovates the modern DCS in the following
areas:
- Reduced Footprint
- This release introduces new process controllers and extends the
Logix family with cutting-edge processing power and capacity to
reduce the complexity of PlantPAx architectures. This action
reduces total cost of ownership of the system throughout the
lifecycle.
- Project Consistency
- With native process instructions embedded in the controller
firmware, project teams can adopt approaches to control strategies
that drive consistency for individual projects or multi-site
deployments. Consistency simplifies the lifecycle management of
deployed systems as teams modernize their automation
infrastructure. Consistency lowers total cost of ownership
(TCO).
- Streamlined Workflows
- PlantPAx 5.0 provides improved design and operational user
experiences. Development teams will realize savings in the
configuration of instrumentation, alarms and diagnostic system
elements. Operators will have the extended ability to view
underlying control logic in a safe and secured manner. Maintenance
will have controlled view access for troubleshooting.
- TÜV -Certified for Cybersecurity
- To operate at peak performance and minimize cybersecurity
threats, PlantPAx 5.0 system architectures are TÜV certified to the
international standard ISA-99/IEC 62443-3-3 which provides guidance
on the implementation of an electronically secured system.
- Analytics Enabled
- Process end users recognize the value of analytics as an
essential strategy to realize profit in their process operations.
The PlantPAx 5.0 release has purpose-built frameworks that easily
connect live and historical data from the DCS into reporting and
analytical tools.
- Enables extended experiences, such as Augmented Reality, using
workflows aligned with process strategies controlling plant
operations.
- Allows extensible scalable analytic packages leveraging
predictive and prescriptive models for process applications such as
soft sensors, anomaly detection, or model predictive control.
As producers continue their digital transformation journey, the
advances from this system release will help them unlock value and
reduce overall costs at all phases of the plant lifecycle. For more
information about PlantPAx DCS 5.0, please visit
rok.auto/plantpax.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in
industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the
imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand
what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more
sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell
Automation employs approximately 23,000 problem solvers dedicated
to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about
how we are bringing The Connected Enterprise to life across
industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.
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Mario R. Martin Manager, Global Public Relations Rockwell
Automation 414-382-2020 MRMartin@rockwellautomation.com
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