DCS

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  • DCS or PLC? — Seven questions to help you select the best solution
    The convergence of PLC and DCS technologies has created a situation where it is more challenging than ever for process manufacturers to select the best technology for their application. A successful evaluation should start by developing a clear picture of the requirements of your application and the needs of your engineering, maintenance and operations personnel. To help clearly define these requirements and needs for your company, this paper outlines the seven key questions that will lead you to making the right choice.
  • Mining industry: achieving real benefits from simulators
    The power, oil and gas, and chemical processing industries have been using real-time dynamic process simulation for decades and now the minerals processing industry can follow suit.
Product (6)
  • Process automation solution
    The PlantPAx solution from Rockwell Automation is designed to provide a single platform for a unified plant process control system. Featuring a process control core based on the company's integrated architecture, PlantPAx provides a scalable portfolio of enhanced process technologies, solutions and services for plant-wide control.
  • Polymer extrusion control system
    Dynisco Instruments has recently released the OPT.TROL polymer control system for control of extrusion lines. This system is designed for small to medium-sized extrusion lines and can either be equipped onto new extrusion lines or retrofitted to upgrade existing extrusion lines.
  • Process optimisation solution for energy generation
    Honeywell Process Solutions has announced its Advanced Energy Solutions, a suite of process control, monitoring and optimisation applications designed specifically for industrial power-generation facilities.
  • Process control system
    Proficy Process Systems Version 1.5 is a fully integrated process control system that is intended to provide customers with improved quality and reliability, increased throughput, performance and efficiency, and reduced total cost of ownership.
  • Proficy Process Systems
    Companies in hybrid and continuous process industries are facing unprecedented pressures to perform amidst the growing challenges of global competition, ageing technologies and increased regulatory pressures.
  • Freedom from traditional constraints
    In the past, control systems required you to model your strategy according to the technology. With Proficy Process Systems, you are in control of how you design, implement and maintain your system.
News (4)
  • Accolades for Yokogawa's distributed control system
    Yokogawa has won the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Asia–Pacific Distributed Control System (DCS) Company of the Year for the outstanding performance of its DCS across the Asia–Pacific region.
  • Citect appoints global CEO
    Citect, a leading international real-time intelligence and industrial automation software company, has appointed Christopher Crowe as chief executive officer.
  • French connection
    Metromatics Pty Ltd has been appointed the distributor of IN-SNEC within Australia and New Zealand.
  • Water telemetry solutions for Australia
    MetaSphere telemetry systems will be marketed in the Australasian region following an agreement with LogicaCMG.
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