Smaller process system

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has released Proficy Process Systems in a 250 I/O size, single-computer offering targeted at smaller applications and OEMs. Proficy Process Systems is a fully integrated process control system intended to provide customers with improved quality and reliability, increased throughput, performance and efficiency, and reduced total cost of ownership.

The foundation of Proficy Process Systems is a hardware and software infrastructure that offers the benefits of both traditional DCS and PLC/HMI systems, without many of the historic limitations of those approaches. GE Fanuc’s multi-disciplined PACSystems controllers can handle process, discrete and motion control applications giving users flexibility in their control system. Proficy software technologies provide users with visibility, analytics and connectivity throughout their enterprise. The HMI/SCADA (Cimplicity and iFIX) and historian technologies, coupled with batch and a complete production management suite, allow customers to close the gap between automation and information.

Proficy Process Systems has control features including a comprehensive set of function blocks for advanced regulatory control. In addition, user-defined function blocks can be created for the freedom and flexibility to define control algorithms as necessary, and system integrators can lock these blocks to protect their intellectual property.

Users can also choose the fieldbus technologies they need for their applications because Proficy Process Systems provides an open fieldbus approach by supporting Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus DP and PA, HART, and Ethernet.