Honeywell introduces Cyber Security Dashboard at HUG 2013

Honeywell today launched several new technologies at the 2013 Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Asia-Pacific Symposium in Perth. The technologies include the Cyber Security Dashboard - an advanced dashboard that helps industrial plants better manage control-system cybersecurity.

Other new control-room technologies introduced at the event include the Experion Collaboration Station with expanded capability, the recently announced Premium Platform for Experion Virtualization Solutions and the newest version of Honeywell’s OneWireless Network.

Additionally, the company previewed a futuristic console for its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) Orion platform that reduces operator fatigue with an improved, ergonomic design featuring a larger display and new alarm lighting. Honeywell expects to launch the Experion Orion Console - which was designed based on input from operators - with the platform’s next release in 2014 to provide better mobility for operators while improving situational awareness.

“In many ways, the control room of the future won’t be limited to the control room at all, and that concept is perfectly illustrated through technologies like OneWireless, because it extends the control room to the field,” said Jason Urso, chief technology officer, Honeywell Process Solutions.

“At the same time, because we expect increasing connectivity, we’ll see a greater need for cybersecurity management systems like the Cyber Security Dashboard and collaboration solutions like Experion Collaboration Station. These solutions complement each other to improve overall plant safety, reliability, efficiency and sustainability.”

The common link between all of these solutions is the ability to help make control-room personnel more aware - and quickly - of what’s happening in their facilities, including:

• Cyber Security Dashboard: The dashboard consolidates all data on a single view for better visibility, and it allows users to easily drill down and access more-detailed content such as graphics, trends, documents and applications. Its advanced analytics allow the creation of customised alerts that advise personnel to take actions such as updating antivirus protection, managing patches, and other ongoing cyber and network security-related tasks.
• Experion Collaboration Station: This enables faster responses to both routine and emergency situations by displaying a common view of how distributed assets at multiple locations are functioning. This allows plants to rapidly establish communication among centralised operations, field operations and operational specialists in separate locations.
• OneWireless Network R220: A universal wireless network that can simultaneously accommodate thousands of field devices to form everything from a simple field instrument network to a completely integrated plant-wide, multiapplication network. The new OneWireless Network Software R220 introduces a new interface for the Honeywell Enraf SmartRadar Flexline, which enables the device to communicate with the Honeywell Enraf Entis Pro tank gauging system, as well as the Experion Process Knowledge System platform.
• Premium Platform for Experion Virtualization Solutions: Leveraging blade server technology, the solution is customised to the control applications needed by the customer, making it a turnkey virtualisation solution. Premium Platform reduces set-up time by up to 90%, generates up to 40% more energy savings and has 22% greater density than alternative virtualised server platforms. In addition, the platform has a longer life cycle, reduced facility footprint and remote management capabilities in a package that is preconfigured, saving time to deploy.

For more information about the 2013 Honeywell Users Group Asia-Pacific Symposium, visit www.honeywellprocess.com.