Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS
Schneider Electric has improved the capabilities of its EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS, the company’s flagship distributed control system.
Historically, distributed control systems have been limited to controlling the efficiency and safety of the process, without being able to measure and control other critical operating variables — such as profitability — in real time. The EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS is designed to increase the business value process controllers can generate, primarily by making the real-time profitability of the operation more visible by providing built-in, customisable, real-time accounting (RTA) models. The RTA models can be manipulated and adapted to suit a variety of industrial operations across multiple segments, enabling a wide range of users to gain more value from their existing systems.
Along with the RTA models, the DCS is said to feature high-capacity, high-availability control processors; more powerful, fit-for-purpose I/O; intuitive, role-based engineering tools; and enterprise-wide analytical tools and capabilities. Additionally, its hardened cybersecure design and secure integration with the company’s Triconex safety systems protect the facility’s critical assets and allow for continuous production. Automated, enterprise-wide, real-time condition monitoring and predictive maintenance capabilities help minimise unplanned shutdowns, maximise uptime and may lower maintenance costs by 30% or more.
The DCS also works with EcoStruxure Profit Advisor, a software solution that applies the RTA models to help diagnose and analyse the profitability of processes throughout the plant.
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