Distributed Control Systems Worldwide Outlook Supplier Profiles

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Key Products

System 800xA, Symphony Plus, Freelance are current offerings. Prior generation systems inclu e Symphony !"armony an #elo y$% &'F& (0% )ontronic% #aster% #*+ ,00% Freelance -000% Satt.ine% +)& System Six.
Regions

'orth America, /urope, #i of Asia

Description DCS Business

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Africa, &n ia, )hina, 1est

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A223s

4iew,

the

primary

mar5et

ri4ers

behin

the

implementation of automation to ay are increase flexibility, re uce energy efficiency an offering. A22 recently reaffirme its long term en4ironmental an ri4ers behin

pro ucti4ity

lifecycle costs, safe0guar ing in4estments, safety management. their control systems

6hese are also the primary

e4elopment commitment

to its Symphony !"armony an

#elo y$ automation platform with

the launch of Symphony Plus. 2y oing that, A22 see5s to eli4er a balance between intro ucing new technologies to meet the nee s of the global power generation an water in ustries an maximi7ing the return on existing automation assets for its large installe base. System 800 remains A223s mainstream offering for the process in ustries !chemical, oil 8 gas, metals 8 mining, pulp 8 paper, etc$. A223s continue these in ustries. System 800xA Version 5.1 A223s latest release of System 800xA came out at the en first half of -0:0, an installations. A223s 800xA =ersion <.: inclu es of the ma>or A22 currently claims o4er ;,<00 800xA situation awareness, in4estment in the 800xA system platform will focus on meeting the automation re9uirements of

enhancements in alarm management an

engineering, management of change, system maintenance an

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iagnostic features, se4eral impro4ements in the control system har ware, an better connecti4ity to wi er 4ariety of networ5s, inclu ing wireless an &/) ;:8<0. System 800xA pro4i es a single win ow en4ironment for context0 sensiti4e information access an management, an na4igation, an buil s on a common en4ironment for engineering, operations, information asset optimi7ation. System 800xA also pro4i es a common operator en4ironment for A223s entire portfolio of safety an ecision an system. A process control systems, pro4i ing access to information across the enterprise as well as context0sensiti4e action tools that allow the right users access to the right information at the right time from any point within the

5ey strength of System 800xA is its ability to exten beyon control,

its reach critical smart

the tra itional functions of the +)S to inclu e functions a 4ance control, information connecti4ity management, an

such as collaborati4e pro uction management, safety an instrumentation, smart management, groun together software. ri4es an

motor control centers, asset ocumentation its architecture, pro4i es the

enterprise

management capabilities. with the Aspect

System 800xA was built from the *b>ect technology,

up as an integration platform an

foun ation for integrating A22 an

thir 0 party har ware an

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Automation and Power Integration A22 recently release me ium an an its &/);:8<0 communication mo ule for communications with protection e9uipment. automation, supporting the &/);:8<0 stan ar 6his enables A22 to

high 4oltage switchgear an

eli4er a seamlessly integrate

thus re uces operational an istribution an

engineering costs. 6o ay, A22

can integrate the process control, process electrification, an power management portions of a plant with 6his System 800xA, so information is a4ailable to all areas.

strategy is particularly interesting to in ustries that are hea4y electrical users, such as oil 8 gas, utilities, pulp 8 paper, an metals that 4iew electricity as a raw material. 6he company now has many pro>ects un er way for integrate process an power automation, an the approach continues to gain traction. Fieldbus, Wireless and Profibus for process an etwor! Integration iscrete automation. =ersion <.: of infrastructure

A22 has long been a supporter of both Foun ation Fiel bus an 800xA features a "igh Spee /thernet !"S/$ solution for increase in the number of

Foun ation Fiel bus that has greatly re uce re9uirements, allowing for a fourfol

e4ices that can be connecte to one no e. Support of +e4ice'et through /thernet &P is also part of the new release as is support of ?ireless"A16. Alarm "anagement and Situation Awareness Alarm management an o4erall situation awareness continue to users, an A22 has ma e se4eral Alarm management analysis be a primary concern for en

a 4ancements in this area for 800xA. built in alarm analysis techni9ues. Presentation Foun ation !?PF$. =ersion <.: also allows operators in

enhancements inclu e alarm suppression, alarm shel4ing, an 2uilt in alarm an isplays are nati4ely accessible by operators through the ?in ows

ifferent areas of a facility to

ta5e control of a plant area or unit from the currently responsible operator. *nce the action is appro4e , permission to operate that area or unit of the plant is transferre to the new operator an it is capture in the au it trail log. 6his @point of controlA capability uring critical perio s of plant impro4es coor ination of operators

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operation such as shift changes, an impro4es safety an security in the process. #ig$ A%ailability &ontrol 6he .oa 0/4aluate0Bo feature sprang from A223s relationship with +ow an is a 5ey re9uirement for +ow applications. ownloa , an .oa 0 /4aluate0Bo enables users to mo ify, e4aluate a

@re4ise A application without interfering with the running or @currentA application. 6he @re4ise A application can then be put on line, further mo ifie , or iscar e . .oa 0/4aluate0Bo pro4i es many en user benefits in the area of re ucing ris5. Asi e from owntime, .oa 0/4aluate0 re ucing the o4erall ris5 of unplanne

Bo re uces the ris5 of applying erroneous application changes to the process uring application changes in running processes. System 800xA supports on0line 4ersion upgra es. ?ith System by loa ing

800xA A)800# controllers in a re un ant configuration, online upgra es of the controller3s firmware is accomplishe parameters, an upgra e an the new firmware into the bac5up controller, e4aluating 4arious then switching it to be the primary controller. re un ancy will be re0establishe . 6his is 6he secon , now the bac5up controller, will then ha4e its firmware particularly important in the chemical in ustry, where process plants often ha4e many process streams plus a @commonA for process ser4ices that ne4er shuts upgra es. Sym'$ony Plus Symphony Plus represents the new generation of A223s acclaime Symphony !"armony an #elo y$ family of istribute control systems. &t is esigne specifically to meet the current an future nee s of the power generation an water in ustries while supporting the Symphony installe base in all in ustries. A22 has e4ol4e C/4olution generation the Symphony family o4er a perio of more than obsolescence,3 its ensuring an that is each new own to facilitate such

,0 years in accor ance with its long0term control system policy of without enhances pre ecessors bac5war ly

compatible with them. As a result of this uni9ue commitment to protecting the long0term in4estment of customers in the platform, Symphony has the longest fiel recor an largest installe base

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in the power an A22 a

water in ustries. 'ow, through Symphony Plus, water

resses all the 5ey focus areas of the power an

in ustries D impro4ing plant pro ucti4ity, increasing energy efficiency, ensuring operation security, enhancing plant safety, an lowering the total cost of ownership. (otal Plant Automation )or t$e Power *eneration and Water industries ?ith Symphony Plus, A22 is ushering in a new era of total plant automation that is simple, scalable, seamless an secure. Simple, in that it meets the broa spectrum of plant configurations an water in ustries% scalable, in that it scalable configurations, from the large that multi0system, it enables multi0ser4er seamless the applications of the power an pro4i es uni9uely flexible an small an ser4er0less seamless, to in architectures%

integration of fiel

e4ices, process an

turbine automation business an

systems, safety, electrical an maintenance systems% an secure an

S)A+A systems, an

secure, in that it pro4i es users with a

reliable control en4ironment with built0in security

features that pre4ent unauthori7e control system access. S+ &ontrol, Single -ontrol and I./ 'lat)orm SE )ontrol represents a comprehensi4e suite of stan ar s0base control har ware an software that meets the re9uirements for with a full line of e4ices for all SE )ontrollers of total plant control. SE )ontrol is complimente fiel bus e4ices, e icate

&/* interfaces to meet all plant re9uirements, inclu ing "A16 an interface mo ules an #ost importantly, turbine types, */#s an combustion instruments. support compatibility an si7es, as well as a wi e 4ariety of portability of control applications from 1e0use of fiel pro4en esign

pre4ious0generation Symphony controllers without the nee con4ersion, manipulation, or re0tuning. an maintenance efforts. Sym'$ony Plus ele-tri-al and de%i-e integration solutions ensures seamless control upgra es with minimal

A22 has been a lea er in the a option of &/) ;:8<0, enabling easy interface of electrical e9uipment for substation automation an process plants. Symphony Plus uses &/) ;:8<0 !an #o bus 6)P$ to integrate motor control centers, switchgear, transformers, excitation systems, an protecti4e relays, with process control

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an

plant operations, thus impro4ing reliability an

lowering total

cost of ownership. S+ /'erations, 0esigned )or im'ro%ed o'erator

e))e-ti%eness 6he system3s "#&, SE *perations, pro4i es a comprehensi4e win ow into the entire process. +esigne for impro4e operator effecti4eness, SE *perations pro4i es an intuiti4e, easy0to0use en4ironment to facilitate process monitoring 8 control, fault mitigation, an optimi7ation. SE *perations system architecture pro4i es flexible an all le4els. na4igation to scalable configurations !ser4erless, multi0

ser4er / multi0master, multi0system$ with re un ancy options at ?ith user0specific information presentation, easy ata, an alarm management base eli4ers reliable an on //#FA :(: consistent plant es5top SE

gui elines, SE *perations operations. &ntegrate

information management features present information in intuiti4e Symphony 6o protect the consoles, isplays,

pertinent, easy0to0un erstan in4estments of users of

isplays to all le4els of the organi7ation. pre4ious

*perations retains their existing operator graphics faceplates, an tag atabase. S+ 1ngineering, 2ni)ied engineering wor!ben-$

SE /ngineering offers all the functionality necessary to efficiently engineer, configure, a minister, secure, commission an any Symphony Plus component, from fiel e4ices to control, &/*, operator configuration. an e4ice an an wor5place maintain electrical gateway istribute 6his is ata entry

SE /ngineering features a multi0user,

engineering en4ironment that isolates engineering from runtime pro4i es pri4ileges base on user wor5 function. achie4e 4ia simplifie user interfaces an wor5flows operating on a common atabase. A single point of configuration ocumentation, an pro4i es 4ersioning, bac50up functionality

accor ing to local stan ar s. At the core of SE /ngineering is the existing )omposer control application tool. 6his enables easy re0 use of pre4ious generation Symphony control applications an minimi7es the nee for engineering retraining. In$erent system se-urity A22 Symphony Plus pro4i es users with a secure, reliable, control en4ironment with minimal effort through built0in security features,
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such as access control, user authentication, an capability. publishe participating an

acti4ity logging

A22 enhances secure system operations by acti4ely monitoring security system stan ar s being &S*, incorporating @secure by bo ies such as F/1), '/1), &SA, &/), an

con ucting threat0mo eling stu ies, an

esignA practices into its pro uct e4elopment. Freelan-e System A22 recently release control system. the latest 4ersion of its Freelance process Freelance is A223s control system for small to

me ium si7e applications for the process in ustries. 6his release inclu es new irect an remote input/outputs !&/*s$ for e4en more communication with fiel cost. e4ices, as well as a new bul5 ata management system to streamline engineering time, effort an 6he new release also a s to the systemGs P1*F&2FS connecti4ity an inclu es *P) interfaces that pro4i e expan e

access to system information, inclu ing alarms an e4ents. A223s Freelance control system pro4i es a footprint an price

more typical of a P.) system, with the robust functionality of a +)S. &t is i eal for smaller applications, or applications that will expan o4er time. 6he integrate en4ironment facilitates an fiel bus engineering, management. operation an commissioning, maintenance

6he intuiti4e operator interface enables easy iagnostics of the entire system an it allows the

integration of all common fiel buses, lea4ing the user to select any they wish 0 whether F*F'+A6&*' Fiel bus, P1*F&2FS, or "A16. &t pro4i es a goo counterpart to the more highly scalable an 6his latest 4ersion of Freelance a ressing a 4ery important segment of

fully functional 800xA system. goes a long way towar the mar5et for A22.

Seamless li)e -y-le management /4olution an in4estment protection are the cornerstones of A223s pro uct lifecycle strategy. 6hrough A223s C/4olution without obsolescence3 policy, system owners can choose to ma5e smaller, incremental automation in4estments while at the same time mo4ing to a next generation automation system. 6his seamless e4olution approach a4oi s the costs an ris5s associate with

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replacement solutions. up0to0 ate an

Further, A223s software management cost0effecti4e path to

program, Automation Sentinel, helps 5eep automation software pro4i es an incremental an the latest software.
Partners ips and Ac!uisitions

Partners$i's, 'one to report. A-3uisitions: 6he ac9uisition of 2al or a 4ances A223s strategy to become a lea er in the 'orth American in ustrial motors business an a global lea er for mo4ement an control in in ustrial applications. 6he combination pro4i es an e4en stronger growth platform from which A22 can increase its penetration of 'orth American mar5ets by buil ing on 2al or3s strong presence while at the same time facilitating the sale of 2al or3s pro ucts globally through A223s worl wi e istribution networ5. A22Gs strong position in both ri4es an in many of the worl Gs

most energy0intensi4e process in ustries, place it in a goo position to ta5e a 4antage of the energy efficiency re4olution. 6he companyGs recent ac9uisition of =entyx for o4er H: billion !o4er four times re4enues$, enables A22 to pro4i e a suite of software that pro4i es the glue that allows A22 to trac5 the flow of electrons from the point of generation to the point of use. Following the =entyx ac9uisition, a number of complementary companies were purchase to further exten their suite of software inclu ing: *b4ient Strategies &nc., a pri4ately owne specialist software pro4i er% &nsert Iey Solutions !&IS$, a pri4ately owne specialist software pro4i er% an #incom. #incom brings a expertise an experience in a range of in ustries, an

comprehensi4e set of solutions for applications such as /A#, mining operations an mobile wor5force management.
Strengt s and C a""enges

Strengt$s,

A22 has a strong offering aroun

automation an

pro uction management. 6he company has a large installe base of automation systems an expertise. is a lea ing +)S supplier in se4eral in ustries. A22 has a strong global presence with in0 epth local &nno4ation, 9uality pro ucts, extensi4e in ustry application experience has enable A22 to 5nowle ge an

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establish a large an pro uct, system, an range of in ustries. &$allenges, implement an functionality

loyal customer base. A22 brings together a ser4ice capability that allow them to eli4er pro uction solutions across a broa

complete automation an

6he 4ery broa

solution set that A22 has creates 6he high an egree of

one of A223s biggest challenges% ma5ing their solutions easier to use for its customers. offere by their automation &n ustrial &6

solutions pro4i e customers with a range of capability, but often re9uire a significant component of implementation ser4ices, training, an application 5nowle ge. &n ustrial &6 can help en solutions expertise users reali7e users achie4e a sustaine an economic benefit from automation.

A22 must continue to buil on its ser4ices an that 4ision.

Key $ndustries

increasingly focus on ease of use to help en

A22 is a lea er in many of the tra itional hea4y process in ustries, inclu ing upstream oil 8 gas, metals 8 mining, cement, pulp 8 paper, power generation, an le4erage one of the largest installe systems !+)S$ in the worl sectors. water 8 wastewater. ?ith bases of istribute control water the launch of the Symphony Plus control system, A22 plans to into the power generation an

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