Rockwell Automation has extended the reach of its PlantPAx process automation system to integrate critical rotating assets, such as compressors, pumps, turbines and fans, giving users the ability to manage plantwide operations with a single platform. The PlantPAx system combines the company’s core process automation capabilities and technologies with those of partners and acquisitions to deliver an integrated control and information solution.
Users now can tie intelligent motor devices into this unified-control architecture, making an immediate and measurable impact on asset availability, operational efficiency and energy management. The tight integration between process automation and motor control is especially beneficial in heavy industrial applications with considerable mechanical investments.
PlantPAx offers access to diagnostic information on any device in the system from any location. Leveraging the EtherNet/IP network, engineers can monitor process conditions. This allows them to predict potential problems and help avoid equipment downtime, resulting in improved productivity and reduced maintenance costs.
