It isn’t just a straight jacketed decision choosing the right control system these days as there are a lot of angles to it; gone are the days when we just had stereo type designs that you had no choice but just to incorporate them in your plant design but today there are a lot of plant control systems. Apart from having to ensure that the control system you want to go for meets the specification of your plant, you want to look at other aspects like the cost of installation, manufacturing agility, flexibility in terms of its ability to be easily amenable to changes in technology , ease of control, maintenance and a host of other factors. Phoenix Control System for medical facilities does not only include the ultra critical applications for operating suites and protective/infectious isolation spaces, but novel applications for compounding pharmacies, emergency triage areas and pandemic convertible patient spaces.
Proven and Innovative Solutions
Idle capacity is one thing you want to avoid in your plant. Today many control systems come with much more reliable technologies. To keep your plant up, running and stable, time tested controllers equipped with communication devices that keep the plant under control is essential. One of the advantages of the DLC control system over the PLC is the innovation and the improvement on the communication network of the DLC that make it possible for it not only to communicate with other components of the system but also to manage faults on the system plus the fact that a DLC has a deterministic and versatile ability.
The Road to Robustness
A robust control system is required in today’s highly demanding production environment. The need for safety, reliability and efficiency is on the increase in today’s production environment. Control systems should be equipped with the capacity to meet all of these demands. A robust control system should have an high performance deterministic network, minimize the downtime associated with server, HMI and applications; should have a built-in redundancy and a shared singular database across controllers and HMIs in order to maintain global data consistency for greater usability and operability. A robust control system would also take ergonomics into account that is it makes it easier for the human element- operator to work easily on and control the system. Better viewing, ease of access are hallmarks of a robust control system.
Industry-specific Application Requirements
The kind of control system suitable for a plant would be determined by the site of the plant and other factors like industrial sector, geography, size and many others. Each plant has its specifications; a purpose- built DCS meet these unique plant needs and specifications.
Any business whose present and future scope of operation would remain in the line of manufacturing would have made a worthwhile decision to invest from the very beginning in control systems that makes provision for its current production needs and future expansion needs while ensuring the best of efficiency, reliability, productivity and profitability.
