Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) announced the latest PlantCruise by Experion, a compact, easy-to-use distributed control system (DCS) to address specific requirements for small- and mid-sized operations in emerging regions. Based on Honeywell's Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), PlantCruise is available in India, China, Russia and Brazil.
In industries, such as specialty chemicals, biofuels, power generation, pharmaceuticals, mining, water and wastewater, and food and beverage, PlantCruise by Experion provides a DCS solution for control of continuous and batch processes for companies looking to manage costs while meeting more stringent regulations and increased sustainability objectives. PlantCruise with Experion PKS technology helps optimize industrial performance resulting in greater agility to respond to new customer demands and changing product requirements.
PlantCruise by Experion reportedly enables industrial organizations to realize the performance advantages of a true DCS and SCADA functionality. This compact DCS can be easily used, configured and tailored to fit specific control applications.
PlantCruise by Experion offers the latest innovations that leverage:
- High performance input/output (I/O) design
- Simplified engineering and maintenance functionality
- Honeywell-patented Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) capability for the highest reliability
- Profit Loop algorithm for improved control performance and simplified maintenance
- Virtualization solutions for reduced cost of ownership associated with open systems
- Change control process verification for regulatory compliance
PlantCruise by Experion allows users to extend their scope at any time from process control and management to include personnel and assets and to even integrate the resources of their entire business operations.
Keywords: Distributed Control System (DCS), Batch Processes, Process Industries, Industrial Organizations, Virtualization, ARC Advisory Group.