Rockwell Automation’s Upcoming PlantPAx DCS System Release Addresses Industry Challenges throughout the Plant Lifecycle

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ByCraig Resnick
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Rockwell Automation announced the latest release of its PlantPAx distributed control system (DCS), focused on providing specifically tailored solutions throughout each phase of the plant lifecycle.  The release is planned for the summer of 2020.

This new release of the PlantPAx 5.0 DCS is focused on solutions for productivity gains in multiple areas of the plant, using a more simplified approach to control system strategies.  In this release, Rockwell Automation introduces new process controllers that help to improve scalability and skid integration, as well as provide a more simplified, lower-cost architecture due to higher controller performance. Embedded native process objects help to reduce engineering costs and drive more consistency in projects. New cybersecurity capabilities and system certifications help to ensure safer and more secure operations.

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