Schneider Electric Acquires foxray Software to Strengthen Process Automation Portfolio

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ByHarry Forbes
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Acquisition or Partnership

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, has acquired LimeWare, a provider of system analysis and auditing software for Schneider Electric's Foxboro Evo process automation and I/A Series distributed control systems. The acquisition provides "foxray" software to help customers pinpoint and address critical industry challenges.

LimeWare was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Its foxray system management software complements the Schneider Electric Foxboro Evo and I/A Series process automation systems. The solution offers additional capability for configuration management, alarm management, operator action analysis and overall documentation. It includes:

  • Change tracking with a complete change management workflow process
  • Graphics visualization of the control block loops
  • Integrity checks to solve all DCS configuration issues
  • Scheduled reports
  • Alarms and operator action management and tracking
  • I/O and FBM spare reserve and tracking
  • An advance query engine that can quickly fetch any DCS information.

 

Keywords: Advanced System-Management, Energy Management, Automation, System Analysis, Auditing, Process Automation, Configuration Management, Alarm Management, ARC Advisory Group.

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