Schneider Electric Unveils Next Generation of Intelligent Enclosures at Innovation Days 2019, Foxboro and Triconex User Groups

Schneider Electric revealed the newest generation of its intelligent enclosures for EcoStruxure Triconex safety and EcoStruxure Foxboro distributed control systems at its Innovation Days 2019, Foxboro and Triconex User Groups, held in Austin Texas October 21st - 24th 2019.

Designed for oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical and other high-hazard industrial enterprises, the new enclosures helps to speed project execution and decrease start-up costs.  The pre-engineered, pre-tested enclosures support Schneider Electric’s flexible, intelligent engineering program, which helps to shorten project schedules and increase project execution flexibility.

The line of intelligent enclosures includes:

• EcoStruxure Triconex safety field mounted intelligent enclosure, designed for use outdoors (including hazardous areas) to provide the flexibility to distribute I/O where and when required.
• EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS equipment room intelligent enclosure, designed to be installed in air-conditioned non-hazardous equipment room environments.
• EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS field mounted intelligent enclosure, designed for use outdoors (including hazardous areas) to provide the flexibility to distribute I/O where and when required.

The intelligent enclosures is designed to help reduce cabinet design time and simplify system design; require fewer drawings and documentation; and involve less engineering, review and approval cycles.  Locating universal I/O in the field helps to reduce the number of wiring connections and traditional marshalling cabinets needed, which in turn helps to reduce termination manpower and costs.  As a result, the intelligent enclosure is designed to help its users realize:

• Up to a 25 percent reduction in cabinet engineering design and documentation time
• Up to a 30 percent reduction in project schedules
• A 30-50 percent reduction in traditional marshalling cabinets

Designed for High-Hazard Industries

Schneider Electric’s new line of intelligent enclosures are suited for high-hazard industries and can be connected to a range of field devices. Each is a pre-certified cabinet fully packaged with:

• Universal I/O modules with adaptive field termination panels
• Choice of redundant power supply voltages
• Comprehensive cabinet documentation
• Standard installation and commission guides