Controlling your Control Assets - New Methods in Maintenance and Lifecycle Management
(Room G104, Auditorium Centre, First Floor)
10 Jun 15
9:00 AM
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10:30 AM
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Theme: Operational Excellence & Flexibility
A control system is a technically complex tool, and its successful interaction with a process and plant staff is supported by significant administrative upkeep and support.
This includes software licenses, up-to-date cyber security protection, system diagnostic and maintenance tools, training modules, safety monitoring reports and so on, which control systems typically require to function effectively.
In the past, operators have had to search in a variety of places to get an overview of these supports, but a new web-based approach now provides a simple, convenient way of keeping track of your system.
Using a dashboard format, the platform presents important information about a control system’s subscriptions and software licenses. Data including content, expiry dates, tools and license key downloads is available with just a few clicks of a mouse.
Additional features available on the same platform support control system customers during operation and maintenance. For example, the health status of a control system can be checked with benchmark and fingerprint reports, which specify optimization possibilities and suggest actions to bridge any performance gaps.
Customers can lower their total support costs and reduce after-hours phone support or service calls by using this web-based platform to access prefiltered information dedicated to their own control system. This also reduces the time and effort spent looking for information.