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Rockwell Automation
http://www.rockwellautomation.com/solutions/process/
Key Products
PlantPAx Process Automation System
Regions
North America; Europe, Middle East A!rica; Asia; "hina; #ndia; $atin America;
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Description
'ockwell Automation is a (lo)al pro*ider o! industrial automation control and
in!ormation solutions. +he company !ocuses on addressin( customers, )usiness
needs to !orm automation and in!ormation solutions throu(h partnerships with a
lar(e network o! local companies in distri)ution, ser*ices, and so!tware around the
world. +o this end, 'ockwell Automation-s messa(e to its ser*ed markets includes
reducin( time.to.market and total cost o! ownership, asset optimi&ation, and
pro*idin( )usiness risk mana(ement.
/ith head0uarters in Milwaukee, /isconsin, 'ockwell Automation has two ma1or
product lines, Allen.%radley and 'ockwell So!tware, which o!!er a comprehensi*e
suite o! automation solutions that include control and in!ormation plat!orms,
industrial components, intelli(ent motor control and (lo)al manu!acturin( support
ser*ices. Additionally, it o!!ers a wide ran(e o! ser*ices includin( desi(n,
implementation and post.sale support ser*ices.
DCS Business
2or process applications, 'ockwell Automation recommends )uildin( the solutions
with PlantPAx, the company,s process automation system. PlantPAx com)ines the
plant.wide control technolo(ies and unmatched scala)ility o! #nte(rated
Architecture with the core capa)ilities expected in a world.class 3"S.
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PlantPAx is )ased on a com)ination o! core 'ockwell Automation #nte(rated
Architecture technolo(ies 4$o(ix, 5iew and 2actory+alk6 and extensions, such as
)atch mana(ement, process in!ormation mana(ement !unctionality, AP", or S#$ 7
process sa!ety, as customer needs dictate. PlantPAx can also utili&e !unctionality
de*eloped throu(h co.in*estments with partners, such as Endress89auser, :S#so!t,
:n.$ine 3e*elopment "orp., ;uest +echnical Solutions, Spectrum "ontrols,
ProSo!t +echnolo(ies, and others.
+he $o(ix plat!orm pro*ides a uni!ied, common control in!rastructure that
addresses continuous applications as well as traditional )atch and se0uencin(,
motion, and discrete applications. 2actory+alk encapsulates the super*isory and
production mana(ement en*ironment and includes applications such as operator
inter!ace/*isuali&ation, )atch control, )atch mana(ement, asset mana(ement, and
inte(ration with enterprise resource plannin( 4E'P6 systems. PlantPAx
incorporates standards such as #E" <==7=.7 pro(rammin(, E33$, 23+/3+M,
2oundation 2ield)us, 9A'+, EtherNet/#P, 3e*iceNet, and "ontrolNet. #SA.>>
hierarchies are implemented in the system, as are structural and transactional
elements o! the #SA.?@ standard. Security is in con!ormance with the #SA.??
standard.
'ockwell Automation is )uildin( on its core stren(ths that ha*e lon( )een
demonstrated in process, hy)rid, and discrete industries. +he (oal is to supply
users with a process automation system that suits their needs in terms o! scala)ility,
ease o! use, and a plantwide *iew o! control. "urrent customers tend to use small
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to medium si&e systems, accordin( to A'",s de!inition. PlantPAx is capa)le o!
meetin( those re0uirements as well as the re0uirements !or lar(e systems.
PlantPAx Provides Unified Engineering & Configuration
3esi(n and con!i(uration !or PlantPAx are done throu(h an inte(rated en*ironment
!or creatin(, modelin(, and pro(rammin( production processes. /ith PlantPAx,s
inte(rated en(ineerin( tools, users mana(e the !ull control application li!ecycle:
conceptuali&ation, desi(n, de*elopment, simulation, testin(, deployment and
maintenance.
+he PlantPAx con!i(uration en*ironment co*ers process control, motion, sa!ety,
discrete control, and dri*es applications, ena)lin( in!ormation to )e pro*ided in
context to the users or other applications in the en*ironment. 'ockwell
Automation,s con!i(uration supports the #E" <==7=.7 lan(ua(es, which can work
with each other in a control application, ena)lin( !unction )locks to call ladder
routines, se0uential !unction charts 4S2"s6, structured text, and so on; this is a
uni0ue a)ility !or 'ockwell Automation.
PlantPAx Provides Single HMI Environment
PlantPAx has a common 9M# en*ironment, which is inte(rated with the $o(ix
control layer. +he 'ockwell Automation #nte(rated Architecture o!!ers additional
*isuali&ation options which can )e applied within the o*erall solution. :perators,
super*isors, maintenance personnel, and others connected to a PlantPAx solution
ha*e access to data and in!ormation !rom other 'ockwell Automation or third.party
super*isory control and production mana(ement, or maintenance mana(ement
applications. Asers can )e deli*ered supportin( in!ormation, in a use!ul context, so
that they can make e!!ecti*e routine and critical production decisions.
PlantPAx Open Hardware Environment for Controllers & I/O
PlantPAx can scale !rom a sin(le controller, associated #/:, and workstation
!ocused on a local unit operation, up to a system with tens o! thousands o! #/:
points, multiple ser*ers, and many controllers.
'ockwell Automation has )een makin( control hardware !or use in harsh industrial
en*ironments !or years. $o(ix #/: and controllers are hi(hly dura)le and can )e
mounted in harsh en*ironments outside the control room. #/: is o!!ered in multiple
!orm !actors with options !or connecti*ity, (i*in( users (reat !lexi)ility !or meetin(
their plant re0uirements.
Many 'ockwell Automation systems are in use today, which makes it easy to !ind
people trained to pro(ram and maintain 'ockwell Automation systems.
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Eter!et/IP Provides Common Control !etwor"
EtherNet/#P is the industrial Ethernet solution !rom :35A #nc., an industrial
consortium also known !or its "#P networks 3e*iceNet, "ontrolNet and
"ompoNet. +he common thread o! these networks is the B"ommon #ndustrial
ProtocolC 4"#P6. +he ad*anta(e o! the "#P model is that the same command set is
common to all "#P networks, ena)lin( applications to cross networks without the
need to translate protocols.
As opportunities arise in the automation space, :35A considers them and, i!
merited, adds capa)ilities and extensions to the network throu(h the de*elopment
e!!orts o! its Doint Special #nterest Eroups F workin( (roups that !ocus on a
particular technolo(y or application need.
Integrated Pro#ess Control and Safet$
'ockwell Automation pro*ides the )roadest port!olio o! process sa!ety products
and solutions, usin( capa)ilities !rom its #nte(rated Architecture, as well as
technolo(y !rom the ac0uisition o! #"S +riplex.
'ockwell Automation,s technolo(y is scala)le and pro*ides the application
de*eloper with options to meet end user standards or pre!erences and application
re0uirements:
Appropriate S#$ le*el !or re0uirements o! the application:
S#$= throu(h S#$7 re0uirements
+echnolo(y selection o! common or di*erse technolo(y !or %P"S and
sa!ety system
Architectures !or solution =oo=, =ooG, GooG, and Goo7 4+M'6 F pro*idin(
hi(hest le*els o! !ault tolerance a*aila)le
$e*el o! inte(ration )etween %P"S 4%asic Process "ontrol System6 and sa!ety
system
'ockwell Automation has the technolo(y, expertise and pro1ect and support
ser*ices to support the !ull system li!ecycle !or an initial sa!ety system
implementation as well as !or le(acy sa!ety mi(ration or con*ersion.
%o#"well Automation Continues its Pro#ess Plan
+he company continues to in*est in o*erall process automation de*elopment.
'ockwell Automation identi!ied six primary areas it wants to !ocus on as the
company inte(rates this !unctionality seamlessly with PlantPAx. +hese include
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operations producti*ity, en(ineerin( producti*ity, !ield de*ice inte(ration, plant
asset mana(ement, hi(h a*aila)ility and sa!ety, and core process control !unctions.
'ockwell Automation continues to )uild its solutions capa)ility with ac0uisitions
and new alliances. 2ollowin( the GHH? ac0uisition o! 9in&, o! "anada, the
company has ac0uired South A!rican inte(rator 4and product de*eloper6 9iprom
+echnolo(ies, a leadin( process control and automation systems inte(rator
head0uartered in Dohannes)ur(, South A!rica. 9iprom ser*es multiple industries,
deli*erin( customer solutions in the rapidly (rowin( Su).Saharan market, as well
as (lo)ally in the minin(, metals minerals industries. +his ac0uisition closed in
early GH==.
A &rul$ Integrated S$stem
+he PlantPAx roadmap is made up o! a uni!ied control and *isuali&ation solution.
PlantPAx includes a reusa)le o)1ect li)rary, )uilt in trou)le shootin( !eatures, such
as B)readcrum)sC that allow users to trace se0uence o! e*ents and per!orm root
cause analysis.
'ockwell Automation inte(rated its enterprise manu!acturin( intelli(ence 4EM#6
so!tware product technolo(y 4ac0uired with #ncuity in GHH>6 into the 2actory+alk
so!tware suite. +he !unctionality pro*ides real.time intelli(ence and )usiness
decision support !or impro*in( operations and reducin( production waste )y
pro*idin( manu!acturers with mana(ement insi(ht into their operations. Now
known as 2actory+alk 5anta(ePoint, this !unctionality ser*es as the super*isory
layer in the PlantPAx system.
'ockwell Automation continues to expand ad*anced process control capa)ilities
within the #nte(rated Architecture and PlantPAx. Pa*ilion> has )een inte(rated
with PlantPAx throu(h 2actory+alk. Pa*ilion> is the modular so!tware plat!orm
with a hy)rid modelin( en(ine at its core, and includes modules to control, analy&e,
monitor, *isuali&e, persist, and inte(rate that are com)ined into hi(h.*alue
applications. Pre*iously, these applications were run on a super*isory computer,
connected with the PlantPAx en*ironment. 'ecently, 'ockwell Automation
released PlantPAx Model%uilder which allows use o! the model.)uildin(
technolo(y and encapsulation and deployment o! the resultin( real.time model into
a $o(ix.)ased control application.
:ther ad*ancements to the PlantPAx core system include enhanced redundancy and
impro*ed network resiliency. PlantPAx uses Ethernet in the automation system
architecture, and implements a 3e*ice $e*el 'in( 43$'6 network topolo(y
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network with em)edded switch technolo(y when more !ault tolerance is desired
!rom the network.
'ockwell Automation inte(rates centrali&ed en(ineerin( mana(ement, automatic
)ackup.and.compare operations on supported de*ices, disaster reco*ery, and
chan(e mana(ement in its 2actory+alk Asset"entre Plant Asset Mana(ement
o!!erin(.
Safet$ S$stem Integration
#n early GH=H, 'ockwell Automation announced inte(ration o! PlantPAx with the
+rusted +M' and AA3*ance sa!ety system plat!orms 4ac0uired with #"S +riplex6.
+he inte(ration o! sa!ety system plat!orms (oes )eyond 1ust process sa!ety;
includin( !ire and (as detection, )allast control, and compressor and tur)ine
controls. 'ockwell Automation also participates in 2oundation 2ield)us Sa!ety
#nstrumented 2unctions 4S#26 de*elopment. AA3*ance #/: !rom #"S +riplex has
also )een inte(rated into PlantPAx !or hi(h a*aila)ility control systems. $o(ix
controllers are already S#$ G certi!ied out o! the )ox )y +I5 'hineland.
'ield (evi#e Integration
/hile 'ockwell Automation supports EtherNet/#P

as its control network )ack)one,
the company is neutral when it comes to support o! de*ice le*el networks, such as
2oundation 2ield)us, Pro!i)us PA, 9A'+, and /ireless 9A'+.
+hrou(h its support o! 23+ technolo(y, 'ockwell Automation is workin( toward a
solution !or uni!ied de*ice con!i(uration !or 9A'+, PA, and 2oundation 2ield)us
de*ices in a common en*ironment. +he company,s alliance with Endress89auser
has )een a key part o! the company,s PAM strate(y. 'ockwell Automation
continues to release inte(ration in!ormation and application code !or EtherNet/#P
de*ices !rom Endress8 9auser.
#n addition to its lon(standin( alliance partnership with Endress89auser, 'ockwell
Automation has relationships with Pepperl82uchs !or their corrosion measurement
de*ices and other products, and Mettler +oledo !or analytical products, throu(h its
Encompass Partners pro(ram. 2or control *al*es, the company has !ormed
alliances with Metso Automation and 3resser Masoneilan.
Support of )irtuali*ation on )Mware
'ockwell Automation also announced support o! *irtuali&ation o! automation
so!tware )ased on 5Mware. +he company will *alidate many o! its so!tware
o!!erin(s under the 5Mware 'eady pro(ram.
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Competitive Conversions and Migration Portfolio
"ompetiti*e control system mi(ration/con*ersion continues to )e a strate(ic !ocus
!or 'ockwell Automation.
'ockwell Automation pro*ides con*ersion or mi(ration to PlantPAx or to the
#nte(rated Architecture.)ased solutions !rom:
2ield.pro*en Allen.%radley and 'ockwell Automation controllers, #/: and
systems.
$e(acy systems !rom A%%, 9oneywell, #n*ensys, and Emerson.
$e(acy P$" users !rom plat!orms, such as Modicon, +exas #nstruments, #P",
and others.
+he company de*elops ena)lin( tools and ser*ices and works with partners to
pro*ide products to con*ert or mi(rate le(acy systems, includin(:
Preser*ation o! existin( wirin( or marshallin( F ca)le solutions and
swin(arm swapout
Preser*ation o! complete #/: su)systems F scanner cards !or some #/:
!amilies, includin( redundant communications
Mi(ration/con*ersion o! control and *isuali&ation applications
Preser*ation o! historical process and production in!ormation
System.to.system inte(ration
Partners$ips and Ac%uisitions
Partnersips+ None to report.
A#,uisitions+ None to report.
Strengt$s and C$allenges
Strengts+ 'ockwell Automation has taken ad*anta(e o! the (rowth opportunities
pro*ided )y the (lo)al process automation market. PlantPAx is a !ully !unctional
process automation system that con!orms to A'",s "PAS model in key areas, !rom
en(ineerin( and con!i(uration to a common hardware plat!orm to presentin(
in!ormation in context to the ri(ht people at the ri(ht time !rom any point within the
system. +he ma1or process automation system players should consider 'ockwell
Automation as a !ormida)le competitor in the years ahead, in North America and
(lo)ally.
'ockwell Automation,s )ack(round in the discrete industries and its lar(e presence
in the markets !or dri*es, P$"s, discrete sensors, and motion control pro*ide the
company with some uni0ue ad*anta(es when it comes to addressin( the process
automation space, particularly !or its core tar(et industries, such as li!e sciences,
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!ood )e*era(e, consumer products, !ine chemicals, and oil (as. +hese
industries typically in*ol*e a si(ni!icant amount o! discrete and motion control
processes that are not typically inte(rated into a sin(le automation system
!ramework. #t is this uni!ied !ramework across multiple domains o! automation
that is ena)led )y PlantPAx .
Callenges+ As a relati*e newcomer to the 3"S world, 'ockwell Automation still
has its work cut out !or it. #n the process automation system marketplace, the top
tier o! suppliers control well o*er two thirds o! the market. +he company, howe*er
has continued to stren(then its o!!erin( to the process industries )eyond a !ully
!unctionin( 3"S, with its su)stantial a)ilities in sa!ety instrumented systems 4S#S6,
it a)ilities in plant asset mana(ement 4PAM6, and ad*anced process control 4AP"6.
#t must pro*ide a superior )usiness *alue proposition and continue to li*e up to its
release schedule and in*est hea*ily in research and de*elopment.
Key 'ndustries
'ockwell,s stron(est installed )ase in the process industries continues to )e in the
li!e sciences, !ood and )e*era(e, and consumer products industries. +he company
has )een expandin( into more traditional hea*y process industries such as power
(eneration, chemicals, and upstream oil and (as.
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