PlantPAx 5.0 from Rockwell Automation
Reduced footprint, more power
With PlantPAx 5.0, Rockwell Automation is launching a new version of its process control system. Users benefit from a smaller footprint and a new process module library.
Process control systems help companies to accelerate their digital transformation. Rockwell Automation is also aware of this and has launched a new version of its Distributed Control System, or DCS for short, after two years. The main new features of DCS PlantPAx 5.0 include new process controllers with a smaller footprint and therefore a higher power density. Native process instructions are embedded in the controller firmware. "The function blocks embedded in the firmware reduce the potential validation effort. It also ensures that the functions are consistent across systems and locations, i.e. they have the same version," explains Oliver Vogel, Team Leader & Solution Consultant Process at Rockwell Automation.
PlantPAx 5.0 has frameworks that can be used to integrate live and historical data from the DCS into reporting and analysis tools. The new DCS version also helps to protect against cyberattacks: The system architectures are TÜV-certified in accordance with the international standard ISA-99/IEC 62443-3-3, which provides instructions for implementing an electronically secured system.
With the new process controllers, the automation specialist is also expanding its Logix series. FactoryTalk Analytics LogixAI is the name of one of the new modules, which uses artificial intelligence to report deviations from normal operation to the operator. The LogixAI add-on module for ControlLogix controllers enables predictive maintenance and helps to control product quality and processes. The module can also be used as a virtual sensor. In this case, the module analyzes variables of systems such as sprayers, dryers and burners to virtually predict a measurement.
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