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PI System news
Rockwell process solution embeds PI
According to this
article in Control Magazine, PI Historian is integrated with Rockwell Automation's newly renamed solution suite for process operations.
PI Control Monitor is now rCAAM
RoviSys has acquired Control Monitor for PI System from OSIsoft. The updated product, which enables you to monitor PID control loops from PI data, is called rCAAM. A 30 day free trial is available.
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Helping manufacturers get more from their investment in OSIsoft PI system is the focus of the PI-tential pages of the RoviSys website. The tips and case histories on these pages first appeared in the PI-tential e-newsletter
published eight to ten times per year.
PI System benefits and challenges
Open connectivity, speed and flexibility explain why there are more than 14,000 PI System installations. With PI, you can collect data from all the equipment in your plant, create practically any report and send information to your plant and business systems. It is a true process historian.
One challenge with PI System is the same as with any other manufacturing historian: determining which information to report. Another for PI is selecting the right reporting tool. We hope the tips and case histories assist you with these and other issues.
This month's PI tip
When configuring OSIsoft PI System OPC interface tags to collect data from many Rockwell Automation PLCs and controllers, pay attention to the tag scan classes. If the OPC values are collected by PI on a polled basis, scan class configuration can significantly impact PLC communication performance.
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This month's case history
How can you improve plant efficiency in multiple areas without increasing complexity or decreasing flexibility? This was the challenge for a leading manufacturer of post-operative and complex wound dressing products.
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