Rockwell Automation demonstrates oil and gas expertise
September 2015System Integration & Control Systems Design
Rockwell Automation demonstrated its extensive control, safety and process automation expertise in the oil and gas industry at Offshore Europe 2015, with a clear message to exhibition visitors: you can get more from your assets, reduce operational costs and bridge the skills gap if you embrace the company’s technology and experience.
Drawing on its understanding of the fast pace of technological evolution from industry beyond the oil and gas environment, Rockwell Automation is challenging visitors to see how they can benefit from increased connectedness between operational and information technology, while having a higher level of information visibility.
Managing obsolescence
The stand, alongside strategic alliance partners and global leaders in measurement instrumentation and services Endress+Hauser, featured proof-points for reducing the risk associated with unsupported and obsolete technology. Experienced Rockwell Automation engineers talked through best practices towards extending the life cycle of existing assets, while reducing the risk of expensive shutdowns associated with equipment failures.
Safety consulting
A comprehensive portfolio of safety solutions was also showcased, including the extensive assessment and consulting services available through the Rockwell Automation global safety services teams.
Migration /hot cutover
Front of mind for many visitors was maintaining throughput while implementing overall operational improvements to their facility. Rockwell Automation addressed the critical question of how to best plan, install, commission and integrate new control systems and electrical equipment with existing architectures without taking large sections of a plant offline.
Included in this best-practice approach was the introduction of ‘Work Packs’, which record instructions for installation and commissioning teams for how best to manage the materials, work actions and health and safety involved with a hot cut-over to more efficient modern solutions.
Multi-vendor support
At the heart of each of these approaches is the ability for critical control and safety solutions to work seamlessly with existing equipment regardless of the original vendor. Rockwell Automation staff described examples of projects from all around the world that have benefitted from the multi-vendor support available with its process offering.
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