In the industrial automation industry, it is estimated

that only 1 in 10 employees have the information they need to do

their jobs effectively. How can you give your plant managers and

operators the data they need, when they need it? And can you do

this while increasing ROI, reducing complexity and freeing

yourself from vendor lock-in?

Check out these

ten ways to improve your IA business and see how they can help

you.

1. It's about your

Business

You must use proven

technology to improve business performance. Ethernet &

TCP/IP are now the backbone of the modern Industrial Automation

system. This is the decade for focus on business solutions and

will require seamless connectivity with the Business

Enterprise.

2. Hack out

Complexity

Many industrial

automation systems are unnecessarily complex. A common

information infrastructure is required to reduce the complexity

and provide the standards-based interoperability and performance

necessary to meet your stringent business objectives.

3. Be Proud of

Profitability

Since operating

at razor thin margins is now the norm, it is paramount that

organizations seek alternate approaches to profitability.

Software engineering efficiency and predictive services are key

areas for serious investigation to grow your bottom

line.

4. Give your Operators a

Fighting Chance

It is estimated

that only 1 in 10 industrial automation employees have the

information they need to do their job effectively. Get data when

you need it, and where you need it and see your efficiencies

soar.

5. Don't Lock Yourself

in

The days of single vendor

proprietary systems are no longer viable. Truly collaborative

industrial automation systems must be based on international

standards and provide the ability to integrate legacy and

remaining proprietary systems. Standards provide future

proofing.

6. Get Blood from a

Stone

Scheduled maintenance

costs are a substantial component of an industrial automation

annual budget. It is estimated that maintenance costs can be

reduced by up to 90% by moving from

'scheduled' to

'predictive' maintenance techniques. This

will require lots of data and powerful algorithms, but provide

significant opportunities for improved profitability.

7. Just Make it

Work

Up to 70% of initial

industrial automation system costs go toward integration.

Seamless interoperability of disparate systems is a must. A

standards-based wire protocol is the foundation for

system-of-systems interoperability. See your system extensibility

options greatly enhanced.

8.

Don't Lie to Me

Many legacy

industrial automation systems leverage a central data store for

access to information system wide. But, this does not meet the

needs of real-time business operations. A true peer-to-peer

communication infrastructure allows any application (user) to

gain immediate access to the latest data they need - a Single

Version of the Truth.

9. Say NO

to Green Death

A worst-case

scenario - the HMI displays go blank but the industrial

automation systems continue to operate without operator guidance

and no way to easily resolve. You must implement a distributed

data architecture which inherently prevents such occurrences.

Continuance operation provides the insurance you need for your IA

business.

10. Block the Bad

Guys

The modern collaborative

industrial automation system is powerful, efficient, and cost

effective, but also more vulnerable to security attacks. You need

non-stop performance and the ability to remedy issues on the fly

without bringing systems down. Secure your data - protect your

business.

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