ABB’S SYSTEM 800XA PROVIDES FOUNDATION FOR PROCESS AND ELECTRICAL INTEGRATION
Optimises power process efficiency and reliability while reducing lifecycle costs
ABB’s Extended Automation System 800xA serves as the foundation for integrated process and electrical automation; it provides a platform for unified operations to increase productivity and power reliability for process manufacturing customers in all industries. The combination of these systems into one yields significant savings for customers in terms of costs and manpower.
By integrating these systems on the common 800xA platform, customers optimise the design and performance of their electrical and automation systems and see additional benefits in reduced maintenance, engineering and overall lifecycle costs. In addition to overall operational advantages, the initial investment costs for an integrated system can be 20% less than the cost of two non-integrated systems.
System 800xA’s unique information integration and visualisation capabilities allow operators to view and control both systems in one user interface. Integrated process and electrical systems makes it possible to run power management applications in the process automation system, providing a robust, reliable power control system that reduces the possibility of power interruptions or blackouts while optimising all operations and assets, including the ones of the electrical part of the plant.
“By using System 800xA as the integration foundation for power management and automation, our customers can realise tremendous operational advantages in terms of engineering effort and costs, increased optimisation of all process and electrical assets, and streamlined maintenance, to name a few,” said Mats Pettersson, Product Manager System 800xA, ABB. “Integration of these systems provides our customers with continuous cost and manpower savings throughout their lifecycle; all of these benefits support the goal of sustainable manufacturing.”
System 800xA fully supports IEC 61850, the global communication standard for Power Distribution and Substation Automation. It includes a recently released IEC 61850 interface that fully integrates switchgear and protection Intelligent Electrical Devices (IED) for the power distribution side of an industrial plant. System 800xA has always supported regular electrical devices for the process side of the plant, such as variable-speed drives, motor controllers and low-voltage circuit breakers to enhance equipment effectiveness and improve access to vital equipment and system data without the need for gateways, serial interfaces or hardwiring.
Since its introduction in 2004, System 800xA has improved industrial productivity, safety, and operational profitability for customers in virtually every industry, from process industries such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, cement, and mining to traditional electric and water utilities to alternative energy production such as solar, waste-to-energy and bioethanol. It has been sold to more than 4,000 new and existing customers around the world.
For more information contact ABB Ltd, Warrington, Cheshire
Tel: 01925 741 111 Fax: 01925 741 212
E-mail: energy@gb.abb.com Web: www.abb.co.uk/energy
ABB Measurement & Analytics
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Where we supply to
UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America
Industries we supply to
Automation, Chemicals, Consultants, Energy and Power, Food and Beverage, Glass Ceramics Cement, Metals and Minerals, OEM, Paper and Pulp, Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Toiletries, Plastics and Rubber, Recycling, Textiles, Water and Wastewater
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