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Chapter 1
The AllenBradley Batch/Process
Control Advantage
In addition, all batch-specific products are fully compatible with other
Allen-Bradley hardware and software products.
Whether you are a system integrator, or an end-user familiar with
automated process control, you can assemble complete batch/process
control systems from Allen-Bradley products that provide you with
connectivity to a wide range of third-party products. Based on your
application needs, you can choose any degree of sophistication from a
general-purpose operator interface through a bundled turn-key system.
Allen-Bradley Batch/Process Control products are the solution to your
batch/process control needs.
Benefits
Provide a costeffective solution. Using modular batch/process control
products as a foundation, you can build a batch process control system
tailored to your specific requirements. Whether you have fewer than 10 or
more than 10,000 I/O points, Batch/Process Control products provide a
cost-effective process control solution.
Provide better recipe management Recipe Builder software lets you
create recipes off-line using a personal computer or LAN-connected plant
computer. This gives you the security of having your confidential data files
on a supervisory computer instead of leaving them accessible to every
operator interface station. After the recipe is compiled, the file is
downloaded to the operator interface terminal for execution.
Improve Design and Simplify Your Installation
Reduce integration engineering requirements. Tag assignments for
status and alarm functions and data transfers are predefined and
documented. You can tailor the monitoring capability by creating
additional tags or modifying existing ones. Communication between the
PLC-based controller and the operator interface is defined and included in
the system software.
Reduce equipment setup time. Control-oriented functions are
preprogrammed and supplied with the process control software. These
enable you to configure batch process control devices by entering
information about their characteristics into configuration screens.
Provide flexible batch/process control. The industrial workstation
provides a control system that takes advantage of the power of an industrial
workstation without sacrificing the inherent reliability of the
programmable logic controller. You have a controller that is designed
specifically for control, provides predictable startup and shutdown
sequences, and offers operator security.
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