A new platform for advanced control and estimation
Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation R5.03 (photo) is an OpreX Asset Operations and Optimization solution that improves plant systems interoperability and security through support of the Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) communication standard. Released in June, the platform was developed by this company and Shell. It is a software suite that brings together Shell’s advanced plant process control technology and this company’s real-time control technology to help users improve productivity by increasing product yield and reducing energy consumption. This version upgrade supports OPC UA, the latest version of a communication standard that improves plant systems interoperability and security, and provides the basis for digital transformation to help customers transition to industrial autonomy. OPC UA is recognized as a communication standard for Industry 4.0, benefitting from high security and scalability without hardware or OS dependence. The new version also includes a new BLC model that employs proportional integral differential (PID) control logic. — Yokogawa Electric Corp., Tokyo, Japan