Simplify the design process without multiple tools
Rockwell Automation
This company has added three new applications to its Rockwell Software Studio 5000 development environment. This platform helps engineers speed the development of automation systems as they design a connected enterprise. These applications, along with the Studio 5000 Logix Designer application, help to improve automation design productivity. The ability to integrate multiple types of functionality into one platform simplifies the design process and reduces the need for multiple tools, says the company. The Studio 5000 Architect application is the central point, where users can view the overall automation system, configure devices such as controllers and human-machine interfaces (to improve programming efficiency and runtime performance), and manage communication with these devices. Its security features include a variety of user-authentication and access-control options, and a new privilege-escalation capability. Such features improve productivity and system uptime by granting users the right level of access at the right time, says the company. Localized batch control allows controller-based batch sequencing and eventing to simplify system architecture for single-unit control and process skids.— Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, Wisc.