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Integrated Production Control System CENTUM VP

Integrated Production Control System CENTUM VP
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The next step in evolution The core platform for Yokogawa VigilantPlant® Solutions. Designed to empower all members in the production value chain to See Clearly, Know in Advance, and Act with Agility Hie clear path to operational excellence

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VigilantPlant: smart ideas Redefining VigilantPlant For years, Yokogawa has used the word "VigilantPlant" as our vision for operational excellence. What this meant was bringing out the best in your plant and people through visibility of information, predictability of process, and agility of business. We now believe VigilantPlant means much more than just what goes on in your plant. Yokogawa is committed to sustaining your business, the environment, and the society that we all are a part of. We are doing this by developing more energy-efficient technology, helping operations produce a...

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The CENTUM VP advantages CENTUM VP ushers in an operating environment that keeps everyone fully aware, well informed, and ready to face the next challenge. Information visibility CENTUM VP makes critical plant information visible in a meaningful and actionable manner. CENTUM VP captures plant-wide data without delay and delivers the right information to the right people at the right time. Reducing blind spots while preventing information overload, CENTUM VP keeps people’s attention firmly focused on operational targets and business goals. Performance foresight CENTUM VP delivers the...

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A simple & common architecture covers a variety of plant sizes & industries CENTUM VP has a simple & common architecture consisting of human machine interfaces, field control stations, and a control network. These three basic components support facilities from the tiny to the very large and complex with up to 1,000,000 tags. Human Interface Station (HIS) Windows based operating system, commercial-off-the-shelf PC hardware, and optional specialized operator keyboard for a large variety of operator consoles Engineering Station (ENG) With the same PC features mentioned above, this includes a...

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Intuitive human machine interface for plant operation CENTUM VP has a new HMI ( human machine interface ) that makes information access quicker and more intuitive. No Single Point of Failure The HIS runs on Windows and of fers customers the convenience of using commercial-off-the-shelf hardware. Although the reliability of a PC is relatively low, it does not affect the total reliability of the process operator function. Within CENTUM VP the HIS is not server-client dependent. Therefore multiple HISs can support each other and there is no single point of failure. The CENTUM VP supports...

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Safety and reliability are the core fundamentals of all production activities All field control stations (FCSs) in the CENTUM series, including software and hardware, have been developed by Yokogawa. We know every single bit of software and hardware to maintain a 99.99999% availability service record. The state-of-the-art Field Control Station (FCS) Guaranteeing the Highest Availability and Reliability CENTUM VP contributes to the long-term stability of plant operations and reduces total cost of ownership. For over 35 years, Yokogawa has been delivering stable, high quality CENTUM systems....

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How does CENTUM VP employ “openness” in a control system? The technological innovation achieves the world fastest, open, reliable, and real-time communication. Customer centric mindset maintains the true interoperability. 1Gbit, World’s Fastest Open Control Network The real openness of a control network does not just come from using TCP/IP technology. Yokogawa’s Vnet/IP provides open, reliable, and real-time broadband communications. Both CENTUM and non-CENTUM components can be connected to the network. The open communication does not affect process control data communications nor does it...

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Operational Excellence Software Suite The CENTUM VP simple and common architecture covers not only continuous and batch applications but also manufacturing operations management. The Operational Excellence Software Suite operates on Windows PCs that are directly connected to the Vnet/IP network. Single-source seamless integration eliminates redundant engineering between control system engineering and Operational Excellence Software Suite engineering. For example, once you configure the function blocks in the FCS, the information of the function blocks is available in the plant information...

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CENTUM VP stands by its automation users over the entire CENTUM VP brings your cost down over the lifecycle of your plant. Maintenance is less frequent, software upgrade is easy expansion is smooth, and even revamp is speedy Precise Project Cost Estimation In CENTUM VP, the FCS application load can be quickly calculated in the design stage and easily monitored when on-line. During engineering design, the precise number of FCSs required is known. As the project progresses, with engineering changes, cost changes are minimized due to the simple licensing structure incorporated into CENTUM VP....

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For sustainable future of customers With vast experience in maintenance technology and an extensive support structure, Yokogawa maintains the reliability and availability of the control system throughout a plant's lifecycle. Yokogawa also provides operational solutions and optimization of the maintenance plan as well as overall cost through our three introductory steps that include Opportunity Identification Services, Solution Implementation Services and Lifecycle Effectiveness Services. Three Introductory Steps Vigilant engineers making history with CENTUM CENTUM has grown with our...

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CENTUM VP enables VigilantPlant Operational Excellence Model Excellence in production, asset, and safety sustained over the life cycle of your plant. Health, Safely, Improve & Sustain Asset Availability ■ Production Excellence for operational Asset Excellence for asset availability ■ Safety Excellence for health, safety, and The VigilantPlant Operational Excellence Model aims to sustain your profitable business growth by enabling excellence in three key aspects of plant operations over the life cycle of your plant, The clear path to operational excellence IN ADVANCE I WITH AGVTY...

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