Invensys (WHEN is the name going away???) announces SimSci APC 2014
Tom Kinney, Vice President, optimization of SimSci group discussed where they fit in the Schneider worldview.
Today, Kinney is talking about Advanced Process Control. The slides show the overall benefits of APC, which are really known to everyone…optimizing operations is imperative to remain profitable in today’s economic environment.
Reducing variability allows the operation to be closer to operating limits, which almost always correlates closely to reductions in energy cost to operate. This both improves quality and increases operating profit.
SimSci APC was previously known as Connoisseur. Now it is SimSci APC 2014, which is a real step change in ease of use, user experience for next-gen users, and leverages power of Invensys’ market leadership.
+Tablet friendly
+Supports generic equations that can be reused with Director
+AutoDiscovery reduces project configuration times
+Reusable step-test generators save time
+Live radial plots show performance versus constraints
+Full-case and scenario support enables users to drag and drop best models
+Earlier versions and models and competitive models can be migrated
“if I can do it, anybody can do it,” said Kinney about usability of the new APC release.
The UI Layout and User Experience is far better designed.
“I could wax on for quite a long time,” Kinney said, “but I’ve recorded a demo so you can see what I mean.” He showed the demo.
SimSci APC 2014 has a connection wizard for faster integration to ANY DCS or PLC including Foxboro Evo or I/A Series DCS.
Kinney discussed the “Director” shell… the tool that allows the operator to set points/targets (input tags) etc. “This is so far as we know it, an absolutely unique tool that nobody else has in the marketplace,” Kinney said.
SimSci APC 2014 has built-in model building tools so that users can actually use the software, rather than have it sitting in the can because it it so hard to learn to use.
Video of Kinney’s talk, and the demos will be posted on Soundoff! later tonight.
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