Shaw Industries Improves Reliability with Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture Production Control & Information System

肖氏工業利用羅克韋爾自動化集成架構生產控制和信息系統改善可靠性

MILWAUKEE, July 13, 2007 - Shaw Industries, a global full-service residential and commercial flooring company, has implemented a production control and information system using the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture that allows better access to information on the plant floor and alleviates excessive downtime due to unreliable equipment.

密爾沃基7月13日消息——提供全面住宅和商用地毯服務的全球性公司肖氏工業公司實施了一個使用了羅克韋爾自動化集成架構的生產控制和信息系統，使得可以更好地使用生產工廠的信息，減少由于不可靠的設備而導致的過多停工。

The Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture includes the Logix Control Platform and the FactoryTalk suite of production and performance software. Integration of Shaw’s information and control systems has provided significant cost savings as a result of improved information flow throughout the enterprise. Implementation of the Integrated Architecture included consolidation of an assortment of plant-floor networks into a single communication architecture with a common protocol, and the integration of control, visualization and information technologies for reduced implementation, maintenance and operational costs.

羅克韋爾自動化集成架構包括Logix控制平臺以及FactoryTalk生產和績效軟件套件。整合肖氏的信息和控制系統改善了整個企業間的信息流，從而帶來成本的大量節約。集成架構的實施包括將生產工廠的分類網絡合并成一個使用通用協議的單一通信架構，整合控制、可視化以及信息技術，減少執行、維護和運作成本。

“We previously had multiple networks operating separately from one another, which created considerable complexity and inefficiency,” said Gary Norwood, automation manager, Shaw Industries. “A unified architecture provided by the Logix Control Platform and FactoryTalk software provides us with high-performing, scalable information to meet our evolving needs.”

肖氏工業自動化經理Gary Norwood表示：“以前我們有數個互相獨立運行的網絡，導致非常復雜和效率低下。由Logix控制平臺和FactoryTalk軟件提供的統一架構為我們的發展要求提供了高性能、可升級的信息。”

With the Integrated Architecture, Shaw receives enhanced production capabilities and more efficient control of production processes, such as tufting, dye coloring and backing. Through tight integration between the Logix Control Platform and FactoryTalk software suite, Shaw now can simplify data collection and improve interaction with enterprise level information systems – identifying and correcting potential problems before they occur while improving overall line performance. Through the network standardization, Shaw can monitor its systems and implement maintenance procedures over a Wide Area Network (WAN).

通過集成架構，肖氏獲得了更大的生產能力以及更有效率的生產控制過程，例如裝叢毛、染色和襯背。通過Logix控制平臺和FactoryTalk軟件套件之間的緊密集成，現在肖氏可以簡化數據采集，改善企業級別信息系統的相互作用：在潛在問題發生前識別并修正它們，同時提高生產線總性能。通過網絡標準化，肖氏可以監測其系統，并通過廣域網（WAN）實施維護程序。

Shaw’s standardization on the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture has improved equipment reliability and helped the company reduce downtime by 50 percent, significantly decreasing the number of startup errors and easing system maintenance. Through the use of FactoryTalk Historian, Shaw management now can easily archive historical data and pull reports at a moment’s notice. “Installing the FactoryTalk suite of plant-wide information software alone saved us hundreds of thousands of dollars in off-quality claims,” Norwood said. “We also were able to seamlessly integrate the control technology into our existing infrastructure, which was a key factor in the success of the installation.”

肖氏基于羅克韋爾自動化集成架構的標準化改善了設備的可靠性，幫助公司減少了50%的停工期，大大地減少了啟動錯誤的次數，減輕了系統維護。通過使用FactoryTalk Historian，肖氏管理層現在可以輕松地存檔歷史數據，而且可以立即獲得報告。Norwood 表示：“僅是安裝了工廠級別的信息軟件FactoryTalk套件就為我們節省了無數美元的客戶由于產品質量不過關而提出的索賠。我們還可以無縫地將控制技術集成到我們現有的基礎架構中，這正是安裝成功的一個關鍵因素。”

Shaw’s standardization also features EtherNet/IP-enabled FLEX I/O and POINT I/O modules to connect field devices and carpet-processing machines.

肖氏的標準化還包括基于EtherNet/IP的FLEX I/O 以及 POINT I/O 模塊，用于連接現場設備和地毯處理機械。

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of industrial automation control and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses.  Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., the company employs about 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

羅克韋爾自動化是全球領先的工業自動化控制和信息解決方案供應商，致力于幫助生產商提升其業務競爭優勢。公司總部位于美國威斯康星州密爾沃基市，公司雇員大約2萬3千人，業務遍及全球超過80個國家。

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