Rockwell Automation to replace DCS at Warwick Chemicals

羅克韋爾自動化為Warwick Chemicals更新DCS系統(tǒng)

December 22, 2011 - Warwick Chemicals awarded a $1.9 million order to Rockwell Automation. The multiphase project will replace Warwick Chemicals’ distributed control system (DCS) solution with the Rockwell Automation PlantPAx process automation system to achieve a lower total cost of ownership, open connectivity with third-party systems, and improved service and support.

12月22日消息--Warwick Chemicals授予了羅克韋爾自動化一份價值190萬美元的訂單。這一多階段項目將把Warwick Chemical的分布式控制系統(tǒng)(DCS)解決方案替換成羅克韋爾自動化的PlantPAx流程自動化系統(tǒng)，從而降低總體擁有成本，實現(xiàn)與第三方系統(tǒng)的開放式連接，以及改善服務與支持。

Warwick Chemicals leads the global market in manufacturing bleach activators for the detergent and biocides industries. “Our current DCS was installed in 1994, extended in 1998, and then extended again in 2001. By replacing our 17-year-old DCS infrastructure, Rockwell Automation will help us meet productivity goals and aggressive process improvement plans,” said Colin Ainsworth, electrical, control and instrument engineer at Warwick Chemicals. According to research performed by the ARC Advisory Group, the global process industry loses approximately $20 billion annually, or about five percent of annual production, due to unscheduled downtime from aging DCS systems.

Warwick Chemicals在清潔劑與生物滅殺劑行業(yè)漂白活化劑的生產(chǎn)方面處于全球領先地位。Warwick Chemicals電子、控制與儀器工程師Colin Ainsworth表示：“我們目前的DCS系統(tǒng)安裝于1994年，之后又在1998年和2001年相繼進行了擴展。通過替換我們已使用17年的DCS基礎設施，羅克韋爾自動化將幫助我們實現(xiàn)生產(chǎn)目標，以及開展積極的流程改善計劃。”ARC管理集團開展的研究顯示，老舊DCS系統(tǒng)的計劃外停機時間導致全球流程行業(yè)每年損失約200億美元，約占年產(chǎn)量的5%。

“This win is significant because it demonstrates Warwick Chemicals’ increasing trust in Rockwell Automation as its process control supplier,” said John Genovesi, vice president and general manager of the Information Software and Process Business, Rockwell Automation. “The PlantPAx process automation system provides Warwick with a single, integrated control platform based on standard communication protocols, which minimizes integration and maintenance costs while offering invaluable production insight. This win is an example of our growing position in the process control industry.”

羅克韋爾自動化信息軟件與流程業(yè)務副總裁兼總經(jīng)理John Genovesi表示：“獲得這份訂單對我們來說意義重大，因為它表明Warwick Chemicals對羅克韋爾自動化作為其流程控制供應商的信任日益增強。PlantPAx流程自動化系統(tǒng)為Warwick提供了一個基于標準通信協(xié)議的單一集成控制平臺，簡化集成和減低維護成本，同時還能提供寶貴的生產(chǎn)見解。贏得這份訂單是我們在流程控制行業(yè)的地位不斷提升的一個例證。”

Previously Warwick Chemicals relied on multiple control platforms for its manufacturing process. “PlantPAx will extend our success with Rockwell Automation to our process operations,” said Ainsworth. “It will also help us migrate to a single, plantwide control platform that will be easier for our engineering staff to operate and maintain.”

在此之前，Warwick Chemicals的制造流程依賴多個控制平臺。Ainsworth表示：“PlantPAx將與羅克韋爾自動化一起把我們的成功拓展到我們的流程業(yè)務中。它還將幫助我們遷移到一個單一的工廠級控制平臺，這將讓我們施工人員的操作與維護工作變得更加容易。”

“We’re pleased and honored to deliver this project,” said Terry Gebert, vice president and general manager, Rockwell Automation Global Solutions. “Our track record of successful DCS migrations continues to pave the way for Rockwell Automation and the PlantPAx system to be recognized as the best replacement for traditional DCS systems worldwide.”

羅克韋爾自動化全球解決方案副總裁兼總經(jīng)理Terry Gebert表示：“我們很高興也很榮幸能負責這個項目。我們在DCS遷移方面成功的過往紀錄將繼續(xù)助力羅克韋爾自動化和PlantPAx在全球被公認是傳統(tǒng)DCS系統(tǒng)的最佳替代方案。”

About Rockwell Automation
關于羅克韋爾自動化

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

羅克韋爾自動化有限公司是全球最大的專注于工業(yè)自動化和信息的公司，致力于幫助客戶提高生產(chǎn)力，促進世界可持續(xù)發(fā)展。羅克韋爾自動化總部位于威斯康星州密爾沃基，擁有約21000名員工，服務于全球80多個國家的客戶。

About Warwick International Group Ltd
關于Warwick國際集團

Warwick International Group Limited is a leading specialty chemical manufacturer providing bleach activation systems to the global fabric and home-care markets. It operates the world’s largest bleach activation chemical manufacturing facility at its base in Mostyn, North Wales.

Warwick國際集團有限公司是一家領先的專用化學品制造商，為全球的紡織品與家庭護理市場提供漂白活化系統(tǒng)。該公司在其位于北威爾士Mostyn的基地運營著全球最大的漂白活化化學品制造工廠。