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Manufacturing and production facilities are typically comprised of disparate control systems, individually handling process, discrete power, and safety control. Maintaining these multiple systems strains operations and support, and restricts flexibility and responsiveness. To meet the challenges today and establish The Connected Enterprise®, you need a control technology that overcomes these limitations and delivers true plant-wide optimization.


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You face difficult challenges in the process industry today. Tighter compliance requirements, demand for productivity and competition in the market while using the same control system strategy and automation approach are a few of these challenges. A modern distributed control system (DCS) can help you address these challenges. This modern approach is built using plant-wide technologies that easily integrate with other automation systems.

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The modern DCS enables you to drive productivity, increase efficiencies, and reduce costs. This system easily integrates people, processes, and technology into The Connected Enterprise® to better address the many challenges you face. The PlantPAx® system is a key component of The Connected Enterprise®.

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