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Evolutionary trends witnessed in control systems in the last two decades
Technological advancements in process monitoring, control and industrial automation over the past decades have contributed greatly to improve the productivity of virtually all manufacturing industries throughout the world. While 90% of the global production is still controlled by analog instrumentation, almost all the controls installed as a part of a new plant or plant expansion are Digital Control Systems (DCSs) connected by digital networks. The heart of these advancements is specialised IT systems. To remotely provide end users with comprehensive real-time information and allow for higher levels of reliability and control, these systems have become more and more interconnected. The new generation of automation systems utilises open standards such as OPC, PROFINET, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3.0, IEC 61850 and commercial technologies, in particular Ethernet and TCP/IP-based communication protocols. They also enable connectivity to external networks such as office intranet and the Internet. We, at Red Lion, have also evolved with the advancements and kept pace to design products,
Automation is the answer to India’s quest for being a world-class industrial competitor “The growing trend is to link computer networks and software to control points, and then to the industrial devices that need to be controlled,” informs Naveen Kumar Mote, General Manager – India, Red Lion Controls, during an interaction with Team SEARCH. Excerpts… which can connect to open standards protocols.
please explain Your tagline ‘Connect, Monitor, Control’ in the light of your product offerings…
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Red Lion has evolved over the years. As a result of our N-Tron and Sixnet acquisitions, our product offerings have expanded from panel metres, controllers and HMIs to include industrial Ethernet switches, Wi-Fi radios and cellular M2M routers. Our
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growing product portfolio speaks to us as the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking.
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