Understand the Promise of Open Process Automation

Chemical plants rely on continuous and batch production processes, each posing different requirements for a control system. A continuous process calls for a robust and stable control system that will not fail and cause the shutdown of a production line, whereas the emphasis with a batch process is on having a control system that allows great flexibility in making adjustments to formulas, procedures, and the like. Both kinds of systems need to be managed in available quality history of product, and to be able to execute non-routine operations. With its extensive product portfolio, experienced systems engineers, and global sales and service network, Yokogawa has a solution for every plant process.

DX Consulting provides advice and support with its global industry experience and vast technical expertise stemming from Yokogawa’s trusted digital technology and KBC’s years of improvement consulting. 

A digital twin is the key to effective decision making, providing deeper analytics technology and strategies to maximize profitability.

Open Process Automation (OPA) is an initiative to create a new generation of automation systems with a distinctly different architecture than the Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) that are used today for process automation.