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Description
The Honeywell Experion® LX is a purpose-built distributed control system (DCS) leveraging the proven Experion PKS technology to effectively meet process automation requirements in continuous and batch process control applications.
This flexible automation solution is simple to use and configure and is ideal for differently sized industrial operations in a wide range of industries.
What Is It?
Experion LX helps users:
- Manage all continuous process control applications
- Optimize batch and sequence-oriented applications
- Scale from a single personal computer and controller to many stations and controllers
- Benefit from Honeywell’s latest C300 controller and new Series 8 I/O platform that offers compact footprint, and easy installation and maintenance
- Utilize in-built function blocks, pre-built templates and rich function libraries
- Address their specific requirements
- Integrate with existing automation systems, including PLCs, DCS, RTUs, drives and smart field devices.
Its straightforward configuration and advanced engineering tools enable faster project implementation and system changes to meet changing business demands.
How Does It Work?
Experion LX is packed with features for controlling and optimizing applications:
- Controller-based S88-compliant modular batch control
- High-performance Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) network
- Revolutionary Profit Loop algorithm for predictive control
- Optional redundancy at all levels: server, network, C300 controller, Series 8 I/O modules
- Powerful reporting tool for fast debugging and system maintenance
- Complete HMIWeb solution pack to develop ASM compliant displays
- Advanced alarm management tools for alarm shelving, tracking, paging and dynamic suppression
- Smart device integration through industry standard protocols such as HART, Modbus and Profibus™
- Distributed Server Architecture (DSA) for integration of processes across multiple units, control rooms or geographies
- Easy-to-use engineering tools with templates, enhanced bulk build and bulk edit functions, control strategy simulation, loop tuning and pre-built displays
- Virtualization solutions for improved performance and reliability
- Improve lifecycle management and change control process verification with regulatory compliance.
What Problems Does It Solve?
Experion LX helps users:
- Maximize plant uptime and improve plant reliability
- Optimize plant efficiency and increase scalability for future expansion
- Boost plant performance and agility to respond to business changes
- Enhance operator effectiveness and safety through alarm management, display management and procedural operations designed in association with the Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) Consortium
- Communicate effortlessly with third-party devices and drives
- Reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
