Attempting to capture and contextualize the knowledge embedded in today’s increasingly complex and multifaceted process automation environments has been likened to mapping the human genome.
Integrity software is designed to automate the process. Integrity
builds on earlier generations of automated documentation systems from
the vendor, including the DOC3000 and DOC4000 systems for Honeywell
DCSs. However, Integrity is not vendor-specific, and can capture data
from any source. Moreover, it is not restricted to automation assets
but can capture knowledge from paper-based and human sources.
Driver-like plug-ins called Asset Models are used to extract and
convert data from individual sources into a common data format for the
Integrity database. Currently, more than 40 Asset Models are available,
covering popular DCSs, PLCs, safety systems, HMI/SCADA packages,
historians and asset management packages. Integrity provides a
universal framework for aggregating and contextualizing data from
across the entire process automation environment. It captures and
archives explicit knowledge from each source, mapping the genealogy of
the dataflow, and also provides a set of common search, query and
reporting functions. PAS Inc.www.pas.com281.286.6565
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George Reed, with the help of Factory Technologies, was looking to further automate the processes at its quarries and make Ignition an organization-wide standard.
