Since introducing its Foxboro A2 automation system early in 2003, Invensys has received 57 different project orders. These represent more than five million dollars in incremental business for Invensys' Foxboro Automation Systems unit. The new Foxboro A2 system complements Invensys' well-established Foxboro-brand I/A Series system platform by providing a more cost- and feature-appropriate solution for smaller or less critical process, batch, or hybrid control applications.
Recent Foxboro A2 system orders have come in from all corners of the globe: North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Applications include industrial boiler control, central station power generation data acquisition and control, gas processing and pipeline monitoring and control, food, beverage, and pharmaceutical process control. Other uses include water and wastewater scada and control, refinery off-sites monitoring and control, paper dryer control and chemical plant control.
Attesting to the scalability of the new Foxboro automation system, these projects range in value from just $20 000 to well over $1-million. The system combines advanced remote I/O with a choice of distributed controllers and Wonderware HMI software to provide an unbeatable solution for many process, batch, and hybrid control applications. Unlike other systems in this space, Foxboro A2 offers flexible options for both redundant control and communications. This ensures appropriate levels of availability in an extremely cost-effective manner.
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