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This new version moves away from desktop PCs to large touch-screen plasma screens, and is capable of being operated via tablet devices, while Experion Virtualization Solutions and remotely configurable Universal I/O cabinets allow for late-stage design changes and better hardware management.

Capabilities like Experion Collaboration Station and Experion SCADA’s superior Human-Machine Interface (HMI) provide teams with the ability to share information across geographically dispersed locations and simplify operations over thousands of assets.

Experion PKS Orion represents a shift in project implementation based on new approaches such as using the cloud to design projects remotely

HPS vice president Frank Whitsura

“Experion PKS Orion represents a shift in project implementation strategies based on new approaches such as virtualisation, Universal Channel Technology and using the cloud to design projects remotely,” said HPS vice president Frank Whitsura.

“The project workflow, when implementing process control and safety systems, can now be adjusted to shorten schedules and minimise risk through every phase of the project.”

HPS claims Experion PKS Orion is the only industrial process system using Universal Channel Technology to allow instant, remote configuration of both process and safety I/O—without additional hardware—permitting the use of standardised cabinets. Universal I/O modules reduce equipment requirements and footprint, and can be quickly configured for multiple channel types.

The new Experion SCADA radically simplifies configuration over thousands of assets and improves operational performance with an enhanced HMI. Equipment-based configuration requires minimal effort by using best practice templates containing not just the SCADA points, but the entire operator interface. In addition, dashboard style presentation and task-based filters are aimed at focusing an operator’s attention on what is important.

Experion PKS Orion is also the first system to use blade server technology for advanced virtualisation capabilities. Leveraging virtualisation, upfront hardware requirements can be delayed so hardware is more current when the project is handed over.

With the Experion Collaboration Station, users can display both business and process information in a common view supporting faster resolution of routine or abnormal situations.

Related interoperability improvements providing engineering and operations flexibility include: expanded options with Profibus PA and Ethernet IP, modernisation of legacy controllers while protecting our customers’ intellectual investment, and unified operations with Distributed System Architecture (DSA) Events and System Alarm Routing.