PCS 7 Takes You Beyond the Limits of...
Your Current Honeywell TDC 3000 System
Siemens offers migration strategies from the Honeywell TDC 3000 to the SIMATIC PCS 7 process control system to bring the latest control technology to your plant, while minimizing the downtime required to change systems.
To avoid lost product, the migration from an existing control system to a new system has to be accomplished in the shortest time possible with minimal impact to manufacturing operations. One of the most time-consuming tasks in a typical migration project is reworking the field instrumentation wiring over to the new system. Siemens offers several solutions to help you manage this challenge. Hear it from our customers: Air Products Case Study
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Avoid Field Rewiring
The Siemens migration solution leaves your field wiring and original Honeywell Field Termination Assembly (FTA) cabinets in place and simply replaces the old FTA boards with new Siemens FTA boards. The Siemens FTA boards are the same size and have the same terminal blocks and mounting hole dimensions as the old Honeywell FTA boards. The original wired terminal blocks are plugged into the new FTA boards, which are in turn connected to PCS 7 I/O modules in a new cabinet. This strategy eliminates the time and high cost of rewiring the field devices.
Reduce Production Downtime
Replacement Field Termination Assembly (FTA) boards and interconnect cables are available to support this migration solution. The new cables plug into matching PCS 7 I/O modules, duplicating the original control system hardware. From this point, the system can now utilize all the latest process control technology from Siemens; such as the Siemens PCS 7 process control system hardware, using the powerful S7-400 controller and the PCS 7 Windows®-based operator station. The PCS 7 system can be quickly brought online and production is resumed in usually one day.
Speed Checkout and Startup
Since the I/O is unchanged, the original control program and screen displays can be manually duplicated in the new system, updated, and tested prior to the changeover. To complete the migration, the original Honeywell control cabinet is replaced with the PCS 7 controller and I/O cabinet. Using your proven control strategy and undisturbed field devices, system checkout and startup is efficient and goes quickly.
Siemens Engineers or Certified Solution Partners Can Help You Implement Your Honeywell Migration Services
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