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Industrial automation hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years.
It may sound surprising that any automation system cannot be used with any programming package or control applications written for one company’s platform typically won’t run on another company’s platform without at least a few ‘tweaks’.
This is partly due to our over-reliance on proprietary systems, that makes it harder for businesses to adapt quickly to changing demands.
The Solution
Universal automation enabled by the IEC61499 standard.
It’s time for industry to move away from proprietary systems, towards standardized systems – what we call universal automation.
- Build
Build applications using software components that are ‘portable’ and easy to install on any automation hardware
- Deploy
Deploy applications across different types of system hardware, architectures or components with minimal programming effort, whether highly distributed, centralized, or both
- Support
Take advantage of IEC61499 support for mainstream software best practices, so interoperability with IT systems is easy to achieve
An open, next-generation control automation platform designed for more agile, resilient, and efficient operations.
EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert is changing the game for industrial organizations. It is freeing your equipment from closed, proprietary technology, and reinventing automation by uniting assets from different brands and systems with a common language and grand design.
EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert in 60 seconds
Seamless Connectivity for Digital Continuity
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Improve Industrial Automation System Flexibility
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Increase Plant Performance
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How does EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert work?
Supports compatibility with multiple hardware platforms
It eliminates the constraints of vendor-specific systems, allowing you to select the best-suited automation components while ensuring seamless integration and interoperability
Provides a unified, user-friendly interface
It simplifies the management and control of your automation systems, regardless of the hardware you choose; offering a familiar and accessible environment for operators and engineers
Allows for customization and enhancement
It offers an open and extensible architecture that allows, adapting to evolving business needs, and seamless integration of third-party solutions
Enables optimization of your automation systems
It optimizes across different devices, machines, and environments; creating a cohesive ecosystem that maximizes efficiency & productivity
Open New Possibilities in automation with EcoStruxure Automation Expert
Accelerate operational effectiveness
Optimize costs and maximize innovation thanks to hardware-agnostic design and open software-defined control automation.
IT/OT convergence
Simpler, common framework to bridge IT/OT environments, enabling real-time linkage between business & operational insights across your operations.
Future proof
Reduces total cost of ownership with wrap and reuse of automation objects to make the most of what you have and update as you go.
Success stories
Want to make you distribution even smarter?
Discover how EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert has re-imagined our Shanghai Distribution Centre to improve performance and safety while speeding up troubleshooting by a factor of four.
Faster commissioning
EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert enables centrifuge manufacturer GEA to speed up commissioning time by 50% and benefit from its open standards.
Unlocking automation
Modernizing automation systems with EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert improves production agility and efficiency at Sophim.
Forget everything you know about automation: discover EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert
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