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Think Beyond the Wire
Innovative First Movers Gain Competitive Advantage, Even as Last Barriers to Widespread Adoption Fall.
New technology has historically brought disruptive change in the process automation field—not because of the technology itself, but because of the capability it enables that brings new value to the fore.
Measure and Gather New Process Data
Wireless Transforms the Economics of What’s Feasible and the Physics of What’s Possible.“We made a strategic choice to start where customers could get the fastest and easiest return,” says Bob Karschnia, vice president of wireless for Emerson Process Management, referring to the company’s release a couple of years ago of wireless, self-organizing solutions at the instrumentation level. “This is because field sensor networks can be easily installed and deliver significant value without the need for investing in a plant-wide wireless infrastructure,” he says.
Boost Your Workforce Productivity
Mobile Connectivity Keeps Workers in Touch with the Information They Need.
When it comes to enhancing overall workforce productivity, wireless technology delivers in another important way. Upfront, wireless can slash the time and effort necessary to add a new measurement point or integrate a formerly isolated PLC or tank farm.
Better Manage Your Business, Your Plant
Plant-Level Wireless Networks Are Already Ensuring Physical Security and Tracking People and Assets.
In-plant wireless technology isn’t just about communicating and integrating process information flows. It’s also about enabling a broad range of business and plant management applications—some well-defined and already at work, and some as yet to be imagined.
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