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O-PAS open for business

Plug-and-play products that comply with the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) are turbocharging testbeds and coming to supplier shelves
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This simplified Open Process Automation (OPA) reference architecture shows what types of devices ExxonMobil and its OPA Testbed Lab are evaluating for conformance with O-PAS, V2.1 and whether they can meet ExxonMobil’s requirements for field use. Components tested include: 1) industrial PC (IPC)-based distributed control node (DCN) computing without local I/O, 2) network-connected remote I/O, 3) advanced computing platform hosting virtual DCNs, and 4) DCNs with local I/O. They’ll likely be deployed in ExxonMobil’s OPA field trial that’s expected to start operating later this year in a manufacturing automation system at an ExxonMobil facility in Baton Rouge, LA. Source: ExxonMobil
This simplified Open Process Automation (OPA) reference architecture shows what types of devices ExxonMobil and its OPA Testbed Lab are evaluating for conformance with O-PAS, V2.1 and whether they can meet ExxonMobil’s requirements for field use. Components tested include: 1) industrial PC (IPC)-based distributed control node (DCN) computing without local I/O, 2) network-connected remote I/O, 3) advanced computing platform hosting virtual DCNs, and 4) DCNs with local I/O. They’ll likely be deployed in ExxonMobil’s OPA field trial that’s expected to start operating later this year in a manufacturing automation system at an ExxonMobil facility in Baton Rouge, LA. Source: ExxonMobil
This simplified Open Process Automation (OPA) reference architecture shows what types of devices ExxonMobil and its OPA Testbed Lab are evaluating for conformance with O-PAS, V2.1 and whether they can meet ExxonMobil’s requirements for field use. Components tested include: 1) industrial PC (IPC)-based distributed control node (DCN) computing without local I/O, 2) network-connected remote I/O, 3) advanced computing platform hosting virtual DCNs, and 4) DCNs with local I/O. They’ll likely be deployed in ExxonMobil’s OPA field trial that’s expected to start operating later this year in a manufacturing automation system at an ExxonMobil facility in Baton Rouge, LA. Source: ExxonMobil
This simplified Open Process Automation (OPA) reference architecture shows what types of devices ExxonMobil and its OPA Testbed Lab are evaluating for conformance with O-PAS, V2.1 and whether they can meet ExxonMobil’s requirements for field use. Components tested include: 1) industrial PC (IPC)-based distributed control node (DCN) computing without local I/O, 2) network-connected remote I/O, 3) advanced computing platform hosting virtual DCNs, and 4) DCNs with local I/O. They’ll likely be deployed in ExxonMobil’s OPA field trial that’s expected to start operating later this year in a manufacturing automation system at an ExxonMobil facility in Baton Rouge, LA. Source: ExxonMobil
This simplified Open Process Automation (OPA) reference architecture shows what types of devices ExxonMobil and its OPA Testbed Lab are evaluating for conformance with O-PAS, V2.1 and whether they can meet ExxonMobil’s requirements for field use. Components tested include: 1) industrial PC (IPC)-based distributed control node (DCN) computing without local I/O, 2) network-connected remote I/O, 3) advanced computing platform hosting virtual DCNs, and 4) DCNs with local I/O. They’ll likely be deployed in ExxonMobil’s OPA field trial that’s expected to start operating later this year in a manufacturing automation system at an ExxonMobil facility in Baton Rouge, LA. Source: ExxonMobil
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ExxonMobil OPA field trial on the docket

A pioneering open process automation (OPA) testbed by ExxonMobil serves as a model for other and is culminating in a operational field trial this year
These profiles for “distributed control node (DCN)—I/O” and “DCN—compute” are two of the five developed by OPAF to clarify the roles and requirements that suppliers need to meet to produce products that comply with the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS), Version 2.1, that was finalized in the first week of February. This “Rosetta stone” for the physical platform defines locations in the O-PAS reference architecture where DCNs are deployed, and the conformance requirement profiles for each configuration, such as system management, OPC UA networking, security and others. Source: OPAF
These profiles for “distributed control node (DCN)—I/O” and “DCN—compute” are two of the five developed by OPAF to clarify the roles and requirements that suppliers need to meet to produce products that comply with the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS), Version 2.1, that was finalized in the first week of February. This “Rosetta stone” for the physical platform defines locations in the O-PAS reference architecture where DCNs are deployed, and the conformance requirement profiles for each configuration, such as system management, OPC UA networking, security and others. Source: OPAF
These profiles for “distributed control node (DCN)—I/O” and “DCN—compute” are two of the five developed by OPAF to clarify the roles and requirements that suppliers need to meet to produce products that comply with the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS), Version 2.1, that was finalized in the first week of February. This “Rosetta stone” for the physical platform defines locations in the O-PAS reference architecture where DCNs are deployed, and the conformance requirement profiles for each configuration, such as system management, OPC UA networking, security and others. Source: OPAF
These profiles for “distributed control node (DCN)—I/O” and “DCN—compute” are two of the five developed by OPAF to clarify the roles and requirements that suppliers need to meet to produce products that comply with the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS), Version 2.1, that was finalized in the first week of February. This “Rosetta stone” for the physical platform defines locations in the O-PAS reference architecture where DCNs are deployed, and the conformance requirement profiles for each configuration, such as system management, OPC UA networking, security and others. Source: OPAF
These profiles for “distributed control node (DCN)—I/O” and “DCN—compute” are two of the five developed by OPAF to clarify the roles and requirements that suppliers need to meet to produce products that comply with the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS), Version 2.1, that was finalized in the first week of February. This “Rosetta stone” for the physical platform defines locations in the O-PAS reference architecture where DCNs are deployed, and the conformance requirement profiles for each configuration, such as system management, OPC UA networking, security and others. Source: OPAF
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Latest OPAF headlines on interoperability projects

O-PAS sets the pace: in this second of a three-part series, members of the Open Process Automation Forum presented their progress report at the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando
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O-PAS sets the pace

The Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) standard starts operating and prepares conformance testing
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Shell, Petronas and Reliance develop O-PAS testbeds

O-PAS sets the pace: in this first of a three-part series, three major end users detail their efforts to implement and test Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS) components...
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Valmet buys NovaTech’s process business

Earliest expected completion is Jan. 1, 2023
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Best practices in column control distilled, part 2

Greg McMillan continues his conversation with Mark Darby about optimal distillation control
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Mark Darby joins Greg to share the ins and outs of composition control strategies
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ABB white paper unveils the future of process automation

ABB released a new white paper entitled “The DCS of tomorrow: ABB’s process automation system vision,” which outlines how process automation systems will evolve to support industries...