Emerson's Syncade Suite is designed to extend the value of the company's PlantWeb digital plant architecture by integrating real-time intelligent plant-floor data with procedural, off-line and transactional plant business processes, decisions and asset management.
Syncade modules address very specific process industry requirements. For example, says Lenich, "Electronic procedure functionality can address needs in many process industries. One example is 'Proof Testing' required for safety loops to maintain a specific SIL. Syncade ensures that the correct verification steps are taken by qualified staff at designed intervals and automatically documents the actions and required approvals. This solution will be discussed at an Emerson Exchange session [see listing below] as well as demoed on the Exhibit floor."
Syncade's Movement Logistics Manager is another new module on display this week. "Managing material custody transfer and inventory management can be daunting," says Lenich. "The new Syncade Movement Logistics Manager addresses these issues. It manages the transfer of materials to and from marine vessels, railcars, trucks, plant operations and tank farms."
It will be released in 2011 and will be demonstrated this week on the Exhibit floor.
Nine Emerson Exchange sessions will outline various parts of the Syncade suite. They include:
- RM-588 Syncade Roadmap
- Syncade Management of Change
- Syncade Electronic Workflow
- Managing the Transition from paper to electronic records in an operating facility
- Designing re-usable objects for Syncade Recipes
- Syncade Integration Architecture
- Simple and Flexible workflow to replace paper logs
- Syncade Suite overview/short course
- Using Syncade workflow and AMS device manager for SIF proof testing
- Managing electronic logs and equipment status with Syncade ET