Mission Control
Adam Knight
Product Specialist
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| VisSim simulation software can even be used to model a whole
industrial plant. |
VisSim has long been our favourite
software for modelling and developing control systems, and the latest
Version 6 (which we reviewed last issue) puts it even further ahead of
its rivals. An example of why is described in a new Case
Study, which reports how one of Europe's leading producers of chlorine
derivatives is using VisSim, and its new OPC Add-on, to help design a
new production facility.
This company has used VisSim for over
10 years to develop "virtual" prototypes
in software - a fast and cost-efficient way of testing the system
design and ensuring optimal performance. It's now being used to model
all stages of the production and waste treatment process. Once the new
plant is up and running, the system model will have a second lease of
life: as a training system for new operators.
VisSim's new implementation
of OPC (OLE for Process Control - a set of open standards that lets Windows-based
applications talk to process control hardware) means it can be linked
directly to the control system hardware to read and write data without
the need to install and configure lots of I/O channels.
You can download or request
the Case Study here. |
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