DCS Migration / Replacement
The object of control system migration is not to replicate your existing system and just keep things going the way they are, but to bring in new technologies, functions, and features that will make it possible for you to operate your plant more efficiently and profitably. It’s an opportunity to benefit from the latest process control system technology available on the market today.
The object of control system migration is not to replicate your existing system and just keep things going the way they are, but to bring in new technologies, functions, and features that will make it possible for you to operate your plant more efficiently and profitably. It’s an opportunity to benefit from the latest process control system technology available on the market today.
Safe & Efficient
Yokogawa has a migration solution that can help you safely and efficiently move up from your existing process control system to our latest CENTUM series production control system. This will help maximize operational excellence and give you a competitive edge over the entire lifecycle of your plant facilities.
Our Solutions
Our commitment to being vigilant on your behalf and working with you, our valued customer, to achieve the ideal type of plant envisioned in our VigilantPlant initiative will play a crucial role in any system migration project.
Yokogawa’s capabilities are well proven: Look no further than the hundreds of brownfield projects where we have migrated third party systems to a Yokogawa process control solution. We have worked with control systems from all the major suppliers, including Honeywell, ABB, Emerson, Invensys, Siemens, and Yamatake.
Customer Benefits
Safe, cost-effective, and value-added migration
Yokogawa also works with you in the following ways to ensure a safe, cost-effective, and value-added migration process:
Assessing risks and advising on how best to address them
Optimizing existing assets
Maintaining quality
Minimizing production loss
Providing long-term support
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Risk assessment and consulting service
Risk assessment at feasibility study and/or FEED phase
Yokogawa’s highly experienced migration experts assess your migration risks by first analyzing your existing system to identify and prioritize potential issues, then consulting Yokogawa’s lessons learned database to devise an appropriate risk mitigation solution.
Consulting service for improving plant performance
Yokogawa offers consulting services that seek to add value by optimizing the migration process and showing you how to manage production operations more effectively at your plant. Specific services include:
Devising a comprehensive migration plan and schedule
Identifying the benefits that will be achieved and calculating your return on investment
Pointing out ways to improve safety and operational flexibility
Yokogawa’s experienced specialists are involved in all phases of this process. Through its consulting service, Yokogawa can help you come up with an optimal migration strategy.
More Information
Everything you need to know about Control System Migrations
Reliable and effective control systems are critical for safe and profitable operations across process industries. Still, many industrial facilities today continue to operate using legacy control systems from the past four decades, often nearing the end of their lifecycles. Migrating to modern control systems can be a complex venture. These projects require detailed upfront planning, a methodical implementation strategy, and astute project management.
Download this ebook and learn:
How to assert if migration should be required
Best practices in identifying your project scope and team
How to secure appropriate buy-in from the right people
7 operational capabilities to analyze when selecting a DCS system and vendor