Overview

Modular process plants will have pre-automated modular units that can easily be added, arranged and adjusted according to the production needs. This is achieved through the Module Type Package (MTP), a standardised methodology enabling interoperability between any module and orchestration system developed within the MTP framework.

Distributed Control Systems (DCS) will evolve to process orchestration systems that manage the operation of the modular units. The MTP contains all necessary information to integrate a module into a modular plant, such as the communication, the services, a human machine interface (HMI) description and maintenance information.

ABB has launched world’s first commercial modular enabled process automation solution. This is the first solution to combine an orchestration layer and a module layer integrated with the technology of module type packages (MTPs).

Speaker

Steve Royston, Technology Manager, ABB

Steve Royston is a Technology Manager for ABB and is a professional control and instrumentation engineer with a strong electrical background and over 39 years' experience working in a variety of different job roles in a number of industry areas including many overseas assignments. He has a BSc in Electronics & Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester.

The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Process Management and Control Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

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