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Insight is vendor agnostic, which allowed Actemium Automation to take data from existing legacy fuel pump stations and integrate it seamlessly into a single digital thread that is accessible to engineers and managers via a secure internet connection, and is accessible anywhere across the enterprise.
the solution
According to Hallett, the increased collaboration means that the engineers on the road, the operators back at HQ, and the architects of the solution are all working from a single data set. Each individual can customise alerts and dashboards based on their job function, and should an issue arise, both Actemium Automation and SolutionsPT are on hand in a support capacity to help solve any problem. With a single digital
thread running through all operations, AVEVA Insight offers a platform for further operational improvements and opens the door to extensive DX capabilities in the future. The customer now has a powerful system that goes far beyond the remote data collection and storage functionality that met the original brief. With immediate access to asset information, KPIs, and sophisticated analysis capabilities for users at all levels and varying experience, improvements in operational performance and efficiency are now possible. Operators can deploy advanced maintenance
strategies informed by a deep understanding of the critical rail assets on the system based on previous performance and can be alerted to
issues before they become downtime events. Furthermore, as Insight is a core capability
of AVEVA Connect (a common cloud platform) additional digital services from the extensive AVEVA catalogue can be brought to bear as the customer continues their DX journey to bridge the gap between engineering, operations and maintenance for more operational resilience and agility. Since Actemium Automation implemented the
solution, technicians no longer visit the three sites simply to collect data. Site visits are now
INDUSTRY FOCUS Turning this previously manual task into a
digital process with AVEVA Insight is part of an ongoing digital transformation journey for the end user, and scalability of point solutions such as this project, are high on the priority list. With the easy integration of AVEVA Insight and with ongoing support from Actemium Automation and SolutionsPT, the solution can be simply replicated and expanded across further sites in future, while further AVEVA Connect functionality, including Digital Twins can be added in time.
An ongoing relAtionship
“The project with our global rail solutions customer highlights the benefits of working closely with SolutionsPT to implement AVEVA Software and shows the value of our long-standing Premier Partner status. We’re excited to continue to expand our relationship further in the months and years to come,” explained Hallett. “It is difficult to overstate the value that SolutionsPT brings to bear when implementing the products that they offer to market, be that AVEVA Software or any of the extensive automation, security, IT and OT technologies and services that they provide in the UK and Ireland. It’s a natural fit
only made when specific servicing or problem solving is required, as informed by the software. With the Insight add-on, AVEVA Dream Report, staff are also saving the precious time spent completing outdated reports. The end user is emailed automatically with reports containing the information required to meet the regulatory requirements and avoid the risk of fines from the network operator.
for Actemium Automation with both companies committed to helping every industrial enterprise to successfully harness digital technology to maximise their human potential and achieve excellence in engineering, operations and asset management.”
solutionspt
www.solutionspt.com
high performance connectors suit rail applications
Smiths Interconnect has expanded its REP connector series for rail and industrial applications with the addition of a new qualified option, the EasyREP. The REP series of multipole, sealed, plastic connectors, offers a quick and secure connection for embedded equipment in a wide range of applications – including sensors, brakes, lighting, air conditioning, and communications – in the industrial, rail, test and measurement, automotive, and public works sectors. This high performance connector has a high number of mating cycles (over 20,000) thanks to Hypertac hyperboloid contact technology. Some rail and industrial applications today do not require high-cycle
life as a technical requirement but still require compliance with the railway standard of 500 cycles and other important qualified features. Such applications are served with the Easy REP connectors. Mark Kelleher, vice president and general manager of the Connector
Business Unit at Smiths Interconnect, explained: “EasyREP connectors offer the qualified design, reliability, compliance with industry standards, and ease of use of the REP connector series with the addition of a value aligned contact technology which provides a high current rating up to 18A and a reliable signal integrity with no contact interruption above 50ns .” Available in three sizes of 2, 6 and 12 contact positions, the new EasyREP
option features the MR contact, a screw machined contact of 1,5mm diameter available for cross section cables from 0.75 to 2.5 mm² (18-13AWG). It offers the proven electrical performance required by the industry standards plugs in
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terms of insulation resistance, Dieletric Withstand Voltage, Current Carrying, Low Level Current Resistance, and mating cycles (up to 500). According to the company, the range provides: Low Level Contact
Resistance (LLCR); Environmental resistance in severe conditions; Low insertion and extraction forces; and lower Cost of Ownership. Furthermore, it offers rail industry compliance to NF F 61-030 and EN 45545-2 requirements and to EN 61-373, Category 2 standards for vibration resistance.
smiths interconnect
www.smiths.com
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