Enhancements include a new look and feel, and failover, charting and Historian functions.

For manufacturers who need to analyze process data, MatrikonOPC Desktop Historian is an affordable, easy to install, data archiving tool. Unlike enterprise process historians that are designed to manage the needs of the entire corporation, MatrikonOPC Desktop Historian focuses on data collection, not data presentation or processing.

Software offerings include Wonderware Information Server 3.0; Historian 9.0; and ActiveFactory 9.2, all of which work with Microsoft Office 2007, SharePoint Services and SQL Server Reporting Services. These make the collaboration of plant-production and performance information faster and easier.

Using on-board data archival, the Fast Analog module increases system throughput by reducing the overhead required in collecting high-speed data. Featuring four archiving inputs and two outputs, the module generates extremely fast sample rates, while decreasing backplane traffic for optimized system performance.

ProLinx 7000 Application Server (AppSrvCE) delivers communication protocols and an embedded data historian in one package. It is fully customizable and programmable, supporting multiple automation programming languages. The data historian is capable of logging up to 500 tags of real-time data at sub-second speeds.

ProSoft Technology offers an extensive inventory of in-chassis modules for industrial automation applications using Allen-Bradley and Schneider Electric processors. These in-rack devices communicate over the backplane to interface the respective networks with any of over 60 protocols (both client to server and master to slave). ProSoft’s protocol and network connectivity modules include inRAx for Rockwell Automation and ProTalk for Schneider Electric. These devices are designed to connect to a number of networks, including SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and DCS systems (Dedicated Control System).

More and more, today’s manufacturers are challenged with complying with the increasing regulation of their processes. The importance of ensuring that only authorized persons are able to modify the process, and that every modification be reliably recorded in a way that protects it against manipulation, cannot be understated.