If you Google “Proof of Concept”, here’s what you get…
If you visit our office in Charlotte, here’s what our “Proof of Concept” System looks like…
We assembled (and continue to reassemble) this system to allow us to discover how products (really) work and how products work together. We often do this as we implement a customer's configuration using a device which connects to DeltaV serially, or via a process bus (Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus DP, Device NET or Actuator Sensor - Interface Bus).
Occasionally a customer will want us to connect a device to our system to verify that the device will do that - connect. If it doesn’t, it is usually easier to figure out why in this system than during check out, commissioning and start up at their plant.
We also connect devices to understand more about their functionality and how that functionality can be leveraged in monitoring and control strategies. Plant Web functionality from Emerson allows HART and Foundation Fieldbus devices to tell you whether they are healthy or not. Devices can even tell you how to fix many of the problems which may occur - if you are connected to them with AMS.
Our Proof of Concept system is also used for customer demonstrations. With the system we can show our guests the functionality of DeltaV, HART, process buses and Wireless HART Device Networks. We can also demonstrate the functionality of some of the field devices used most frequently.
If you have a project coming up, let us help you choose the functionality that best suites your process and budget requirements. If there are devices you are not familiar with, let us help you become familiar with them so that you can exploit their functionality by “Proving your Smart Concept”.
