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1、开放的工业无线解决方案 font=ArialOpenIndustrialWirelessSolutionsRealizingtheFullPotentialofWirelessInthecurrentglobaleconomicclimate,manufacturingfacilitiesarebeingcontinuallypushedtogrowtheefficiencyandprofitabilityoftheirprocesses.Theincentivestoimprove,automateandextendtheenterpriseapplytoeverythingfromoper

2、ationstomaintenanceandarerootedinvirtuallyeveryaspectofthemanufacturingprocess.Formanyplants,thelow-hangingfruitforautomationinitiativeshaslongsincebeenharvested,leavingthedifficultorcostlyprojectsthatlackfinancialjustificationorsufficientoperationalbenefittomoveforward.Theemergenceofindustrialwirel

3、esstechnologiesandstandardsradicallychangestheeconomicsoftheseoperationalinvestmentscreatingnewopportunitiestoimprovetheefficiency,safety,security,andproductivityofyourplant.WirelessTechnologiesatWorkOnedoesnthavetolookfartoseethatmajorautomationvendorsareincreasinglyintegratingwirelesstechnologiesi

4、ntotheirproductstosowtheseedsforthisnextgenerationofplantautomation.Goingwirelessisseenasawaytocosteffectivelyaddmoremonitoringcapabilitiesandpointsofmeasurement,enhanceworkforcemobility,improvesafetyandsecurity,anddrivemoreefficientutilizationofassets,rawmaterialsandenergy.However,forwirelesstowork

5、intheseoftendifficultandchangingenvironmentsthetechnologiesmustdeliverreliableperformance,easeofuseandcosteffectiveness.Althoughwirelessisheraldedasthenextbigthinginautomation,itcertainlyisntnew.Themovetousewirelesstechnologytoreducecostsandimproveefficiencyhasbeenunderwayforsometimeinmanufacturingo

6、rganizationssuchasinthewarehouseforassettracking,materialshandling,andsupplychainmanagementandatthepointsofentryforsecurityandaccesscontrol.IndustrialfacilitieshavealsobeenusingwirelessaspartofSCADAsystems,telemetryandmicrowavecommunicationsfordecades,inplacesrangingfromwastewatertreatmentfacilities

7、tooffshoreoilplatforms.Whathaschangedistheemergenceofproducts,applicationsandstandardstoaddressthespecificchallengesforusingwirelessinlargemanufacturingfacilities.Byextendingtherangeandloweringthecostsofplantandprocessnetworkcommunications,thisnewgenerationofwirelessnetworktechnologyoffersatremendou

8、sopportunitytorealizesignificantimprovementsintheoverallefficiencyoftheplant.Wirelessmonitoringsensorscanenablebetter,moretimelydataintoyourcontrolsystem,predictivemaintenanceorassetmanagementapplication.Operatorsinthefieldarenowabletoseethecontrolsystemandreviewstandardoperatingconditions,procedure

9、s,andcorrectiveactionsinreal-timeastheymakefieldadjustments.Securitydepartmentsareusingwirelessasameanstoimprovesecurityandachievetimelycompliancewithincreasingregulationsbywirelesslyaddingvideomonitoring,alongwithimprovedaccesscontrolandintrusiondetection.Othertechnologiesandapplicationssuchasvoice

10、overwirelesscommunicationsandassettrackingusewirelesstoenableproductivitygainsthathavealreadybeenrealizedinotherindustriessuchashealthcareandtransportation.Insomecasesthesebenefitsweresimplytoocostlytoachievebyrunningwires,whileinotherstheysimplycouldntbedonewithoutwirelessnetworks.Goingforwardthech

11、allengeistoinsurethatthebestofbreedindustrialwirelesssolutionsaresecure,scalableandsimpletooperate.Overcomingthatchallengerequiresmorethanjuststandardsandsinglesourcevendors.ChoosingtheRightWirelessTechnologyAsthelistofwirelessapplicationsgrows,sodothenumbersofwirelessdevicesandsystemsthatsupportthe

12、seapplications,addingcomplexitythatarisesfromusingmultiplewirelesstechnologiestoaddresstheeachapplicationsrequirementscoverage,latencyandthroughput.Mostofthesesystemshavebeendesignedtouseunlicensedfrequencies,whicharesharedacrossthedifferenttechnologiesandapplications.Thesharingofthesefrequenciesism

13、adeeasierbytheemergenceofrobuststandardsforcommunications,butstandardsalonearenotenough.Standardsassuretheproperfunctionofthesystemswithagivensetofcost/performancecharacteristics,andabasisforinteroperability-butnosinglewirelesstechnologyorstandardiscapableofbeingthesinglesolutionforeveryapplication.

14、Standards-basedtechnologieslikeWiFiIEEE802.11havebeenhardenedformobileworkerstotakeruggedizedtabletPCsandPDAsintotheplantwhileotherradioslikethosebasedonIEEE802.15.4andBluetooththatareoptimizedtosupportwirelesssensornetworksarebeingembeddedintoindustrialinstrumentationascurrentlybeingdefinedbytheISA

15、100.Inaddition,robustlong-range,highbandwidthwirelesstechnologieslikeWiMAXIEEE802.16havebeenruggedizedforindustrialenvironmentsandapplications.Thisdiversityofcost/performancetradeoffsamongtheseandthedozensofotheravailableindustrializedwirelessnetworkingtechnologiesdictatesthatuserschoosethemosteffec

16、tivetechnologyanddevicesforagivenapplication.Thereisnota“one-size-fits-allwirelessnetworkingtechnologythatadequatelysupportsthediverseanddemandingrequirementsofindustrialapplicationsandenvironments.Thelawsofphysicsdictatethatisextremelyunlikelythattherewillbesuchapowerfullyflexiblewirelesstechnology

17、anytimeinourfuture.ManaginganInvisibleAssetSowhat?Thereisanextremelyimportantassetthatyouownandcontrol.However,ifyoudontmanagethisasseteffectively,itcouldturnintoyourgreatestliability.Thisassetisyourairwavestheradiofrequencyspectrumthatisavailabletoyouinandaroundyourfacility.Imaginetwotothreeyearsfr

18、omnowwhenyouhavehundredsoreventhousandsofwirelessdevicesinyourplantfromdozensofvendors.Justlikeyourwirednetworkstoday,withouttherighttoolsformanagingthesecure,effectivecoexistenceofyourairwaves,thewirelesscommunicationsnetworkswillbecomeunreliable,slow,andpotentiallywillcreateunintendedsecurityvulne

19、rabilities.Inaddition,thechoicesyoumaketoday,maylimityouroptionsinthefutureasnewwirelesstechnologiesbecomeavailable.Howdoyoubothavoidthisloomingwirelesslogjamandfuture-proofyourwirelessnetworks?WirelessDeploymentOptions:OrganicorEngineeredThefirstandeasiestoptionisjustallowwirelesssystemstobedeploye

20、dandgrowinanorganicmanneraddingwirelessdevicesandtheiruniquesupportinginfrastructureoneapplicationatatimewitheachnewpointsolutionandhopethatsomehowallofthesesystemswillworktogetherovertime.Nomatterwhattheapplication,thewirelessoptionwillalmostalwaysbejustaseffectiveandcostmuchlesstoimplementandmanag

21、e.Thisallowsyoutocost-effectivelysolvetheimmediateproblem,checkthebox,andmoveontothenext.Nowdothatagainthreeorfourtimesandyouhavesavedyourselfmoneyandaddressedseveraloperationalissuesbutwhatkindofproblemshaveyoucreatedforyourselfintheairwavesandwhathappenswhenyouaddthenextapplication?Withoutanyabili

22、tytomanagethewirelessspectrumandhowitisutilizedacrosswirelesssystemsandapplicationsthereisnowaytoensurethesecurity,performanceandreliabilityofyourwirelessapplications.Atsomepoint,yourwirelessnetworkswillbumpintoeachotherandthatisacollisionyouwanttoavoid.Onwaytoavoidthecollisionistotakeanengineeredap

23、proach.Thisiswhereyouandyouroperationalteaminvestinadesignandplanonhowyouwillleverageanddeploywirelesssystemstoaddressyourcurrentcriticalneedsandpotentialneedsinthefuture.Thistakesaninvestmentoftimeandacrossfunctionalcommitmentfromtheoperationalteamtobesuccessful.Butifyoubelieve,asmanydo,thatwireles

24、stechnologiesaregoingtobecomeagrowingpartofyouroperations,thenthisisaninvestmentworthmaking.SingleVendororBest-of-Breed?Takingtheengineeredapproachhowever,leavesyouwithanotherdecision.Shouldyouinvestinapre-integratedwirelesssystemfromasinglevendororbuybestofbreedsolutionsthatbetteraddressthespecific

25、requirementsofeachofyourapplications?Choosingallofyourwirelessnetworkingapplicationsfromasinglevendorgivesyoutheadvantageofanengineeredsystemthatisdesignedtointegratevariouswirelesstechnologiesintoasingleseamlesssystem.Thisletsyoutakeadvantageofsharedwirelessinfrastructureandachieveeconomiesofbothsc

26、aleandscope.Unfortunately,thisalsolocksyouintoalimitedsetoflowest-common-denominatorproprietary“standardsthatwillleaveyouvulnerabletobeingheldhostagebyasinglevendor.Asnewapplicationsemergeandwirelesstechnologiesevolve,yourdependenceonasinglevendorwilllimityouroptions,lockyouintothepreferencesofasing

27、levendor,andholdyoubackwhileyourcompetitorsmoveforward.Yourotheroptionistoreviewtheuniqueneedsofyouroperations,facilities,anddesiredapplicationsandchoosethebestwirelesstechnologyforyou.Thisbest-of-breedapproachwillhaveabetterchanceofdeliveringtheperformanceandreliabilityyourequire.Buteachbest-of-bre

28、edpointsolutionyoudeploywilldemanditsowninfrastructureandmanagementsystemrequiringaninvestmentintechnologyandmanpower.Eachpoint-solutionwirelesstechnologyandapplicationwillalsorequireitsownwirelessinfrastructure,networkmanagement,andsecurity.Therewillbenore-useofacommoninfrastructure.Eachwirelessapp

29、licationwillbemuchmoreexpensivetodeployandmanagemakingitdifficulttoestablishapositivereturnonyourinvestmentinanysinglewirelesstechnologyorapplication.Anotherconsiderationtoconsideristhefutureofwirelesstechnology.Itisobviousthatwirelesstechnologiesarenotstandingstill.Therewillbenewwirelesstechnologie

30、s,tools,devicesandapplicationsbecomingavailableoverthenextdecade.Lockingyourselfintoasinglevendororaninflexiblededicatednetworkwontletyoueasilytakeadvantageofnewtechnologiesastheybecomeavailable.Theansweristohaveasinglesharedwirelessnetworkthatallows“plugandplayinteroperability,management,andsecurit

31、yofanywirelessdevicesandapplicationsregardlessoftheirradiofrequency,protocol,orapplication.Atrulyopenwirelessinfrastructurewillallowyoutochooseexactlytherightwirelessdeviceandapplicationforyourplant.Inaddition,becausethereisnosinglewirelessnetworktechnology,applicationorvendorcapableofdeliveringthef

32、ullrangeofindustrialwirelessproductsandapplications,youwillwanttomanagethecostofownershipofamulti-application,multi-vendorinfrastructure.Achievingagreaterdegreeofapplicationflexibilityandcostcertaintyrequiresanengineeredapproachthatcreatesanetworkofsystemsbasedonopenstandards,bestpracticesandvendorn

33、eutralityacrossapplications.ApprionsIONSystemApprionspecificallydevelopeditsIONSystemtoenableprocessmanufacturerstocost-effectivelydeploythebestpossiblewirelessapplicationsforyourplant.Thisvendor-neutralapproachtoindustrialapplicationimplementationinsuresthatplantoperationsmanagersareabletocosteffec

34、tivelydeploythebestwirelesssolutionforanygivenapplication.Astheonlyproviderofmulti-vendor,multi-standard,multi-frequencywirelesstechnologyinaunifiedarchitecture,Apprionishelpingcompaniesfilterthroughthegrowingnoisearoundindustrialwirelessproductsandmoveforwardwithapurposeful,cost-effectiveandenginee

35、redapproachtoindustrialwireless.Attheendoftheday,thefinancialandoperationsbenefitsofindustrialwirelessaremosteffectivelyrealizedwithanopensolutionarchitecturesthatiscapableofutilizingthebesttechnologiesandapplicationsavailablefromanyvendor.Byusingthebesttoolsforthejobandanopenwirelessinfrastructurel

36、ikeApprionsIONsystem,youwillavoidthelimitationsofasinglevendorsolutionandtheconstraintsimposedbypreviousdeploymentsofwirelessapplicationsandinsteadenjoythefullbreadthofbenefitsofwirelessinallareasofplantoperations.AboutApprionAppriondeliversindustrialapplicationnetworksystemsandservicesdesignedforth

37、eprocessmanufacturingindustry.ApprionsIONsystemprovidestheonlyunified,openandsecureindustrialapplicationnetworkforplantmanagersandtheirengineeringandITorganizations.IONoptimizesthemanageabilityandperformanceofthewirelessdevices,systemsandnetworkswithinplantssothatmanagersgainthehighestvaluepossiblef

38、rominformationgeneratedbytheiroperationalandproductivityapplications.Apprionsindustrialproductsandservicesenablethedeploymentofwirelessapplicationswiththelowesttotalcostofownership.Customersincludemarketleadersinoilandgas,chemicalandpower/utilities.ApprionislocatedinMoffettField,California.Formoreinformationaboutthecompany,itsproductsandsalesofficelocations,visitapprion./font0