When applied properly a SCADA system can help industries to save time and money. One example is that with SCADA, you can eliminate the need for site visits by your personnel for inspection, adjustments and data collection. SCADA software enables you to monitor and control the operations in real time. It can also make modifications to the system, auto-generate reports and trouble-shoot. Some of the major benefits of a SCADA automatiom system are listed below.
- Safety of workers and equipment are increased through predefined processes managed by a SCADA system.
- Engineering costs, time and risk are reduced through easy integration with all your plant devices.
- Resources, such as people and plant assets, are optimized as SCADA promises high level control over the plant environment.
- Productivity is increased via analysis of processes used to improve plant and production efficiencies.
- Maintenance costs are reduced through centralized control and monitoring that minimize downtime.
- Quality is improved because the analysis of process data can result in preventing errors before they occur.
- Operators are more effective using SCADA because it consolidates the various plant processes and provides them with a comprehensive overview of operations.
- Alarms are centrally managed which improves operational effectiveness by not overwhelming operators unnecessarily.
- Integrating SCADA with an historian package and other business systems will connect the plant floor to the boardroom by sharing real-time and historical data.
- Mobility solutions provide operators with the freedom to observe operations first hand no matter where they are.
