Best Distributed Control Systems (DCS) in Germany

Producers like you are adept at navigating the complexities and challenges of staying competitive. This is true in a variety of industries ranging from pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, and food and beverage to mining and chemical. That’s why it’s so important to implement the latest technological advancements to continue your ever-evolving digital transformation journey. From the control room to the board room, process system users face the persistent challenges of balancing productivity against budget and resource constraints as well as proactively addressing evolving operational risks. Meet these challenges and experience real productivity gains in all areas of your plant with the PlantPAx distributed control system (DCS). System features positively impact the lifecycle of your plant operations by ensuring that plant-wide and scalable systems drive productivity, improve profitability, and reduce overall risks for operations.

DeltaV S-series Electronic Marshalling with CHARMs lets you land field cabling wherever you want, regardless of signal type or control strategy. The DeltaV™ Distributed Control System (DCS) is an easy-to-use automation system that simplifies operational complexity and lowers project risk. The state-of-the-art suite of products and services increases plant performance with intelligent control that is easy to operate and maintain. The DeltaV DCS adapts to meet your needs, scaling easily without adding complexity. The inherent integration of the DeltaV system extends to batch, advanced control, change management, engineering tools, diagnostics, and more.

Emerson’s Ovation™ platform delivers a unified automation approach for modern power and water operations. Built on a robust DCS core and deployed across thousands of sites worldwide, Ovation supports over 1.4 million MW of generation capacity with deep expertise in turbine, boiler, HRSG, and renewable control. Its integrated suite includes SIS, SCADA, simulation with digital twin modeling, optimization tools, plant prognostics, cybersecurity, and AI-driven applications. Emerson also leads in water/wastewater automation, with successful DCS and SCADA implementations at more than 150 U.S. facilities managing 12 billion gallons daily.

System 800xA is not only a DCS (Distributed Control System) it’s also an Electrical Control System, a Safety system, and a collaboration enabler with the capacity to improve engineering efficiency, operator performance, and asset utilization. With the built-in electrical control system, ABB Ability System 800xA provides ways to be in control of the complete electrical system, from high-voltage switchgear to low-voltage motor control. Whether together with 800xA DCS or not, ABB Ability System 800xA is the ideal solution as your Electrical Control System. Reduce hardwired cabling on switchgear by connecting to intelligent devices, no matter which standard protocol you have. The high reliability on digital communication improves the information flow from the devices and additional electrical measurement equipment can be removed.

ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus is a distributed control system (DCS) designed to maximize plant efficiency and reliability through automation, integration, and optimization of the entire plant. With more than 35 years being the total plant automation platform for the power generation and water industries it is designed to meet the most demanding engineering, procurement and construction contractors' requirements being the preferred provider for power generation and water treatment solutions for all geographic markets. Symphony Plus is backwardly compatible with all previous generations of the Symphony family of distributed control systems – Network 90, INFI 90, INFI 90 OPEN, Symphony Harmony, Contronic and Symphony Melody.

Trusted for decades, yet continually cutting-edge: the SIMATIC PCS 7 distributed control system is your starting point for exceptional plant performance. Prepare for today's requirements and tomorrow's challenges with PCS 7 – powerful and versatile process control technology from Siemens! Leveraging standardized and reusable process libraries, PCS 7 V9.1 keeps your operations sustainable for the long term. With automatic inventory management, your plant will have a systematic approach to ensuring all critical hardware, software and network components comprising your PCS 7 installation are always up-to-date. The Advanced Process Library provides the basis for simple project planning and reliable process control. The operator system is easily adaptable and offers single-user, multi-user and web operating options.

Plants running the TotalPlant™ Solution (TPS) system need to avoid obsolescence by employing modern technology. TPS, introduced in 1998, helped establish open plant automation with a host of advanced applications. However, its users are now dealing with compliance issues related to new safety regulations as well as increasing system support challenges. With Experion LCN, existing control strategy, field terminations, applications, history, and graphics can be retained, allowing users to focus on high-value improvements. It minimizes operating disruptions, maintains overall consistency, and delivers optional lifecycle advantages with virtualization. It also opens the door to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) by Honeywell, an approach that connects people to assets, automates predictive analytics and enables increased collaboration.​