《Automation amp; Control Planning Guide》.pdf

Automation Control Planning Guide Making Informed Decisions About Your Installed Equipment SM Make the most of your energy Introduction This guide has been assembled for customers, like you, with an installed base of Schneider Electric equipment, including programmable logic controllers. This tool is designed to provide a structure and framework for making decisions consistent with your intentions for your equipment. Whether your goal is to prolong the life of the Following each section of this guide is a sample of the type of information your installed automation equipment, upgrade to installed base consultant will collect during the first of a two-step consultation Schneider Electric brand Modicon® PLC service. You can use these samples to collect data in preparation for your systems or to plan for future process changes/ meeting or to determine who should participate in the meeting. With the expansions, we can help. With use of this tool information collected within these exercises, Schneider Electric will compile a and the help of your Schneider Electric certified comprehensive personalized report, which will help clarify your current state installed base consultant, you can answer and outline your options – positioning you to make effective decisions now, for questions such as: the future of your operations. • What are the associated maintenance costs of keeping older automation equipment in service • In what ways can these maintenance costs Sample Exercise A: Business Profile be minimized 1 Who is our primary contact at your facility for this process • Besides maintenance costs, what other factors 2 What are your top three operational concerns should I consider in deciding if I should upgrade