When downtime isn't an option, chemical manufacturers choose solutions from Microsoft industry partners like ABB, AspenTech, Emerson, Honeywell, Invensys, OSIsoft, Rockwell, and Siemens. In fact, according to ARC Advisory Group, the majority of production management solutions sold today are Windows–based. That's because solutions built on Windows® Server System cost less over time and deploy more quickly. Find a partner that's right for you:ABB ABB blends a customer-focused product, service and system portfolio with end-user expertise and global presence to deliver solutions for control, motion, protection, measurement and plant optimization across the full range of process, discrete and utility industries. Its Industrial IT products bridge the gap between industrial assets and information technology. Residing at the core of this approach is the 800xA Extended Automation system (including the Aspect Integrator Platform integration framework), a Microsoft Windows-based architecture. It is designed and built to enhance the functionality of new and existing systems by leveraging the latest in software technology. AspenTech Aspen Technology, Inc. provides software and implementation services that enable process companies to increase efficiency and profitability. AspenTech's engineering product line is used to design and improve plants and processes, maximizing returns throughout an asset's operating life. Its manufacturing and supply chain product line helps companies to increase margins in their plants and supply chains, by managing customer demand, optimizing production, and streamlining the delivery of finished products. AspenTech takes advantage of the .Net Framework, the Windows Server System and Microsoft SQL Server™. AspenTech continues to strive towards tighter integration with Microsoft's next generation technologies including Indigo and Longhorn. Emerson Process Management Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, offers manufacturers solutions to automate production, processing, and distribution. It's PlantWeb digital plant architecture delivers true asset management, precision process control, and management execution through intelligent field devices, open, interoperable standards, and integrated modular software. The networked components are linked by open communication standards such as OPC (OLE for process control) and XML at the supervisory level to enable the exchange of process-related information among Microsoft Windows–based applications. Honeywell Honeywell Process Solutions, part of Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions group, offers advanced software solutions, automation systems and value–added services for process manufacturers. Its information management and manufacturing execution software, such as Workcenter PKS, Uniformance PHD and Business.FLEX PKS, make wide use of Microsoft .NET technologies, including SharePoint® Portal Server. These software applications from Honeywell are used to capture and analyze "process knowledge" that can be used to boost manufacturing performance, expand asset capability, and improve collaboration and decision–making capabilities across the manufacturing supply chain. Invensys Archestra is Invensys' comprehensive automation and information architecture, designed to provide a common foundation for industrial automation solutions. Designed from the outset to extend the life of legacy systems, the Archestra architecture offers a complete approach through easy installation, operation, modification, maintenance and remote deployment. Its open development platform allows end users to benefit from the unified approach which enables instant integration of application information and third parties such as OEMs, machine builders, and systems integrators to rapidly assemble domain significant value to the solutions they provide. Archestra is designed for Microsoft Windows operating systems, is based on .NET and uses all Microsoft technologies. OSIsoft With more than 10,000 customer installations across 80 countries, OSIsoft is the leading provider of real-time performance management software. OSIsoft's Web services-enabled software products are used to build enterprise-wide, real-time information architectures to support all systems that need information from the manufacturing floor, for vendor-managed inventory systems, and for product lifecycle management. OSIsoft embraces strategic software technology including Microsoft .NET. Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation supplies power, control, and information solutions to manufacturers. The Rockwell Software business offers industrial automation and production management software. RSView32 provides an integrated, component-based human-machine interface for monitoring and automation. RSBatch is an efficient, predictable batch processing solution that drives consistency between batches and generates event information during batch runs. And RSBizWare provides manufacturing execution components for information integration, visualization, and control. Rockwell Software is a Microsoft Certified Partner, and its design, operations, and maintenance solutions run on Microsoft operating systems. Siemens Energy & Automation Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. is one of Siemens' operating companies in the United States. It manufactures and markets the world's broadest range of electrical and electronic products, systems and services to industrial and construction market customers. Its technologies range from circuit protection and energy management systems to process control, industrial software and totally integrated automation solutions. The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems.
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