Approximately 63% of a technician’s time is spent in scheduled maintenance and investigating non-existing equipment faults.
Furthermore, the ratio of process analyzers to the number of assigned technicians continues to increase. This drives the need for remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance and asset monitoring to make the most efficient use of limited resource time.
ABB’s STAR DMS meets the challenge restoring critical resource time and lowering the total cost of ownership.
STAR DMS is a client-server platform designed to centralize and manage critical data from legacy and current process analyzer networks.
Archival and retrieval, trending, reporting and statistical analysis are all essential data management tools provided by STAR DMS.
The remote user interface (RUI) launch portal for legacy and current ABB analyzer assets and an OPC concentrator for third party analyzers provide complete remote access to networked analyzer assets all logically displayed in the Plant View mode.
- Integration with both ABB (PGC5000 Series process gas chromatographs, RVP4500 Series Reid Vapor Pressure Analyzers, Multiwave Photometers, etc.) and other manufacturers analyzers
- Connectivity with all DCS, DAQ, PLC, SCADA systems and other higher-level processes
- Apply with existing twisted-pair, fiber optic or Ethernet cabling
- OPC
The STAR DMS includes:
- Client - Server database architecture
- Monitors analyzer alarm statuses and analysis results
- Chromatogram storage and viewing
- Analysis modification and optimization
- Storage of analyzer documentation and reports
Features- Centralized analyzer data and documentation storage scalable to the number of analyzers connected, and amount of data storage needed
- Integration of legacy and current ABB products, and third party OPC DA servers
- Statistical analysis, trending and data overlay capabilities
- Alarm and Event notifications, remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance
- Integrated suite of software applications including multiple analyzer RUI launch portal and Plant View tool
- Remote analyzer configuration and backup, software upgrades and file downloads
- Multiple user level management options