ABB releases DCS white paper, "revealing" the future of process automation

• With rising demand for energy, utilities and commodities, future distributed control systems (DCS) are critical to sustainable development.
• The white paper sorts out how the future DCS will promote the digital transformation of the industry, further improve productivity, and achieve safer and more efficient sustainable development.
• Process automation systems will continue to evolve and are the cornerstone of complex infrastructures.

ABB has released a white paper titled "Future DCS: ABB Process Automation System Vision", which describes how process automation systems will support the current digital transformation of industries and the transition to sustainable energy during development.

For centuries, automated systems have enabled the pillar industries of everyday life, such as energy, electricity, water, metallurgy, minerals, chemicals, and transportation, and have been upgraded as populations have grown, to adapt to rising demand. For nearly 50 years, DCS has served as a digital platform for large-scale factory automation, supporting safe, efficient and reliable all-weather operations for process industry and energy industry enterprises.
ABB has been the global market leader for DCS for 22 consecutive years, maintaining about 20% of a market worth over $14 billion.

As the core technology for controlling and supervising complex process flow, DCS continues to provide necessary support for safe and reliable operation, and continuously improves functions to meet the urgent needs of digital transformation and energy transformation. Use new technology to expand our capabilities and meet new market demands.

To meet customer needs, ABB's automated system for forecasting modularity is bound to evolve and become more open, flexible, and collaborative, and, in the face of increasing customization requirements, still maintains its high standards of reliability, availability, and security.

• DCS of the future will be embedded in the digital environment to assist enterprises to securely interconnect and collaborate among people, systems and equipment.
• New business models are made possible by easy to download application subscription services.
• Machine learning and artificial intelligence will increase problem-solving efficiency, facilitate remote and autonomous operations, remove people from harm and reduce human error.
• The new generation can not only take full advantage of digitalization, but also maintain the reliability, availability and security of current systems.

"ABB's automation, electrification and digital technologies are used in many of the world's largest and most important operations to respond to growing social demands and help our customers' smart 'build a better world," Tang said. Although these complex and interconnected systems operate behind the scenes, they affect every aspect of our daily lives. Our future automation products will continue to do so."

ABB Process Automation is an automation, electrification and digitization provider for the process and hybrid industries, offering customers a wide range of products, systems and end-to-end solutions, including advanced distributed control systems, software, lifecycle services, industry-specific products as well as measurement and analysis, Marine and turbocharging products and solutions. With deep industry expertise, a diverse team and global resources, ABB Process Automation is committed to helping customers improve their market competitiveness, increase return on investment, and achieve safe, intelligent and sustainable operations.

ABB is a global technology leader transforming society and industry for a more efficient and sustainable future. By integrating smart technology into electrical, robotics, automation and motion control products and solutions through software, ABB continues to expand its technological boundaries and improve its performance to new heights. With a history of more than 130 years, ABB operates in more than 100 countries and regions worldwide and employs 105,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including research and development, manufacturing, sales and engineering services, with 27 local companies and 15,000 employees in nearly 130 cities, and online and offline channels covering about 700 cities across the country.