Rockwell Automation Introduces Fluid Routing Solution

Rockwell Automation Introduces Fluid Routing Solution for Increasing Throughput and Improving Asset Utilisation

Rockwell Automation has introduced the industry’s first repeatable, standard fluid routing solution delivered on a process controller platform. The solution provides consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers with a configurable system that provides a flexible and efficient way to transfer fluids from one destination to the next, while helping to reduce system life cycle costs and minimise waste.

“The routing of fluids has become one of the most complex control challenges in today’s plants due to an increased number of production vessels, smaller order quantities and larger valve matrixes,” said Mike Jamieson, global director - Consumer Packaged Goods Industry, Rockwell Automation. “The Fluid Routing solution helps simplify this process by using pre-developed modules to define and control routing paths. This helps reduce system life cycle costs and improve scalability.”  
 
Many CPG manufacturers employ custom programming to develop routing paths and sequences, requiring complex logic that is time-consuming, error-prone and difficult to maintain since systems can be so unique. Moreover, when plants add process piping or implement new procedures, engineers have to re-write code to handle the change in functionality.