Valve companies are designing valve performance software that is tailored to specific valve challenges. Automation suppliers also have generic valve performance software which has the advantage of being easily integrated into automation systems. It boils down to whether it is better to have a superior valve performance monitor and integrate it into the automation system or have a generic valve performance monitor that is more easily integrated.
By Robert McIlvaine, Founder and CEO – The McIlvaine Company
How good is an automation system if it must accommodate performance software from multiple vendors? Ideally, the valve and automation supplier work together and design a hybrid system. But does this mean that Rockwell or Siemens must work with Velan, Bray, Emerson, and other valve companies to develop hybrid valve monitors from each?
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