Whatever is Integrity anyway?

With PAS now pushing sales of the Integrity software into new markets, we get the same response from customers who haven’t yet heard of or seen the Integrity software…

>> What is it?

>> Why do I need it?

>> What value does it provide?

Once we get engaged in describing and demonstrating the product, the answers generally become apparent and things fall into place, but depending on who’s doing the talking, this doesn’t always happen as easily or quickly as it should.

I mean, it all seems so obvious to us, but then we’re so close to the product and such a technical bunch that all-too-often we jump right into details without setting the stage on what need the overall solution fulfills.

I’m not going to try and provide a complete answer here, but it basically comes down to increasing engineering efficiency, safety and decision-making abiliies at the plant site.

My previous blog on the iPod analogy provides a reasonable intro to the product – the ability to bring the configuration data from all automation assets (PLC’s, DCS’s, real-time databases, spreadsheets, operator displays and advanced applications) into a single user view without requiring the user to “connect the dots” between various configurations and setups.

If you don’t understand that, just pick any data point in your real-time infrastructure and then go figure out where it is used, displayed, read, written, etc… 

With the advent of user-friendly interfaces for all types of systems, devices and applications across the plant site, the real-time infrastructure is being changed, modified, re-configured each and every day.

So it’s impossible to go to any single location to determine data flow through the plant site, without manually going to each system, device, application or operator interface.

So what is the Integrity software?

It is the tool that provides an up-to-date view of your real-time data flow in your plant. 

And from there, the uses and benefits are tremendous – and like a PC or Excel spreadsheet, how you use it is up to you. 

But if you’re like most users, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

Attend one of our Integrity web seminars to learn more.

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