Industrial Automation Magazine India

Schneider Electric announces EcoStruxure Automation Expert version 22.0

Published on : Wednesday 01-06-2022

Worlds first software-centric industrial automation system delivers step-change advancements in operational flexibility, productivity, and RoI.

New Delhi, May 31, 2022 – Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced version 22.0 of EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert, further enhancing the capabilities of the world's first software-centric universal automation system.

Consumer-packaged goods, logistics, water and wastewater operations now have next generation automation capabilities and unrivalled operational flexibility with EcoStruxure Automation Expert v22.0. including:

- expanded libraries for segment functions and energy management devices

- enhanced user experience (UX) in the build time tool

- fortified built-in cybersecurity

-  support for additional engineering input formats, including DEXPI (ISO15926 based) and Excel.

Importantly, the solution also provides end to end digital continuity through close integration with AVEVA applications. EcoStruxure Automation Expert can connect to AVEVA Engineering and import plant design data for automated bulk engineering. It also enables scalable visualization for the enterprise control room by integration with AVEVA System Platform.

EcoStruxure Automation Expert provides increased flexibility and control by enabling automation software to be separated from the hardware, providing freedom for all enterprises to break their dependency on proprietary industrial automation.

In addition to providing digital continuity and seamless integration with complementary software, EcoStruxure Automation Expert also enables different entities, whether internal or external, to work together to create the best solution to solve specific market challenges.

EcoStruxure Automation Expert is the world's first universal automation solution and part of an ecosystem that works similarly to an app store for automation where vendors, end users, and OEMs share a common automation software layer across their technology. This technological collaboration is driving the development of portable, interoperable, "plug and produce" automation solutions that industrial enterprises can easily integrate regardless of brand.

Since its introduction in late 2020, EcoStruxure Automation Expert has received numerous recognitions and awards for innovation and product excellence. Most recently, EcoStruxure Automation Expert was the recipient of the 2022 Engineer's Choice Award for Software: MES, MOM.

"Our customers continue to call EcoStruxure Automation Expert a 'game changer' for industrial automation engineering and operation," said Fabrice Jadot, Senior Vice President, Next Generation Automation, Schneider Electric. "Industrial flexibility and sustainability have never been more important, given today's highly volatile market. With EcoStruxure Automation Expert, our industrial enterprise customers are driving towards 100% engineering efficiency, ready for 100% effectiveness, and now 100% future proof."

EcoStruxure Automation Expert v22.0 is the next in an ongoing series of updates and enhancements that Schneider Electric delivers to the market at least twice a year.