Migrating from Siemens

The cost of ownership for aging technology, such as the Siemens Teleperm M system, is on the rise. The cost of spare parts is increasing, system support expenses continuing to grow, and unplanned downtime due to equipment failures is an ever-present threat to your product efficiency and profitability.

Benefits of migrating from Siemens to Experion include:

• Ease of Integration – Honeywell’s phased migration approach allows Teleperm M users to migrate at their own pace. 
• Flexible Migration – Experion controllers can be added at any time and will integrate with existing Siemens controllers.
• Investment Protection – Migration of Siemens subsystems and function blocks to Experion controllers can be performed whenever you decide.
• Common User Interface – Controller data has the same look and feel, regardless of whether the data originates from a Siemens DCS or Experion controller.
• Intuitive Configuration – Your user interface can be configured using standard Experion configuration tools.
• Seamless Data Access – Honeywell’s Distributed System Architecture (DSA) provides seamless access to points, alarms, operator messages and history between servers.
• Scalable Architecture – Users benefit from a single database with no duplicate configuration.
• No Single Point of Failure – Access is provided to all Siemens tags with Honeywell’s OPC Redirection Manager, Fault Tolerant Ethernet, and multiple Siemens OPC servers.

With goals for increased productivity and decreased maintenance costs, many companies are looking to Honeywell’s Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS) as a path to the newest technology. Experion is the only process automation system designed to manage your business, processes, and assets in one unique system.  

In order to determine the most efficient and cost-effective migration strategy, Honeywell offers a system assessment of each customer's specific requirements.

The assessment includes:

• Evaluation of automation goals
• An audit of the current system and process
• Recommendations for HMI migration and effective operator displays
• Recommendations for hardware migration and protecting current installation investment
• Personnel training and implementation plans
• Optimization and integration recommendations

The first step in migrating your current system is to call Honeywell for a system assessment. Based on the results of the assessment, we will provide an estimate of the timing and costs involved so you can implement a migration plan that works best for you. We can also provide suggestions on how to fund your migration over time. 

• For more information, contact your Honeywell account manager or send an e-mail with details about your current system and migration needs to: Honeywell Services