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ABB’s latest DCS release supports modernisation without disruption
improve lifecycle eiciency, and enable secure, future-ready opera- tional environments. Major updates are outlined below. - Version synchronisation and online upgrades for a more streamlined and predictable system-wide upgrade experi- ence, reducing engineering eort and minimising operation- al disruption. - Support for the latest Microso¡ operating systems and mul- tiple virtualisation platforms enables multi OS deployment, simplifying lifecycle management across modern IT/OT envi- ronments and enhancing long-term sustainability. - Enhanced OPC UA connectivity provides secure, standards based interoperability, ensuring seamless data exchange and readiness for evolving digital architectures. - Advanced device management with Field Information Man- ager (FIM) accelerates device onboarding, improves diag- nostics, and streamlines maintenance of instruments. - Expanded system-wide connectivity enables the use of addi- tional Virtual Plant Network Interfaces to optimise commu- nications and reduce system footprint. - Seamless evolution from Harmony Rack to SDe Series, sup- ported by automated conversion tools, allows customers to preserve prior intellectual investment. With these upgrades, SPR2025 delivers a more flexible, interopera- ble and secure control environment engineered to help industrial op- erators modernise their systems to meet the demands of tomorrow’s automation.
ABB has introduced SPR2025, the latest Symphony® Plus distributed control system (DCS) package to enable modern- isation and eicient performance in the process and power industries. This release supports upgrades for existing instal- lations and new deployments. SPR2025 helps modernise industrial operations quickly and eiciently, upgrading existing Harmony Rack-based sys- tems without disruption, or deploying the latest automation innovations for new projects. Online upgrades, enhanced OS and virtualisation support, powerful conversion tools, and a clear evolution path allow customers in industries such as power, water, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals and pulp & paper, to implement improvements at their own pace, ensuring con- tinual reliability and minimal risk. Symphony Plus delivers stronger communications perfor- mance and strengthens data integration across distributed operations. With system-wide OPC UA, ethernet backbone, and support for smart field devices using the latest FDI (Field Device Integration) technology, operators benefit from se- cure, standardised, and interoperable connectivity, enabling connection of dierent devices and platforms. The inclusion of ABB’s Automation Extended functionality enables Symphony Plus customers to adopt advanced auto- mation and digital technologies without disruption. By separating control and digital environments, customers can deploy system performance monitoring, advanced an- alytics, and AI-based decision support applications progres- sively, while maintaining the reliability and security of core control processes. “SPR2025 advances our com-
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mitment to help customers mod- ernise without disruption, at their own pace and protecting their existing investments,” said Stefan Basenach, Senior Vice President, Process Automation Technology, ABB. “With online upgrades and enhanced digital connectivity, this secure, scalable and future-ready release empowers customers to operate more eiciently today and prepare for the next wave of indus- trial innovation.” Key enhancements intro- duced in the SPR2025 release strengthen system performance,
The latest release of ABB’s Symphony ® Plus Distributed Control System includes Automation Extended functionality, enabling innovation while maintaining core system reliability.
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