ControlEdge™ Discrete PLC

Honeywell introduces ControlEdge Discrete PLC as a new addition to its Modular Control Systems Products portfolio. The Programmable Logic Controller is designed to meet the requirements of Discrete market as a Cybersecure high-speed PLC catering to applications such as Palletizer, Conveyor, Sorters in Warehouse automation & Material Handling, Packaging, Bottling and Labelling applications in Food & Beverage and Pharma and discrete applications in Web manufacturing, Metals, mining and Minerals etc. In future ControlEdge Discrete PLC will have the capability of doing high speed motion control and it will meet needs of machine safety standards.

What Is It?
This fast Discrete PLC is targeted towards customers in the discrete automation industry such as Intralogistics, material handling as well as towards customers in hybrid automation space with significant exposure to discrete applications such as Food & Beverage, Metals, Mining and Minerals, Gigafactories, Semiconductors etc. This new PLC platform offers new features that will improve customer’s digitalization process while ensuring the best practices on cybersecurity.

How Does It Work?
Honeywell Control Edge Discrete PLC is a Fast cyber secure PLC. In future, it will have motion control capability and it will comply to machine safety standards EN ISO 13849 (Up to PL e). This platform also offers high speed network cards and supports open communication protocols like OPC-UA, EtherNet/IP, offering a competitive product with simplified configuration and seamless connectivity to external peripherals such as HMI. The controller platform also seamlessly integrate with distributed and networked IO modules, and variable frequency drives. Embedded cyber security helps improve compliance and availability and reduce risk.

What Problem Do They Solve?
Customers in discrete automation industry face rapidly evolving challenges in the market more than ever, from increased global competitiveness, the need to drive productivity because of reshoring/nearshoring, shortages of skilled labor as well as a continuous supply chain disruption. To thrive in such a volatile environment customers need to drive innovation in their manufacturing processes as well as their supply chain. Digitalization plays a key role for customers to address the key objectives for sustainable growth in discrete manufacturing: Increase throughput, Maximize the utilization of existing assets and create a flexible and resilient environment for their operations. As a partner that is dedicated to solving the most difficult problems, Honeywell is creating this Programmable Logic controller platform that can meet the business needs mentioned above and help customers reach their business goals. This platform will help customers in –

• Fast and effortless engineering
• Risk free migration
• Improving up-time of machineries in the plant