New high-availability I/A Series Mesh Control Network is just one of several Invensys technologies selected as being among the most significant innovations introduced in 2004.
Jan. 14, 2005 - The editors of CONTROL ENGINEERING magazine have selected Foxboro's I/A Series Mesh Control Network as one of the most significant innovations to appear in the magazine in 2004. Winners were selected on the basis of service to the industry, technological advancement, and market impact. Invensys' Triconex and Wonderware units also received 2004 Editor's Choice Awards for their Trident and InTouch products, respectively.
"We're very pleased, but not at all surprised, that the knowledgeable editors at CONTROL ENGINEERING have selected our I/A Series Mesh Control Network for this prestigious award," said Paul Steinitz, marketing director for the Foxboro Automation unit of Invensys. "Our new, ‘self-healing' Mesh Control Network provides our customers – new and existing – with unprecedented levels of performance and availability, plus very straightforward installation. The Mesh will also provide the backbone for tomorrow's automation systems."
"While all network components and even the Rapid Spanning Tree intelligent network management software we utilize are commercial off the shelf (COTS) technology, Foxboro has developed patented software that enables the I/A Series system devices that reside on the network to further enhance network performance with rapid switchover and fault-recovery," said Steinitz. Foxboro, Triconex, and Wonderware representatives from Invensys will accept their CONTROL ENGINEERING's Editors Choice awards at a ceremony to be held in Chicago in conjunction with National Manufacturing Week, March 7-10, 2005.