Schneider Electric recently announced the availability of its Harmony P6 iPC (Industrial Personal Computer) range to its Anglophone Africa partner network.
The Harmony P6 industrial personal computers with embedded software provide for improved visualisation and control.
The Harmony P6 industrial PC and software range is designed to improve industrial productivity and operational efficiency. It connects operational technology (OT) to IIoT, providing organisations with the networking and display capabilities required to gain the most from their digital transformation.
Sbo Chili, Industry Business: Offer Manager – IDHMI at Schneider Electric, says, “The Harmony P6 provides clearly presented, real-time performance information for industrial systems and offers the guidance staff need to improve performance and address problems before costly downtime occurs.”
Key features of Harmony P6 include:
- Smart design and engineering – it is economical and designed to enable efficient implementation
- Workforce empowerment – the embedded software allows for improved visualisation and control
- Cybersecurity – end-to-end security, designed according to the IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Standard for Control Systems, is incorporated (plus associated security software, Achilles and McAfee and EcoStruxure Secure Connect Advisor for remote connections).
“When combined with Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Automation Expert, the Harmony P6 also enables organisations to deploy the computing capabilities they require for those more calculation-intensive applications,” Chili adds.
Technical features
Harmony P6 is versatile and open to applications running Windows software at the edge: HMI, SCADA, IIoT Edge, engineering and maintenance tools, and thin clients. It offers excellent visualisation and control, with associated software enhancing the operator experience. It leverages crew reactivity for business maximisation with four high-performing Intel CPU cores for industry. The iPC allows for consistent operator workstations at the edge, with the modularity to make Box PCs, Panel PCs, and monitors that support optimum ergonomics in the working environment where the application is used.
A solution guide and TVDAs (Tested Validated Documented Architectures) allow for ease-of-selection, integration and maintenance of the software associated with Harmony P6, and provide a single contact window for technical support and repair.
Units are configured to order, with associated software selected via the online configurator.
“We’ve come a long way,” says Chili. “Today’s modular communication offerings like the Harmony P6 are packed with the processing, display and computing power required in the digital transformation in industry.”
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