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trol system technical information and market trends and re ceive practical tips. The schedules of Web Coach, Web TechTalk and other online training opportunities offered by ABB are
available in the My Control System web based platform.
Benefits
– Cost effective and convenient way to get maintenance
training
Price incentive on Spare Parts and Spare Services
Automation Sentinel subscription holders enjoy the added
benefit of a price incentive on purchases of selected spare
parts and spare parts services like parts repair and testing.
Benefits
– Lowers cost for spare parts and spare services
Hardware StepUp Service
Your controller must be in control of your process at all times,
regardless of system load. To assure this, it is possible to
StepUp your controller, by replacing your current controller
processor module with a more powerful unit, as part of your
Automation Sentinel agreement.
The Parts StepUp Service is the most cost efficient way of
increasing the processor power of your system controller.
Also, when upgrading a control system, the StepUp Service is
the obvious cost efficient choice.
Benefits
– Improves your application functionality in your control sys tem by adding controller performance
– Eliminates the risk that your control system runs out of
processor power

In summary, ABB’s life cycle management program offers a
two-pronged approach to supporting our customers in their
efforts to maximize the value of their automation investments
while optimizing the useful life of their automation assets:
– A written life cycle support policy to help predict support
for automation assets
– A system ‘Evolution without obsolescence’ policy that provides for incremental,
planned steps for adding new technologies or upgrading technologies in existing systems
while protecting installed asset investments.
The combination of these two strategies and resulting
deliverables provides our customers with the most predictable, lowest risk, and lowest
cost option to optimize the useful life and cost of their automation systems.
Our life cycle management program allows our customers to
choose the level of support and the upgrade schedule that
works best for immediate business needs and long-term production targets.
ABB has world-class experience in specifying, installing,
maintaining, managing, developing and troubleshooting industrial process automation. This has allowed a long and proud
tradition to be built, providing worldwide service support to
industry.
Backed by more than a century of proven experience, ABB
provides expert training, tools, parts and service to help process and power industry
organizations achieve increased
success. Our network of 20,000 trained experts have a thorough understanding of
your systems, applications and processes and a singular commitment: to help your organization
keep production running, maximize system life cycle, optimize
process performance and deliver operational excellence.
ABB’s solution is best because:
Maintain operation and avoid loss of production
Higher productivity through enhanced software functionality
Manage your life cycle costs
Yearly subscription provides predictability for plant precise
budgeting
Continuous optimization of your process operations
Improves system availability, performance and reliability with
predictable costs
Supports changing business goals with flexible life cycle
support
Introduce new technology at your own pace
Complete flexibility
Improve your control system over time. Always the best, lowest risk path forward
Automation Sentinel is our commitment to help you get the
most value out of your current ABB control system investment; it protects your past and present, as well as your future
automation investments.