New Installations - Versa Tech provides development for the entire facility based on the Enterprise IOT System Physical Infrastructure of the ISA-95 model. Versa Tech designs are based on the Cisco / Rockwell Automation and Panduit design guides.

 

Existing Installations - Versa Tech provides deployment of Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) networks within the Cell/Area zone which is a major building block of the CPwE architecture. This is the network that connects sensors, actuators, drives, controllers and other IACS devices that need to communicate in real-time.

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Upgrades - Versa Tech provides migration from legacy systems which were not originally designed for the current or planned communication requirements.

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Enterprise IOT System Physical Infrastructure is based on the ISA-95 model of information and communication levels that include the following levels:

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• Level 4 Business Planning and Logistics

• Level 3 Manufacturing Operations Management

• Level 2 Manufacturing Control

• Level 1 Sense and Manipulate

• Level 0 Production Process

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Cisco, Rockwell Automation and Panduit have developed design guides for implementing the Physical Infrastructure based on the ISA-95 standards. Cisco and Rockwell have developed the Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE) Design and Implementation Guide.

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The CPwE architecture is a set of manufacturing focused reference architectures to:

• Accelerate the successful deployment of standard networking technologies

• Convergence of manufacturing and enterprise/business networks

• Deploy standard networking technologies

• Integrate Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS) and business networks.

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Panduit Industrial Ethernet Physical Infrastructure Architecture Design Guide is for designing, deploying and managing the physical infrastructure for an Industrial Ethernet network.

 

The Guide focuses on identifying

• Physical layer reference solutions that reflect the realities in the industrial space

• Hardened switches outside of a static control room environment and onto the factory floor

• Cabling techniques to mitigate the effects of heat, humidity, and noise over a multi- connector cabling channel.

• Use of distributed cabling topologies and patching technologies, which enhances the flexibility and scalability of Industrial Ethernet networks to achieve greater operational efficiency

• Robust, testable grounding and bonding systems to ensure system uptime and availability by mitigating noise issues that can disrupt communications and control

• Automation systems dependent on industrial Ethernet for real-time control, device configuration, data collection, and safety sub-systems

• The physical layer, comprised of the network media, connectivity, enclosures, pathways, grounding/bonding, identification, and port locking devices.

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The Panduit Design Guide provides guidance on selecting, planning, installing and testing a physical layer that ensures performance.

The Panduit Design Guide describes the physical infrastructure architectures recommended for each of the following areas

• Industrial Data Center / Control Room

• Network Distribution

• Zone Cabling

• Control Panel

• On Machine.

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