Plant Floor Disaster Recovery and Backup Procedures System Failures Can Negatively Impact a Plant’s Operations and Bottom Line
Most manufacturers rarely think about their programmable logic controller (PLC) or automation control systems failing. But they do. Yet, preventive maintenance isn’t common despite the potential of downtime and reduced profits.
Manufacturers use a broad range of automation and controls technology to run critical processes. While administrative offices routinely update their computer systems, the same doesn’t hold true for plant equipment. Some still use legacy systems like Allen-Bradley PLC 2s, DOS, NT and Windows 2000. When they fail, the replacement hardware and software aren’t always available, causing even further plant delays.
See Plant Floor Disaster Recovery and Backup Procedures System Failures Can Negatively Impact a Plant’s Operations and Bottom Line, by Darrell Andress for mfrtech.com.
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Business Continuity can be a challenge in any environment – and the complexities of manufacturing and distribution operations can be even more challenging.
The BUSINESS CONTINUITY PROGRAM FOR MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION ON CD-ROM has some similarities to business continuity programs for other business environments – but many differences specific to manufacturing and distribution.
- Have Critical Revenue-Generating Operations been Thoroughly Analyzed?
- Is Your Plan Designed Specifically for a Manufacturing or Distribution Business?
- Is Your Plan Limited to Information Technology Planning?
- Do All Departments have Adequate Plans in Place?
Tags: automation, manufacturing, plant floor, PLC, programmable logic controllers
