Valmet’s D3 Distributed Control System (DCS) automation platform, industrial processors can now integrate numerous reliability and performance enhancements in the first significant update following its acquisition from NovaTech Automation last year. The latest D3 version 16.3 from Valmet, a provider of process technologies, automation, and services, showcases the company’s ongoing commitment to enhancing the widely used DCS in various industries including specialty chemicals, agriculture, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals.
Serving customers since 1982 as D/3, the D3 DCS provides a comprehensive automation solution for process industries. This includes system-wide redundancy, robust I/O modules, advanced process controllers, fast Ethernet connectivity, efficient HMI tools, and customizable application programming for batch and continuous processes.
When the acquisition of the DCS from NovaTech Automation was first announced, there was significant anticipation regarding the potential added value Valmet could bring to the D3, based on their extensive expertise in batch, continuous, and hybrid process automation.
Valmet introduced its first digital automation systems in the late 1970s, and today the company’s Distributed Control System (DCS), Valmet DNA can be utilized for process control, machine controls, drive controls, quality controls, and condition monitoring across many industries.
To maintain a secure and reliable automation environment, it is necessary to update to the newest server and desktop operating systems. D3 v16.3 is among the initial major DCS versions to support Windows Server 2022. Windows Server 2019 is also supported for the system servers. Operator consoles and small display servers use Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 or LTSC 2019
