Based specifically on the information presented at the 29th annual conference of the Ovation Users Group, it is fair to say that the distributed control system (DCS), which later became the digital control system, is becoming a term of nostalgia. It is being replaced by a plant knowledge platform integrating control algorithms, real-time and historical plant data, synchronized simulation, monitoring and diagnostics (M&D) and prognostic capabilities, and immediate decision support for plant staff from the digital platform itself as well as from remote experts monitoring and overseeing plant systems.
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