Modernise your SCADA
system with less risk,
less cost and less effort.
SCADA Migration Service
Whether in industry, infrastructure or buildings, you are faced with increasingly
stringent demands in terms of productivity, operating safety, continuity of service
and availability of your facilities.
As businesses expand, operational infrastructure grows and ages. Consequently,
as companies focus on growth, that may also be the time to acknowledge that the
very tools which were once solutions have now become the sources of problems.
With cost reduction being a critical issue, you need to examine your system’s
operational reliability, flexibility and efficiency, extending its service life through
modernisation.
Modernisation: A key to
improving performance
Our experts know your business. With a full command
of our products and backed by comprehensive
application databases, they can assist you in your
operating and modernisation phases. You can
rely on our competent and efficient experts for the
effective maintenance, upgrading and modernisation
of your facilities. We offer you solutions to meet your
challenges and are with you every step of the way.
Our SCADA Migration Service is an integral part of the
modernisation phase of our comprehensive Automation
Service. While your PLCs and other equipment are being
modernised, do not forget to make your SCADA system
future-proof at the same time. Migrating your legacy
automation system is an essential step toward improving
performance but it is a delicate one to implement. Our
SCADA Migration Service ensures that your legacy
SCADA systems are successfully migrated to Vijeo Citect
while reducing risks and improving performance. Our
SCADA Migration Service is designed for customers who
are faced with obsolescence issues and who wish to
manage maintenance costs tightly while still enjoying the
latest innovations of world-leading SCADA technology.
The service will help you migrate Monitor Pro or Vijeo
Look while remaining fully integrated with your Modicon or
other PLC applications.
Migrating to Schneider
Electric’s latest SCADA solution
was easy, quick and economical
using the SCADA Migration
Service. We initially chose to
migrate to the Schneider SCADA
solution for its open architecture
and development keys, along
with good local representation.
An added and unexpected
benefit is the lower cost of
ownership. We now have more
tags for less than we were paying
for our old SCADA system.”
Ian Tabor
Senior Engineer
Sun Peaks Resort Corporation
Transferring legacy SCADA systems:
Changing lanes to move ahead
Advantages of transferring
legacy systems
A service-oriented approach
> We listen to you.
> We understand your needs.
> Reduce risk.
> We will propose the best solution for you
> More cost effective than a complete
based on:
replacement.
> Your financial considerations.
> Preserve your investment in application design
> The complexity of your SCADA
application and automation > Leverage our automated translation tool to
architecture.
> Our expertise in automation, using dedicated tools and methodologies.
Your challenges
> Your legacy system is unable to meet and address
today’s increasingly stringent safety/security/
regulatory reporting requirements.
> Yesterday’s productivity benchmarks have been
raised and senior management is aggressively
seeking reduced energy/infrastructure costs and
improved incidence management.
> Driven by competitive pressures, the increased
demand by senior management for greater
plant floor visibility is also revealing major gaps in
your control system’s reporting functions.
> You have reduced staff and ageing installations,
and would like support in defining your project.
> Your budget is limited so you are looking
for economical solutions and a commitment to
continued maintenance support.
> Your process demands that modernisation be
completed within a guaranteed time frame.
> Your installations are very old and modernisation is
an opportunity to improve process performance.
Upgrading using standard industry-leading products
promises less risk than a full replacement. By “changing
lanes” now, you can transform your legacy automation
system into state-of-the-art technology that allows you
to get ahead of your competition.
reduce effort.
> Minimise testing requirements.
> Leverage existing product support centres,
and embedded process knowledge.
ie. the people you know.
Achieve a tailor-made solution with ease
Vijeo Citect after migration
Legacy system before migration
With our SCADA Migration Service, converting from your legacy system
to the superior functionality of Vijeo Citect is easy.
Risk reduction and enhanced performance
Our SCADA Migration Service provides the most reliable, flexible and step-by-step
migration path to Vijeo Citect. Schneider Electric has developed processes and
tools that help make this migration more efficient. These tools allow us to analyse
the complexity of your legacy SCADA system so that we can determine the most
suitable migration path for you, tailoring it exactly to your needs.
Besides gains in efficiency, you will benefit from reduced risk — wherever
applicable, the SCADA Migration Service team will perform a partially automated
conversion, thereby reducing the risks of data loss and production downtime.
Migrating your legacy SCADA system in this way will also allow you to preserve the
knowledge embedded in your legacy system.
Speak to your Schneider representative to find out what is the best solution
for modernising your SCADA system. Whichever migration path you and your
Schneider representative decide on, you can be sure that the outcome will be an
enhanced and future-proof SCADA system. What is more, including Vijeo Citect in
Benefits of migration
over re-engineering:
your complete Schneider Electric solution will reduce your Total Cost of Ownership.
> Lower cost (25% of the cost)
> Fewer resources (25% of the manpower)
> Faster (25% of the elapsed time)
> Shorter testing cycle
> Shorter learning curve for operators
.... In summary, less risk, less
cost and less effort.
Why migrate to Vijeo Citect?
Vijeo Citect, a SoCollaborative software, is a world leading Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system that is part of the fully integrated
Schneider Electric automation solution. It will help you increase your return
on assets by delivering a reliable, flexible and high performance control and
monitoring system. Easy-to-use configuration tools and powerful features
enable you to quickly develop and deploy solutions for any size application.
Preserve capital investment
while improving the system
Vijeo Citect allows close integration with a complete
Schneider Electric solution. It is an integrated
visualisation offer for all Magelis terminals and iPC,
designed to meet your needs in a wide range of
applications. For you, this means that Vijeo Citect will
work with all other Schneider Electric devices and PLCs
you may already have or plan to acquire in the future.
Minimise costly downtime
with maximum redundancy
Vijeo Citect has full built-in redundancy, making
your system as reliable as possible and avoiding the
the objects in your plant. It reduces maintenance and
ensures consistent operator interaction.
the whole architecture.
modernisation, an open system for further improvements.
> More than a Its highly scalable client-server architecture means
> A small investment for that Vijeo Citect will always fit your enterprise’s
maintaining a critical requirements. As your needs change, your system
plant component.
can easily grow accordingly. You will never “outgrow”
Vijeo Citect.
In the end, migrating systems need not be a process
fraught with error, uncertainty or the inability to enhance
Achieve engineering and
operational efficiency
in the upgrade process, the result will be a whole new
which link the configuration in your control system to
Electric commitment to A flexible system that can
grow with your business
usability and functionality. If you adequately research, ask
easy by Vijeo Citect’s object-based configuration tools
> Multi-site deployment
damaging, costly effects of system downtime.
Developing your control system is made quick and
A solution tailormade to your needs:
> Our global Schneider the right questions and involve all levels of stakeholders
level of process control performance with greater gains in
flexibility, reliability and productivity.
to save time and
money.
Where do I begin?
Our SCADA Migration Service can help you!
If you can relate to the challenges cited previously, we can help. Contact your local Schneider Electric
representative today and ask about our SCADA Migration Service.
For preliminary projects:
For project services:
As a part of our SCADA Migration Service, our consultants
Our experts will conduct studies and deployments as part of the
will help you assess opportunities, define the best possible
migration service. They will also provide you with professional
solutions and estimate budget and plan deployment of Vijeo
services such as SCADA standardisation, architecture layouts
Citect. Through diagnostics, recommendations and the results
etc. During the deployment of Vijeo Citect, monitoring the results
of feasibility studies, you can validate and secure your project
on your behalf and training your technical teams can all be part
upgrade to Vijeo Citect.
of our service.
Further support for your operation’s transition
Speak to your Schneider representative to make sure you get the best possible technical support service. There are different levels of technical
support available to purchase depending on your installation and upgrading needs.
By taking advantage of our multi-level application support services, your operation can enjoy a seamless support and upgrade path throughout
the product life cycle. With Vijeo Citect, you always have someone to talk to.
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