Rockwell Automation 9307 FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix - Manual (Page 7)

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Overview
FactoryTalk ® EnergyMetrix softwear is a modular, scalable, web-enabled, client/server
energy information, and management application. It connects energy-related data sources
to a Microsoft SQL database and presents energy information in ways that enable you to
monitor and manage your energy use to maximize the value of your enterprise.
FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix is built by using Microsoft.NET
TM
technology, ensuring the
highest level of quality, reliability and compatibility now and in the future.
Features and Benefits
FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix is sophisticated web-enabled energy management software that
puts critical energy information at your desktop. The FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix Software
Suite combines data communication, client-server applications, and Microsoft’s
advanced.NET web technology to provide you with a complete energy management
solution. FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix captures, analyzes, stores, and shares energy data
across your entire enterprise. Using a simple web browser, your energy information can
now be available on your company’s LAN or WAN, presenting you with the knowledge
necessary to optimize your energy consumption. The net result- improved productivity
and lower energy costs.
FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software helps managers and engineers solve the ever
growing energy related challenges. With FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software, you can do
the following:
 Correlate energy costs to production costs
 Provide accurate cost accounting based on consumption
 Generate energy reports and charts for a process, a department, a facility or an
enterprise
 Optimize energy procurement and negotiate better rates
 Make decisions on electrical capacity
 Avoid unscheduled shutdowns
 Procure and analyze energy information with minimum capital investment
 Provide energy data into FactoryTalk VantagePoint for integrating with other
enterprise data sources