GE Intelligent Platforms News and Events

Advanced Operator Interface Workshop

Today's operator interface takes on a much greater role, acting as an information bridge between the plant floor and the enterprise system. If you're not taking full advantage of the capabilities, now’s the time to learn how to maximize the benefits of an advanced operator interface for greater efficiency and cost savings.

Thanks for attending our GE Intelligent Platform, hands-on Advanced Operator Interface workshop. This was a unique opportunity to experience the powerful capabilities of GE's Quickpanel View visualization solution, which provides many advanced tools not typically found in HMI touch-screen products, including Proficy Machine Edition programming software that enables significant cost savings.

The workshop was held on Thursday December 9.

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PACSystems High Availability Hands-On Workshops on July 22

Thanks for joining us on Thursday July 22 for a highly informative, hands-on GE PACSystems High Availability Workshop. Our GE PLC Guru, Bob Steele, along with other experts from GE, hosted this highly informative event on July 22.

Is downtime costing you thousands of dollars an hour or impacting customer service?

Workshop highlights:
  • Understand how PACSystems High Availability delivers continuous control
  • Gain insight into PACSystems' flexible configurations and powerful I/O options
  • Learn how to design and develop high availability systems

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GE Intelligent Platforms

Dear Customer,

I am pleased to address you today as the CEO of GE Intelligent Platforms. I am able to do this because our agreement to dissolve the GE and FANUC joint venture has been finalized. We signed the agreement in Chicago last Friday, and we are now operating independently under our new name GE Intelligent Platforms.

For you, as a customer of GE Intelligent Platforms, this change is good news because it allows us to better support your present and future needs. We’ve made huge strides in software and services, embedded systems and control solutions over the last few years, and our focus is only going to increase moving forward.

Strategic internal investment has delivered significant new products that are already enabling new applications, improving productivity and saving customers money. We’ve also made highly targeted external investments throughout our portfolio to bring new technologies into the company. And, I intend to continue this keen focus on products, services and solutions that give you a sustainable competitive advantage.

This is an opportune moment to double down on our commitments to you. It is my belief that GE Intelligent Platforms today is better positioned than ever to help you take advantage of the inevitable economic upturn. We can offer you market leading capabilities in a number of key areas, and we are ready to deliver those products when you need them to pursue new opportunities.

I want to thank you for your business today, and assure you that our single focus and intention is to continue to help you to succeed in the future. After all, our success is entirely dependent on your ability to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage.

Sincerely,

Maryrose T. Sylvester
President and CEO
GE Intelligent Platforms

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Proficy Logic Developer PLC Machine Edition

This event will be 4 days and will cost $1,900 to attend.

The Proficy Logic Developer Machine Edition (PLC for 90/30, 90/70,VersaMax, RX7i and RX3i) course familiarizes the student with the control logic development tool suite used to program the entire family of GE Fanuc industrial control hardware. Emphasis is given to understanding and operating in the development environment, understanding the available logic development options, generating programs using the ladder logic language option and communicating with control target(s) (90/30, 90/70, VersaMax, RX7i and RX3i PLCs). An experienced instructor is provided to guide the student using demonstrations and hands on lab exercises so they are prepared to develop control solutions.

Who should attend?

This course provides the opportunity for individuals who are or who will be involved in the programming, operation and/or troubleshooting of control systems developed using Proficy Logic Developer (PLC). The course is designed for electrical technicians, electricians, and programmers beginning to work with Proficy Logic Developer PLC, who will be tasked with developing, modifying and maintaining PLC programs.

Are there any prerequisites?

Participants should be comfortable operating in an MS Windows environment, and have a basic understanding of electrical/control fundamentals.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this Course, you should be able to:

• Describe Control System Architecture & Operational Fundamentals;
• Describe (Series 90-30 or 90-70 or Versamax, RX7i or RX3i) Basic System Operation & Components;
• Operate Proficy Machine Edition;
• Establish and Utilize Communications to the Controller;
• Create a New Project - Basic Configuration of the Controller;
• Expand Controllers and Describe Specialty Modules;
• Create a New Project - A Ladder Logic Program;
• Explain Relay and Contact Logic Elements;
• Explain Timer and Counter Functions;
• Work with Numbers in Relational and Arithmetic Operations;
• Work with Data Move and Numerical Operations;
• Work with bit operations;
• Describe some Advanced Programming Concepts.