Symphony Plus

Distributed Control Systems

ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus

Simple, scalable, seamless, secure^TM

Total Plant Automation

ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus is a distributed control system (DCS) designed to maximize plant efficiency and reliability through automation, integration, and optimization of the entire plant.

With roots dating back more than 35 years as the preferred total plant automation platform for the power generation and water industries, it meets the most demanding requirements and has helped ABB be the number 1 supplier global DCS provider for over a decade.

Symphony Plus is backward compatible with all previous generations of the Symphony family of distributed control systems – Network 90, INFI 90, INFI 90 OPEN, Symphony Harmony, Contronic and Symphony Melody.

The latest Symphony® Plus Control and I/O release is the new SDe Series: Offering innovation with continuity, ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus SDe Series modernizes traditional process control system installations with minimal risk and disruption to plants.

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ABB’s new SDe Series to boost plant reliability and efficiency with seamless automation system upgrade

Offering innovation with continuity, ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus SDe Series modernizes traditional process control system installations with minimal risk and disruption to plants

Control system upgrades are key to futureproofing, securing and optimizing plant operations across industries

Plant managers can plan for stepwise system upgrades reusing existing cabinets, field wiring, termination units and cabling

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Control and I/O Series release

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The latest Symphony® Plus distributed control system release helps accelerate digital transformation in process automation

The latest ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus distributed control system release delivers seamless and secure access to an extended digital ecosystem for power generation and water industries.

Plant uptime, collaboration and efficiency are maximized through the addition of HTML5 web-based mobile operations.

New process controller increases performance and enables plant-wide digitalization, offering a non-invasive modernization of the installed base.

Learn more about Symphony® Plus Release SPR2023

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White paper: Open Automation in hydro power

Open Automation initiatives are revolutionizing the status quo of today’s control systems, answering the many challenges that hydropower industry must overcome.

IEC 104 has been beneficial for the hydropower sector, improving interoperability between devices, control and electrical equipment; providing logical access to data; and controlling aging installed electrical equipment.

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ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Hardware Selector

This online tool helps you browse, find, compare and export datasheets instantly for SD Series hardware, from Controllers to Power Supplies and everything in between.

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Envisioning future process automation systems

Process Automation Systems of the future will empower industries to compete in a fast-changing world by delivering adaptable, reliable, integrated, modular and secure automation solutions with flexible, simpler and faster project engineering execution and commissioning. ABB’s System vision will allow existing and new customers to adopt new innovations while maximizing their current investment, at their pace and as needs dictate.

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ABB Ability™ Symphony Plus® SD Series Virtual Cabinet

A green portfolio of completely scalable control and I/O products delivering total plant automation for your process regardless of application type, size or physical setting. Take control of your process with Symphony Plus’s SD Series.

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