Evolve your DCS for the future

Fit for Now

With Fit for Now, the top layer is replaced. This ensures that client PCs and servers meet the latest requirements and run the best-supported version of the Windows platform. This provides (cyber) protection because the latest updates can be installed. An outdated platform means it is no longer supported by software vendors.

Thanks to the Fit for Now principle, the system is protected again at a low cost, while retaining the current software and controller hardware. ABB ensures that a new HMI integrates seamlessly with the existing software.

Fit for Years

Even after the top layer has been migrated, there is still a risk that OT hardware may fail. Spare parts for heritage systems are no longer available, which can lead to extended shutdowns. Fit for Years ensures that the most critical OT components are replaced with parts that are in the Active Lifecycle, thereby extending the system’s lifecycle.

With Fit for Years, ABB replaces these components while retaining the current controllers and software. This improves plant availability, but the risk of controller failure remains. Additionally, expertise in the software technologies will continue to decline over the coming years. Fit for Years is therefore the next step towards Fit for Life.

Fit for Life

At the heart of factory-level digitalization, ABB’s Distributed Control Systems (DCS) are designed to transform and optimize your versatile, 24/7 process operations. As part of ABB Ability™, our leading control architecture offers a future of safe and efficient operations compatible with our smart digital solutions.

The ABB Ability™ platform combines ABB’s expertise with connectivity and software innovation, enabling users to securely integrate and aggregate their data. By combining this data with broader industry information, applying big data and predictive analytics, valuable insights can be generated to enhance performance and productivity.