"We were looking for a new control platform to replace a 30 year legacy system. The controls needed to be upgradeable without interruption and have outstanding run time without failure, as recorded in the trade. They had to have cost effective products with personal support. The software needed to allow for customization and not have costly expansion or update fees. After several visits to the RTP offices and lab, and countless discussions and lab tests to prove their claims, we requested a quotation. Our facility has many legacy systems and we needed a platform we could grow plant wide. We see RTP as that company." Kevin Riley, Wellman, Inc. |
'RTP 2500 system is the real next generation technology. We saw the demo done by the Indian subsidiary of RTP recently of RTP 2500 system and believe me the system technology is mind boggling. It has built in Proof Test software, unlimited online downloads, unlimited configuration changes, PFD average value is excellent, the HMI package called NetSuite software is a site license - meaning one time purchase by the end customer, unlimited tags, OPC, Historian, Archiving built in - all SIL certified, all inputs to be SOE time stamped, node processors can be separated at 12Kms distance and 25msec reaction time. Hats off to the inventor - a genius system unparalleled to date." W. Chadha |
"We looked at several TUV/SIL rated system manufacturers and chose RTP based on the fact that RTP was the only one that could provide everything that our clients were looking for." Alan Mowat |
"The RTP data acquisition cards were installed and have been running in our plant unit 2, since 1987. In that entire running time, on 24x7 basis, we have had only one card failure. This is a remarkable achievement considering the environment these cards have been running in and that, during 2001, we also replaced the computer system, all the display stations and upgraded the network. They ALL became obsolete, but we kept the RTP I/O which is still to this date, flawlessly performing its functions. This was the main reason that when it came time to upgrade the unit 3 plant process computer, the plant decided to stay with RTP. Their equipment is reliable, durable and is withstanding the test of time." Alfred Genadry - Entergy, Indian Point Energy Center |
Excerpt from the Exida White Paper: A Hybrid Fault Tolerant Architecture & New Levels of Performance, Availability and Safety Integrity "The RTP 2500 SIS System has a hybrid architecture that uses a set of advanced design techniques to provide SIL 3 safety integrity and high availability. Safety integrity and high availability are achieved on a system that also provides an unusual level of architecture flexibility and computing speed (25 msec. scan rates). This combination of safety integrity, high availability, flexibility and performance sets new levels of expectation among safety PLC users. "A Markov model was developed to analyze the behavior of the RTP 2500 SIS system under fault conditions for two common configurations. Using the Markov models and the failure rates from the FMEDA, example average Probability of Failure on Demand (PFDAVG) and Mean Time To Fail Spurious (MTTFS) values are calculated. The results confirm the level of high safety integrity and high availability achieved by the design." Dr. William M Goble P.E., CSFE |
"We were looking for a new control platform to replace a 30 year legacy system. The controls needed to be upgradeable without interruption and have outstanding run time without failure, as recorded in the trade. They had to have cost effective products with personal support. The software needed to allow for customization and not have costly expansion or update fees. After several visits to the RTP offices and lab, and countless discussions and lab tests to prove their claims, we requested a quotation. Our facility has many legacy systems and we needed a platform we could grow plant wide. We see RTP as that company." Kevin Riley, Wellman, Inc. |
'RTP 2500 system is the real next generation technology. We saw the demo done by the Indian subsidiary of RTP recently of RTP 2500 system and believe me the system technology is mind boggling. It has built in Proof Test software, unlimited online downloads, unlimited configuration changes, PFD average value is excellent, the HMI package called NetSuite software is a site license - meaning one time purchase by the end customer, unlimited tags, OPC, Historian, Archiving built in - all SIL certified, all inputs to be SOE time stamped, node processors can be separated at 12Kms distance and 25msec reaction time. Hats off to the inventor - a genius system unparalleled to date." W. Chadha |
"We looked at several TUV/SIL rated system manufacturers and chose RTP based on the fact that RTP was the only one that could provide everything that our clients were looking for." Alan Mowat |
"The RTP data acquisition cards were installed and have been running in our plant unit 2, since 1987. In that entire running time, on 24x7 basis, we have had only one card failure. This is a remarkable achievement considering the environment these cards have been running in and that, during 2001, we also replaced the computer system, all the display stations and upgraded the network. They ALL became obsolete, but we kept the RTP I/O which is still to this date, flawlessly performing its functions. This was the main reason that when it came time to upgrade the unit 3 plant process computer, the plant decided to stay with RTP. Their equipment is reliable, durable and is withstanding the test of time." Alfred Genadry - Entergy, Indian Point Energy Center |
Excerpt from the Exida White Paper: A Hybrid Fault Tolerant Architecture & New Levels of Performance, Availability and Safety Integrity "The RTP 2500 SIS System has a hybrid architecture that uses a set of advanced design techniques to provide SIL 3 safety integrity and high availability. Safety integrity and high availability are achieved on a system that also provides an unusual level of architecture flexibility and computing speed (25 msec. scan rates). This combination of safety integrity, high availability, flexibility and performance sets new levels of expectation among safety PLC users. "A Markov model was developed to analyze the behavior of the RTP 2500 SIS system under fault conditions for two common configurations. Using the Markov models and the failure rates from the FMEDA, example average Probability of Failure on Demand (PFDAVG) and Mean Time To Fail Spurious (MTTFS) values are calculated. The results confirm the level of high safety integrity and high availability achieved by the design." Dr. William M Goble P.E., CSFE |