What types of projects are appropriate for FOUNDATION technology?
FOUNDATION technology is now being utilized on automation projects of all sizes, including both new and retrofit installations. According to an ARC Advisory Group survey, a significant number of end users are installing small, medium and even very large FOUNDATION systems consisting of over 2,000 I/O points. Shell, a major adopter of FOUNDATION technology, reportedly has over 120,000 installed fieldbus I/O31% of these devices replaced conventional (Brownfield) instruments.