The innovative PACSystems family from GE Fanuc Automation, which addresses the industry-wide need for a PAC platform, is the controller environment that provides a leap in performance without the historical burden of migration path and conversion. PACSystems features a single control engine and universal programming environment as well as portability across multiple hardware platforms to deliver a true convergence of control choices.

The Need for PACs
PLCs have been the control solution of choice for more than two decades, delivering the speed and reliability necessary in industrial applications, rugged design for demanding plant environments and proven performance. While not issues in the past, these controllers are built on proprietary architectures, and are designed for programming and implementation in a specific application. Communication beyond the plant levels of the enterprise – the device, control and supervisory tiers – can often require a generational upgrade.