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John InskipProcess Industry Trends: Viewpoint from John Inskip, Siemens Industry Drives specialist: 

The major topics of 2014 likely to make a positive impact on the process industry will be centred around integrated drive systems (IDS).

By using integrated drive technology we change how we traditionally perceive variable speed drives (VSD). Rather than purely a ‘product’, they become much more - an intrinsic part of a fully integrated drive solution.

Using an integrated approach from VSDs right down to the mechanical system allows a drive train to be optimised in order to deliver the best solution in terms of energy efficiency, operational performance, reliability and safety technology. These are all key factors that process industries are taking into account right now.

The philosophy of IDS allows for data to be acquired upstream. All data regarding production variables can be monitored and key data regarding performance of the drive system can be accessed locally or remotely. This helps make predictive maintenance truly effective, and a far better system than planned maintenance, with the potential for significant cost savings, too.

IDS also offers the opportunity for an organisation to align its business to a single source supplier; as a result the business and commercial aims of the customer are more fully understood, which can lead to reductions in project lead times and commercial costs associated with multi-vendor supply chains.