About DeltaV 
Should I Choose DeltaV? 

Yes, if you want an automation system for applications of any size. Since 1996, the DeltaV system has been commissioned in automation applications across the globe in projects ranging from 25 I/O to over 1 million. Industries like Life Sciences and Biotechs, Oil, Gas, & Hydrocarbons, Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals, Pulp & Paper, Food & Beverage, and Metals, Mining, & Minerals have increased the return on their automation investment with the DeltaV system.

Yes, if you want to join others who have dramatically reduced their automation capital project costs and ongoing operations and maintenance costs with open, interoperable bus technologies like FOUNDATION fieldbus, AS-i bus, Profibus DP, and DeviceNet. Only the DeltaV system is "built for busses" and a key component of the proven PlantWeb architecture, which delivers revolutionary results.

Yes, if you want to take advantage of predictive technologies to avoid unplanned shutdowns and eliminate mundane practices that chip away at profits. AMS Device Manager helps avoid unnecessary costs with a universal window into the health of intelligent field devices. Based on real-time condition data from your intelligent field devices, plant staff can respond fast and make informed decisions on whether to maintain or replace field devices. With AMS Device Manager, you can commission and configure instruments and valves, monitor status and alerts, troubleshoot from the control room, perform advanced diagnostics, manage calibration, and automatically document activities with a single application.

Yes, if you want your automation system to easily integrate with your enterprise planning systems and personal communications devices like wireless phones, pagers, and PDAs. The DeltaV system incorporates open, interoperable standards like OLE for Process Control (OPC), XML, and ODBC.

Yes, if you want to improve the performance of your plant with embedded advanced control applications, which can be applied by a typical process engineer, not an expert consultant. Reducing process variability, reducing switchover times between product runs, predicting upsets, and avoiding downtime are easily achieved when advanced control is embedded with traditional plant automation.

Yes, if you need the most integrated batch capabilities available today, like all of the top 24 life sciences companies around the globe that are currently using DeltaV Batch, in one of the most highly regulated industries today. DeltaV Batch simplifies regulatory compliance with the FDA's 21 CFR Part 11, OSHA, and ISO 9000 by automating the change management process and reduces the time and energy required to meet these demands.

Yes, if you want the peace of mind you get from controlling your plant with a system surpassing 6 sigma quality standards. The DeltaV system not only surpasses this level of quality from its introduction in 1996, it's controlling some of the most challenging processes around the globe, from oil and gas production on the frigid North Slope of Alaska, to refinery Cat Crackers in China, to sterile, clean life sciences processes.

Yes, if you want to take advantage of SureService support services which lead the industry year after year as voted by the readers of Control magazine. DeltaV technology coupled with world-class SureService support helps you to reduce lifecycle costs and increase plant availability, efficiency and performance.

We invite you to continue browsing our site. If this is your first introduction to the DeltaV system, a great place to start is the DeltaV Difference or the DeltaV System Overview brochure.

You can also dig into the product details using the Product Data Sheets and Whitepapers or learn how the DeltaV system has delivered results to users across all industries and world areas and how it can deliver results for you by studying the Success Stories and Video Case Studies.

View online the DeltaV Difference brochure (2.13MB PDF) or the DeltaV System Overview (4.09MB PDF) to learn how the unique capabilities of the version 11 release of DeltaV software helps process manufacturers improve the performance of their process.

DeltaV fully supports Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 8.