{"id":381,"date":"2016-02-18T20:22:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.preferred-mfg.com\/blog\/?p=381"},"modified":"2016-02-18T20:23:47","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:23:47","slug":"what-is-scada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/what-is-scada\/","title":{"rendered":"What is SCADA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.preferred-mfg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SCADA-System-Boiler-Overview1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-383 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.preferred-mfg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SCADA-System-Boiler-Overview1-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"SCADA Preferred Utilities\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SCADA-System-Boiler-Overview1-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SCADA-System-Boiler-Overview1.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SCADA System by Preferred Utilities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>SCADA<\/strong> stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system. It is a type of industrial control system (ICS), which\u00a0is basically a computer system designed\u00a0to monitor\u00a0industrial processes in the real world. But unlike other industrial control systems, SCADA systems can compute\u00a0multiple sets of data over long\u00a0distances.<\/p>\n<p>The primary\u00a0benefit of a\u00a0SCADA system is the ability to see a\u00a0visual representation of a complex system. This screen allows the user to see what their application is doing at any given time, while also providing\u00a0increased\u00a0control over the entire system.<\/p>\n<p>Another benefit of a SCADA system is its versatility. Practical applications of SCADA can be found in HVAC, water treatment, and power generation facilities. Each SCADA system can be specifically configured for a\u00a0wide variety of scenarios&#8211;if you think it up, we will build it.<\/p>\n<p>One of the unique characteristic of a SCADA system is its ability to withstand temperature, vibration, and voltage extremes. This factor allows it to be placed in almost any HVAC or process plant without fear of\u00a0breakage.<\/p>\n<p>Preferred Utilities started installing SCADA systems in 1982&#8211;that&#8217;s over 25 years of experience. We&#8217;ve installed them on thousands of burners and hundreds of process plants. Today, we lead the industry as a\u00a0trusted supplier of cutting-edge SCADA systems designed to meet the standards of the modern energy industry.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the SCADA system and how we can help you get the right results in\u00a0<em>your<\/em> facility, visit the product page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.preferred-mfg.com\/products\/pi\/SCADA-Flex-Distributed-Control-System\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system. It is a type of industrial control system (ICS), which\u00a0is basically a computer system designed\u00a0to monitor\u00a0industrial processes in the real world. But unlike other industrial control systems, SCADA systems can compute\u00a0multiple sets of data over long\u00a0distances. The primary\u00a0benefit of a\u00a0SCADA system is the ability to see a\u00a0visual representation of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,24],"tags":[30],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":390,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions\/390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}