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Companies looking for a full-fledged distributed control system that combines the advantages of DCS and PLC
About Freelance Distributed Control System
The integrated environment simplifies engineering, commissioning, maintenance and fieldbus management. The intuitive operator interface enables easy operation and diagnosis of the entire system. Freelance is proven since 25 years and fully compatible with older versions. With this new version, Freelance takes the next step into the future. Freelance 2019 provides significant improvements in all areas: scalability, usability, connectivity, compatibility and security.
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