However, Automation Sentinel’s subscription program goes

much further to target the installed base of classic 1180M, 1190,

and Nexus solutions to provide an affordable way to upgrade

software to gain productivity benefits from the latest System

800xA solution. ABB upgrade programs go beyond rip and

replace solely for obsolescence in an effort to reuse as much of

the existing equipment as possible. ABB addresses customer’s

business critical needs to bring value and increased capabilities

that truly increase customer ROI and solve problems. Let’s review

typical classic QCS system upgrades in greater detail.

AccuRay 1180M and 1190 Upgrades

For AccuRay 1180M and 1190 QCS systems, the Automation

Sentinel subscription program cost effectively maps existing

software over to the latest QCS800xA software. Expansion

software not available in these classic systems is available to

address business critical needs. With older 1180M and 1190

QCS systems there are often hardware obsolescence issues that

need to be addressed. A site survey by ABB engineers is a first

step to determine the lifecycle status of key QCS subsystems

and identify support and failure risks. Modular hardware upgrades

are available such as Measurement Platform to Network Platform

upgrades and the rebuild of the front-end electronics of Profiler

subsystems. By moving scanners and profilers to the latest

QCS800xA architecture users can upgrade to QC Aspect

Workplaces. Both scanning platform and profilers subsystem

upgrades are designed to reuse much of the existing hardware

to leverage previous equipment investments.