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About
RTP Corp
Founded in 1968, RTP
began operations as a division of Computer Product, Inc. In its early
years, RTP supplied I/O front-end systems for many of the first DCS and
SCADA systems. These systems were applied at many worlds' largest
industrial companies. Early in its history, RTP placed a focus on the
nuclear power industry. RTP continues to provide high-performance data
acquisition systems to the worldwide nuclear market and is the recognized
leader in this industry.
In these
applications, RTP developed a line of I/O products characterized by their
ability to provide highly accurate analog and digital data at high speed
in harsh environment and under extreme EMI/RFI conditions. With a solid
foundation of field-proven, high-performance, and high reliable I/o
hardware, RTP decided, in 1995, to expand its product offering by adding
control software and a control processor to its I/O front-end subsystems.
This was accomplished with the introduction of RTP2000 Hybrid Control
System. The RTP 2000 was the first hybrid control system to make extensive
use of Ethernet in a control environment and offered high speed redundant
control to RTP's customers. In 1997, RTP Corporation became a privately
held company intent on providing high performance control system systems
to its growing customer base.
In 2002, RTP decided
to design a new multi-purpose platform that would meet clients needs for
process control, critical control, rotating machinery control, and safety
systems, providing one platform that would integrate all the control needs
in a process facility.
The following
objectives were set design criteria:
1. The architecture
would provide clients with the highest speed of execution possible. 2. The
new system would provide the highest availability in the industry to
insure clients of maximum uptime and profitability. 3. The new system
would be IEC 61508 and 61511 compliant. 4. All the objectives would be in
the initial design criteria, not features that would be added on at some
later date.
In 2003, the company
introduced the 2300, the Single, Dual, and TMR DCS version of the system.
Hundreds of system have shipped since the introduction of the RTP 2300. In
October 2006, RTP received SIL-1 through SIL-3 certification from TUV for
the RTP 2500. Availability calculations concluded that the 2500 achieved
availability of 99.9999% (6 nines).
The RTP 2300 and
2500 had met all the original design criteria.
In 2008, after
having sold hundreds of RTP 2300's and 2500's, RTP introduced the RTP
3000. The RTP 3000 uses the same technology and architecture introduced in
the RTP 2300, and it incorporates many of the suggestions RTP has received
from users of the 2300/2500. The RTP 3000 offers improved performance over
the 2500 and introduced new diagnostic and ease of use tools, making the
RTP 3000 easier to use and increasing MTTFS values to new levels.
RTP will continue to
be the technological leader in Critical Control and Safety System by the
creative use of technology to meet the needs of its customers.
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