{"id":13921,"date":"2025-09-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmcinfo.com\/our-work\/labview-real-time-solution-for-chemical-process-industry\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T20:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:13:43","slug":"labview-real-time-solution-for-chemical-process-industry","status":"publish","type":"our_work","link":"https:\/\/www.dmcinfo.com\/our-work\/labview-real-time-solution-for-chemical-process-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"LabVIEW Real-Time solution for Chemical Process Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To solve the sensor integration challenge, DMC engineered a flexible, rapid-deployment solution using the National Instruments CompactRIO (cRIO) platform, which combines real-time processing with FPGA-based customization. The client overnighted their existing cRIO system to our team, and within just two business days, we had reprogrammed it to communicate with a CAN-based Siemens NOx sensor\u2014fully tested and ready to deploy. Beyond solving the immediate issue, we built in configurable logic that allows the client to seamlessly integrate future sensor types without major rework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result? A tailored, high-performance solution delivered with exceptional speed, minimal disruption, and long-term adaptability. The client was thrilled with the turnaround time, functionality, and overall value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dmcinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/02163020\/cRIO-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"cRIO\" class=\"wp-image-38365\" style=\"border-radius:20px;width:484px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.dmcinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/02163020\/cRIO-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.dmcinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/02163020\/cRIO-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.dmcinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/02163020\/cRIO-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.dmcinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/02163020\/cRIO-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.dmcinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/02163020\/cRIO.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn more about DMC\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmcinfo.com\/services\/test-and-measurement-automation\/labview-programming\">LabVIEW programming services<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmcinfo.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;for your next project.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To solve the sensor integration challenge, DMC engineered a flexible, rapid-deployment solution using the National Instruments CompactRIO (cRIO) platform, which combines real-time processing with FPGA-based customization. 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Our agile engineering approach enabled the plant to resume operations in record time, minimizing downtime and avoiding costly delays.\r\n\r\nThis project highlights DMC\u2019s ability to rapidly deliver mission-critical automation and integration solutions\u2014especially when timing, safety, and reliability are non-negotiable.","description":"","customer_benefits":"<ul>\r\n <li><strong>Immediate Business Resumption:<\/strong> After weeks of searching for a solution, the client contacted DMC and was back up and running in three business days.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Future Business Resumption and Cost Savings:<\/strong> The solution DMC created was not only quick but flexible-- it enables any future changes to the CAN-enabled sensor protocols to be handled completely in configuration, with no programming changes needed.<\/li>","components_used":"<ul>\r\n<li>National Instruments<\/li>\r\n<li>cRIO<\/li>\r\n<li>CAN<\/li>\r\n<li>NI-CAN<\/li>\r\n<li>Siemens NOx sensor<\/li>\r\n<li>LabVIEW 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