# Schneider Electric upgrades Dow Corning's DCS at Carrollton plant

Schneider Electric helped Dow Corning upgrade its distributed control system at the Carrollton, Kentucky plant to the EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS, reducing capital expenditure by 50% and completing the project ahead of schedule.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-03-13
- Where: Carrollton, Kentucky, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Schneider Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2048.md) (supplier)
- [Dow Corning](https://endata.com/companies/17562.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [automationmag.com](https://www.automationmag.com/dow-cornings-ecostruxure-dcs-upgrade-enables-faster-time-to-profit-8119/), 2018-03-13: "Schneider Electric has helped Dow Corning, a global provider of silicon-based technology, upgrade its distributed control systems."

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