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August 31, 2005
DeltaV Bulk Edit Whitepaper Update
The DeltaV Bulk Edit whitepaper outlines the user-defined import/export capabilities in the DeltaV system. (198KB PDF)
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August 30, 2005
DeltaV Video Case Study: Cool Measurement Results at Air International
Automotive cooling systems developer Air International improves accuracy, repeatability and throughput of test measurements with the DeltaV digital automation system in the case study "Cool Measurement Results at Air International".
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August 29, 2005
S88 Redefines Clean in Place
Life science processes are typically batch in nature requiring thorough equipment clean out between batches. This practice often involves complicated valve and piping assemblies for cleaning fluids with even more complicated configuration to get this right.
Christie Deitz, Dan Lorenzo (Emerson) and Sean Stephan (Biogen Idec) published a paper this June in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing titled "S88 redefines clean in place" that discusses how to use the S88 model to generate class based modular software that is reusable, easily tested, and results in faster startups with lower engineering cost. (626KB PDF)
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August 26, 2005
DeltaV Operator Keyboard Product Data Sheet Update
DeltaV Operator Keyboard provides a flexible, easy-to-configure custom, dedicated operator keyboard for DeltaV workstations. (175KB PDF)
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August 25, 2005
Batch Historian Product Data Sheet Update
The DeltaV Batch Historian provides for non-intrusive, automated collection of recipe execution data from the DeltaV Batch Executive and process event data from the DeltaV Event Chronicle. (195KB PDF)
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August 24, 2005
World's largest Foundation fieldbus complex built in record time
Using advanced digital automation architecture and a unique approach to project management, Shanghai SECCO beat the schedule for start-up of one of China’s largest petrochemical complexes. The 10-plant integrated facility was constructed in record time: from bare ground to a fully functional world-class ethylene cracker complex in just 27 months, three months ahead of schedule.The digital architecture integrates 10 DeltaV systems with a single global historian and remote operations functions. All 10 automation systems are managed from a single centralised control room, something that would not have been possible without the Foundation fieldbus technology.
Application of PlantWeb digital automation technologies makes the SECCO integrated complex the most advanced facility in the world.
Adrian Howell, process control manager, SECCO, and Stanley Ee, program director, Emerson Process Management provided commentary for the article. [via Ferret.com.au Process & Control Channel]
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August 23, 2005
DeltaV Predict and DeltaV PredictPro Product Data Sheet Update
Obtain greater throughput, reduced variability, and increased profitability by using DeltaV™ Predict and DeltaV™ PredictPro to implement multivariable model predictive control strategies. (308KB PDF)
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August 22, 2005
Alarms: prevention is better than cure
If a process variable goes outside of its normal operating limits, it should be alarmed so an operator can deal with it! Right?
Well, perhaps not in all cases. If alarm management isn’t carefully implemented, plant upset conditions can trigger an alarm cascade resulting in operator overload and possible safety issues. In the article "Alarms:prevention is better than cure" in The Chemical Engineer (tce) David Hatch discusses optimal alarm design based on the new Engineering Equipment and Materials Users Association (EEMUA) standard 191 alarm system guidelines. He recommends a structured approach to alarm design with an aim of minimizing operator alarm load while maintaining personnel safety and process security. (241KB PDF)
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August 19, 2005
Press Release: Emerson named Process Control & Industrial Automation Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan
from Frost & Sullivan
Company recognized as best in delivering consistent value to customers
AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 17, 2005) – Emerson Process Management has been named the 2005 Process Control & Industrial Automation Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan. For the second consecutive year, Emerson is being recognized for visionary leadership in the world market and for providing exceptional technologies and services that enable customers to improve overall efficiency.
Frost & Sullivan presents the award each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in all operations, including business development, competitive strategy, and leadership within its industry. The award recognizes the recipient’s outstanding management, consistent growth, exceptional customer service, and positive social and economic impact on local and national communities and customers.
"Financial growth, product innovation, and superlative customer feedback are key factors in Emerson’s success," said Frost & Sullivan research manager Sath Rao. "The company delivers on all fronts at a time when most customers neither have the engineering resources nor the breadth of instrumentation expertise to manage their plants at optimal efficiency."
Emerson continues to grow at a rate higher than the market and to provide products and solutions with superior project management and execution skills. The company’s growth in customer services (nearly 24% in 2004) underscores Emerson’s ability to provide solutions that impact customer bottom-lines. The company is acknowledged in the industry as the benchmark for operational excellence and visionary leadership.
"Emerson has also capitalized on growth opportunities in emerging markets," Rao noted. "Continued growth in China, eastern Europe, Russia and India will help the company consolidate its early mover advantage. And, the company’s PlantWeb® digital plant architecture continues to score important wins in plants around the globe from such diverse industry sectors as refining, oil and gas, power, chemical, and food and beverage."
In 2004, Emerson Process Management continued its global market penetration and geographic expansion, increasing its sales to an all-time high of $3.7 billion.
"With this award, we also recognize Emerson’s ability to create winning teams to complement its capacity for technology innovation," Rao added. "The company’s people practices provide its employees with an enabling vision, empowering them to exceed targets. Their focus on customer support and responsiveness ensures repeat business."
Customers applying the digital process automation technology embedded within Emerson’s revolutionary PlantWeb continue to report significant improvement in overall plant operating efficiency. With a focus on continuing innovation, Emerson has extended PlantWeb with two industry firsts: a digital Safety Instrumented System that enables customers to implement safer process plants and facilities; and Smart Machinery Health™ Management – digital automation technology that gives operators new insight into machinery health for improved plant availability and performance.
Emerson was presented with the award by Frost & Sullivan at its third annual Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards Banquet, which was held May 25 and honored world-class companies and distinguished individuals for outstanding performance and achievements in their industries.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, DeltaV™, Ovation® and AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson
Emerson is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit www.frost.com. Contact: Stacie Jones; 210.247.2450; Stacie.jones@frost.com
Contacts, Emerson Process Management:
Jerry Moon + 1 512-832-3089, Jerry.Moon@EmersonProcess.com
Peter Dossing +1-512-832-3162, Pete.Dossing@EmersonProcess.com
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August 18, 2005
DeltaV Operate Product Data Sheet Update
DeltaV Operate provides a powerful environment for process operation, with built-in features for easy information access. (706KB PDF)
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August 17, 2005
Life Sciences DVD
Order the new Life Sciences DVD for more information on using the DeltaV system in pharmaceutical and biotech applications.
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August 16, 2005
369 MultiLin Serial Interface Example
Gordon Kelly of Spartan Controls shares an example demonstrating how to connect to a 369 MultiLin through a standard serial interface and then use a composite block to acquire the data. In the DeltaV Application Exchange, you'll find an example detail display is included which uses a tab strip approach to minimize real estate requirements.
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August 15, 2005
PlantWeb Technologies and the DeltaV System Help Refiners Avoid Mishaps
In the USA Today’s newspaper story, "Refinery mishaps hamper oil output" notes how Emerson’s digital technologies "help refiners avoid costly downtime". These technologies include the predictive technologies in the DeltaV system, like those implemented at the Shell Deer Park refinery.
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Press Release: Emerson chosen one of "Hottest Companies" by START magazine for eighth consecutive year
Austin, Texas (August 11, 2005) – Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business (NYSE: EMR), has been named one of the "Hottest Companies of 2005" by START magazine for the eighth consecutive year. The award recognizes industry leaders who overcome challenges and achieve their corporate goals through the use of leading-edge technology.
"Emerson Process Management is one of the strongest innovators in the industry with the ability to deliver creative business solutions by integrating the latest technology into all its offerings," said John Buell, editor-in-chief of START, a leading trade publication focused on manufacturing technologies and innovation. "Emerson's award-winning technologies and solutions are proven in multi-thousands of manufacturing projects across industries and around the world."
To help plant personnel reduce mechanical failures, Emerson has extended the predictive technology of its innovative PlantWeb® digital plant architecture to launch the industry's first Smart Machinery Health™ Management solutions, which provide continuous real-time monitoring of motor-pump machines that are traditionally monitored infrequently and repaired only when they fail.
As a first innovation in this new category of instruments, Emerson's CSI 9210 Machinery Health Transmitter delivers continuous actionable information about rotating equipment health directly into plant process control systems and asset management applications. With this real-time information, plant operators are able to easily view rotating equipment status, recognize issues with machinery, and take actions to improve availability and plant performance.
Emerson's PlantWeb architecture has helped users realize up to 30% savings in installation costs as well as up to 66% improvement in maintenance productivity. Customers have also seen at least 2% improvement in overall plant efficiency and 20 to 30% improvement in specific process efficiency.
"We are pleased that the editors of START magazine continue to recognize our technology solutions each year," said John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "Emerson delivers unprecedented value to its customers globally and continues to invest heavily in product and services development. We sustain growth by listening to customers and responding with unique and innovative solutions to their high stakes problems."
About START magazine
START magazine provides executives with the first word on manufacturing innovation driven by technology. By combining case studies from some the world's most recognizable manufacturers, industry news and analysis, technology tips, Q&As with top leaders, and feature editorials on the business issues making headlines, START offers the most sound technology advice coupled with solid coverage of the financial, political, and management news and events shaping manufacturing.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel® , DeltaV™, Ovation® and AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson
Emerson is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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August 11, 2005
HART Device Alerts and Diagnostics Example
An example detailing how to configure and present HART Device Alerts via an alarm summary page and through the detail display from Gordon Kelly of Spartan Controls.
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August 10, 2005
Serial Interface Series 2 Product Data Sheet Update
The Serial Interface provides a connection between the DeltaV system and devices that support a serial protocol, such as Modbus or Allen Bradley’s Data Highway Plus. (114KB PDF)
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August 9, 2005
Take Control of Plant Software Upgrades
Were you just notified by one of your software suppliers that your plant software is one revision out-of-date? Lucky you! Are you ready to stay after hours to load the new stuff and wait around to see what problems it will cause?
The topic of what you should get from a software upgrade is discussed in the July issue of Automation World, “Take control of plant software upgrades”. Emerson’s Bill Robertson suggests, “There is a golden rule for upgrades. You have to make sure the result is something equal to or better than what you started with.” Find out what you should expect and what to watch out for in the article.
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August 8, 2005
Press Release: Emerson digitally automates $2.7 billion Shanghai SECCO petrochemical complex
Company's PlantWeb® architecture and project management expertise help beat schedule for startup of 10-plant complex, world's largest FOUNDATION fieldbus installation
SHANGHAI, CHINA (July 27, 2005) – Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), announced today the completion of a digital automation project at one of the largest integrated petrochemical complexes in China. Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Company selected Emerson in 2003 as its digital automation partner for the $2.7 billion, 10-plant ethylene cracker complex.
Located in the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from Shanghai, the complex will annually produce 900,000 tons of ethylene and more than 2 million tons of other related petrochemical products used in the plastics and synthetics industries. The ethylene cracker, SECCO's core plant in the complex, is the largest in China, as well as one of the largest in the world.
SECCO used the engineering and project management expertise of Emerson to integrate and coordinate multiple suppliers, enabling completion of the complex — from bare ground to a fully functional world-class facility — in just 27 months, three months ahead of schedule. Startup of the ethylene cracker plant in March 2005 took just 10 hours, 45 minutes, a world record, according to SECCO, for a project of this magnitude.
"Our facilities and expert personnel at Pudong enabled us to partner effectively with SECCO, shaping a cutting edge solution," said Sweechee Lee, general manager, Emerson Process Management China. "We were also able to call upon Emerson experts among our more than 4,000 global engineering and technical service professionals, particularly from centers in India and Singapore."
Emerson installed PlantWeb® digital architecture throughout the SECCO complex, which contains 47,000 control loops, 40,000 instruments, and some 13,000 intelligent devices networked in the world's largest FOUNDATION fieldbus installation. Fieldbus is an all-digital, open communications approach that connects measurement and control equipment such as sensors, actuators and controllers in processing applications.
Rather than using a centralized project organization run by an overall project contractor, SECCO — a joint venture between Innovene (formerly BP), Sinopec, and Shanghai Petrochemical Corporation (SPC) — chose an integrated project management team approach, under which each key plant in the complex had a lead project contractor. As the main automation supplier, Emerson not only engineered and implemented the automation and control systems, but also helped manage multiple international and local suppliers for each of the 10 plants in the facility.
The Emerson-SECCO team wrote the engineering functional design specifications for the facility, which ensured that identical approaches were taken to engineering in each of the 10 plants. As Main Instrument Vendor (MIV), Emerson communicated and enforced conformance and standardization in all the processes in each of the plants, a vital step to maintaining long-term operating efficiency of the integrated complex.
"With so many contractors, SECCO realized that partnering with one main automation supplier early — that is, using the MIV approach — would be critical for the success of the project," commented Danny McHugh, process control manager styrenics, SECCO.
The MIV approach provided integration and teamwork for the project, and helped facilitate communication and optimized operations throughout the construction and on into the operation of the facility.
SECCO also implemented a centralized control room — the command center for all operations personnel in the facility — that oversees the main ethylene cracker and nine downstream derivative plants. Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture with FOUNDATION fieldbus technology enables economical communications and wiring for the centralized control room, collecting, analyzing and sharing operations and diagnostics information for the 750 operations, engineering, and maintenance personnel staffing the SECCO site.
To reduce risks and raise the safety and production levels of the integrated complex, SECCO included PID control in the FOUNDATION fieldbus field devices, making the installation the largest installed fieldbus plant in the world and the largest control-in-the-field installation.
"We have proven that FOUNDATION fieldbus works, and works on a large scale," said Stuart Mounfield, project engineering manager, control systems, SECCO. "I don't see any reason for any project anywhere in the world to not use this fieldbus technology. It works and it's robust."
AMS™ Suite: Intelligent Device Manager, a key PlantWeb tool used during engineering and commissioning, enabled economies in setup and configuration of the intelligent devices. During regular operation, AMS Suite technologies will receive diagnostic information from the digital field devices and provide advanced information about the health of all components to maximize plant reliability and availability.
The AMS Suite software resides on 10 DeltaV™ automation systems that operate as part of PlantWeb, coordinating the control strategies across the complex and communicating over the digital network to Emerson's Fisher® valves with Fisher FIELDVUE® digital valve controllers, Rosemount® measurement and analytical devices, and Micro Motion® Coriolis flowmeters.
Emerson also integrated a safety instrumented system (SIS) into the open and flexible digital plant architecture, as well as a closed-circuit TV system between the control room and outstations.
"When you look at the complexity of building 10 units at one time, and asking all of them to start up in a short timeframe with minimum disruption, it's pretty amazing," said Jack Brinly, deputy project director at SECCO. "At the beginning, we saw no probability of finishing in early 2005, but we were able to finish three months earlier than originally planned, and Emerson deserves much of the credit for making that happen."
"On such a massive and centralized scale, this is probably the first project of its kind ever," said Zhang Ziliang, SECCO project director. "In practice, the performance of the complex is outstanding. We have achieved our objectives, and on the whole it is very satisfying."
According to SECCO, the integrated complex project has a world class safety record, with no major accident and zero fatalities during construction, which included more than 50 million man-hours of labor. The site also boasts leading environmental standards. Recognizing the key role of automation in the successful project, SECCO recently presented Emerson with the Excellent Supplier Award.
"We are honored to be part of the partnership that has made the SECCO project successful," said Mike Train, president of Emerson Process Management, Asia-Pacific. "It is gratifying that Emerson's engineering and project management expertise, and the technology of PlantWeb with FOUNDATION fieldbus played a key role in helping SECCO realize its vision."
Hi-Res Photos are available.
About Shanghai SECCO Petrochemicals
Shanghai SECCO Petrochemicals Company Ltd. (SECCO) is a US$2.7 billion joint venture between Innovene (formerly BP), Sinopec, and Shanghai Petrochemical Corporation (SPC) with equity holdings of 50:30:20 percent respectively. The SECCO complex is located in Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park, about 50 kilometers from Shanghai, China. The complex was mechanically complete in 2004 and operational in June 2005.
The main downstream and derivative plants are planned to produce ethylene (900,000 MTY), polyethylene (600,000 MTY), polypropylene (250,000 MTY), styrene (500,000 MTY), polystyrene (300,000 MTY), acrylonitrile (260,000 MTY), aromatics (500,000 MTY), butadiene (90,000 MTY), and sulphur acid recovery (350,000 MTY).
One of the 10 plants in the complex is owned by Lucite, and is under contract to be operated by SECCO.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing, and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry specific engineering, consulting, project management, and maintenance services. Emerson brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
PlantWeb, DeltaV, Fisher, FIELDVUE, Rosemount, Micro Motion and AMS are marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are property of their respective owners.
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489 MultiLin Serial Interface Example
Gordon Kelly of Spartan Controls submits a new item in the DeltaV Application Exchange. The example demonstrates how to connect to a 489 MultiLin through a standard serial interface and then use a composite block to acquire the data. An example detail display is included which uses a tab strip approach to minimize real estate requirements.
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August 4, 2005
Press Release: Emerson Global Users Exchange to feature more than 300 presentations, workshops and short courses
Run by users, for users…annual conference offers best practices for technology application and operations management
AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 4, 2005) – The 2005 Emerson Global Users Exchange Conference will be held October 3-7, 2005, at the World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. The theme, The Look of a Leader, sets the tone for the week-long conference where process manufacturers will share ideas, practices and proven solutions with fellow users and Emerson Process Management experts in an intensive program of industry business forums, workshops, short courses, paper presentations, speakers and technology exhibits.
"Led by our customers, this conference is one of the industry's most comprehensive collections of presentations and workshops by users designed to educate and help their peers with technology selection and application, investment justification and automation strategy development," says Bruce Johnson, event manager. "Attendees will hear from industry leaders how the technologies that power Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture are providing breakthrough results for process manufacturers worldwide."
The conference will feature 253 workshops and 47 short courses, plus keynote speakers, management roundtables, executive sessions, product roadmaps, and an expansive technology exhibit hall. Session topics include:
- asset optimization
- business operations
- instrumentation
- process optimization
- safety
- asset reliability
- system application/product integration
- valves/valve automation
Currently, nine industry business forums are scheduled that include chemicals, contractors, food/beverage and consumer products, metals/mining/cement/glass, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, power and utilities, pulp and paper, and refining and petrochemicals.
The full conference agenda and other details are available at www.EmersonExchange.org.
"Throughout the conference attendees will share application best practices, tips and quantified business results while Emerson experts provide insight into new technology development and direction," says Johnson. "Users will discuss comprehensive strategies for automation to take advantage of today's technologies to ensure the future viability of their plants."
Participants in previous Emerson Users Exchanges describe the experience as stimulating and highly informative. "Of all the supplier automation conferences that I've attended, this was the best. The content was incredible," said Stephen Smith of Eastman Chemicals.
About Emerson Process Management: An Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, DeltaV™, Ovation® and AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson: a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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August 3, 2005
DeltaV Zone 2 Remote I/O Product Data Sheet Update
Unlike any other remote I/O solution, DeltaV shared remote I/O connects with any DeltaV controller for maximum installation flexibility. Zone 2 I/O scanners provide communication between field devices and the other nodes on the control network. (96KB PDF)
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August 2, 2005
Unified Automation with Digital Plant Architecture Improves Gas Plant and Gathering System Operation
If you operate a gas production and separation field, it is probable that you have a DCS operating the separation unit, RTU for remote startup/shut down and a SCADA system to monitor diverse and spread-out data.
This is the position that the engineers at the Loma la Lata gas field in western Argentina found themselves in when they made the decision to standardize on a single, digital plant architecture using Foundation fieldbus. They saw improved quality control, safety and environmental stewardship as well as reduced maintenance as a result of this switch. Their problems, decisions and results were documented in Hydrocarbon Processing in March 2005. (519KB PDF)
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August 1, 2005
ABB RDNA-01 and ACS800 AC Drive Interface Example
New in the DeltaV Application Exchange is an example for interfacing via Devicenet to an ABB RDNA-01 or ACS800 AC VFD Drive. Thanks Gordon Kelly of Spartan Controls for sharing this module.
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