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February 28, 2006
Press Release: Emerson to digitally automate Peru's largest copper mining company
PlantWeb® digital plant architecture will enable migration of existing assets and expansion to leading technology
AUSTIN, TEXAS (February 28, 2006) — Emerson Process Management announced today that Southern Peru Copper Corp. (SPCC) has selected PlantWeb® digital plant architecture with FOUNDATION fieldbus technology for digital automation of its Ilo Smelter, Peru facility.
In 2004 SPCC launched a project to modernize its Ilo facility smelting capacity to 1.2 million tons/year, reduce SO2 emissions, reduce copper production costs, and increase H2SO4 production for feedstock in another SPCC facility and to export.
SPCC completed the FEED (Front End Engineering & Design) portion of the project in 2004. During 2005, process and control system upgrades were implemented, with commissioning scheduled to begin in early 2006.
Following an in-depth control system analysis, SPCC determined the PlantWeb architecture and its underlying advanced technologies provided the capabilities necessary to achieve the defined project goals.
"We realized we would need to use FOUNDATION fieldbus, HART, DeviceNet, Profibus DP, and OPC [OLE for Process Control] communication technologies on this project," commented Luis Canzio, Senior Electrical Engineer of SPCC. "Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture makes implementing multiple communication technologies as easy as 'plug-and-play,' while maintaining communication technology transparency."
Additionally, SPCC cited the DeltaV™ digital automation system and its embedded multivariable control capabilities as being well-suited to provide control stability to the copper smelting process.
Emerson's contract with SPCC comprises
- Control system hardware, software, and related services, including a Professional Plus Workstation in a PowerEdge 2650 Server.
- 12 Operator Workstations, and one Professional Workstation.
- One Base Station in a PowerEdge Server, for remote desktop connections with wireless Ethernet.
- One Application Station in a Stratus Fault Tolerant Server for OPC connectivity.
- Nine DeltaV MD redundant controllers.
- AMS™ Suite: Intelligent Device Manager for HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus connected devices.
- OPC for PIMS (Process Information Management Systems)
- Redundant DeltaV Connect for Bailey stations for interfacing the DeltaV digital automation system to an existing Bailey Infi 90® system.
Services Emerson will provide include
- Configuration of DeltaV system and AMS Suite applications
- Cabinet integration
- FAT/SAT (Factory/Site Acceptance Testing)
- Commissioning and startup assistance
- Installation supervision
- Training
- Services for Migration of Bailey Infi 90.
Emerson's migration group, working in cooperation with the local Emerson office, integrated SPCC's legacy Bailey control system into Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture. Migration services included converting database points, control strategy, and graphic displays, accompanied by an offline configuration checkout prior to actual connection of the new digital plant architecture.
"Manufacturers across the world are challenged today to extract the most value out of their existing assets," said Tom Snead, president of the Process Systems & Solutions division of Emerson Process Management. "We are enabling manufacturers to gain more value out of their existing assets by making the transition process from older automation systems easier. Users can transition components of their legacy systems at a pace that suits them to take advantage of new capabilities embedded in Emerson technologies."
About Emerson's migration solutions
According to Larry O'Brien, ARC research director for process industries, "Lifecycle costs, which include costs to upgrade and migrate automation systems, have become more important than initial purchase prices. We believe that Emerson has developed an effective migration strategy for its own legacy systems. Emerson is also one of the few suppliers that has placed considerable focus on a strategy for migration from competitive systems."
Within the past two years Emerson has released a wide range of migration solutions (www.EasyDeltaV.com/EasyConnect). These solutions have been specifically designed to upgrade a wide range of legacy systems, including those from ABB, Bailey, Honeywell, GSE Systems, Invensys/Foxboro, Siemens, Yokogawa, General Electric, Allen-Bradley, and Modicon, to the DeltaV digital automation system.
Migration solutions provide flexibility and deliver efficiency
Emerson's migration products for field connections, operator interface, and control, combined with its simulation, training, and conversion services, reduce installation costs and minimize downtime during an automation system upgrade.
Using FlexConnect, Emerson can reduce rewiring costs as much as 50 percent and process downtime by 75 percent. Emerson's migration services include database conversion and graphics conversion, or complete redesign of displays. Simulation tools expedite checkout and reduce the learning curve for operator training.
Local services provide support for fast track migration projects
"With our migration solutions and in-house domain expertise for a wide range of legacy systems, Emerson makes the modernization process from outdated automation systems to new digital technology a much easier and faster process," said Laurie Ben, director of the migration group at Emerson. "The quicker we can get our customer up and running on the DeltaV system and PlantWeb architecture, the faster they can start realizing the impact of these technologies on their bottom line."
About Southern Peru Copper Corporation
Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC, www.southernperu.com) is the largest copper producer in Perú and the tenth largest in the world. It has two concentration plants. One is located at Cuajone (Moquegua). The other is located at Toquepala (Tacna).
SPCC also owns a Lixiviation plant located in Toquepala wich produced 105.3 millons pounds of Electrolitic Copper type A.
The Ilo Smelter produces blister copper, and the Ilo Refinery produces Electrolitic Copper Type A, refined silver, gold, and commercial selenium.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), 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®, Mobrey®, Daniel®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite.
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 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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February 27, 2006
New OSISoft PI Protocol Converter FAQs Whitepaper
The OSISoft PI Protocol Converter FAQs whitepaper answers questions about OSIsoft PI software integration with the DeltaV Continuous Historian using the PI Protocol Converter. (108 KB PDF)
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February 24, 2006
USB Security Note in the DeltaV Application Exchange
New in the DeltaV Application Exchange is a solution from Andy Williams for securing PCs against USB file transfers without disabling the USB mouse and keyboard. Thanks Andy for sharing this application note!
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February 23, 2006
Using Model Predictive Control-Based PAT to Optimize Distillation
Advanced control and Pharmaceutical production don’t normally go together. Do they?
Is it even possible to implement something like Model Predictive Control on a validated process? The folks at Baxter Healthcare’s Guayama facility have shown that this is indeed possible. They used MPC along with SPC to improve solvent recovery from their product and have achieved significant improvements in operations as a result. The one page article discussing their results "Using Model Predictive Control-Based PAT to Optimize Distillation” was published in the January 2006 issue of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing magazine.
This is just another example of how DeltaV embedded advanced control can help pharmaceutical manufacturers meet the FDA PAT initiative to improve ongoing operations. (130KB PDF)
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February 22, 2006
Process Control: Designing Processes and Control Systems for Dynamic Performance in the DeltaV Bookstore
Thomas E Marlin's Process Control: Designing Processes and Control Systems for Dynamic Performance is now available in the DeltaV Bookstore.
This book identifies process as the central factor in plant automation and develops theory and practice to present the parameters of good dynamic performance. Approaches are presented for measurement selection, process/modification, control structure design and algorithm tuning to achieve good performance over a range of operating conditions. The sequence of topics (modeling, single-loop control and tuning, enhancements, multiloop control, and design) builds the students' ability to analyze increasingly complex systems, culminating in multiloop control design.
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February 21, 2006
Advanced Unit Management Software Product Data Sheet Update
DeltaV Advanced Unit Management software provides class-based Unit, Equipment, Control modules and Unit Phases to make developing unit-relative equipment strategies simple. (548 KB PDF)
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February 20, 2006
Press Release: Suncor Energy selects Emerson for automation solutions for North American refineries and oil sands facilities
PlantWeb® digital architecture to maximize value of Suncor's average annual $3.0 billion capital investment
AUSTIN, TEXAS (February 20, 2006) — Suncor Energy Inc. and Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), announced today a 7-year agreement that names Emerson as Suncor's supplier for automation products, solutions, and services for capital projects at new and existing North American facilities.
Suncor Energy is a growing integrated energy company strategically focused on developing Canada's Athabasca oil sands. The company's oil sands operations, located near Fort McMurray, Alberta, are supported by businesses that provide exploration and production of natural gas and renewable energy, energy marketing and refining. Suncor's growth plans target production capacity of 500,000 to 550,000 barrels per day in 2010 to 2012.
In 1967, Suncor made history by pioneering commercial crude oil production from oil sands in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta. Since then, Suncor has become a major North American energy producer and marketer.
Suncor's refining operations add value to the company's integrated strategy of processing oil sands products into the high quality refined products that consumers demand.
Suncor plans to extensively deploy Emerson's PlantWeb digital automation technology to build "smart" world class facilities. The agreement also provides opportunities for Emerson to work in collaboration with Suncor, and engineering- procurement - construction (EPC) contractors to support application engineering, project management, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance and operations.
"We are extremely pleased with this opportunity to deliver incremental value by applying our automation engineering expertise and PlantWeb digital plant architecture to Suncor's complete range of projects," commented John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "I'm confident that the team of Suncor, Emerson and EPC personnel will excel in building and automating facilities that realize project savings, and exhibit leading edge operations efficiency, reliability and safety."
"This agreement is especially rewarding as it represents a further opportunity for Emerson and Spartan to work with an oil sands leader like Suncor to deliver another step up in successful project execution and life cycle value from leading automation technology and innovative approaches," added Mike Begin, president of Spartan Controls, Emerson's local business partner. "Suncor is one of the most progressive and well run companies in the world, and we are committed to their successful growth."
Hi-Res Photo is available.
About PlantWeb
Emerson's PlantWeb is an innovative digital automation approach that networks operations, maintenance, and management stations with computers and intelligent instruments, valves, and equipment throughout facilities. Communications between these components, and with personnel, enable facilities that provide high throughput and reliability. The built-in intelligence continuously monitors processes and the equipment itself, providing predictive reports and alerts that enable personnel to operate at highest capacity and resolve maintenance issues before they impact production.
Emerson's intelligent digital automation systems, field devices, and equipment monitors cover the plant to power PlantWeb; included are the DeltaV™ automation system, Smart Rosemount® transmitters, Micro Motion® Coriolis flowmeters, Rosemount Analytical sensors and analyzers, Fisher® FIELDVUE® digital valve controllers and Fisher valves, and Machinery Health™ Management technologies.
About Suncor Energy Inc.
Suncor Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Suncor's oil sands business located near Fort McMurray, Alberta, extracts and upgrades oil sands and markets refinery feedstock and diesel fuel, while operations throughout Western Canada produce natural gas. Suncor operates a refining and marketing business in Ontario with retail distribution under the Sunoco brand. U.S.A. downstream assets include refining operations in Colorado and retail sales in the Denver area under the Phillips 66 brand. Suncor common shares (symbol: SU) are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
Sunoco in Canada is separate and unrelated to Sunoco in the United States, which is owned by Sunoco, Inc. of Philadelphia.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp & paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, and project management, and maintenance services to help customers achieve the potential of their operations. Emerson brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Rosemount®, Micro Motion®; Mobrey®, Daniel®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite.
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 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit http://www.GoToEmerson.com.
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February 17, 2006
Module Link Graphic
New in the DeltaV Application Exchange is a Module Link Graphic. This graphic page will parse user selected graphics and display a sorted list of all modules with links on the selected graphics. Selecting any module in the generated list will open the appropriate display and faceplate. Once the list is generated, it is not necessary to regenerate each time the graphic is open. Thanks Grant Bishop of PCE Pacific for sharing your ingenuity!
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Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and Scalable Automation for Bioprocess Control and Monitoring A Case Study
So, your pharmaceutical process is finally validated and now you don’t want to mess around with the automation system at all since validation procedures are just too difficult and time consuming to even contemplate revisiting. The only thing to do now, career wise, is to wait until the next big automation project rolls along. But what if the next project is a year away? Maybe, just maybe, you better figure out a way to generate some “value add” with the process you have.
Surprisingly, the idea of improving your existing process isn’t so far fetched as it might have been just a few years ago. The FDA PAT initiative for the “implementation of innovative pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and quality assurance” actually encourages improvements to established pharmaceutical processes. The article “Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and Scalable Automation for Bioprocess Control and Monitoring – A Case Study” published in the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Pharmaceutical Engineering gives a practical example of how to go about this. (372 KB PDF)
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February 15, 2006
Advanced Process Control in Practice
Control magazine columnist, Terry McMahon discusses how advanced process control is becoming a part of the standard toolset for practicing engineers in his article, Advanced process control in practice.
Two books he recommends, Harold Wade’s Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control, 2nd Edition in Amazon right now and Models Unleashed by Gregory K. McMillan and Robert A. Cameron is available in the DeltaV Bookstore.
In the EasyDeltaV.com advanced control area, you'll find the advanced process control applications available to process manufacturers with DeltaV systems.
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February 14, 2006
Rotork FF01 MK2 Rev 1 Fieldbus Device Files
In Emerson's continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Rotork FF01 MK2 Rev 1 has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV Stress Test labs. Using the DeltaV system's Foundation Fieldbus Device Downloads utility, these fieldbus device files are now available for use.
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February 13, 2006
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. (114 KB PDF)
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February 10, 2006
Press Release: BP awards Emerson a major automation contract for upgrades at refiner's three largest U.S. facilities
Emerson's refinery experience, global project management expertise, and proven digital technology crucial to selection as main automation contractor
AUSTIN, TEXAS (February 10, 2006) — Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), and BP International Ltd., one of the largest oil and gas producers in the United States, today announced a contract naming Emerson as the main automation contractor for the replacement of aging process automation systems at BP's three largest U.S. refineries.
The contract covers 18 units at three BP U.S. refineries — Whiting, Indiana; Texas City, Texas; and Carson, California. Combined, these facilities refine about 1 million barrels of crude per day, or about 7 percent of total U.S. refining capacity. The upgrades are part of BP's ongoing commitment to improving facilities in North America.
Under the contract, new DeltaV™ digital automation and control systems will be installed in 18 different production units at these refineries, resulting in improved efficiency and reliability in the refining process. Critical units to be upgraded include fluid catalytic cracker units, cokers, ultracrackers and alkylation units.
As the main automation contractor, Emerson will be responsible for the front-end engineering design, detailed design, and implementation of the new digital systems.
In addition to process automation, networking the systems with intelligent measurement instruments and digital valves will enable Emerson's PlantWeb® digital automation architecture, providing a platform that also supports asset management applications to help the refineries optimize performance.
Emerson will work with BP to set the standards, processes and implementation procedures for the upgrade projects. Other control system elements such as field measurement devices and control valves will be replaced as needed.
"Following an extensive evaluation of the supply market and available technologies, BP has taken a strategic decision to introduce Emerson digital control systems into its refining base," said Patrick E. Gower, Refining Vice President, U.S. Region for BP. "The powerful combination of Emerson's proven DeltaV systems, PlantWeb technology and a compelling value proposition positioned Emerson as the supplier of choice for this program and now resets the baseline for this sort of project."
Following are some additional details about the BP facilities undergoing digital automation upgrades:
- BP's Whiting refinery is located near Chicago. Operational since 1890, the refinery has more than 400,000 barrels a day of processing capacity. It is the fourth largest refinery in the United States, and produces enough gasoline to fill more than half a million automobiles daily.
- BP's Carson refinery, located near Los Angeles, has been operating since 1923. The Carson refinery processes 270,000 barrels of oil per day into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and petroleum coke. The refinery supplies about 25 percent of the Los Angeles gasoline market.
- BP's Texas City refinery, located south of Houston, began operation in 1934, and is BP's largest refinery worldwide, and the third-largest refinery in the United States. It has a crude capacity of about 450,000 barrels per day. The Texas City refinery, which makes about 2.5 percent of all gasoline sold in the United States, is capable of producing about 10 million gallons per day of premium and unleaded regular gasoline, 100,000 barrels a day of diesel fuel, and 40,000 barrels a day of jet fuel.
"We're excited that BP is continuing its commitment to developing its relationship with Emerson by upgrading these important refineries with our PlantWeb digital architecture," said John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "This contract highlights the combining of our main automation contracting expertise and digital technology to help BP upgrade the three sites to smart refineries, and gain the maximum value from our automation systems and asset management software. Emerson may well play a vital role in engineering other necessary instrumentation and control systems for BP as these projects get under way."
Hi-Res Photos are available.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), 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®, DeltaV™, Fisher®, MicroMotion®, Rosemount®, Mobrey®, Daniel®, Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite.
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 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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February 8, 2006
Endress+Hauser GmbH Deltabar S Rev 5 Fieldbus Device Files
In Emerson's continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Endress+Hauser GmbH Deltabar S Rev 5 has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV Stress Test labs. Using the DeltaV system's Foundation Fieldbus Device Downloads utility, these fieldbus device files are now available for use.
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February 7, 2006
Smart SIS Services Reference Guide Update
DeltaV SIS Service Reference Guide provides an overview of DeltaV Smart SIS support to meet IEC61511 Safety Life Cycle requirements. (365 KB PDF)
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February 6, 2006
Press Release: Emerson wins major contract to digitally automate India's largest life sciences plant
Emerson's leadership in life sciences industry key to new contract
AUSTIN, TEXAS (February 6, 2006) — Emerson Process Management announced today that it had won a major contract from Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. to supply PlantWeb® digital automation architecture and solution services to their new biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in India. Reliance Life Sciences is a member of the Reliance Group of Companies, India's largest private sector enterprise.
The new facility is the largest automation project to date in the life sciences industry in India. Reliance Life Sciences officials selected Emerson for its reputation and experience in the field of life sciences. The new facility of Reliance Life Sciences will use microbial and mammalian cell culture process to manufacture therapeutic proteins.
Emerson will provide engineering design, digital automation, process management, validation, and commissioning for the project. The company will install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture, which has an extensive track record of lowering installation costs, ensuring a fast startup, and improving ongoing plant operations and maintenance.
Emerson's PlantWeb digital plant architecture will use FOUNDATION fieldbus communications technology to connect the company's DeltaV™ digital automation system to smart field devices. The resulting network of digital intelligence will extend throughout Reliance Life Sciences' new plant, enabling project savings and operational excellence. Intelligent field devices from Emerson will include Rosemount® pressure, temperature, level and flow transmitters, as well as Rosemount Analytical pH and dissolved oxygen sensors and transmitters, Micro Motion® Coriolis flow and density meters, and Brooks® flowmeters.
Reliance has adopted a fast track OEM construction approach for Life Sciences plants, and has chosen Emerson as a main supplier for the initiative. Supporting the OEM approach, Emerson will design and project manage skid vendors as they build modular "skids." Emerson will employ its modular automation approach that enables fast startup by quickly linking skids for effective communications when installed. The fast and effective skid link-up results from building skids using the company's intelligent digital technology, including PlantWeb architecture with FOUNDATION fieldbus communications and the DeltaV system.
The OEM approach adopted by Reliance has been to create standard plant modules, complete with documents and drawings, based on known pre-tested process cells. These are produced in parallel, and then all skids are integrated at the site to ensure automation consistency across the manufacturing floor, and provide a consolidated validation according to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) procedure.
"We are happy to be associated with Emerson Process Management since it has proven capabilities in managing advanced digital automation architectures with cGMP norms," said K V Subramaniam, Head of Reliance Life Sciences.
"Reliance's new plant is the first fully automated life sciences plant in India," said Pradipta Sen, president of Emerson India. "We are pleased that Emerson's advanced PlantWeb technology will be a part of this groundbreaking project, which would advance the modernization and growth of the life sciences sector in India," he added.
About Reliance Life Sciences
Reliance Life Sciences (RLS) was incorporated in January 2001, and is a new millennium initiative of the Reliance Group. RLS is developing business opportunities in the domains of medical biotechnology, plant biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, contract research, clinical research and contract manufacturing. For more information, visit www.relbio.com.
Reliance Group is the largest private sector enterprise in India, participating in businesses in the energy and materials value chain, with group revenues of USD 20 billion. The flagship company, Reliance Industries Limited, is a Fortune Global 500 company.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.EmersonProcess.com), 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®, Mobrey®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite.
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 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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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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February 4, 2006
Call for Papers: Share your DeltaV best practices, implementation successes, tips & tricks at this year's Emerson Global User's Exchange Conference
The backbone of the Emerson Global Users Exchange conference is the wealth of knowledge and experience shared by users and other industry experts in Workshop and Short Course presentations. This year we’d like to see your presentation.
Abstracts for proposed presentations are due no later than March 20, 2006. The organization will notify presenters of acceptance beginning May 1, 2006. As an incentive, a waiver of registration fees will be granted for one person for each accepted Workshop and two persons for each accepted Short Course for presenters who submit their final PowerPoint presentation by July 31, 2006.
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February 3, 2006
DeltaV SIS Factory Support Services Data Sheet Update
Service Data Sheet for DeltaV SIS Factory Support Services from SureService including Expert Technical Support and Express Module Replacement. (486KB PDF)
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February 2, 2006
Press Release: Emerson completes PlantWeb expansion at leading Hungarian pharmaceutical company
AUSTIN, TEXAS (February 2, 2006) — Emerson Process Management announces that it has recently completed a $500,000 PlantWeb® digital plant architecture project at the Gedeon Richter tank farm in Budapest, Hungary. The project is an extension to the company's central tank farm installation, which supplies four plants with solvents.
In planning the automation, Emerson's Life Sciences industry experts evaluated Richter's unique process requirements and selected PlantWeb as having technologies best suited to optimize start-up time and maximize operations and maintenance efficiencies. A key technology contributing to the decision was Emerson's Fisher® Design GX control valve.
Work on the expansion project started in October 2004 and included a DeltaV™ digital automation system, AMS™ Suite: Intelligent Device Manager software, HART® based communications, a total of 59 Fisher Design GX control valves with Fisher FIELDVUE® DVC6000 digital valve controllers, 52 Rosemount® 2088 pressure transmitters, and services including engineering and installation.
Designed in accordance with European standards, the Design GX is a globe-style valve system that can control a wide range of process liquids, gases and vapors. It can be combined with the new integrally mounted Fisher FIELDVUE DVC2000 digital valve controller to provide operations and maintenance savings.
The multilingual product configurator supplied free with the Fisher Design GX valve enabled complete specification of the valve system, simplifying valve sizing, and automating actuator selection. Other integrated options available, include a position transmitter and limit switches.
In the fast-changing pharmaceutical and biotech industries, Emerson Process Management's Life Sciences specialists provide a single source of process knowledge, skills, and technology, offering validated and compliant manufacturing solutions, multidiscipline harmonization, process optimization and ongoing performance assurance.
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), 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. Fisher® control valves (www.emersonprocess.com/fisher) play a key role in Emerson's combining of superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Emerson brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel®, Mobrey®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS™ Suite.
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 2005 were $17.3 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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Endress+Hauser GmbH Cerabar S Rev 5 Fieldbus Device Files
In Emerson's continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Endress+Hauser GmbH Cerabar S Rev 5 has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV Stress Test labs. Using the DeltaV system's Foundation Fieldbus Device Downloads utility, these fieldbus device files are now available for use.
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February 1, 2006
Recap on Cyber-Security
For those of you who saw the cyber-security demo and presentation at the 2005 Emerson Exchange, Control magazine editor Rich Merritt's description will be a helpful refresher on the session. If you missed the session, this article provides an excellent recap on cyber-security.
Rich makes some pointed observations about security strategies and solutions at the end of the article -- and they are right on target.
Right from the initial design, security has been a key component of the DeltaV system -- which builds on the heritage established by Emerson's PROVOX and RS3 systems. Also a lot of these solutions not only help in security but they add to the robustness of the control system as well.
After reading Rich's article, make sure to read the recent DeltaV cyber-security whitepapers, DeltaV Cyber-Security (499KB PDF) and Best Practices for DeltaV Cyber-Security (614KB PDF) to see steps to increase the security of your DeltaV system.
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Berra: Automation Engineers Have 'Greater Power'
“There are very few really new things in automation today and I’ve no reason to update my plant with new technology. It runs just fine as it is.” If this is your viewpoint, your facility may be a part of the estimated $65 billion in obsolete automation installed in the world today. A dramatically different view of what is possible is presented by John Berra in his recent InTech magazine interview. He states that today automation engineers have greater power than ever before to impact their organizations. He shows how Emerson has changed to help customers transform plants into “smart manufacturing facilities,” able to avoid abnormal operating conditions and maximize the availability of the plant through asset optimization. You can read his interview on how automation engineers can actively change manufacturing and the role ISA plays in the current environment in InTech‘s January “executive corner.” (74KB PDF)
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