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June 30, 2006
Integrating Safety and Control in a Digital World
For years you’ve heard that safety instrumented systems had to be completely separate from basic process control systems. In fact until recently, there just was no other way to do it. Safety was in one box – normally triply redundant, basic control in another. Now you hear that both can be in the same cabinet and even share information. That would be good as long as your plant safety isn’t jeopardized, wouldn’t it? This topic is discussed at length by several industry experts and independent industry analysts in the May issue of Automation World, “Integrating Safety and Control in a Digital World”. Read it and perhaps sleep better tonight.
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June 29, 2006
Press Release: Emerson adding EDDL enhancements to smart field devices
End users will gain expanded use of field device diagnostics and functionality, available on any host, and compatible with more than 20 million installed field devices.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (June 28, 2006) – Using the enhancements to the international standard Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL), Emerson Process Management will boost the functionality of its HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus devices to drive richer graphical user interface displays that enable end users to improve operations and maintenance.
"End users have continually asked for expanded integration, interoperability and greater ease of use," commented John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "We are committed to meeting the growing needs of our existing and new customers, and implementing the EDDL enhancements in our digital devices does that."
The Emerson devices with enhanced EDDL will drive new displays that use familiar dialog boxes to present text, dynamic variables, pictures, charts, and archived data in a consistent, familiar format.
"Use of the enhanced EDDL technology provides human interface consistency and ease of use for diagnostics and asset management both in the control room and in the maintenance shop, enhancing safe and productive plant operation," continued Berra. "By design, the enhanced field devices are fully compatible with the industry's installed base of more than 20 million field devices using EDDL technology."
Sophisticated devices with hundreds of configuration, calibration, and diagnostic parameters, such as control valves, radar level gauges, and variable frequency drives, will greatly benefit from the new user interface enhancements. Emerson's range of field devices and valves powers its PlantWeb® digital plant architecture to reduce capital project costs and improve operations efficiency.
EDDL is the only common technology endorsed by all of the Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation, Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO), and OPC Foundation. The interoperability of the language gives users the freedom to choose best-in-class automation products from the suppliers of choice, knowing devices and hosts will work fully and seamlessly together.
About EDDL.
An international standard — IEC 1804-3 — Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) is a universal interface to diagnostic, real-time and asset management information contained in what is currently a growing installed base of more than 20 million field instruments from a host of manufacturers. With EDDL, a user can calibrate instruments, diagnose problems, provide data for user interface displays, identify process alarms, and obtain information needed for high-level software, such as MES, UI/SCADA, plant historians, asset management and ERP.
The standard language is supported by virtually every vendor of process control systems worldwide, and the information it describes is available in any HART Communication, FOUNDATION fieldbus, or Profibus based instrument made since 1990.
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, 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. Emerson brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Rosemount®, Micro Motion®, Mobrey®, Bristol®, 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 of power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliances and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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June 28, 2006
DeltaV Simulate Suite for Training and Development Product Data Sheet Update
Don't delay development of your automation system configuration, logic checkout, and operator training until your automation system is delivered. Do it now with the DeltaV Simulate suite of products. (862KB PDF)
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June 27, 2006
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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June 26, 2006
DeltaV Regulatory Compliance Video Product Demo
This video overview shows tools for easy regulatory compliance including integrated configuration change tracking covering the entire database, history maintenance, interface-embedded operator verification for security, and electronic signature capability. (5:06 minutes)
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June 23, 2006
Alarm Management Services Data Sheet Update
Emerson’s Alarm Management Services will help to ensure that your alarm systems do their jobs when they are needed most – during abnormal situations. (360KB PDF)
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June 22, 2006
DeltaV Four-Monitor Workstation Product Data Sheet Update
The Four-Monitor Workstation provides a flexible, easy-to-configure operator space using 4 flat-screen monitors. It provides operators additional screen "real estate" for viewing more information about process operations from a single workstation. (237KB PDF)
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June 20, 2006
DeltaV Batch v8.4 Enhancements Video Demo
A demonstration showing DeltaV Version 8.4 Batch enhancements including engineering and operational benefits such as faster access and performance, along with increased configuration flexibility and easier undesired state recovery. (9:10 minutes)
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June 16, 2006
Honeywell to DeltaV Migration Solutions Video Demo
A demonstration showing solutions to cost-effectively transition legacy Honeywell TPS systems to the DeltaV digital automation system. (11:56 minutes)
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June 15, 2006
Press Release: Emerson awarded contract to automate new EnCana gas plant in Canada
Emerson's PlantWeb® digital plant architecture installation will integrate process control and smart Safety Instrumented System
CALGARY, ALBERTA (June 15, 2006) – Emerson Process Management announced today that it has been awarded a contract by EnCana Corporation, one of North America's leading natural gas producers, to apply its PlantWeb® digital plant architecture to automate EnCana's new Steeprock natural gas processing plant, located in N. E. British Columbia, Canada. The digital PlantWeb approach will integrate basic process control and a smart Safety Instrumented System.
EnCana's Steeprock Facility will be designed to process 5380 e3m3/day (190 MMSCFD) of raw gas. The plant will consist of two main components: 1) two amine plants, one to remove CO2 from the raw sweet feed gas, and the second to remove CO2 and H2S from the raw sour feed gas; and 2) a Claus Process facility to extract elemental sulfur from the H2S removed through an Amine process. The construction goal for plant start up and commissioning is winter 2006/2007.
"We selected Emerson based on the combination of expertise and support offered by the company, plus the advantages of its comprehensive digital PlantWeb approach," commented Rajesh Udipi, Senior Facilities Engineer, of Encana. "We see advantages to the smart Safety Instrumented System technologies, and to the predictive nature of the basic control system."
Emerson's PlantWeb will integrate process control and smart Safety Instrumented System (SIS) solutions based on the architecture's DeltaV™ digital automation system, AMS™ Suite predictive maintenance software, and intelligent HART field instruments that include Emerson's Fisher® valves with FIELDVUE® digital valve controllers and Rosemount® transmitters.
Emerson's smart SIS integrates use of digital intelligence to enable customer implementation of safer process plants. The smart SIS automates proof testing, including partial valve stroking, to enable continuous and on-demand diagnosing of safety loop sensors, logic solvers and final control elements to ensure they perform on demand. The resulting high reliability of safety systems reduces the risk of plant trips, which keeps plants up and running. At the same time, the approach minimizes costly and risky practices of ongoing manual proof tests.
Emerson will supply a variety of services for system design, configuration, and commissioning, including local system support provided by Emerson's local business partner, Spartan Controls. PlantWeb services are key to helping customers derive full value from state-of-the-art control, automation and asset management solutions, both at the installation and operational phases of the project.
The PlantWeb digital approach is installed worldwide and has demonstrated substantial project cost savings. Additionally, the architecture's built-in predictive intelligence can improve throughput and availability by delivering diagnostic data to personnel who can repair problems before they interfere with operations.
About EnCana Corporation
With an enterprise value of approximately C$50 (US$45) billion, EnCana is one of North America's leading natural gas producers, is among the largest holders of gas and oil resource lands onshore North America and is a technical and cost leader in the in-situ recovery of oil sands bitumen. EnCana delivers predictable, reliable, profitable growth from its portfolio of long-life resource plays situated in Canada and the United States. Contained in unconventional reservoirs, resource plays are large contiguous accumulations of hydrocarbons, located in thick or aerially extensive deposits, that typically have lower geological and commercial development risk, lower average decline rates and very long producing lives compared to conventional plays. The application of technology to unlock the huge resource potential of these plays typically results in continuous increases in production and reserves and decreases in costs over multiple decades of resource play life.
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™, Ovation®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Mobrey ®, Daniel®, Bristol 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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June 14, 2006
Unscrambling Safety
How is your company dealing with the changes and new standards for safety? Are you going it alone, turning to safety consultants, or partnering with your safety and automation supplier. The feature article in the May 2006 issue of Control magazine, Unscrambling Safety, explores how process manufacturers are answering these questions, like how Rompetrol is using DeltaV SIS to protect the refinery's gas-fired burners for atmospheric distillation/vacuum distillation heaters. (817KB PDF)
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June 13, 2006
DeltaV System for Honeywell TPS flyer
View online a PDF (308KB) or request a copy of the DeltaV System for Honeywell TPS flyer and CD to learn how to get on the path to a smart digital plant by transitioning your Honeywell TPS system for the proven installation, engineering, operations, and maintenance savings provided by the DeltaV system and PlantWeb architecture.
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June 12, 2006
Press Release: Emerson's DeltaV system enhanced for abnormal situation prevention
DeltaV version 8.4 software extends PlantWeb® Alerts to HART devices and improves FOUNDATION fieldbus device alarming
AUSTIN, TEXAS (June 12, 2006) – Emerson Process Management released version 8.4 of DeltaV™ system software that includes enhancements to help users prevent abnormal situations. DeltaV digital automation systems are a core component of Emerson's open, standards-based PlantWeb® digital plant architecture.
With the new software release, standard HART device status information can now be used by predictive diagnostics that generate PlantWeb Alerts. The unique alerts and accompanying guidance help users take remedial actions that can head off abnormal situations in the plant. In an additional enhancement, conditional alarming has been extended to FOUNDATION fieldbus devices, enabling the devices to deliver critical predictive alarms for immediate attention by operations staff to avoid unplanned downtime.
"Operators need to know when critical field devices are in need of attention and need not be bothered when devices and processes are operating normally," said Dave Deitz, director of marketing for the DeltaV system. "By extending our PlantWeb Alerts to HART protocol devices, we can alert maintenance and operations personnel to potential problems so as to avoid disruptions to the process. This extension of PlantWeb Alerts to HART devices is significant for installed base customers who can now take advantage of hidden predictive diagnostics in all of their HART devices."
"Similarly, by adding conditional alarming support for our analog input, discrete input, and PID function blocks for FOUNDATION fieldbus devices, it is possible to suppress nuisance alarms that interfere with attention to process operations," said Deitz. "Configuration of conditional alarms 'on' and/or 'off' delay times can significantly reduce the numbers of nuisance alarms that are caused by temporary transient conditions."
For more on the v8.4 release, visit www.EasyDeltaV.com/version84.
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®, DeltaV™, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Mobrey®, Daniel®, Bristol®, 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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June 9, 2006
DeltaV Connect for Honeywell Product Data Sheet
Emerson Process Management's DeltaV Connect for Honeywell provides a pathway for Honeywell TPS systems to easily transition to a PlantWeb digital architecture with the DeltaV system. (622KB PDF)
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June 8, 2006
DeltaV Batch Engineering Video Product Demo
This video demonstration highlights recipe and equipment configuration benefits, including class-based engineering based on embedded S88 design for standard terminology and models, and transparent interaction between controllers and the recipe execution engine. (5:44 minutes)
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June 7, 2006
New DeltaV ATEX Instruction Sheets
Eight new ATEX Instruction Sheets:
KJ2201X1-BA1 Logic Solver - SLS 1508
KJ2201X1-HA1 Simplex SLS Terminal Block
KJ2201X1-JA1 Redundant SLS Terminal Block
KJ2221X1-BA1 SISNet Repeater
KJ2221X1-EA1 SISNet Repeater Carrier
KJ2231X1-BA1 Auxiliary Relay ETA-Direct Module
KJ2231X1-BB1 Auxiliary Relay DTA-Direct Module
KJ2231X1-BC1 Auxiliary Relay Diode Module
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June 6, 2006
DeltaV Batch Operation Video Product Demo
A video overview of recipe management benefits including easy access to recipe and process information, along with flexibility during run-time. (3:05 minutes)
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June 5, 2006
Component Date for DeltaV
Abhijit Jog of Panacea Technologies Inc. shares another item in the DeltaV Application Exchange. Component Date For DeltaV allows you to examine a DeltaV export file (FHX) and then displays the last modification date for all the components within the file.
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June 2, 2006
FHX file compare for DeltaV
Abhijit Jog of Panacea Technologies Inc. shares a new item in the DeltaV Application Exchange. The FHX file compare for DeltaV allows you to compare two DeltaV configurations (via export files) and shows in a simple side by side view the software that has been modified, added, or deleted between the two configurations. Thanks Abhijit!
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June 1, 2006
Emerson's DeltaV SIS Products Enhanced
Emerson Process Management enhanced the functionality of its DeltaV SIS products with the release of version 8.4 software. The 8.4 release extends bulk edit capability to SIS modules and remote I/O, version control is extended to SIS modules and Logic solver configuration, a new report was added to verify that periodic software upgrades do not impact the DeltaV SIS logic solver configuration. This upgrade will significantly reduce engineering time and effort on large projects as well as improve IECC 61511 compliance.
“Our DeltaV SIS product was a major improvement in the way our end users could implement safety functions in their facilities,” said Dave Deitz, director of marketing for the DeltaV system. “These improvements will expand end users ease-of-use when implementing and managing their safety instrumented systems.” Bulk editing involves exporting the configuration database into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet where configuration parameters can be easily and rapidly edited then re-imported into the configuration database. Now all DeltaV SIS modules can be tracked using the Version Control and Audit Trail software (VCAT.) It tracks all changes and can require appropriate levels of signature authority to be implemented per loop SIL level. This provides additional security for all users and is particularly important to manufacturers in regulated industries. The new DeltaV SIS module authorization functionality prevents unauthorized downloading of SIS configurations. Each safety integrity level 1-3 can be separately designated with different signature authorities. The new checksum report compares DeltaV SIS configuration before and after DeltaV software upgrades to show that there were no changes as a result of the software upgrade.
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