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March 30, 2007
From the Top: What's In It for Us?
“I’ve enough to worry about on my automation project. At least tell me that I won’t get any surprises from project execution.” A person’s credibility is at stake when a project cost and schedule are communicated upward to company management. So, smooth project execution is key to the personal success of the project team members. Melissa Herkt discusses Emerson Process Management’s process for insuring smooth project management in her article, From the Top, What’s In It for Us, in the March issue of PM Network magazine.
“Good project management is an insurance policy. It prevents project disasters. For me, project management is about predicting the future in time to do something about it. … Without these concepts, we wouldn’t be able to deliver what our customers demand; predictable project cost, schedule and quality.” Her article also discusses the business practice change-management process she used to get Emerson Process Management to adopt best practices from all parts of its far-flung enterprise to form a single, worldwide process for her project management organization by using what she calls “radio station WIFM – what’s in it for me.” (315KB PDF)
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March 29, 2007
Create a Report of Modules/IO that require downloading
New in the DeltaV Application Exchange is the Create a Report of Modules/IO that require downloading solution from James Davies. The VB Module inside the excel workbook parses a export file (FHX) and creates a formatted excel sheet listing the components that require downloading. Thanks James for sharing this configuration tool!
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March 28, 2007
Press Release: Emerson receives Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement award for pharmaceutical industry automation solutions
PALO ALTO, CALIF. (March 27, 2007) — Frost & Sullivan selected Emerson Process Management, an Emerson (NYSE:EMR) business, as the recipient of the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Enhancement within automation and software solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.
"As the leading supplier of automation solutions in the vaccine, biologics, and active pharmaceutical ingredient businesses of the life sciences industry, Emerson has a superior ability to translate business requirements into products that positively impact its pharmaceutical customers' bottom lines," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Sanjeev R Sridharan.
"While most pharmaceutical companies are focused on solutions that could solve their problems at a departmental level, Emerson helps them achieve incremental operational advantage by eliminating islands of automation to ensure seamless flow of real-time information across the entire enterprise," Sridharan added. "Further, Emerson uses this operations knowledge to ensure capital projects deliver highest performance throughout a facility's life cycle."
With its PlantWeb® digital automation architecture, Emerson has successfully differentiated itself from other companies by translating its vision of an integrated solution into reality thus becoming a one-stop shop for all pharmaceutical industry customers.
PlantWeb empowers customers with predictive intelligence, eliminates hassles associated with paper-based records, and helps personnel view real-time records and comply with FDA regulations and initiatives such as Process Analytical Technology (PAT). In addition, it helps pharmaceutical customers eliminate errors or deviations across multiple batches.
"We are pleased that this award represents customer value delivered by our automation solutions for the Life Sciences industry," said John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "We are honored to join with our customers for the production and delivery of pharmaceuticals that are safe and effective in providing relief, comfort and improved quality of life around the world."
Each year Frost & Sullivan presents the Customer Value Enhancement Award to a company that has demonstrated the ability to expand the customer base, while maintaining its existing install base, with more innovative value creation and enhancement strategies than competing vendors. The Award recognizes the company's successful sales entry, customer acquisition and service strategies, and the degree to which those strategies have met customers' stated needs and requirements.
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, water and wastewater treatment, 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®, Bristol®, 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 2006 were $20.1 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.awards.frost.com.
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March 27, 2007
DeltaV 8.4 Russian Product Data Sheet
Is English a foreign language to your operators? Are you tired of having to use English keyboards and operating systems for your Operator Stations?
The v8.4 DeltaV system software offers operator, diagnostic and configuration applications in Russian. You can view system information such as tag names, descriptors, error messages, alarm information, batch interface, fuzzy and PID loop tuning, and diagnostic information in Russian. (308KB PDF)
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March 26, 2007
DeltaV 8.4 Japanese Product Data Sheet
The DeltaV system makes automation easy using Japanese operator, diagnostic and configuration applications. (263KB PDF)
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March 25, 2007
DeltaV 8.4 German Product Data Sheet
The v8.4 DeltaV system software offers operator and diagnostic applications in German. View DeltaV Operate graphics, faceplates and detail displays in German. Trends, alarms and events are recorded and viewed in German. (776KB PDF)
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March 24, 2007
DeltaV 8.4 French Product Data Sheet
The DeltaV system makes automation easy using French operator and diagnostic applications.
You can view system information such as tag names, descriptors, error messages, alarm information, batch interface, fuzzy and PID loop tuning, and diagnostic information in French. The French regional settings for date and number formats are also supported. (887KB PDF)
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March 23, 2007
Avoiding the Pains of Systems Integration
“I’ve heard about integrating MES systems with batch processes, but what I’ve heard hasn’t been very good. What should I look out for and what benefits should I expect if I decide to go down this road?”
Michalle Adkins and Dawn Marruchella answer these questions in a column called, “Ask the Experts – Avoiding the Pains of Systems Integration,” (63KB PDF) published in AIChE’s magazine Chemical Engineering Progress. They suggest working with a proven automation partner and not duplicating functionality already in the DCS batch executive, as two ways to stay out of the weeds. Improved documentation management and storage are suggested as benefits along with reduction in data entry and possible reduction in operator errors.
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March 22, 2007
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. (270KB PDF)
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March 16, 2007
DeltaV 8.4 Simplied Chinese Product Data Sheet
Is English a foreign language to your operators? Are you tired of having to use English operating systems for your Operator Stations?
The v8.4 DeltaV system software offers operator and diagnostic applications in Simplified Chinese. (885KB PDF)
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March 15, 2007
FOUNDATION Fieldbus I/O Redundancy Product Data Sheet Update
Use DeltaV state-of-the-art FOUNDATION fieldbus redundant I/O for your process control system. (203KB PDF)
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March 14, 2007
Press Release: Emerson selected as long term digital automation supplier for all Qatargas oil, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities
DOHA, QATAR (March 12, 2007) — Qatargas Operating Company Ltd. and Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), today announced a long term alliance, naming Emerson the preferred supplier of digital automation solutions and Qatargas a preferred Customer for the company's oil, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.
The Qatargas-Emerson alliance will continue to improve and sustain operational excellence for Qatargas, building on the strength of the two companies' previous collaboration to automate six multi-billion dollar world-class facilities in Ras Laffan over the past four years. As automation supplier on existing and future Qatargas projects, Emerson will engineer, project manage, install, commission, and provide long term support on the automation solutions for the oil, gas and petrochemical facilities in Qatar. In addition, Emerson will install its PlantWeb® digital plant architecture with FOUNDATION fieldbus communications, integrate third-party equipment, and provide information technology services.
"Qatargas pioneered the LNG business in Qatar, which is now home to the world's largest processing facilities," said Jacques Azibert, Chief Operating Officer-Operations of Qatargas. "We originally selected Emerson as our Main Instrumentation and Controls Contractor and supplier because the company is a world class automation leader with a business model that emphasizes both the project and operations needs, including continuous improvement and long term operational support. Emerson has proven its performance in our collaboration over a number of enormous projects, and we formed this new alliance to secure our future success through best in class automation."
"We are excited and honored to join Qatargas in this automation alliance," commented John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "The alliance and the projects represented give Emerson the best possible opportunity to bring together services and technology to help this valued customer sustain and improve their process and asset performance. We are committed to continued effective and efficient project development of Qatargas 2, 3 and 4, as well as long term project and operational excellence at all Qatargas' facilities."
Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture networks the company's DeltaV™ digital automation systems with intelligent field devices throughout facilities. Fisher® valves and FIELDVUE® digital valve controllers; Rosemount® pressure, temperature, flow and radar gauges; and Micro Motion® Coriolis flowmeters are included under the agreement. The digital field devices continuously run real-time diagnostics that are used by AMS™ Suite predictive maintenance software to alert operations and maintenance personnel and enable correction of issues before they effect plant operations.
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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, water and wastewater treatment, 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®, Bristol®, 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 2006 were $20.1 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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March 9, 2007
DeltaV InSight Control Performance Software Screencast
Check out the new DeltaV Insight screencast at EmersonProcessXperts.com. The screencast begins with a one-slide overview of DeltaV InSight followed by a demonstration of the software. (3:22 minutes)
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March 8, 2007
DeltaV v8.4 Localization Summary Product Data Sheet
Summary of the DeltaV applications available with localized versions of DeltaV v8.4 (59KB PDF)
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March 5, 2007
Press Release: Emerson introduces DeltaV InSight next-generation control performance application
DeltaV InSight enables users to optimize loop tuning across the entire control system
AUSTIN, TEXAS (March 5, 2007) — Emerson Process Management has announced the availability of the DeltaV™ InSight integrated control performance software as part of DeltaV version 9.3 release. DeltaV InSight is an integrated application used to monitor, analyze, diagnose, and improve control loop performance.
The Insight application includes all the basic monitoring and tuning capability of its predecessor products, DeltaV Tune and DeltaV Inspect, plus advanced diagnostics and adaptive tuning capabilities made possible with embedded learning algorithms.
Process manufacturers each year lose capacity and quality due to process variability and poor performance of their control loops. Users are often unable to properly maintain each of the hundreds of control loops and instruments in their facilities. DeltaV InSight makes it easy to improve process control by monitoring control performance; identifying and diagnosing problem loops; recommending tuning and maintenance improvements; and continuously adapting to changing process conditions.
DeltaV InSight automatically learns users' processes with embedded learning algorithms running at the controller level and develops process models based on day-to-day operations. These models allow users to identify operational benchmarks, diagnose problems and calculate optimum loop tuning across the entire control system. The InSight application highlights poorly performing loops automatically, permitting users' attention to be focused just where needed.
A single user interface provides seamless transition between loop diagnostics and tuning. DeltaV InSight is an embedded application and requires no separate installation, integration or configuration. The InSight application automatically recognizes all of the input, output and control blocks in the system and automatically recognizes new blocks as they are added.
DeltaV InSight is part of Emerson's broad range of embedded advanced control software applications that power the PlantWeb® digital plant architecture to improve plant efficiency by 2% and more through delivering asset optimization, process automation, and management execution. Further cost savings, increased plant availability, and enhanced safety and environmental compliance are achieved with the PlantWeb architecture.
More information about DeltaV InSight can be found at www.EasyDeltaV.com/pd/PDS_DeltaV_Insight.pdf
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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, water and wastewater treatment, food and beverage, life sciences 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 2006 were $20.1 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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March 1, 2007
New DeltaV Zones Product Data Sheet
Multiple standalone DeltaV systems can now be connected via an Inter-Zone Network to provide unprecedented view and control of your entire plant. (237KB PDF)
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