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June 30, 2008

Modernization Consulting Studies Services Data Sheet

A Modernization Consulting Study (109KB PDF) is a methodology used to define the economic justification and implementation plans for modernizing legacy automation assets.

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June 27, 2008

Data Analytics in Batch Operations

“There is just too much stuff to get my arms around! My batches run in a complicated multi-train facility and there are always slight variations in raw material feedstocks, cooling tower temperatures, and agitation configurations. How can anyone make sense of all this and achieve repeatable results?”

Clearly making a complicated batch chemical processing facility operate at optimum conditions all the time is a challenge. That challenge was taken up by Lubrizol’s Bob Wojewodka and Emerson’s Terry Blevins who set out to provide process operators with an indication that a batch process was either on a path for optimum conditions or straying off into the weeds. They wrote up their process and results in an article that appears in Control magazine titled, “Data Analytics in Batch Operations (333KB PDF).” They developed a statistical model that determined if operations were running well or not. They were able to use principal component analysis and a partial least squares analysis to analyze batch data from the Lubrizol production facility in Rouen, France. They used this to generate a set of parameters that operators could monitor to keep their operations working smoothly. If you have difficult batch processing issues their work may point the direction out of the muddle.

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June 26, 2008

(Contract) Software Test Engineer Opening

Join our winning DeltaV Team as a Software Test Engineer!

Contract Opportunity: Software Test Engineer

Expected Assignment Duration: The assignment length is anticipated to be 6 months, with an anticipated extension of 12 months or longer (extension will be based upon business needs at the time and individual's job performance).

Requirements: We have long term contract assignment opportunities of approximately six months each (with the possibility of extension), based in Austin, Texas.

Responsibilities include testing DeltaV software, generating incident reports, writing and executing test cases from design specifications, installing and configuring test systems and validating resolved incidents.

Must be able to present ideas and issues found during testing to the development engineers, and establish the criticality of issues found. The applicant must be able to clearly summarize a given situation by identifying the most important issues.

Each candidate MUST have the following:

• Must be willing to eventually locate in the greater Austin area. Can commute initially.


• Must have at least a 4 year engineering degree, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering preferred, Process Control. Master's degree Ok but not needed.


• Must have four (4) but not more than fifteen (15) years of experience.


• Proven ability to learn and apply new technology


• Highly motivated, self starter, able to work independently and in interactive group environments.


• Excellent verbal and written skills. Able to clearly and succinctly describe an issue.


• Must be detail oriented, able to work in team environment


• Must have experience with Windows XP/Vista operating system and Microsoft Office applications.


• Some overtime; most work weeks are 40 ~ 55 hours, flexible work hours.

Candidates should demonstrate one or more of the following:

• Advanced Control is desired, but not required.
• Process control knowledge highly desired, preferably in a plant environment
• Batch experience is desired, but not required.
• Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) is a plus, but not required.
• Professional Engineer
• CFSE (Certified Functional Safety Expert)

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June 25, 2008

PAT Isn’t Standing Pat

“Everyone is talking about PAT this and PAT that but how is some new FDA initiative going to make my life easier?”

The FDA’s Process Analytical Technology initiative focuses on how manufacturers of pharmaceuticals can look to process changes to increase efficiencies and reduce costs. This is a far cry from the “validate it and freeze everything around it” methodology of recent times where innovation was hard to do. So, how can new analyzers available on the market help pharmaceutical manufacturers work better and smarter? Some of those answers can be found in an article published in Chemical Processing magazine titled, “PAT isn’t standing pat (1,754KB PDF).” There you can learn about a new Emerson wireless monitor that can alert you to possible piping system issues.

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June 24, 2008

Endress+Hauser GmbH LiquilineCM42 Doxy Rev 1 Fieldbus Device Files

In Emerson's continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Endress+Hauser GmbH LiquilineCM42 Doxy 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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June 18, 2008

Press Release: Emerson and Celulosa Arauco commission world's largest "smart" pulp mill in Chile

Digital integration helps US $850M mill meet environmental, safety, and production goals and demanding startup schedule

Austin, Texas (June 18, 2008) — Emerson Process Management has helped Celulosa Arauco strengthen its world class pulp supply capability by digitally integrating the world's largest "smart" pulping mill built by the industry leader at Nueva Aldea in central Chile. Digital automation allows mill personnel to readily access more data, allowing for easier calibration and greater mill-wide visibility, efficiency, and management.

Combining its expertise and PlantWeb® architecture, Emerson digitally automated the entire Smart Mill, resulting in an unusually fast start-up while meeting Arauco's critical goals of environmental protection and personnel safety, and quality production.

"We automated the whole plant from the moment we feed the logs into the chipper until a bale of pulp emerges at the end," said Alejandro Erazo, Distributed Control Systems Project Engineer for Arauco. "Our objective was to use the most modern technology in the market and use it in the best way possible, to make each part of the project easier, from engineering to configuration to start-up of the plant."

"We chose PlantWeb digital architecture because we wanted the most modern technology available for our plant to speed up the calibration and start-up phases," added Erazo. "The entire plant was optimized from wood feed at the front end to pulp shipment at the back end which substantially reduces costs and start-up times. The calibration time of each instrument was reduced by one-third and configuring motor control centers for 30 motors now takes half a day or so rather than two weeks to a month as was the case without intelligent motor controls. Valve configuration time has also been substantially reduced. On previous projects we typically spent half a day trying to move the valve to the chosen setpoint. Today all we have to do is push a button and it self-calibrates."

"Despite the huge scope of this project, it was completed on time largely due to the excellent support we received from Emerson," said Gunars Luks Guzman, Mill Manager of the Nueva Aldea mill. "We were successful in achieving all of our objectives. The plant is designed to turn out 856,000 tons of Kraft pulp a year. In only six months after start-up, we had reached 93.8 percent of that target, on a monthly basis, and have since ramped up to full production according to plan. I'm proud to have been part of this project."

Celulosa Arauco is one of the world's largest forestry companies measured by plantation area and production of Kraft wood pulp and sawn timber and wood panels. The pulp mill construction project represents an approximate US$850 million capital investment.

Emerson automation and service experts from Argentina and Chile worked with Celulosa Arauco to provide a completely integrated Smart Mill solution built around PlantWeb digital architecture, including DeltaV™ systems and FOUNDATION fieldbus networking. Emerson wrote a Functional Description Specification (FDS) for managing the automation of the project. Arauco delivered the FDS to vendors who returned their digital configuration data for entry into the DeltaV digital automation system. This proved valuable in efficiently integrating the work of a number of suppliers.

Training, simulation, start-up and commissioning were managed through Emerson and Arauco teamwork. Pre-start-up off-line testing using complete high fidelity simulation of the operating pulp mill by the DeltaV system enabled validation of operations and configuration across all vendor equipment, avoiding trouble at start-up.

"DeltaV provides a communications architecture that allows us to interconnect devices of many different manufacturers and protocols," said Mauricio Quintana, Systems Supervisor at the Nueva Aldea mill. "This was a tremendous assistance in the project and will allow us to integrate new devices in the future. Emerson's AMS® Suite helps us to make accurate diagnoses of instrument faults. It helps our maintenance staff be much more productive."

Digital technology enabled centralized access to all mill data, while wireless networks enabled technicians to roam the mill doing local testing, all contributing to flexibility and reduction in commissioning time.

"Celulosa Arauco has taken advantage of the latest digital technology to achieve the highest operating performance mill with the best possible environmental performance, safety and throughput," said Leo Rodriquez, president of Emerson Latin America. "The success of this project demonstrates that building your facility with digital automation architecture will deliver unprecedented project benefits including lower risk, shorter project cycle, and lower total installed cost plus provide a platform for benchmark setting operational performance."

The PlantWeb solution integrates 3300 FOUNDATION fieldbus devices including Rosemount® flow, level, pressure and temperature instruments, and Fisher® valves with Fisher FIELDVUE® digital valve controllers. Predictive diagnostics information is collected from intelligent devices throughout the mill by AMS Suite which delivers alarms and data to operations and maintenance personnel.

The PlantWeb solution controls more than 2100 Rockwell E3 and E3+ motor control centers (MCCs) through DeviceNet, more than 3500 discrete remote I/O points through Profibus DP, and more than 340 variable speed drives though Profibus DP. It also connects with more than 15 programmable logic controllers (PLCs) through Profibus DP and special analyzers through Modbus.

Emerson's PlantWeb digital plant architecture delivers operational excellence in plants by networking smart devices throughout, enabling optimum control while continuously gathering diagnostics data that is used for asset optimization, including predictive maintenance. Personnel use the data to correct equipment and process issues before they can interrupt production.

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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®, 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. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.

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Improving Human Effectiveness

A single error by a refinery or pipeline operator could gain your company the top slot in the national evening news. This is normally not a good thing. Knowing exactly how to make critical decisions in these circumstances is currently more of an art than a science, at least for now. The Center for Operator Performance (COP) has been established to help processing companies make better decisions based on research. The COP is a multivendor, university, and end user consortia founded in May, 2007. Kenna Amos wrote about this in an Automation World magazine article, “Improving Human Effectiveness (1,835KB PDF).” The article features Emerson’s Duane Toaves who is the director for the Ease of Use Center of Excellence in Austin. The first research project for the COP is adapting military combat decision making exercises (DMXs) to process operations. The preliminary findings of this research produced several surprising results. If improving operator decision making is in your job scope, or you just want to keep your company out of the evening news you can find out the results in the article.

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June 17, 2008

New Bailey® to DeltaV™ Display Transition Services Data Sheet

The display transition Design Service best serves your needs when migrating the controls as well as the operator interface. (123KB PDF)

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June 16, 2008

Getting Standards Under One Roof

“Now that I’ve got my SAP program installed my processing facility should run like a top. Right? Right?”

While that is the idea that most folks have when they invest in ERP software like SAP, but they often find out that the trouble is in the details, or all of the connections to the process, lab, warehouse, etc. that enable ERP systems to work as they need to. Furthermore each of those areas of the plant may “speak” a different language requiring custom ERP interfaces, with attendant revision monitoring, maintenance, etc. A recent article in Managing Automation magazine, “Getting Standards under one roof (282KB PDF),” featured Suncor Energy’s recent efforts to grapple with this exact problem. The route to the problem is standardization of languages and interfaces amongst applications. You can read there how ISA, MIMOSA, WBF, and the OPC Foundation are working together to develop and promote better standards for application communications. Learn about the Open O&M initiative that promises to resolve this issue for end users.

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June 13, 2008

Mettler Toledo GmbH M700 FF700 Rev 1 Fieldbus Device Files

In Emerson's continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Mettler Toledo GmbH M700 FF700 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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June 12, 2008

Hot Cutover Boosts Control System Migration

“The bonuses of everyone in the processing plant where I work depend on our maintaining a 98% uptime. We’re sold out. That is just great given the fact that I’m in charge of replacing key, but outdated automation equipment with a new digital automation system. If I cause just one trip everyone I work with will blame me for losing their bonus. How do I get myself out of this pickle?”

Thoughts like that may have run through Eric Schnipke’s mind when he was charged with updating the automation system at the acrylonitrile facility at the Ineos Nitrile’s Lima, Ohio complex. Eric wrote about his experiences, and we’re happy to say successes, in moving from his Bailey Network 90/Infi 90 system to a DeltaV system in the May Chemical Processing magazine in the article, “Hot cutover boosts control system migration (861KB PDF).” Basically he cut over a few loops a day, tested and tuned them on the fly until he had all of his 1,023 loops migrated. This took him a few months, but he had no costly shutdowns.

More information about migrations to DeltaV can be found at http://EasyDeltaV.com/solutions/dcs/index.asp.

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June 11, 2008

Press Release: Emerson chosen to digitally automate Bulgarian pulp mill expansion

PlantWeb® digital architecture to help triple capacity and reduce environmental impact

AUSTIN, TEXAS (June 11, 2008) – Emerson Process Management has been awarded a contract to digitally automate an expanded recovery boiler and fiberline at Svilosa pulp mill, which is located on the banks of the Danube, near the town of Svishtov in northern Bulgaria. Emerson will install its PlantWeb® digital plant architecture for the project that will triple mill output, reduce the plant's environmental impact and improve energy efficiency.

Producing bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) for a large geographical area, the mill is expanding to realize growth from a global increase in demand and reduce energy costs and the plant's environmental impact. Production will be increased from 50,000 tons/annum to 150,000 tons/annum, and energy consumption will be reduced along with the production of greenhouse gasses. In addition, the project will enable the plant to reduce water usage and water-borne emissions.

Emerson will supply engineering services and project management of the automation that will apply the company's Smart Mill technology. The digital technology is based on Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture that is proven to improve mill project performance and deliver sustained operations improvement.

The digital PlantWeb technology will network a DeltaV™ digital automation system with intelligent field instrumentation including Fisher® valves and FIELDVUE® digital valve controllers, Micro Motion® Coriolis mass flow meters and Rosemount® pressure, flow, temperature and level measurement instruments. The AMS® Suite of predictive maintenance software will process information from the network for use by Svilosa operations and maintenance personnel to improve mill availability and performance.

PlantWeb architecture is an open, standards-based digital automation solution that networks intelligent field devices, digital systems, and software to control processes and manage equipment and other assets. It delivers information for facilities management, including predictive alerts of pending malfunctions and guidance for corrective action to avoid production interruptions and shut downs.

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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, metals and mining, 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®, Daniel®, Bristol®, Ovation®, and AMS® Suite.

About Emerson
Emerson, 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. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.

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June 10, 2008

DeltaV SIS Conditioning Components Product Data Sheet Update

Several Conditioning Components (203KB PDF) are available to facilitate easy implementation of a DeltaV SIS installation. These products include the Voltage Monitor, Safety Relay, Current Limiter, End-of-Line Resistor, and RC Compensator.

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June 9, 2008

What Every Engineer Should Know About Business Communication in the DeltaV Bookstore

What Every Engineer Should Know About Business Communication by John X. Wang is now available in the DeltaV Bookstore.

Focusing on the three critical communication needs of engineering professionals—speaking, writing, and listening—the book delineates critical communication strategies required in many group settings and work situations.

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June 6, 2008

Rosemount Analytical Inc. Oxymitter (OXT) 5000 Rev 4 Fieldbus Device Files

In Emerson's continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Rosemount Analytical Inc. Oxymitter (OXT) 5000 Rev 4 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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June 5, 2008

Emerson Solutions presented at 3rd Annual MES Conference

Mark your calendar for the 3rd Annual MES Conference, which convenes manufacturing decision-makers from the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device communities. This meeting is a superb opportunity to exchange ideas and solutions for next-generation manufacturing IT infrastructures. Discuss current plant-level IT needs and discover the latest and best ways to implement a MES system for future success.

August 5-6, 2008 – MES in the Life Science Industry in Philadelphia, PA

Three speakers are presenting about Emerson solutions:

Laying the MES Groundwork through ISA 88 Process Mapping and Batch Record Standardization — Shire's Story by Samantha Krebs, Senior Process Improvement Technical Writer, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Prior to putting the first foot in the “MES waters”, it is critical that life science organizations plan and execute the necessary pre-MES groundwork. Ultimate MES success and measurable results depend upon the early establishment of a strong MES foundation. This session discusses the steps taken at Shire to establish a good foundation for an MES project, scheduled to kick-off in mid-2008. Learn how Shire walked through the planning, process mapping and standardization necessary for MES success.

• ISA 88 Mapping — How ISA 88 mapping probed through four levels


• Leveraging ISA 88 process mapping to generalize maps configurable for any future products


• Batch Record Standardization — How batch records were first standardized on paper before going electronic

Case Study Update — Implementing a Highly Integrated MES and the Results to Date at BMS’ Devens Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility by Tony Fenn, Senior Principal Engineer, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb is investing $750 million in the construction of a Large-Scale Cell Culture (LSCC) manufacturing facility in Devens , MA , for the commercial production of biopharmaceuticals. The BMS vision is to implement a fully automated, paperless solution that supports release by exception utilizing S95/S88 integrated recipes. This is to be executed using an MES to orchestrate plant floor automation, lab activity and materials management. This case study provides an update on the project thus far and shares key results and lessons learned to date.

• Recap on the architecture and design of BMS' Manufacturing Operational Philosophy, with an emphasis on the MES


• Interface Design — The what and how of working with SAP, LIMS and Maximo


• Recipe Design, equipment versus process functions and “reusable recipe patterns”


• Project Methodology — Proof through use, rapid programming approach, preliminary build versus final build, teams and skill sets

Industry Directions for MES Adoption, Integration and Standards
This panel discussion convenes industry MES leaders and trailblazers to discuss the state of MES adoption, challenges in achieving integration and the future of standards adoption.

• Views on the level of MES sophistication to date


• New enhancements and advancements in systems and processes


• Most problematic challenges in achieving MES interoperability and enterprise-wide integration


• Outlook for standards adoption and the need for further standardization

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Unlocking the Hidden Capacity of Process Plants

“Every time we release a batch of pharmaceutical ingredients, we have to check through reams of paper to make sure everything was done right. We have almost 300 separate applications and spreadsheets to keep track of all the different stages of manufacture. There has got to be a better way to do this!”

If you’ve ever thought that your manufacturing documentation was a drag on production, you’re probably right, maybe more right than you even guess. An article in Industrial Automation Asia magazine, “Unlocking the Hidden Capacity of Process Plants (356KB PDF),” may point to a solution to this mess. Emerson’s David Marschall and Tieng Ling discuss the benefits of electronic record keeping as a way to streamline reporting efforts. They report on a fermentation manufacturer that reduced WIP from 120 days to 60, achieved a 20 percent reduction in work effort and were also able to extend maintenance periods significantly. Check it out if you’d like to get some extra capacity out of your plant and reduce workload at the same time.

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June 4, 2008

2008 Emerson Global Users Exchange Early Bird Savings

Get involved in the global DeltaV community! The 2008 Emerson Global Users Exchange is September 29 - October 3, 2008 in Washington DC, USA. Register now and save more than 25% on the conference fees.

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Press Release: Frost & Sullivan lauds Emerson as Growth Excellence Company of the Year in the process automation markets

Frost & Sullivan press release: Palo Alto, Calif. (June 3, 2008)

Comprehensive customer solutions and wireless innovation cited

Based on its recent analysis of the automation and process control market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), with the 2008 Global Growth Excellence Company of the Year Award for its consistent growth, improved customer value, and ongoing commitment to technology innovation and new products.

Frost & Sullivan rates Emerson Process Management as the leading process control solution provider that has delivered year-over-year growth by consistently helping its customers achieve superior project and operational efficiencies through its extensive product portfolio and vertical industry expertise. Emerson has shown superior ability to drive shareholder value through strategic acquisitions and continuous growth in oil and gas, refining and petrochemical, power generation and pharmaceutical verticals.

"In a market where customers are looking for process optimization, operational efficiency and global support, Emerson has achieved a market leadership position by deploying cutting edge technologies and outstanding customer support globally," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Sivakali Prasad Dasari. "Emerson has been widely acknowledged by customers as a total solutions provider that delivers unprecedented value to its customers."

The core competency of Emerson lies in its ability to offer superior products and innovative technology. Frost & Sullivan's Growth Excellence Matrix (GEM) positions Emerson ahead of its competition.

The GEM methodology focuses on various factors that affect a company's growth potential, which include the following: the company's rate of growth compared to that of its industry; its global strategic perspective and team consensus on its growth strategy; synthesis of technology; the degree to which the company utilizes best practices, including best practices for marketing, management and leadership; its growth pipeline; and the sense of urgency the company shows in implementation.

Emerson's continued focus on technology innovation has been instrumental in its success in expanding its PlantWeb® digital architecture to include wireless products with self-organizing networks. The company has delivered customer value with Smart Wireless field networks and has expanded its wireless offering to include complete plant and enterprise-wide wireless capabilities.

The company's unparalleled product portfolio consists of PlantWeb digital plant architecture with Fisher®, Rosemount®, Rosemount Analytical, Micro Motion®, Mobrey®, and Daniel® instrumentation, DeltaV™ and Ovation® digital systems, and AMS® Suite predictive maintenance software. These are combined with the expertise, dedication and passion of its people, enabling the company to provide solutions that help its customers to be best-in-class. Clients testify that Emerson products have longer mean time between failures (MTBF) and operate in difficult processing environments with higher performance characteristics that provide lower total cost of ownership for them.

Emerson, through its acquisitions, has both strengthened its services and enhanced total value for its customers. For instance, the acquisition of Decision Management International Corporation, Damcos Holdings AS, and The Automation Group have increased Emerson's position in various vertical industries and expanded its capabilities in providing technical and management services for the design, engineering and implementation of process automation systems.

"The customer centric approach of Emerson has enabled it to be a best-in-class major instrumentation vendor (MIV) and major automation contractor (MAC)," notes Sivakali Prasad Dasari. "This is demonstrated in the ability of the company to effortlessly execute large projects worldwide, on time and within budgets.

"Emerson has leveraged its technology leadership position to generate over 35 percent of its total 2007 revenues from new products, much above the industry average," says Prasad Dasari. "The company continues to focus on new products and technologies by investing $397 million) in research and development in 2007, according to Emerson's annual report."

Overall, Emerson's business model of leveraging existing leadership in valves and field instrumentation has been the driving factor for its growth in the process automation domain. The company has consistently identified future trends ahead of the market and has invested in those technologies

In recognition of its ability to handle global projects at multiple locations and translate them into comprehensive solutions that generate success for customers, Emerson is the winner of the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Growth Excellence Company of the Year Award in the process automation segment.

Each year Frost & Sullivan presents this Award to the company that has exhibited excellence in all areas of the market leadership process, including the identification of market challenges, drivers and restraints, as well as strategy development and methods of addressing the market dynamics.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development.

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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, mining and metals, 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®, Rosemount®, Micro Motion®, Mobrey®, Rosemount Analytical®, Bristol®, 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. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.

About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit http://www.awards.frost.com.

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June 3, 2008

Biffi Italia srl FF 2000 V4 Rev 1 Fieldbus Device Files

In Emerson's continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Biffi Italia srl FF 2000 V4 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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