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DeltaV Workstation Hardware Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:17:42 -0600

The selection of DeltaV workstation hardware provides the performance you need to engineer your control strategy and operate your process. (662KB PDF)

Press Release: Emerson's Smart Wireless network helps improve profitability and environmental compliance at Tecpetrol natural gas facilities in Argentina

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:46:46 -0600

Rosemount® wireless transmitters at three sites measure venting, deliver gas data for AGA3 calculations to balance plants, and data for fiscal accounting of sold gas

AUSTIN, TEXAS (November 4, 2009) -- Emerson Process Management's Smart Wireless solutions are improving profitability and environmental compliance for Tecpetrol by making new measurements at three of its natural gas compression and delivery facilities in Argentina.

Smart Wireless was the best and most cost-effective solution for Tecpetrol, which quickly needed to collect real-time gas flow data. The reliable, continuous data helps the company track gas venting, comply with environmental regulations, measure gas sold to third parties, and perform AGA3 calculations needed for economic balancing of its three facilities.

"The wireless applications saved us a total of $34,000 in installation costs compared to installing a wired solution, a 27 percent savings," said Odin Fernández, automation and energy head, Tecpetrol. "We preferred Smart Wireless because it's a secure, robust, self-organizing network. It's reliable and easy to install, expand, and use."

Ten each of Emerson's Rosemount® wireless pressure, DP, and temperature, transmitters are installed in the orifice plates at gas well heads across these facilities. The devices transmit data every 15 seconds to Smart Wireless Gateways installed at each facility that forward the data to the company's DeltaV™ digital automation system.

The wireless network monitors the gas balance of the treatment plants including dew point, primary separation, compression stages contracted, consumption and plant venting. Some of the data points tapped had never been monitored before. Other points had been checked manually by staff reading local gauges.

"We needed to closely watch our gas balance because excessive gas venting can impact our company's bottom line through lost product and because our gas venting levels must comply with environmental regulations," Fernández said.

Installation of the equipment took one day.The devices were easy to configure and have performed perfectly with no data loss since commissioning, despite these areas being heavily congested with pipes and equipment. Smart Wireless has eliminated the need for clipboard rounds.

"One of the advantages in using this equipment is that our process is very variable and involves piping modifications, compressor layouts and primary separation, among others," Fernández said. "We can move the measurement points when we need to and do not depend on pipes, cabling, etc."

Tecpetrol plans to expand its Smart Wireless use to include test measurements during well drilling.

In addition to the Smart Wireless solutions already installed at Tecpetrol, Emerson offers a wide range of wireless field instrumentation and plant operations equipment, including Fisher® position monitors, Rosemount analytical and Machinery Health™ Management devices, native wireless interface to AMS® Suite predictive maintenance software, and SmartStart™ Services.

For more information about Smart Wireless, visit www.EmersonProcess.com/SmartWireless, and for videos go to www.EmersonSmartWireless.com/Videos.

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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, life sciences and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb®, Syncade™, DeltaV™, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel®, Ovation®, and AMS® Suite.

About Emerson

Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), 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 2008 were $24.8 billion and Emerson is ranked 94th on the Fortune 500 list of America's largest companies. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.

ARCview: Emerson Exchange Brings New Products and Innovation in Tough Times

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:48:28 -0600

"I've heard a lot about Emerson's new offerings promoted at the Emerson Exchange, but most of what I heard came from their guys via a set of PowerPoint slides. Just how much of this is fact and how much wishful thinking? What to other knowledgeable people think about all this new stuff?"

It is natural to be skeptical of messages from vendors, so it is a good idea to look elsewhere for thoughtful analysis of new product releases. One of the automation industry's most prominent group of analysts work for the ARC Advisory Group. Larry O'Brien, research director process automation, published his analysis of the Exchange event and said regarding Emerson's new CHARMS I/O, "They lift Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture to new levels of project and operations performance." If you would like some third-party analysis of what happened at the 2009 Emerson Exchange you may want to scan through his complete report (201KB PDF).

Express Interface (Xi) Website

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:51:42 -0600

Express Interface (Xi) is a new Microsoft .NET interface designed for secure, reliable, and firewall-friendly access to automation systems. It provides an integrated set of methods for accessing both run-time and historical data, events, and alarms. Developers can learn more at the ExpressInterface.com website about the standard, sample code, and toolkits available.

The Express Interface (453KB PDF) software is supported in the DeltaV v10.3.1 and later releases. You can find additional information about the automation suppliers who are participating and more on the Xi standard itself on the Emerson Process Experts blog.

Press Release: Emerson enhances DeltaV™ digital automation system with integrated machinery protection and prediction

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:32:26 -0600

The industry's most extensive integration of process and machinery health information enables plants to operate with confidence

AUSTIN, TEXAS (October 19, 2009) -- Emerson Process Management has integrated machinery protection and prediction of critical mechanical equipment with its DeltaV™ digital automation system. This new capability directly supports users' goals for improved availability and performance. As turbomachinery and mechanical equipment condition deteriorates, performance and throughput decrease and unplanned shutdowns become more probable. When plant operators have visibility to the performance of their high stakes assets, they can make process adjustments and reduce process disruptions.

In traditional control systems, integration is complex and expensive, requiring Modbus and system expertise as well as specific machinery knowledge. Typical machinery protection systems can require more than 2,000 steps and up to five days to complete the integration process. With this many steps, network issues, additional testing time and nuisance alarms are easily introduced. The barriers to undertaking integration are prohibitive, even though the payback from better information for operators is significant.

Emerson's integrated machinery protection and prediction solution, a key component of the PlantWeb® digital plant architecture, easily connects to the DeltaV system in three simple steps that take less than ten minutes. Asset parameters are scanned, selected and imported into the DeltaV system from AMS® Suite predictive maintenance software and the CSI 6500 Machinery Health® Monitor. After import, the DeltaV alarm banner is automatically populated and the system is fully configured with function blocks that can be further used in control strategies.

Integration in the operator interface also includes templates for vibration bar graphs, vibration values and auto highlighters to enable any DeltaV operator graphic to come alive with valuable operator machinery health information.

"The benefits of combining process information and machinery health have long been understood, but this is the first time the two have been integrated automatically and so extensively for engineering, operations, and reliability personnel," said Craig Llewellyn, president of Emerson's Asset Optimization division.

Emerson also provides PlantWeb Services to help users design, install, and implement machinery protection and prediction. With these new capabilities, the DeltaV system provides an integrated solution for process control, process safety, machinery protection and prediction.

For additional information on Machinery Protection and Prediction, see the brief videos at http://www.emersonprocess.com/videos/TechDemos_AssetReliability.asp.

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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®, Syncade™, Fisher®, Rosemount®, Micro Motion®, Daniel®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS® Suite.

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DeltaV Connect™ Solution for Moore® Systems Product Data Sheet Update

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:49:32 -0600

DeltaV Connect Solution for Moore Systems provides enhanced operator workstations and a platform for today's digital technologies for your legacy APACS or QUADLOG systems. (567KB PDF)

DeltaV Connect™ Solution for Honeywell® Systems Product Data Sheet Update

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:46:37 -0600

DeltaV Connect Solution for Honeywell Systems provides enhanced operator workstations and a platform for today's digital technologies for your legacy TPS systems. (1MB PDF)

DeltaV Connect™ Solution for Bailey® Systems Product Data Sheet Update

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:40:31 -0600

DeltaV Connect Solution for Bailey Systems provides enhanced operator workstations and a platform for today's digital technologies for your legacy INFI 90 or NET 90 systems. (504KB PDF)

DeltaV M-series Zone 2 Remote I/O Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:59:35 -0600

Unlike any other remote I/O solution, DeltaV shared remote I/O connects with any DeltaV controller for maximum installation flexibility. (243KB PDF)

M-series Traditional I/O Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:57:09 -0600

The DeltaV I/O subsystem is easy to install and maintain. (515KB PDF)

M-series Serial Interface Series 2 Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:53:53 -0600

Provides a connection between the DeltaV system and other devices. (199KB PDF)

M-series Sequence of Events Card Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:50:53 -0600

DeltaV Sequence of Events delivers high-resolution data capture for your easy analysis. (399KB PDF)

M-series Profibus DP Series 2 Plus Interface Cards Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:47:15 -0600

The DeltaV M-series Profibus DP Interface Cards provide the solutions for interfacing to discrete actuators and sensors. (189KB PDF)

M-series MX Controller Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:44:17 -0600

The MX Controller provides all the features and functions of the MD Plus Controller, with twice the capacity. (246KB PDF)

M-series MD Plus Controller Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:42:18 -0600

The MD Plus Controller provides all the features and functions of the M5 Plus Controller, with plenty of memory for large batch and other memory-intensive applications. (245KB PDF)

DeltaV M-series I/O Subsystem Horizontal Carriers Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:39:21 -0600

The DeltaV horizontal-mount carriers provide plug-and-play ease for your I/O subsystems. (341KB PDF)

M-series Intrinsically Safe I/O Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:36:40 -0600

DeltaV M-series Intrinsically Safe I/O makes your I.S. installations easy and compact. (312KB PDF)

M-series FOUNDATION Fieldbus I/O Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:34:20 -0600

Use DeltaV state-of-the-art FOUNDATION fieldbus I/O for your process control system. (323KB PDF)

M-series Fieldbus H1 Carrier Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:31:28 -0600

The DeltaV M-series Fieldbus H1 Carrier is your field-mounted fieldbus I/O carrier solution. (188KB PDF)

M-series DeviceNet Interface Card Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:28:44 -0600

The DeltaV M-series DeviceNet Interface Cards provide the solutions for interfacing to discrete actuators and sensors. (176KB PDF)

M-series DC to DC Power Supply Enhanced Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:25:22 -0600

The DeltaV M-series Enhanced DC/DC system power supplies are modular, easy to install, and secure. (233KB PDF)

M-series AS-I Interface Cards Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:22:42 -0600

The DeltaV M-series AS-i Interface Cards provide the solutions for interfacing to discrete actuators and sensors. (180KB PDF)

M-series AC to DC Power Supply Product Data Sheet Update

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:17:00 -0600

Delivers more current on the 12-VDC I/O interface power bus and eliminates the need for 24- to 12-VDC bulk power supplies. (231KB PDF)

New DeltaV S-Series Traditional I/O Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:47:31 -0600

The DeltaV S-series Traditional I/O subsystem is easy to install and maintain. (851KB PDF)

New S-series Serial Interface Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:44:07 -0600

DeltaV S-series Serial Interface cards provide a connection between the DeltaV system and other devices. (315KB PDF)

New S-series Sequence of Events Card Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:39:01 -0600

Provides a means of recording the events associated with a process upset, and using highly accurate time stamps to determine the precise order in which they occurred. (499KB PDF)

New S-series Remote I/O Unit Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:35:10 -0600

DeltaV S-series Zone 2 Remote I/O scanners provide communication and control between the field devices and the other nodes on the control network. (453KB PDF)

New S-series Profibus DP Interface Card Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:32:41 -0600

The DeltaV S-series Profibus DP Interface Cards provide the solutions for interfacing to discrete actuators and sensors. (283KB PDF)

New S-series Horizontal Carriers Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:30:15 -0600

The DeltaV S-series horizontal-mount carriers provide plug-and-play ease for your I/O subsystems. (385KB PDF)

New S-series H1 I/O Card with Integrated Power Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:27:11 -0600

Use DeltaV state-of-the-art S-series H1 I/O Card with Integrated Power for your process control system. (309KB PDF)

New S-series FOUNDATION Fieldbus I/O Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:23:54 -0600

Use DeltaV state-of-the-art S-series FOUNDATION fieldbus I/O for your process control system. (469KB PDF)

New S-series Ethernet I/O Card Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:19:43 -0600

Provides an interface to plant floor devices such as PLC's, Motor Control Centers, and Weigh Scales connected to Industrial Ethernet networks using Modbus TCP/IP or Ethernet/IP protocols. (403KB PDF)

New S-series DeviceNet Interface Card Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:17:19 -0600

The DeltaV S-series DeviceNet Interface Cards provide the solutions for interfacing to discrete actuators and sensors. (272KB PDF)

New S-series DC to DC Power Supply Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:08:54 -0600

Delivers more current on the 12-VDC I/O interface power bus and eliminates the need for 24- to 12-VDC bulk power supplies. All controller and I/O power can be sourced from 24-VDC bulk power supplies. (241KB PDF)

New S-series AS-I Interface Cards Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:04:56 -0600

The DeltaV S-series AS-i Interface Cards provide the solutions for interfacing to discrete actuators and sensors. (317KB PDF)

New Wireless I/O Card Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:56:58 -0600

Use DeltaV state-of-the-art Wireless I/O for your process control system. (259KB PDF)

New DeltaV SX Controller Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:50:44 -0600

The SX Controller provides all the features and functions of the SD Plus Controller, with twice the capacity. (444KB PDF)

New DeltaV SD Plus Controller Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:46:49 -0600

The SD Plus Controller provides all the features, functions and memory needed for large batch and other memory-intensive applications. (445KB PDF)

New Express Interface Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:41:30 -0600

Provides a fast and efficient means for transferring data between the DeltaV system and Express Interface client applications. (453KB PDF)

New DeltaV CHARMS I/O Card Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:38:29 -0600

The CHARMS I/O Card delivers a new level of control system I/O performance with unprecedented flexibility and ease of use. (947KB PDF)

New Batch Redundancy Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:35:07 -0600

Eliminate a single point of failure in your system with redundant Batch Executives and no longer worry about interrupting your batch operations and causing costly downtime. (605KB PDF)

New Alarm Help Product Data Sheet

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:27:36 -0600

Provides a simple and highly dependable solution, proving in-context access to alarm rationalization information specified by EEMUA-191 and ISA-18.2. (313KB PDF)

Reports From Emerson Global Users Exchange

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:00:20 -0600

Review the Control Global News Summaries from last week's Emerson Exchange to catch up on all of the daily Exchange Reporter headlines. Direct links to each of the PDF files with the DeltaV headlines highlighted below:

Monday, September 28th (886KB PDF): Twitter to Add Digital Engagement to the Exchange

Tuesday, September 29th (1.37MB PDF): Emerson Charms User Group with Introduction of DeltaV S-Series; Emerson Refocuses on the Human Experience; Mobility, Agility in the Hands of Tomorrow's Workers; and New PID Algorithm Facilitates Wireless Field Control

Wednesday, September 30th (1.04MB PDF): Full Redundancy Makes Smart Wireless Smarter; Alternative Fuels Industry Requires Capital Investments in Control; DeltaV Makes Blockbuster Onstage at PlantWeb Theater; and Human-Centered Design Transforms User Interfaces for DeltaV

Thursday, October 1st (1.01MB PDF): New Wireless Position Monitor Boosts Safety at Harcros Chemicals; Charms I/O Cards Simplify Signal Wiring for Users; and Bennett Recognized for Development Contribution

Friday, October 2nd (601KB PDF): Pronova BioPharma Recognized with PlantWeb Excellence Award; Cybersecurity Threats are Everywhere; and DeltaV SIS Expands Scope, Boosts Speed

DeltaV Roadmap Presentation

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:15:58 -0600

You've asked for it?! You've got it! See Dave Deitz's DeltaV Roadmap presentation from last week's Emerson Global Users Exchange:

DeltaV Roadmap

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Press Release: Emerson unveils full redundancy for Smart Wireless monitoring and control applications, furthers wireless adoption on all capital projects

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:15:43 -0600

Wireless control proven in installations using 1-second updates, enhanced PID, battery management, and WirelessHART™ network

AUSTIN, TEXAS (October 1, 2009) -- Responding to end-user requirements, Emerson has announced a unique approach to redundancy for Smart Wireless monitoring and control solutions. Available with the DeltaV™ S-series digital automation system, full redundancy protects the wireless network from any single point of failure by allowing primary failover to ensure that data is always delivered even if there is a malfunction.

The enhancements include redundant Wireless I/O, power and communications and a redundant Smart Wireless Remote Link. The Remote Link can be mounted in class 1/Div 1/zone 0; it easily links the wireless field network into a DeltaV system which makes an optimized PID available for wireless control. The new full redundancy furthers the strength of Smart Wireless technology as a complement to wired and bus approaches on capital projects.

"As plant studies have shown, reliable robust wireless technology should be a key component of all capital projects," said Bob Karschnia, vice president Wireless for Emerson Process Management. "Plants using wireless realize savings and become smarter through simpler engineering and construction, flexible start-up, faster deployment and project completion, and changing automation needs. Today wireless is readily deployed for monitoring, and customers have asked for redundancy for control as well as for critical monitoring points.

"Further, customers need proof that control with wireless is viable," continued Karschnia. "We've responded with real-world Smart Wireless installations using 1-second updates, enhanced PID, battery management, and WirelessHART™. We're excited about the expansion of benefits these new user-driven solutions offer."

Thousands of Smart Wireless installations are successfully operating globally in demanding environments industry-wide. The new wireless network redundancy and robustness enable confidence for customers to now extend use to critical monitoring and control applications with the same flexibility and ease of use of the entire Smart Wireless platform.

Smart Wireless is based on the WirelessHART™ standard which is designed for control and monitoring applications. Smart Wireless devices based on the WirelessHART standard deliver 99.9% reliability because of the self-organizing nature of the network. This ensures that data is always delivered reliably and is never lost. This level of reliability is a prerequisite to using wireless technology for any critical monitoring or control application. Devices that conform to the WirelessHART specification can sense measurements at update rates up to once per second. WirelessHART also allows exception reporting for network efficiency; devices only communicate a measurement value if it has changed significantly since the last communication or if the time since the last communication has exceeded a required reporting time, optimizing battery life.

Two recent installations have demonstrated the effectiveness of Smart Wireless for control over WirelessHART networks. At bioprocess technologies supplier Broadley James, WirelessHART pH and temperature transmitters control a single-use disposable bioreactor. "We conducted batch runs using mammalian cell culture," said Scott Broadley, president of Broadley James. "The observed pH and temperature control using wireless measurements was equivalent to that achieved using wired transmitters."

Similar results were seen at another installation at University of Texas where Stripper and Absorber Control is done using WirelessHART transmitters. Column pressure control and heater stream flow control using WirelessHART transmitters provided the same dynamic response and comparable performance to that achieved using wired transmitters.

Both installations use an enhanced PID algorithm available with the DeltaV S-series. This PID algorithm for wireless devices delivers high accuracy control in an exception reporting environment. It is a perfect complement to maximize control performance with wireless technology

In addition to the new redundancy capability, Emerson offers a wide range of wireless field instrumentation and plant operations equipment, including Emerson Smart Wireless Gateways with redundancy, THUM™ adapter, Fisher® position monitors, Rosemount® transmitters, Rosemount Analytical and Machinery Health™ Management devices, and native wireless interfaces to AMS Suite® predictive maintenance software, DeltaV™ and Ovation® digital automation systems, and wireless SmartStart™ Services. SmartWireless is an extension of Emerson's PlantWeb® digital plant architecture.

For more information about Smart Wireless, visit www.EmersonProcess.com/SmartWireless, and for videos go to www.EmersonSmartWireless.com/Videos.

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Press Release: Emerson forms Human Centered Design Institute to drive Ease of Use into new product development

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:12:34 -0600

Reversing the Master / Servant relationship between technology and people will reduce product complexity and improve productivity

ORLANDO, FLA (September 28, 2009) -- Signaling an important change in technology trends, Emerson is making process control technology easier to use with its introduction of the Human Centered Design Institute. This announcement culminates more than 5 years of customer work-practice analysis, new product development re-engineering and organizational training. The goal is simple: make products that are not only reliable, compatible and cost-effective, but also bring about a significant improvement in ease-of-use and workforce productivity.

"Process control technologies have come a long way in the past 40 years," said Peter Zornio, chief strategic officer at Emerson. "But the industry has invested almost exclusively on feature and technology enhancement, instead of designing around how people actually use the technology. We believe it's time technology began serving people, instead of the other way around."

Emerson Process Management demonstrated its commitment to Human Centered Design (HCD) and reduced product complexity with this week's announcement of its new DeltaV™ S-series digital automation system hardware, and more than 50 new field Device Dashboards.

"We observed that customer project engineering and design processes across the industry put too much emphasis on locking down designs very early in the project, often before the process design was complete," noted Zornio. "Not only does this increase FEED and Detailed Design cost and time, it also exposes the project to increased labor and potentially significant change order costs during construction. Additionally, the existing wiring processes were time consuming and laborious...and ripe for an innovative approach."

With the new DeltaV S-Series of hardware, customers and Engineering Contractors can have unprecedented flexibility in I/O engineering thanks to Electronic Marshalling. Hard-wiring each device as a unique connection from field to controller and every contact in between is eliminated. This means less engineering up front and fewer change orders later in the project. This could revolutionize I/O and project engineering.

Emerson also turned its attention to day-to-day operations, focusing on the repetitive tasks operators and maintenance staff perform and how they interface with field devices.

"We evaluated device interfaces across the industry and found a common problem," said Zornio. "Routine steps which operators and maintenance personnel perform frequently were cumbersome, confusing and illogically laid out. It's an endemic problem throughout the industry. Based on user input, we have overhauled Emerson's Device Dashboard designs to improve speed and accuracy of confidently performing these tasks."

The primary goal of Emerson's Human Centered Design Institute is to ensure that user work practices and improved task completion (usability or workforce productivity) are at the heart of every new product that Emerson introduces.

"There is a demographic paradox facing the industry," said Zornio. "In mature markets, knowledgeable workers are retiring. In emerging markets, finding knowledgeable and skilled workers is very difficult. By putting increased emphasis on ease-of-use, we can meet this demographic challenge head-on and simply make it easier to extract value from technology investments."

"We've been incubating this HCD process since the early days of our Smart Wireless designs some years ago, collaborating with Carnegie Melon University, a recognized leader in human interface and interaction with technology," said Duane Toavs, director of Emerson's Human Centered Design Institute. "CMU helped us set direction and get it started, leading to our staffing of this virtual Emerson Human Centered Design Institute that spans design teams for all of our brands."

Human Centered Design is a multi-disciplined science. User Personas, Stakeholder Maps, along with intensive observational research, usability testing and heuristics analysis are key elements of the practice. They provide the insight to blend the disciplines of Industrial, Graphical and Human Interface design into products which are easier to use.

"Getting inside the heads of users, including how they interface with each other and the technologies, is the foundation of Human Centered Design," continued Toavs. "Based on interviews with more than 100 customers, we developed Personas and Stakeholder Maps which help us define the ecosystem of a plant. This includes how those users interact with technology, and how the design of those products affects their productivity. Simple in theory, but really challenging in practice. The products Emerson will introduce based on this and ongoing research will make a profound difference in how people accomplish their tasks."

"We believe Emerson is uncovering an untapped resource that will lead to increased productivity throughout the process manufacturing industry," said Chris Pacione, director of education at MAYA Design and LUMA Institute. "While they continue to deliver powerful new technology, Emerson's investment in HCD represents a major commitment toward taming the complexity inherent in these new products. It's an important commitment. This kind of focus on human centered design will enable more useful and usable solutions and invite Emerson customers and users to be co-inventors of the future of their work, rather than just waiting for it."

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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®, Syncade™, Fisher®, Rosemount®, Micro Motion®, Daniel®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS® Suite.

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Press Release: Emerson introduces the DeltaV™ S-series platform with "I/O on Demand" that eliminates work, reduces project cost, and increases operational flexibility

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:32:58 -0600

New platform also unveils Electronic Marshalling, an industry breakthrough which streamlines 35-year old engineering practices

ORLANDO, FLA (September 28, 2009) -- Emerson Process Management announces the new S-series platform featuring "I/O on demand" and Electronic Marshalling. Resulting from an intense focus on Human Centered Design, the S-series headlines the company's wide ranging innovative technologies in the v11 release of the DeltaV™ digital automation system. The new DeltaV S-series platform sets the industry standard for usability and flexibility.

The new DeltaV release includes major enhancements to all of the systems' I/O processing, operator displays, asset management, batch capability and system security. These combined capabilities reduce customer project complexity, eliminate needless work, and speed system commissioning. They lift Emerson's PlantWeb® digital architecture to new levels of project and operations performance.

Unique project and operations advantages stem from the S-series I/O on Demand flexibility which allows users to choose among traditional wired, wireless, bussed and Electronic Marshalling.

With I/O on demand, users decide what type of I/O they want - Wireless, FF, HART, AI, AO, DI, DO, DP, T/C, or RTD. They decide when they want the I/O, whether for late project changes, during start-up, during operation, or temporary installations; and where they want the I/O, whether in a rack room, remote locations, hazardous areas, safety systems, or harsh environments. The DeltaV S-series enables this freedom of I/O choice and ease of implementation.

Further advantages are realized with Electronic Marshalling, a powerful new technology that streamlines design and installation for users. This unique marshalling approach eliminates two-thirds of the wiring and connections needed by today's conventional marshalling cabinets. A striking new technology invented with the S-series -- new single channel CHARacterization ModuleS (CHARMS) -- make this possible. CHARMS relay I/O information to any DeltaV controller via Ethernet backbone. This unique electronic communications method eliminates the need for users to wire I/O to specific controller I/O cards. This change can dramatically impact the users' experience since it provides single channel integrity and flexibility down to the channel (not I/O card) level. These benefits improve plant uptime, and make projects simpler and easier to engineer and implement.

Beyond making the normal project tasks easier, another significant benefit from Electronic Marshalling is dealing with change. Whereas traditional project engineering requires major time and cost in changing rack-room I/O wiring and terminations as process design is refined during project execution and construction, the DeltaV S-series hardware with Electronic Marshalling makes changes easy and eliminates re-wiring. Simply land the field wires, pop in the CHARM and electronically marshal it wherever needed. By adapting to change easily, Electronic Marshalling allows process manufacturers to shorten project schedules, accommodate late project changes, and dramatically simplify the I/O and marshalling design process. This late binding of process changes provides unparalleled adaptability and can help avoid costly, last minute change orders.

According to Larry O'Brien, research director at ARC Advisory Group, "There is a significant amount of cost associated with traditional marshalling methods, which can also limit the changes possible in the engineering and design of the system. The new I/O on Demand capability of Emerson's DeltaV S-series allows users to add or change I/O types whenever project design changes are made, and they can do it no matter where the I/O is located. Even more important than reducing projects costs is the reduced time to startup achieved by this kind of an approach."

The DeltaV S-series makes a major enhancement for WirelessHART networks as well. In addition to the existing native wireless integration, the new DeltaV S-series now has fully redundant communications, which together with the mesh wireless networks, provide the highest uptime possible. With these capabilities, users can apply wireless technology to more monitoring and control applications than ever before.

Foundation™ Fieldbus remains the bus of choice for process manufacturers due to its continuous diagnostics, control-in-the-field capabilities, and wiring economies. The S-series furthers these advantages by including a new Foundation fieldbus I/O card that includes an integrated power supply. Unique to Emerson, this new approach eliminates the cost and expense of purchasing, engineering, mounting and maintaining separate bulk power supplies and fieldbus power conditioning modules.

Although the S-series hardware and I/O on Demand are the headliners for the new DeltaV system, there are a number of other significant capabilities in this release. These new capabilities include an entirely new set of visually-focused operator displays that improve operator performance by clear and quick recognition of alerts, and rapid access to the information needed to understand the alert and act in a timely fashion. AMS® Suite predictive maintenance software is now installed on every DeltaV system, which enables a smooth progression of integrated asset capabilities. Users can start with the AMS Device Configurator, and easily activate AMS Intelligent Device Manager at any time. New capabilities in the release also span batch, reliability, usability and security.

The DeltaV S-series with I/O on Demand, together with other components of the v11 software release, offers a wide-ranging new solution set for process automation users, and is backward compatible with existing DeltaV installations. New projects or expansions, Greenfields or modernizations, can all realize advantages from these new capabilities.

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®, Syncade™, Fisher®, Rosemount®, Micro Motion®, Daniel®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS® Suite.

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Lonza: Partnership Doubles the Results Video Case Study

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:14:16 -0600

Biotech leader Lonza uses Emerson products and engineering services to duplicate its New Hampshire facility in Singapore for business results in this YouTube Video.

Press Release: Emerson's digital automation creates highly efficient new Bunge rapeseed oil processing plant in Poland

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:21:08 -0600

PlantWeb® architecture with its DeltaV™ system has increased production by 10% and reduced maintenance by 50% as compared with the old plant being replaced

AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 17, 2009) -- Emerson Process Management's PlantWeb® digital plant architecture has enabled ZT Kruszwica, a subsidiary of Bunge - the world's largest producer of oilseed and bottled vegetable oils - to increase production by 10%, cut maintenance costs by 50% and significantly reduce the use of utilities and raw materials at a new rapeseed oil processing plant in Kruszwica, Poland.

The new ZT Kruszwica processing plant, which has become one of Bunge's top three most efficient vegetable oil processing sites worldwide, was built to replace an outdated unit located nearby. When ZT Kruszwica was looking to fully automate the new plant, it selected an automation solution based on Emerson's PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the DeltaV™ digital automation system and using HART® communications to network Emerson's intelligent devices throughout the plant, including Rosemount® transmitters and Micro Motion® Coriolis flowmeters.

"Crucial to the selection of the PlantWeb architecture was our conviction that it would deliver greater efficiency than the PLC based systems we had evaluated," said Jacek Brauer, ZT Kruszwica, Plant Automation Specialist/Automation Project Team Leader. When it became apparent that every single process across the plant could be controlled and configured from a single engineering station, it was an easy choice."

Emerson's DeltaV system has played a key role in helping to reduce variability within the process. By providing easy access to trend data, DeltaV makes it easy to spot deviations from optimum operating parameters. Using this information, ZT Kruszwica has modified and improved the algorithms run by the DeltaV system to optimize the process. As a result they have been able to run the plant closer to its maximum capacity without compromising end product quality.

The new Kruszwica plant has seen production almost double from 700 to 1300 tons a day compared with the old plant. This has been achieved largely because of the new machinery installed, including a larger extractor. The PlantWeb architecture has also helped to increase production. With access to additional measurement data it has been possible to identify and address bottlenecks in the process, and improve output. Since its start up, production at the new plant has increased by 10% as a result of improving production processes.

AMS® Suite, a key component of Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture, was used prior to start up to ensure that devices were installed and configured correctly. This helped to accelerate commissioning and contributed to a highly successful start up. AMS Suite is now used to check and recalibrate level devices, identify flow meter sensor errors, and monitor the health of critical devices, especially those in hazardous areas.

"We have installed measurement points absolutely everywhere in the process, and by using the DeltaV system we are able to quickly identify if there are any problems with individual machines such as pumps," said Brauer. "We do not have time to monitor all the devices individually, but we can look at measurement data trends to identify and rectify faults immediately."

Total maintenance costs are 50 per cent lower than for the previous plant. The new high quality measurement and control devices from Emerson have been a significant factor in this reduction as they require less servicing. The automation solution has removed the need to monitor devices manually, and new procedures have been put in place to address problems quickly and efficiently.

Emerson's instrumentation and DeltaV system are helping to save energy at ZT Kruszwica. One example is the introduction of new temperature measurement points on the heat exchanger. Four Rosemount temperature transmitters are now used where previously only one was in place. The increased data made available from these additional instruments showed that the heat exchanger was only 50% efficient. Improvements were made to the program running this section of the process and efficiency was increased to 90% by using the DeltaV system. This has seen energy reduced by 1300GJ a month which amounts to EURO 77,000 a year.

The new plant, incorporating Emerson's digital architecture and DeltaV, has helped save valuable resources. There has been a significant reduction in the amount of raw materials and utilities used; hexane consumption and the use of bleaching earth have been reduced by 25%. This is as a result of constantly improving the programmes run by the DeltaV system. A new closed loop system that returns water back into the process has decreased water use by 75%.

This process is fully automated by the PlantWeb architecture, using over 100 of Emerson's Baumann™ and Fisher® control valves and over 950 ON/OFF valves fitted with Emerson's El-O-Matic® actuators, all controlled by the DeltaV system. Utilities are measured by Rosemount Vortex and Magnetic flowmeters.

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®, Fisher®, Micro Motion®, Rosemount®, Daniel®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, and AMS® Suite.

About Emerson

Emerson, based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to create innovative solutions for customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2008 were $24.8 billion and Emerson is ranked 94th on the Fortune 500 list of America's largest companies. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.

Modular Safety Concept for Marine & Offshore Application Note

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:54:25 -0600

The current demands from the Marine and Offshore industry require a high amount of flexibility and increasingly faster execution of FPSO projects. To help customers meet these requirements, Emerson offers the Modular Safety Concept (MSC) for DeltaV SIS applications (1.2MB PDF) in this industry. MSC provides end users the benefit of lowering overall risk and decreasing project lead time. This paper explains:

The principles of the MSC
The justifications for applying the MSC
To which parts of the system the MSC can be applied
The acceptance of the MSC by Class Societies