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Global Users Exchange Coming to Europe
Customer Support - From specific technologies and services to comprehensive solutions: A broad family of brands represents the myriad ways Emerson Pro¬cess Management can support their customers in chemical industries, life sciences, in oil and gas, power, pulp and paper and much more industrial branches.CHEManager Europe's Dr. Volker Oestreich asked Gertjan van der Ven, General Manager Sales & Marketing Germany, about current trends in process automation. more
Enjoying Automation
Success - At Loos, the acronym SUCcess stands for "Start-Up-Control combined with Shutdown and Standby," a control and equipment variant facilitating automatic steam boiler operation in the operating modes normal operation, heat maintenance, cold standby and hot standby.At the push of a button or using an external request signal, the steam boiler can be started up fully automatically and gently when cold, shut down and protected against overload during normal operation. Cold Starts more
Dynea’s Example of Automation on a Small Scale
New Solutions - As a manufacturer of particle board resins, Dynea Benelux participates in a competitive commodity market and thus establishing a cost-leadership position is crucial. In 2004, although its cost structure was competitive, the business was experiencing more demanding requirements on customer service and flexibility, product quality and business planning and controlling and reporting. more
AkzoNobel on Its Wireless Network at a Belgium Plant
Wireless Controls - Nicolas Delfosse, Process Engineer Surface Chemistry at AkzoNobel's surfactants processing plant in Belgium, explains why the lack of available I/O and high cable infrastructure costs have led the plant to adopt a wireless network based on the IEC 62591 (WirelessHART) standard.Evolving government legislation, tight corporate environmental guidelines and a very competitive marketplace mean that AkzoNobel is continually looking to improve production processes. more
Full Automation At Low Costs
Benefits at a Lower Cost - The downturn of global economy has not reduced the need for investing in process automation. It has, however, prompted creative thinking. The value and quality of devices that would have been scrapped just a few years ago is now thoroughly evaluated. In some cases it turns out that all the benefits of a fully automated system can be obtained at lower efforts and lower costs, simply by upgrading of process instrumentation devices already in use. BASF in Ballerup in Denmark has tested the concept and reduced their need for manpower.more
DART Fieldbus Cranks Up Intrinsically Safe Power
Product - The first real application for DART - Dynamic Arc Recognition and Termination - is DART Fieldbus. It is part of the FieldConnex series of fieldbus infrastructure components by Pepperl+Fuchs. DART technology, which is also known as Power-I and driven by a consortium of 13 companies, enables high power levels while maintaining ignition protection intrinsic safety (I.S.) - the safest way to protect plants in hazardous areas from unintended ignitions and explosions.DART Fieldbus is made for hazardous area Zone 1 and gas group IIC. more
ARC Advisory Group’s Collaborative Process Automation System
A Look Ahead - A Vision of Collaborative Process Automation System (CPAS) is the ARC Advisory Group's vision of how process automation systems should evolve through the next decade. CPAS does not describe any particular commercially available system, but rather it presents a conceptual model as a vision. While the technologies associated with CPAS are available and proven, not all are currently available within any single offering. more
Evonik’s Wolfgang Albert On the Importance of Automation
Highest Levels - With state-of-the-art automation procedures, it is possible to reach significantly higher levels of efficiency in chemical production plants. These objectives can be achieved within a short time and at moderate expense, usually with an excellent cost-benefit. The field of application is wide. In the control area, there are many benefits to using a model-based concept over PID control (proportional-integral-derivative-controller). In the management area, PIMS (plant information management systems) are gaining importance. more
ARC Advisory Group’s Vision Of Evolution
Conceptual Model - A Vision of Collaborative Process Automation System (CPAS) is the ARC Advisory Group's vision of how process automation systems should evolve through the next decade. CPAS does not describe any particular commercially available system, but rather it presents a conceptual model as a vision. While the technologies associated with CPAS are available and proven, not all are currently available within any single offering. more
The Benefits Of An Instrumentation And Control Planning System
Necessary Support - In order to operate a plant safely and reliably, the first prerequisite is to know exactly what shape it is in. It is essential for the plant documentation to reflect plant reality as accurately as possible. Here, instrumentation and control planning systems (I&C-CAE systems) provide the necessary support. In the classic process industry the plants involved are usually large production plants consisting of individual plant components which are mostly non-centrally organized. These individual components are often built up gradually. more- Legal
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