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		Emerson to update controls at Philadelphia’s Baxter Water Treatment Plant - 11/19/08 Emerson will replace the plant’s existing ABB controls with 13 redundant Ovation controllers and eight operator/engineer workstations that will manage roughly 3,100 I/O points.

		Emerson adds auto-lockdown network security to DeltaV - 11/18/08 Auto-lockdown security capabilities allow a DeltaV user to automatically lock and unlock the port access of all the switches in the network.

		Emerson opens manufacturing plant in China - 11/17/08 Emerson's Asia Flow Technology Center in Nanjing, China, will manufacture Micro Motion Coriolis, Rosemount vortex and magnetic, and Daniel ultrasonic and differential pressure flowmeters.

		Emerson announces online video learning for process automation - 11/13/08 Online Video Center delivers concise technology, application and industry information in the 3- to 5-minute YouTube format. Topics cover measurement, analytical, control systems, wireless, safety and asset reliability.

		Emerson to provide support and service to Qatargas - 11/13/08 Emerson entered into a long-term support and service agreement with Qatargas for its expanding liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations.

		Emerson introduces FloBoss107 flow manager - 11/12/08 FloBoss 107 supports up to four meter runs using multi-variable sensors. Software configurable I/O modules reduce the number of dedicated I/O modules required for an installation.

		Emerson remotely monitoring 1000 control valves in the North Sea - 11/11/08 Control valves on North Sea installations are being remotely monitored by the Solberg & Andersen and Emerson diagnostics center in Norway.

		Emerson wireless network keeps bitumen pipeline hot - 11/10/08 Wireless instruments monitor heat-tracing on pipeline which must be hot to facilitate pumping.

		Emerson wireless monitors fuel and feedstock delivery at BP Bitumen - 11/06/08 Wireless instruments monitor the pipeline integrity of transfer lines from the BP refinery and report exceptional conditions to control room operators.

		Emerson to supply automation and services to Flour - 11/04/08 Emerson will supply PlantWeb, Fisher valves, Rosemount transmitters, Daniel and Micro Motion flow meters, DeltaV and Ovation digital automation systems, and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software.

		Emerson wireless devices protect hot tanks at Hunt Refining - 10/29/08 Hot tanks at the refinery are fitted with wireless temperature transmitters as a cost-effective means of keeping control room operators informed of conditions inside the tanks.

		Emerson expands antenna range for Smart Wireless networks - 10/28/08 Extended range antenna increases the distance between self-organizing points up to a half mile (2600 ft).

		Emerson wireless prevents breakdowns at Coogee Chemicals - 10/27/08 Smart Wireless instruments mounted on a rotating reactor at Coogee Chemical Company, Kwinana, Australia, prevent frequent reactor breakdowns and lost production time.

		Emerson wireless improves wellhead monitoring at BP Wytch - 10/23/08 Wireless transmitters monitor wellhead annular pressure at BP’s Wytch Farm onshore oilfitters field.

		Emerson introduces Fisher GX 3-way valve - 10/22/08 GX valve can control the temperature of water, oils, steam, and other industrial fluids.

		Emerson Smart Wireless Network improves safety at Boise paper mill - 10/21/08 Boise enhanced safety at its paper mill in St. Helens, Oregon, by using Smart Wireless products to monitor its eye wash and safety shower stations.

		Emerson adds Bristol RTU to Ovation - 10/20/08 The Bristol ControlWave remote terminal unit (RTU) technology has been fully integrated into the Ovation SCADA platform.

		Emerson names Les Hastings Project Manager for Life Sciences - 10/17/08 Hastings joins Emerson from Rockwell Automation. He's responsible for concept and execution phases of large global projects across the Life Science industry.

		Emerson releases CSI 6500 machinery health monitor - 10/14/08 CSI 6500 complies with the requirements for API 670 turbomachinery protection.

		Emerson introduces Rosemount Analytical Model 1057 analyzer - 10/09/08 Model 1057 combines up to three measurements selectable from pH, ORP and contacting conductivity or resistivity, in any combination.

		Emerson's wireless instruments monitor tanks at Technochem - 10/08/08 Fourteen Rosemount wireless pressure transmitters monitor levels in tanks at Technochem Environmental Complex Pte Ltd (TEC) in Singapore.

		Emerson to automate power plant at Bhushan Power & Steel - 10/07/08 Emerson will supply PlantWeb, 31 Ovation controllers, AMS software, and 47 Rosemount pressure transmitters.

		Emerson's wireless improves monitoring of Mexican power plants - 10/06/08 Wireless instruments enabled one analytical team to cover 10 percent more plants, adding annual service revenues of $512,000 and improving power production per unit of fuel consumed.

		Emerson wireless network to monitor wells in Venezuela - 10/01/08 Emerson will install Smart Wireless technology in the Morichal District oil fields for PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil company.

		Emerson expands wireless technology at BP - 10/01/08 Smart Wireless mesh is overseeing BP R&D Naperville Tank Farm, expanding at BP's Cherry Point Washington refinery, and is being installed at BP facilities worldwide

		Emerson announces winners of Smart Wireless contest - 10/01/08 End-user judges select Croda Inc’s moving railcar monitoring as “Most Creative” and CFE Lapem’s temporary power unit monitoring as “Most Significant Business Impact.”

		Emerson ships WirelessHART products - 10/01/08 Emerson has begun shipping WirelessHART products from its Smart Wireless range of pressure, flow, level, temperature, vibration, pH, and discrete transmitters and gateways.

		Emerson to control liquid metering systems at Suncor Energy - 09/26/08 Emerson will provide project design and engineering services and Daniel metering skids for Oil Sands Upgrader Operation in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

		Emerson to update controls at PetroChina’s Dalian Refinery - 09/25/08 Emerson is installing Ovation controls to replace PLCs at a power station that provides electricity and steam to the refinery.

		Emerson controls acetylene bottle filling at SABIC - 09/23/08 PlantWeb digital plant architecture with FOUNDATION fieldbus and mass flowmeters reduces annual cost by €300,000 and improves production efficiency by 30 per cent at SABIC Europe B.V.

		Emerson promotes John Berra to Chairman - 09/22/08 Emerson named Steven A. Sonnenberg executive VP and promoted John M. Berra to chairman of Emerson Process Management

		O-Z/Gedney introduces ETP 4QS liquidtight connectors - 09/22/08 4QS connector is for use with liquidtight flexible metallic electrical conduit.

		Emerson introduces sterilizable PUR-Sense pH sensor - 09/18/08 Stability of the Rosemount Analytical PUR-Sense 3800 is as much as five times greater than any of its previous pH sensors.

		Emerson starts nuclear valve business unit - 09/10/08 Emerson in Marshalltown, Iowa, has valve experts with experience in meeting the control valve requirements of both Balance of Plant (BOP) and nuclear island systems.

		Emerson to Replace outdated controls at Bang Pakong Power Plant in Thailand - 09/09/08 Emerson will replace outdated Toshiba controls on two 300-MW, combined-cycle blocks at the Bang Pakong Power Plant in Thailand with its Ovation expert control system.

		Emerson announces two-wire Model 2200S Coriolis meter - 09/04/08 Model 2200S delivers +0.10% liquid flow and +0.0005 g/cm3 liquid density accuracy in continuous process and mass balance applications.

		Emerson adds communication interfaces to Coriolis transmitter - 08/26/08 Micro Motion Model 2400S transmitters are now available with DeviceNet and PROFIBUS DP communications.

		Emerson publishes brochure on Liquid Analysis Sensors - 08/25/08 Brochure describes Fit for Purpose sensors designed for the biopharmaceutical and food and beverage industries.

		Emerson opens Marine & Offshore engineering center - 08/25/08 The engineering center in Oslo, Norway, provides front end engineering services and project management expertise to the Marine and Offshore industry.

		Emerson adds wireless to Mobrey float switch - 08/20/08 All Mobrey float switches are now available for use with the Rosemount 702 wireless discrete transmitter.

		Emerson to automate new coal-fired power plant in China - 08/19/08 Emerson will supply PlantWeb, an Ovation expert control system, AMS software, and Foundation fieldbus and Profibus instrumentation at Haimen units 1 and 2.

		Emerson to automate Nalco water treatment chemicals plant - 08/14/08 Emerson will supply PlantWeb, DeltaV, and FOUNDATION fieldbus for a new water treatment chemicals plant in the Nanjing Chemical & Industrial Park in China.

		Emerson enhances X-STREAM flue gas analyzers - 08/13/08 Improvements include improved AccuMax accuracy specifications, extended temperature capability, and adjustable probe length for more accurate readings in large boilers and furnaces.

		Emerson to automate coal-fired power plant in Indonesia - 08/05/08 Emerson’s PlantWeb with Ovation control system will automate critical processes and equipment at two 300-MW power generating units at the PLTU 2 Banten-Labuan power plant.

		Emerson modernizing four Units at India’s Tanda Thermal Power Station - 07/23/08 Emerson is installing its Ovation expert control system at all four units of the coal-fired power plant as part of a comprehensive renovation and maintenance project.

		Emerson introduces VerticalPlus I/O for DeltaV Systems - 07/09/08 VerticalPlus I/O carriers provide flexible installation, increased I/O density, and better thermal management for both DeltaV and DeltaV SIS applications.

		Emerson Acquires TopWorx - 07/09/08 TopWorx manufactures industrial sensors and controls which monitor and control automated valves and other field devices.

		Emerson offers liquid analysis application guide for metals extraction and processing - 07/02/08 The guide outlines liquid analytical solutions for leaching and ore extraction, concentration and separation, finished product purification and waste disposal.

		Emerson announces Model 410VP four-electrode conductivity sensor - 06/30/08 The wide dynamic range of the sensor (1 uS/cm to 1400 mS/cm), makes it suitable for clean-in-place (CIP) monitoring.

		Emerson to optimize steam temperature on Doosan Babcock boiler - 06/24/08 Emerson will install its SmartProcess Steam Temperature optimization technology on a Doosan Babcock supercritical, pulverized coal boiler that will power a new station in Kentucky, USA.

		Emerson enhances Rosemount X-STREAM Process Gas Analyzers - 06/23/08 Enhancements include IntrinzX intrinsically linear photometric technology for high sensitivity, large dynamic ranges, and long-term span stability.

		Emerson to automate Thai petrochemical plant - 06/20/08 Equipment includes PlantWeb, FOUNDATION fieldbus, microprocessor-based field instruments, valves, digital systems, and software.

		Emerson enhances AMS Suite to simplify set up of Smart Wireless networks - 06/16/08 AMS Device Manager 9.5 provides a common interface for users to manage their wired and wireless instruments and valves without in-depth site surveys or blueprints.

		Emerson to automate Bulgarian pulp mill expansion - 06/12/08 Emerson will install a DeltaV, Fisher valves and controllers, Micro Motion Coriolis mass flow meters and Rosemount pressure, flow, temperature and level measurement instruments.

		Fisher control valves receive SIL 3 certification - 06/09/08 Certification covers Fisher GX, Vee-ball, easy-e and HP valves in Safety Instrumented Systems in up to SIL 3 loops, per IEC 61508.

		Emerson Mine seminars cover predictive automation - 05/29/08 Smart Mine seminars demonstrates how predictive automation technologies can solve mining application challenges.

		Emerson software helps Minnesota power plant improve operations - 05/29/08 Results include a 70 percent improvement in ramp rate, from 2 MW/min. to 7 MW/min.; 2 MW reduction in over/undershoot; and a 4 PSI average decrease in throttle pressure.

		Emerson to automate two new glass plants in China - 05/27/08 Emerson will supply PlantWeb, DeltaV, intelligent field devices, and Foundation Fieldbus at Zhejiang Changxing glass plants in the Zhejiang Province.

		Bioethanol plant realizes start-up and operational gains - 05/08/08 Emerson’s PlantWeb architecture enables TARKÝM plant to start up a month early and produce almost thirty percent above target levels.

		Emerson and Wartsila expand global alliance - 05/07/08 The relationship combines the process automation knowledge of Emerson, with the power-generation and vessel-automation products of Wärtsilä.

		Emerson introduces CSI 9330 Vibration Transmitter - 05/01/08 CSI 9330 Vibration Transmitter continuously monitors critical rotating machinery for early detection of developing mechanical issues.

		Emerson installs Scenario Simulation at Fawley Power Station - 04/29/08 In January 2008, Emerson installed Scenario simulation technology at this 40-year-old, oil-fired power plant in the UK to train operators.

		Emerson completes upgrade at polystyrene plant in Argentina - 04/16/08 Modernization at Petrobras Zarate included Foundation fieldbus, DeltaV, AMS asset management, flow, level and temperature instruments, and Fisher valves with FIELDVUE digital valve controllers.

		Emerson introduces Model 6081-P wirelessHART pH transmitter - 04/09/08 The transmitter’s open, standard WirelessHART digital communications provide access to process variables and essential diagnostic and troubleshooting information.

		Emerson introduces PAT tools - 04/02/08 Emerson expanded its software library with new PAT tools designed to speed development and improve production of drugs.

		Emerson installs automation at China PVC plant - 04/02/08 Emerson installed PlantWeb, DeltaV, Rosemount digital temperature transmitters and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software at a new PVC production facility of the Yichang Yihua Pacific Chemical Co.

		Emerson to automate new pharmaceutical plant in China - 03/27/08 Emerson will install PlantWeb digital plant architecture to automate Shanghai CP Guojian Pharmaceutical's new API production suite which will have the largest mammalian cell-culture system in Asia.

		Emerson to provide integration services for Finesse customers - 03/24/08 Emerson will provide integration and process automation services for installations involving DeltaV automation systems and TruBio Bioreactor Control Systems.

		Emerson's DVC6000 valve controller approved for natural gas - 03/20/08 To prevent natural gas from passing into areas not suitable for natural gas, the DVC6000 provides an integrated solution that meets CSA Single Seal requirements.

		Emerson’s Scenario Simulation reduces plant startup time - 03/18/08 Con Edison's East River Repowering Project realized a three month startup time reduction. Scenario simulation consists of actual plant control software and duplicate workstations that mimic the East River control room.

		Emerson adds WirelessHART to transmitters - 03/16/08 Smart Wireless pressure, flow, level, temperature, and vibration transmitters and gateways are available with WirelessHART communications.

		Emerson automates expansion of copper smelter in China - 03/06/08 Emerson installs PlantWeb architecture with Foundation fieldbus and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software at Jianxi Copper's expansion of its Guixi Smelter in Jiangxi Province, China.

		Emerson supplies DCS to training facility - 03/05/08 A DeltaV system, AMS software, Fisher valves and Foundation Fieldbus equipment are installed at the Centre for the Assessment of Technical Competence training center in the UK.

		Emerson supplies flowmeters to Argosy for Sputnik - 02/27/08 Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters are used by Argosy for flow measurement and quality monitoring in Russian Sputnik oil separator systems.

		Emerson installs Wireless on Norwegian offshore platform - 02/25/08 Mesh field network monitors wellhead annular pressure and heat exchanger pressures on the Grane offshore platform.

		Emerson delivers 750,000th Fisher smart digital valve controller - 02/13/08 Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controllers were introduced by Emerson in 1994.

		Emerson introduces ELITE Coriolis flowmeter for custody transfer - 02/07/08 High capacity flowmeter is suitable for fiscal custody transfer applications. It complies with API, OIML and NMi standards, with local custody transfer approvals.

		Emerson Invests in Energy Responsible Automation - 02/05/08 Latest products range from Ovation SCADA software for wind energy management, to new Fisher C1 Series “energy responsible” controllers and transmitters for oil and gas operations.

		Institutional Investor names Emerson's CEO Best in America - 01/28/08 David N. Farr, chairman, CEO and president of Emerson, was named the top CEO in the electrical equipment and multi-industry category.

		Emerson to replace controls at Korea’s Boryeong Power Plant - 01/23/08 PlantWeb architecture and an Ovation control system will integrate control of major plant equipment for Boryeong units 1 and 2.

		Emerson to control new coal-fired power plant in Nebraska - 01/17/08 Emerson will install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system at Whelan Energy Center Unit 2, a new 220-MW coal-fired unit being constructed near Hastings, Neb.

		Emerson enhances Mobrey ultrasonic level transmitter - 01/15/08 Mobrey MSP900 ultrasonic level transmitter is optimized for open channel flow measurements.

		Emerson service center re-approved for nuclear industry - 01/14/08 The Instrument & Valve Services Center, Columbia, SC, is approved as a supplier to nuclear power plants throughout the US and Canada.

		Emerson Introduces AccuMax O2 Analyzer - 01/10/08 AccuMax analyzer helps customers maintain accurate oxygen measurements to enhance boiler and furnace efficiency and reduce emissions.

		Emerson Acquires The Automation Group - 01/09/08 TAG provides process automation/control system engineering, instrument and electrical design, project management services to the refining, petrochemical, chemical and coal power industries.

		Emerson announces DL8000 Preset Controller for liquid custody transfer - 01/07/08 DL8000 calculates flow for custody transfer using average measured product flow rates, measured temperature, pressure and density to achieve a measurement of flow at standard conditions.

		Emerson Sells Brooks Instrument - 01/06/08 Emerson sold its Brooks Instrument unit on December 31, 2007, to American Industrial Partners Capital Fund for $100 million in cash.

		Emerson introduces Ovation SCADA for Wind Energy - 12/20/07 The Ovation SCADA system features monitoring, control and diagnostic functionality that optimizes wind farm operations.

		Emerson brochure promotes using genuine Fisher replacement parts - 12/18/07 Brochure topics include issues related to performance and safety, material quality, access to OEM specifications, and local Fisher parts support, warranties, and quick ship availability.

		Emerson introduces SmartProcess LoopMetrics software - 12/18/07 Software helps utilities improve the performance of their power generating facilities.

		Emerson to install PlantWeb and Ovation at Southwest Power Station in MO - 12/13/07 The new plant will make extensive use of digital bus-based technologies, with Emerson’s Ovation system incorporating 57 FOUNDATION fieldbus segments (representing 1,368 I/O) and 31 Profibus-DP segments (representing 1,890 I/O) to network intelligent field instrumentation.

		Emerson helps StatoilHydro win 2007 HART Plant of the Year award - 12/12/07 Emerson's AMS Suite and field devices are cited as key enablers in StatoilHydro's effective use of predictive diagnostics for the Ormen Lange Project, including the subsea installations, onshore terminal and the world's longest sub sea gas pipeline project.

		Emerson selected to install PlantWeb and Ovation at 12 new U.S. coal-fired units - 12/11/07 Emerson Process Management announced today that over the last 18 months the company has been selected to install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture with the Ovation expert control system at 12 new U.S. coal-fired units.

		Emerson improves production efficiency at Moortgat brewery with pH sensors - 12/10/07 Rosemount Analytical pH sensors from Emerson withstand high temperature cleaning cycles, reducing sensor failure alarms and improving reliability at brewery.

		Emerson launches PUR-Sense 410VP conductivity sensor - 12/04/07 The sensor is manufactured from FDA compliant materials, meets 3A and EHEDG hygienic standards, and is available with a range of sanitary process connections.

		Emerson adds Foundation fieldbus to Brooks instruments - 11/28/07 Foundation fieldbus I/O communications have been added to Brooks Instrument thermal mass flow meters, mass flow controllers, and pressure controllers.

		Emerson promotes Jim Nyquist to President of Global Sales - 11/27/07 Nyquist will direct sales operations for all company divisions, which includes systems, software, instruments, valves and services.

		Emerson supplies gas meters for refinery project in India - 11/26/07 Daniel 3804 Liquid Ultrasonic Meters will determine "Fiscal transfers" of all petroleum products ranging from heavy crude to light hydrocarbon processed for the export market.

		Emerson to automate energy recovery plant for Syctom in France - 11/24/07 Emerson will install PlantWeb with Foundation fieldbus for the project that will recycle refuse from 1.1 million Paris residents, converting the waste into energy.

		Emerson adds HART to Daniel ultrasonic meters - 11/20/07 Daniel Model 3804 Liquid Ultrasonic Meter, SeniorSonic and JuniorSonic Gas Ultrasonic Meters now have HART communications.

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