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December 2009 |
Sponsor: ABB - Process |
ABB's Freelance 800F control system
ABB's Freelance 800F control system combines easy engineering with an open, modern system architecture. Freelance 800F is proven in more than 14,000 applications - in all industries.
The compact control system allows the integration of all common fieldbuses, leaving the user to select any they wish.
The newly released AC 700F controller provides new Information Management functions available via PGIM 800F.
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Sponsor: Honeywell |
Do you have a plan to comply with the EPA's mandatory GHG reporting regulation?
Honeywell’s GHG reporting solutions allow companies to monitor and report CO2 emissions as required by EPA regulation. These solutions perform measurement, data acquisition, calculations, record keeping, and reporting to meet compliance demands in a simple, cost effective, low risk manner.
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Wireless: A real mesh
InTech, November 2009
By Cyrus W. Taft, et al
Researchers from EPRI, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Southern Company Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Taft Engineering set out to demonstrate the effectiveness of wireless sensors in a power plant. This article describes test results.
PAT enables process development, manufacturing
Plant Engineering, November 2009
By Dennis McKinley, ABB, and Alex Brindle, NNE PharmaPlan
Using a PAT system helps pharmaceutical manufacturers to reduce product quality variations such as rejects, scrap and reprocessing; reduce inventory, lab testing and associated paperwork, regulatory overhead and compliance costs; and increase automation to improve operator safety and reduce human errors.
Process Analytics Finds Process Problems
Process Industry Informer, November 2009
By Jack Wilkins, Canary Labs
Process Analytics and Intelligence—sometimes called Manufacturing Intelligence—has transformed the way companies produce goods, understand their manufacturing processes, and ensure a quality product in ways we could not have foreseen ten years ago.
Hacking The Industrial SCADA Network
Pipeline & Gas Journal, November 2009
By Frank Dickman, RCDD
Malicious hackers have discovered supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and distributed control systems (DCS) Now that inexpensive solutions are available, the security of industrial networks can no longer be ignored. With threats to industrial networks increasing in complexity and scope, decision makers need to take action before it is too late.
Where Is Process Automation Headed?
Chemical Processing, October 2009
By Norm Gilsdorf, Honeywell Process Solutions
Six key technology trends will greatly influence how plants cope with the challenges of today and how they’ll operate by the end of the next decade: sensors, wireless, knowledge applications, convergence of IT and process control, and more.
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| White Papers |
Tuning the Forgotten Loop
By Steve Rubin, Longwatch
The “forgotten loop” has been the operator, who is typically trained to “average” parameters to run adequately under most steady-state conditions. “Advanced tuning” of the operator could yield even better outputs, with higher quality, fewer errors and a wider response to fluctuating operating conditions. This paper explores the issue of improving operator actions, and a method for doing so.
A Revolutionary Approach: Quad Redundancy Control
By GE Fanuc
White paper describes GE Fanuc’s approach to redundancy, using four redundant controllers—a Master Controller and three synchronized backup controllers. If the Master Controller or any of the system components fail, the system identifies the best backup controller to take over
Six Sigma: What? Why? How?
By Dataforth
Six Sigma uses statistical analysis to quantitatively measure how a process is performing. That process can involve manufacturing, business practices, products, or service. To be defined as Six Sigma means that the process does not produce more than 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO) – which translates to 99.9997% efficiency.
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| Resources & Literature |
ABB offers control system server backup service
The service provides a fully domain integrated server imaging solution that enables rapid restoration of critical control system servers and clients following a disaster or computer failure.
ISA publishes Collaborative Process Automation Systems book
The book discusses topics such as engineering, security, enterprise connectivity, advanced process control, plant asset management and operator efficiency.
ABB Start-Up and Commissioning Services brochure
Brochure provides an overview of ABB's start-up and commissioning services.
Rockwell publishes Consultant Catalog for water and wastewater industry
Water and Wastewater Consultant Resource Catalog (CRC) helps consulting engineers specify automation and control products and solutions more easily.
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| Application Stories |
ABB automation controls Stora Enso paper mill
ABB automation, power distribution, variable speed drive systems and electrification equipment is being used on the PM12 paper line at Stora Enso’s Kvarnsveden paper mill in Sweden.
TRUNKGUARD Optimizes Fieldbus Installation at Ethanol Plant
By Tim Wilson, Abengo Bioenergy, and Jeff Marsh, FeedForward
Abengoa used a Yokogawa CENTUM CS3000 DCS, Foundation fieldbus for analog I/O, Profibus for motor control, and MooreHawk TRUNKGUARD device couplers to connect the FF and Profibus segments. The system had 72 fieldbus segments and 650 nodes.
Tarago reservoir automation improves Melbourne water supply
What’s New in Process Technology, November 2009
The water treatment control system can monitor and control more than 50 drives and 80 valves simultaneously. SEMF’s Melbourne-based automation group was responsible for designing and commissioning the PLC and HMI software programs (including various interfaces for SCADA and third-party plant and equipment).
Wireless helps cement plant comply with air quality regulations
Emerson’s wireless network of field instrumentation monitors the process used to reduce NOx emissions inside a rotating cement kiln at CalPortland Company.
ABB's 800xA controls food waste to fuel conversion process
Control Engineering Europe, October 2009
St1 Biofuels Oy in Finland is a bioethanol producer making biofuel from food waste. The plants use Ethanolix processing units devised by St1 to create a dilute biofuel using a process controlled by ABB's Extended Automation System 800xA.
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| Featured Training |
ISA Database Management for Industrial Automation and Control Systems
February 8-9, 2010 Research Triangle Park, NC
Learn the ways in which information is stored, managed and protected in a modern Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) including how to access and manipulate that information and what steps can be taken to safeguard and ensure the availability of that information.
ISA Introduction to Industrial Automation Security and the ANSI/ISA99 Standards
March 25, 2010 Wilmington, DE
Understanding how to secure factory automation, process control, and SCADA networks is critical if you want to protect them from viruses, hackers, spies, or saboteurs. Price: $545.
ISA Cyber Security for Automation, Control, and SCADA Systems
April 5 through May 28, 2010
This course is offered online and utilizes online training modules, additional text materials, online evaluations, and email discussions. Students will have access via email to an instructor and have an opportunity to participate in live Q&A sessions with the instructor and other class participants. Price: $1,210.
ISA Introduction to the Management of Alarm Systems
April 13, 2010 Edmonton, AB, Canada
This course focuses on the key activities of the alarm management lifecycle provided in the ANSI/ISA18.00.02 standard, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries. The activities include the alarm philosophy development, alarm rationalization, basic alarm design, advanced alarm techniques, HMI design for alarms, monitoring, assessment, management of change, and audit. Price: $545.
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| Company & Organizational News |
ISA appoints Bill Lydon chief editor for InTech
Automation.com's Bill Lydon was appointed editor of InTech, further strengthening ISA’s partnership with Automation.com to jointly publish several e-newsletters for InTech and Automation.com subscribers.
Frost & Sullivan says Europeans love Industrial Ethernet in new plants
The European Industrial Ethernet Market will reach $307.12 million by 2015, but end users are only willing to employ industrial Ethernet technologies in new projects or in Greenfield applications.
NAMUR confirms WirelessHART for Process Applications
NAMUR reports that WirelessHART technology meets the requirements for wireless sensor networks in process applications.
Chemical Companies Flocking to Asia
Control Engineering Asia, November 2009
By G Venkatesh
Asia Pacific has become a highly-favored destination for the relocation of production bases or greenfield expansions, and automation companies are cashing in. ABB, Siemens, Honeywell and Emerson all report major sales in the area.
25 Years of PC-Based Control
At the 1984 ISA Show, 25 years ago, Intellution introduced The Fix, the first configurable PC-based HMI/SCADA software program. Process control and automation changed forever.
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| Project News |
ABB to control nuclear plant in Switzerland
ABB will replace the existing multiple control systems at the 1,220 megawatt Leibstadt nuclear power plant in Switzerland with a single solution, based on its Extended Automation System 800xA.
Honeywell to upgrade control system at waste incineration plant in France
Honeywell’s Experion will be used to control Valorly’s Rillieux-la-Pape incineration system, which transforms waste into both thermal and electrical energy.
Emerson to control Johnsonburg, PA, wastewater treatment plant
Equipment includes PlantWeb, Ovation control system, cyber security, AMS software, and pressure, flow, level and pH/ORP sensors with HART transmitters.
ABB to supply cpmPlus Smart Client to Repsol YPF refinery
Repsol YPF will use cpmPlus Smart Client to improve operational efficiency at its Lube Oil Blending plant at the La Plata Refinery in Argentina.
Honeywell to automate "green diesel" plant
Project includes distributed control, safety technology, terminal automation, process technology, process simulation and optimization applications.
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| Featured Events |
Hannover Messe Middle East
February 9-11, 2010 Dubai
Deutsche Messe Hannover will be staging CeMAT Middle East, Industrial Automation (IA) Middle East, and Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA) Middle East together.
HazardEx 2010
February 24-25, 2010 Harrogate, UK
The comprehensive two day conference will give everyone involved in safety for engineering plant, insight and case study examples of how peers have executed safety programmes in their facilities. As always the programme will provide detailed standards/legislation updates directly from those involved in the process of creating them
ISA Analysis Division Symposium
April 25-29, 2010 New Orleans, LA
This long-running symposium, sponsored by the ISA Analysis Division, will continue to offer an outstanding forum for discussion of new and innovative process and other analytical techniques, developments, and applications.
2010 Sensors Expo & Conference
June 7-9, 2010 Rosemont, IL
The event is dedicated to exploring innovations in sensors, sensor networks, biosensors, MEMS/nanotechnology, instrumentation & controls, intelligent systems, machine-to- machine communication, wireless sensing and IT technology.
ISA announces Automation Week show
October 4-7, 2010 Houston, TX
ISA Automation Week, a knowledge-based conference event, will deliver critical knowledge on the application of automation technologies in processing and manufacturing environments.
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