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June 2010 |
| Sponsor: ABB |
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| Featured Articles |
Operations Management: Choose An Alarm Champion
Chemical Processing, May 2010
By Lothar Lang, LyondellBasell
A good way to address concerns and get ownership is to appoint an alarm champion. This person's primary responsibility is to identify and resolve outstanding alarm issues.
Forensic Engineering: A Valuable Tool in Incident Investigations
Power, May 2010
By Angela Neville, JD
It’s common for a power plant that has experienced a serious fire, explosion, or equipment failure to conduct an investigation. A recent development, however, is increasing use of sophisticated forensic engineering techniques when they conduct inquiries into serious incidents at power plants. |
| Product Sponsor - Falcon Electronics |
 Replacing a lot of UPS batteries? New Hi-Temp UPS
Falcon’s 55C-listed UPS shields internal components from heat so batteries last longer. New 12-year rated batteries translate to less maintenance. |
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Natural Gas Piping: It’s Time for Better Risk Control
Power, May 2010
By John Puskar, CEC Combustion Safety
At least 10 workers have died from natural gas piping explosions in the past 12 months. It’s time the industry understood the unique design and safety requirements for working with and purging natural gas piping.
Consortium Reports New Findings on Alarm Rates
Automation World, May 2010
By Wes Iversen
New research funded by the Center for Operator Performance shows that process operators may perform better at high alarm rates when alarms are grouped by priority, rather than chronologically.
Video With Your SCADA
Automation World, May 2010
By Gary Mintchell
Adding live video streams with a SCADA system is an emerging trend for both security and operations. New technologies give operators an eye on the system.
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| Sponsor: ISA |
ISA Training: 3-for-2
To help you and your colleagues get the training you need during these difficult economic times, ISA is offering three registrations to any classroom training course for the price of two registrations: 3-for-2!
As an added bonus, you can still take advantage of ISA’s regular group pricing on the second registration. That’s an additional $100 savings on your total registration!
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ABB enhances ServicePRO maintenance software
ServicePRO2.0 adds PartsPRO capability to define system spares and maintenance kits. |
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GE upgrades Proficy CIMPLICITY 8.1
Upgrades include programming enhancements, regulatory compliance tools, alarm association and compatibility with CIMPLICITY GlobalView allowing web access to this HMI/SCADA solution. |
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Control Microsystems announces SCADAPack ProductionPLUS
SCADAPack ProductionPLUS is an integrated hardware and software solution that optimizes gas well production, increases safety, improves environmental compliance, and extends the life cycle of the well. |
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Emerson adds support for PROFIBUS DP to AMS Suite
Enhancement extends predictive diagnostic management to motor control centers, drives, and other high value assets through the DeltaV digital automation system. |
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Longwatch releases Version 5.1 of Video Surveillance System
Version 5.1 is available in three platforms-Console Recorder, Video Historian and Surveillance--that eliminate the need for custom programming to set up a video surveillance system. |
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Invensys releases Well Field Application software
Well Field Application software provides reports, alarms, call outs, data storage and process data management on all well field assets. |
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Honeywell introduces Safety Manager Remote I/O module
Each channel of the module can individually be configured to a different I/O type, which provides more flexibility to design safety solutions. |
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| White Papers |
White Paper offers advice for selecting a process safety system
By Rockwell Automation
“Demanding Performance Requirements of Oil and Gas Industry Requires Careful Safety System Selection,” discusses the pros and cons of common design approaches.
Achieving 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
White paper discusses the use of Yokogawa’s CENTUM VP distributed control system (DCS) to meet the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration’s 21 CFR § 11.
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| Resources & Literature |
Numerical Algorithms Group releases GPU Routines
Industrial engineers involved in modeling using Monte Carlo simulations can obtain an updated version of NAG numeric routines for GPUs from the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG).
ISA Publishes Project Management: A Technician’s Guide
Subjects include documentation requirements, communication requirements, planning and resource coordination, monitoring and control, administration, and closeout.
Endress+Hauser announces Applicator Tool for flow sizing
The Applicator tool helps instrument and control engineers select the appropriate flow instrumentation for various process conditions and for specific wastewater, potable water and cement applications.
Rockwell publishes Digital Consultant Resource Catalog
The catalog helps consultants adhere to LEED requirements and specification standards in the Water, Wastewater, Mining, Minerals and Cement, Oil and Gas, and Power Generation industries.
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| Application Stories |
Wireless Applications Put to the Test
Control Engineering Europe, May 2010
By Jeff Becker, Honeywell Process Solutions
Three industrial plants share their experiences with industrial wireless. In all three cases — alcohol storage tanks, oil and gas pipelines, and a hot furnace in a steel factory — wireless helped them solve perplexing problems that probably would not have been solved otherwise.
WirelessHART Network monitors Mining Operation’s Movable Leach Fields
The system uses 44 Endress+Hauser Promag 53P flowmeters and Cerabar WirelessHART pressure transmitters to monitor flow and pressure in leach fields that are regularly relocated, and use movable, temporary piping.
Cementing the Process
Control Engineering Asia, April 2010
By Bob Gill
A Siemens PCS 7 control system specifically targeted at meeting at the needs of cement producers proved to be a judicious choice at this Indonesian plant.
Wireless technology helps Lion Oil check product inventory
Emerson's Smart Wireless technology is helping Lion Oil cost-effectively check product inventory, prevent overfill and remediation costs, and monitor UPS power for the radio tower.
Intangible benefits of upgrading control technology
InTech, April 2010
By Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
A silica plant in the U.S., built decades ago, was still running on 1960s vintage technology by the late 1990s. Installation of a DCS enabled automation throughout the process.
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| Featured Training |
Picking the Right Bus: A Comparison of Field & Device Networks
June 17, 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
The seminar gives an in-depth look at today's dominant fieldbus technologies and compares their technologies and features. The basic strategy behind each system is outlined, including the applications where each is best and least suited.
Introduction to Industrial Automation Security and the ANSI/ISA99 Standards
June 17, 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
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.
Honeywell Experion PKS-OPC Implementation, Security & Troubleshooting - Paris
June 21, 2010 - June 25, 2010
Location: Paris, France
The OPC Training Institute and Honeywell partnered to host training that specifically targets the Honeywell Experion PKS implementation of OPC. Learn about Honeywell Experion PKS working with OPC, troubleshooting/repairing DCOM problems, ensuring security. This training enables students to delve into DCOM configuration and diagnostics with Honeywell Experion PKS.
Recipes in PAC Display OptoWebinar
July 1, 2010
(GMT -8:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Time Zone
Whether for batch processes or other uses, recipes can be a real time-saver. In this webinar, you'll learn: What is a recipe? Uses for recipe uploads and downloads; Creating, editing, and validating recipe file templates; and Configuring both trigger-based and operator-driven recipes.
PROFIBUS One-day Training Class - Chicago
July 8, 2010
Location: Naperville, IL, USA
The training class is specifically designed to be a technical overview of PROFIBUS technology providing both new and existing users with a comprehensive understanding of the design, installation, commissioning and troubleshooting of PROFIBUS. The training class also provides an introduction to related technologies including PROFIsafe, PROFINET, and IO-Link.
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| Company & Organizational News |
ABB to purchase K-TEK
ABB will acquire K-TEK, which will join the Measurement Products business unit within ABB’s Process Automation division.
ARC Report says Live Video Maximizes Operator Performance
ARC says that adding video to HMI operator stations in automation and process control can play an important role in improving a company’s ergonometrics, while also enhancing safety, security, and regulatory compliance.
European Water and Wastewater Industry increasing use of controls
Stringent regulations have paved the way for growth opportunities for PLCs, SCADA systems, DCSes, HMIs and software in the European W&WW sector.
Honeywell to Acquire Matrikon
Matrikon will be integrated into Honeywell Process Solutions, part of Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions business group.
HMI Software and Services Market recovering, says ARC
Biggest growth is predicted in Asia, Latin America and building automation markets. New technical enhancements include 3D and integrated live video on HMIs.
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| Project News |
ABB to automate water projects in the Sahara
ABB will supply a System 800xA and instrumentation, plus power transformers and related products for one of Algeria’s biggest water projects in the Sahara region.
Honeywell to control supercritical power plant in Thailand
Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System to control operations for a new supercritical, 660-megawatt, coal-fired power plant near Bangkok.
ABB to control supercritical power plant in India
ABB will provide a distributed control system for the 2x660 megawatt (MW) super thermal power plant in the state of Bihar in northern India.
Emerson to control Pakistan’s Halmore combined-cycle power plant
Emerson Process Management will install an Ovation expert control system at the Halmore Power Plant, a new 225-MW combined-cycle power generating facility in Bhikki, Pakistan.
Invensys to Upgrade DCSes at Malaysia LNG Plant
The contract calls for upgrading all of Malaysia Liquefied Natural Gas' existing distributed control systems to newer Foxboro I/A Series CP270 models.
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| Featured Events |
Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas Symposium
June 13, 2010 - June 17, 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
HUG symposium features hands-on demonstrations of the latest technology, one-to-one interaction with products experts, and group discussions with other Honeywell users.
Instrumentation & Controls Expo & Training 2010
August 19, 2010
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
I/C Expo 2010 Expo & Training is free to all who pre-register online and who are involved with instrumentation, controls and process automation, 40-60 process instrumentation and controls companies will be exhibiting state-of-the-art equipment and conducting training and demonstrations on site. A Career Fair will be conducted at the Expo.
SimWorld International 2010
September 8, 2010 - September 10, 2010
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
A Gathering of World Power Plant Simulation Professionals. We expect over 100 simulation professionals from around the world participating in the conference and sharing their experiences in the dynamic industry.
The 5th Annual Process Industry Engineering & Maintenance Congress
September 14, 2010 - September 15, 2010
Location: Shanghai, China
With the high reputation in the process industry, JFPS is dedicated to delivering this event to all the practitioners in this industry. Leveraging new technology to deploy technique and process optimization so as to achieve sustainable development.
ISA Automation Week
October 4, 2010 - October 6, 2010
Location: Houston, TX, USA
ISA Automation Week 2010 will feature intensive educational and applications-based technical conference sessions delivered by subject matter experts. Discrete and process automation professionals will have a chance to learn innovative techniques and solutions for creating more efficient, productive, and economical manufacturing processes.
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