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Invensys to supply ACA.HF software to Valero
- 05/22/12
ACA.HF monitors and measures hydrofluoric acid levels in real time by analyzing differential responses from online sensors. Valero will implement the solution at seven refineries globally. |
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Bentley supplies software to Tianjin Waterworks in China
- 05/22/12
Tianjin Waterworks in China will use Bentley’s WaterGEMS and HAMMER software to improve its water supply service, decrease operational costs, and extend the life of its water infrastructure. |
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Honeywell to install quality control system at European paper plant
- 05/17/12
Honeywell has been selected by Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH to replace its current quality control system (QCS) with Experion MX. |
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PROJECTUS buys more AVEVA software
- 05/15/12
PROJECTUS has extended its AVEVA PDMS with the addition of AVEVA OpenSteel and AVEVA Global. |
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Epicor to supply ERP to Iracroft in UK
- 05/03/12
The system will replace an existing ERP system to support the company's growth and improve operational efficiency through realtime information and reporting. |
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AVEVA to supply design software to Centroprojekt do Brasil
- 04/10/12
Centroprojekt provides designs for major capital plant projects in the Pulp and Paper, Petrochemical and Chemical industries. |
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Vernay Selects Epicor ERP Solution
- 03/26/12
Vernay plans to replace an aged legacy ERP system that was unable to support the company's growing global operations. |
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Epicor to supply ERP to ICSA in Argentina
- 03/13/12
Located in Mendoza, Argentina, ICSA focuses on manufacturing wind and hydroelectric power sources. |
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Honeywell to control Turkish paper mill
- 02/14/12
Honeywell will supply its Experion MX Quality Control System (QCS) and Experion Process Knowledge Control System (PKS) at a new paper mill based in Kütahya, Turkey. |
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Vistrian to supply MES software to NuvoSun solar manufacturer
- 01/24/12
NuvoSun is a manufacturer of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules based on flexible Copper Indium/Gallium di-Selenide (CIGS) technology. |
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Aegis to supply MES software to Sigma Technologies
- 01/24/12
iLaunch software provides CAD/BOM import with error corrections, rapid conversion to intelligent data, and revision control for documentation and programming. |
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Mincom to supply EAM & ERP software to gold mining company
- 01/17/12
Allied Nevada licensed Ellipse 8 Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. |
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IFS to replace 20-year-old legacy ERP system
- 01/05/12
Communications Systems selected IFS Applications ERP solution to replace its legacy enterprise systems. |
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IFS to supply ERP to Meggitt (Maryland)
- 12/21/11
Meggitt will implement IFS Business Performance, Financials, Distribution, Manufacturing, Engineering/Product Design, Maintenance, Sales and Support, and Human Resources. |
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Epicor to supply ERP to DRB
- 12/08/11
DRB Group selected the Epicor enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to replace its 20-year old business systems. |
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Emerson to automate lead and zinc plant in China
- 12/01/11
Emerson will provide a DeltaV automation system, AMS Suite asset management software, and smart field devices using Foundation fieldbus and WirelessHART. |
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IFS to supply ERP to MicroSeismic
- 11/01/11
Microseismic licensed IFS Business Performance, Service Management, Project Management, Document Management, FS Supply Chain, and Sales & Marketing software. |
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Honeywell to automate new pulp mill in Uruguay
- 09/21/11
Located in Uruguay’s southern state of Colonia, the $1.9-billion facility will produce 1.3 million tons of plantation-based pulp annually once it becomes operational in the first half of 2013. |
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AVEVA to supply Enterprise Asset Management to Salamander
- 09/20/11
Salamander Energy will install AVEVA WorkMate Enterprise Asset Management solution across all of its process plants in Indonesia and Thailand. |
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Emerson to automate arthritis drug plant in Korea
- 09/15/11
A DeltaV system and AMS software will automate Hanwha Chemical’s biotechnology process and support the compliance requirements for FDA approval. |
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JSC KUZNETSOV standardizes on Siemens PLM
- 09/06/11
JSC KUZNETSOV will use PLM-technologies for a new line of gas turbine engines with high energy efficiency. |
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Invensys to Supply Refinery Information System to SATORP
- 08/16/11
Invensys will provide an InFusion enterprise control system solution encompassing total supply chain management; refinery planning and scheduling; operations management, and more. |
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IFS to supply ERP to Automated Packaging Systems
- 08/04/11
APS will implement IFS ERP software at 14 sites, including 10 in the United States and four in Europe. |
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Emerson's AMS Suite to support maintenance at UK power plant
- 07/25/11
AMS Suite will help EDF Energy access asset health information, view real-time analyses and reports, and develop management strategies to improve plant performance. |
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Aegis to supply Manufacturing Software to Kitron
- 06/08/11
Aegis’ xLink software will gather real-time data from production/test equipment, and bridge the entire solution to the existing ERP system. |
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Metso to supply energy management system to Pori Energia
- 04/27/11
The energy management system will be used to collect data from the power plants’ information systems, steam consumers and service providers. |
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ABB to update automation systems at paper mill in Scotland
- 04/12/11
System 800xA and cpmPlus software will increase product quality and overall efficiency at Arjowiggins Creative Papers Stoneywood Mill. |
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PAS to supply alarm software to Southeast region power utility
- 04/12/11
Integrity and PlantState Suite software will manage process alarms and automation configurations at fifteen sites for Southeast region power utility. |
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GE to supply SmartSignal diagnostics to Constellation Energy
- 03/28/11
Constellation will deploy the SmartSignal Shield predictive-diagnostic solution, along with SmartSignal Cycle Watch software for combustion turbine start-ups. |
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Honeywell to control major pulp facility in China
- 03/23/11
Honeywell will provide its Safety Manager, Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), Da Vinci Quality Control System (QCS) and OptiVISION manufacturing execution system (MES). |
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GE to upgrade water plant controls in Waterford Township, Michigan
- 03/22/11
GE will integrate controls at 13 water treatment plants and 62 sewer pumping stations, covering an area of 36 square miles. |
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Zollner standardizes on Siemens' Tecnomatix digital manufacturing solution
- 03/03/11
Zollner’s decision to expand the use of Tecnomatix was based on intense tests over the last 15 months with completed planning projects that were successful. |
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GE to supply Proficy Workflow to S3 Development
- 02/09/11
Proficy will be the foundation for an Intelligent Control Room Management solution for S3’s natural gas and hazardous liquids customers. |
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GE to supply Proficy Software to Kao Brands
- 01/04/11
Kao Brands, a manufacturer of premium beauty brands including Jergens, Ban, Biore, Curel, Guhl and John Freida, will use Proficy for a complex batch execution system in primary operations across its many consumer products. |
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IFS to supply ERP to Huber SE
- 01/04/11
Huber SE, a manufacturer of machinery and equipment for wastewater treatment, selected IFS Applications as its corporate ERP solution. |
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IFS Supplies ERP to Akzo Nobel Casco Adhesives
- 12/22/10
Casco Adhesives will implement IFS Eco-footprint Management, which will be used to analyze and document the environmental impact of its operations. |
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GE to control Cimentos Liz cement plant in Brazil
- 12/01/10
GE will supply a Proficy Process System to provide process control, supervision, alarm management, release management, asset management and quality control across the plant. |
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Emerson to control Petrobras' Comperj project
- 11/30/10
Emerson will supply systems for process control, safety, fire and gas detection, machinery monitoring, management of process and maintenance information, instruments, valves, and other related products and services. |
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ABB software to manage power plant assets in China
- 11/16/10
ABB will implement software and training programs at CNNP nuclear power plants in partnership with the Research Institute of Nuclear Power Operation and Computer Application Institute Nuclear Industry. |
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DEACOM to supply ERP to Enterprise Specialty Products
- 11/02/10
ESP will use the ERP software for its formulation, Quality Control, inventory/lot control, Material Requirements Planning, environmental reporting, production, accounting, and financials. |
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Siemens to supply PLM Software to Chinese Machine Tool Company
- 10/26/10
JIERMT will use a series of solutions from Siemens PLM Software, including NX (CAD/CAM/CAE), Teamcenter PLM, and Solid Edge CAD software. |
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Siemens to supply PLM software to Russian space center
- 10/25/10
Khrunichev will standardize on Siemens NX CAD/CAM/CAE software, Teamcenter PLM system, and Tecnomatix software. |
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Honeywell to control power plant in Turkey
- 10/20/10
Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) will be used to expand production at Zorlu’s Lüleburgaz power plant in Turkey. |
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National Instruments to supply hardware and software to Vitrociset
- 09/26/10
Vitrociset will integrate NI hardware and software into its service packages for organizations developing sophisticated physics projects such as particle accelerators and fusion devices. |
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Invensys to supply optimization software to Thai Oil
- 09/23/10
Invensys will implement its SimSci-Esscor ROMeo optimization software to improve the real-time performance of Thai Oil’s refinery operations. |
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As One to supply Catalyst software to HallStar
- 08/31/10
Catalyst xM and Catalyst PDC will provide specialty chemical producer HallStar with the ability to fully automate batch execution and electronic batch record management. |
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ITS to supply Plant Information System to Brunner Mond
- 08/18/10
The Fusion Management Information System solution will link to an Emerson DeltaV system and replace the current PRISM system. |
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Deacom to supply ERP to Hunter Amenities
- 08/17/10
Hunter licensed the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System to manage all its business processes. |
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Matrikon to install inventory management system at ENMAX
- 08/10/10
Matrikon will configure and implement its IBM Maximo solution to help ENMAX reduce equipment breakdowns, cut maintenance costs and improve efficiency. |
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Honeywell to control Abu Dhabi Gas plant
- 06/29/10
Honeywell to supply wireless instrumentation, Experion DCS, Safety Manager, UniSim simulation software, and a LIMS to Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company. |
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Visibility to supply ERP system to SES
- 06/20/10
SES is a supplier of equipment and services for the metals and related industries. |
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ABB to supply cpmPlus Expert Optimizer for lime kiln in Sweden
- 06/10/10
ABB's cpmPlus Expert Optimizer solution will be installed in Nordkalks Köping plant in Sweden. |
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Honeywell MES to improve production for Plastic Films Maker
- 06/01/10
AET will use Honeywells OptiVision Business Logic software to control production costs by better forecasting its raw material usage, improving its planning and scheduling processes and managing production execution and quality. |
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Flow-Cal to Provide EFM Validation to El Paso E&P
- 05/24/10
Flow-Cals Enterprise application suite will enable El Paso personnel to transform their data from field quality to custody transfer quality. |
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Aegis to provide manufacturing software to Makso Electronics
- 05/06/10
Aegis will supply New Product Introduction and shop-floor paperless documentation software for Makso Electronic's manufacturing site in Veenendaal, The Netherlands. |
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Emerson to automate 13 LUKOIL plants
- 03/28/10
Emerson will provide equipment, software, and services to modernize LUKOILs process automation at their oil and gas refineries, petrochemical plants, and related facilities. |
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Scottish Power selects PAS to improve automation
- 02/19/10
HazardEX, February 2010 Scottish Power selected PAS comprehensive alarm management and control performance software and services to improve the operations of twelve sites comprising gas-fired, coal-fired, and hydro-electric power generation stations. |
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Matrikon to supply Control Performance Suite software to BASF
- 02/16/10
Matrikon Deutschland entered a license agreement with BASF for all production facilities worldwide to integrate and use Matrikons Control Performance software. |
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GE Intelligent Platforms to control Qatar Steel
- 02/11/10
GE will supply Proficy software including Plant Applications, Historian, iFIX and Portal rolled out in a phased format led by a significant pilot project. |
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DEACOM to supply ERP software to Silver Spring Foods
- 01/28/10
Silver Spring Foods will use the ERP system to manage its recipe management, quality control/quality assurance, accounting, lot tracking/inventory control, purchasing, sales order entry, and production processes. |
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Matrikon to supply oil field monitoring solution to Statoil
- 01/11/10
Matrikon will supply a Well Performance Monitor, an Equipment Condition Monitor, and tools for collaboration and workflow management. |
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Yokogawa to control combined cycle power plant in Trinidad
- 12/15/09
Yokogawa will provide a CENTUM control system, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System, and PRM integrated device management software. |
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Invensys to supply Mobile Workforce solution to Shell
- 11/17/09
Shell will use Wonderware IntelaTrac mobile workforce and decision-support solution in the Ensure Safe Production (ESP) initiative at 29 of its global manufacturing facilities. |
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ABB to supply cpmPlus Smart Client to Repsol YPF refinery
- 11/09/09
Repsol YPF will use cpmPlus Smart Client to improve operational efficiency at its Lube Oil Blending plant at the La Plata Refinery in Argentina. |
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Symyx to supply Zeolite Synthesis Workflow to Chinese chemical company
- 11/04/09
Symyx closed a deal with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) to supply a Zeolite Synthesis Workflow for research in energy and chemical development. |
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GE Fanuc to supply Proficy Workflow to SABIC Innovative Plastics
- 10/28/09
SABIC Innovative Plastics will use the system to connect and organize people and work processes to drive Lean production initiatives easing decision making on the plant floor and reducing costs. |
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Wonderware software to monitor assets at Canadian nuclear plant
- 10/27/09
Wonderware software will manage Bruce Power's equipment condition and performance monitoring (ECPM) project at eight nuclear reactors in Canada. |
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PAS to supply Invensys with Integrity documentation software
- 09/23/09
PAS will provide Invensys clients with a comprehensive suite of system documentation and configuration management tools and services. |
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Emerson to automate Lonza's biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant
- 09/15/09
Syncade software and PlantWeb architecture will optimize performance of the Large Scale-Cell Culture facility in Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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GE Fanuc to provide Proficy for furnace and plant utility system in China
- 09/14/09
Sansteel chose Proficy Process Systems for its furnace revamp project in Shanghai. The solution, valued at $300,000, will provide critical control for both the metal furnace and the plant utility system. |
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GE Fanuc to supply Proficy to water plants in Haverhill, Massachusetts
- 09/09/09
The city purchased Proficy Workflow to computerize paper Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents including State-mandated Emergency Response Plan (ERP), Low Chlorine Residual, and other SOPs. |
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Honeywell to provide utility asset management software to Synengco
- 09/08/09
Honeywell will license and sell Australia-based Synengco a suite of advanced applications that optimize operations and provide sophisticated asset management for utility power customers. |
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ATS to improve maintenance at Georgia Iron Works
- 08/30/09
ATS production asset optimization will help the plant in Grovetown, Georgia, run better. |
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ABB to control Podilsky Cement plant expansion in Ukraine
- 08/20/09
ABB will supply electrical and automation equipment including intelligent motor control centers, instrumentation and System 800xA for complete plant control. |
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Honeywell to upgrade controls at sugar producer in Turkey
- 07/30/09
Honeywell will upgrade the Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) at Konya Sugars Cumra production site. |
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Wonderware Software to help make Chinese cigarettes
- 07/30/09
Hongyun Honghe Tobacco, the fourth largest cigarette producer in the world, plans to use Wonderware software to manage its utility operations. |
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Emerson to control coal gasification plant in Decatur, Illinois
- 07/14/09
Equipment includes digital valve controllers and valves, transmitters, analyzers, flow meters, process control and asset optimization technologies, AMS Suite, wireless and digital safety systems. |
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PAS to supply Integrity software to Invensys
- 07/14/09
The software will be utilized by project teams within Invensys Operations Managements delivery organization. |
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Emerson to automate Bohai Bay offshore oil field in China
- 07/07/09
Emerson is engineering and installing PlantWeb for process control and asset management and is integrating these with shutdown and fire and gas systems on each platform. |
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DEACOM to supply ERP to California Custom Fruits & Flavors
- 06/23/09
ERP will cover formulation, sales, purchasing, production, QC/QA, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory control, lot tracking, reporting, and accounting. |
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Honeywell to control pharmaceutical manufacturing plant
- 05/27/09
Honeywells Experion Process Knowledge System will be used at the LIFE Nutrition site to control production processes, optimize production output and maintain quality control standards. |
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Emerson to control floating storage and regasification unit
- 05/06/09
Emerson will supply DeltaV, AMS Suite software, Fisher control valves, Rosemount transmitters, and safety systems on the Golar Freeze, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) vessel. |
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GE Fanuc to supply Proficy Software to Linde AG worldwide
- 04/23/09
The order, which also encompasses GlobalCare support services, is worth more than $1 million and will be deployed in 350 sites worldwide. |
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IPS to supply safety and controls to Petrobras
- 04/16/09
IPS will supply Triconex safety and Avantis asset management technology to upgrade and modernize 11 Petrobras refining facilities throughout Brazil. |
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Wonderware to supply EMI & MES to Chr. Hansen
- 04/05/09
Chr. Hansen in Denmark selected Wonderware software to manage operations at its facilities worldwide. |
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Logicamms to deploy MyDIALS performance management software
- 04/02/09
LogiCamms will use myDIALS software to gain real-time visibility into the operation and performance of remotely located reclaimers, stackers and shiploaders operating in Australian mines and ports. |
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Deacom to supply ERP to D-A Lubricant
- 03/31/09
The ERP System will integrate all of D-A Lubricant's business processes, including purchasing, sales, formulation, inventory control and lot tracking in a single chemical software system. |
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Emerson to automate six gas turbine units in the UK and France
- 03/26/09
Equipment includes Ovation expert control systems with HART communications, Scenario simulator, safety systems, and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software. |
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IFS supplies ERP to Finnish paint manufacturer
- 03/26/09
Teknos will install ERP in its operations in Finland, Scandinavia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Slovenia and Russia. |
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Emerson to automate Mitsubishi advanced polymers plant
- 03/19/09
Emerson will provide PlantWeb, Foundation fieldbus instrumentation, analyzers, DeltaV controls, AMS software, valves, engineering and project management. |
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BIND Biosciences to install Siemens Simatic PCS 7 lab process control system
- 03/17/09
Simatic PCS 7 Lab hardware and software will help BIND Biosciences drive process development as well as monitor and control manufacturing operations. |
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Honeywell to control Egyptian fertilizer plant
- 03/17/09
Equipment includes an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), safety systems, and Foundation fieldbus technology. |
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Honeywell to control biotech manufacturing processes
- 03/12/09
Shire Human Genetic Therapies will use Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), Experion Batch Manager, wireless network and Uniformance Process Historian Database. |
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Emerson to help bring biofuels plant into commercial production
- 03/04/09
Emerson will supply PlantWeb, Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controllers and valves, Rosemount transmitters, Rosemount Analytical analyzers, Daniel flow meters, and Micro Motion Coriolis flow meters. |
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Honeywell to revamp operations at Nordic power plant
- 03/04/09
Systems to be installed at a 1,000 megawatt power plant operated by Fortum include Experion Process Knowledge System, Safety Manager, and UniSim Operator Training System. |
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Emerson to replace outdated operator stations at Barking Power in the UK
- 02/25/09
Emerson will replace ABB Bailey OI stations that are connected to the existing Bailey INFI 90 system. An Ovation expert control system will interface directly or via OPC to the existing controllers. |
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Saudi success for Experion
- 02/24/09
South Africa Instrumentation & Control, February 2009 Honeywell will provide automation solutions for Al-Khafji Joint Operations FDP-1 project. This entails integrating TPS and Experion systems from the existing desalination, water treatment and Ratawi control rooms into a new central control room, and a process control system for new onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities. |
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ABB to control iron ore pellet plant in Oman
- 02/23/09
ABB will supply System 800xA for process control and system integration, a production management system, drives, motors, and power equipment. |
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Emerson to provide Syncade operations management to Bristol-Myers Squibb
- 02/10/09
Emerson will supply PlantWeb digital plant architecture, Syncade Smart Operations Management suite, DeltaV digital automation and a network of intelligent digital field devices. |
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IFS to supply project management software to Sørco
- 02/09/09
Sørco AS, one of Norways largest independent engineering companies, will use IFS/Engineering Register to support process, electrical, instrumentation and AEC/piping engineering. |
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GE to reduce energy and water usage at its data center
- 02/02/09
GE is updating the data center with 30 products from nine different GE businesses, including power quality, chilled water, electrical, security and IT services equipment. |
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Yokogawa to control Australias largest gas-fired power station
- 02/01/09
Yokogawa will supply CENTUM VP control system, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System, and a variety of transmitters. |
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IPS to upgrade DCS at Qatargas
- 01/22/09
IPS will upgrade control processors, gateways, local area networks and network security with its Foxboro I/A Series distributed control system Version 8, including mesh architecture. |
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OSI to supply SCADA System to Connexus Energy Electric Cooperative
- 01/20/09
OSI will supply a monarch SCADA system to Connexus Energy, the largest electric distribution cooperative in Minnesota. |
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Emerson to automate Basin Electric coal power plant
- 01/14/09
Equipment includes PlantWeb, Ovation control system, SmartProcess optimization technology, Foundation and Profibus fieldbus, and Scenario high-fidelity simulator. |
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IPS to upgrade LNG plant in Spain
Control Engineering Europe, December 2008 Invensys Process Systems will upgrade control systems at a LNG terminal and regasification plant in Barcelona, Spain. IPS will upgrade the Metso DCS Max1+ to its Foxboro I/A Series technology, InFusion enterprise control system, and Foundation fieldbus. |
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Daelim Industrial to use Pavilion Technologies Polymer Solution
- 12/08/08
Daelim will implement the Pavilion Polymer Solution on two high-density polyethylene (HDPE) lines and one linear low/high density polyethylene (LHDPE) line. |
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Invensys Process System to simulate clean-coal power plant
- 11/11/08
Invensys will provide a dynamic process simulator for an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant with carbon capture. |
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Okuma integrates THINC with SAP
- 10/07/08
SAP software can be installed on THe Intelligent Numeric Control (THINC) instead of relying on a stand-alone computer to provide the necessary link. |
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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. |
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Apriso expands FlexNet installation at Saint-Gobain
- 10/02/08
Saint-Gobain Sekurit already implemented Apriso FlexNet OES software in 44 of its worldwide sites, and plans to install it in 19 Float Glass locations. |
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Industrial Defender supplies cybersecurity to Kepware
- 09/23/08
Kepware will deliver Industrial Defenders host intrusion detection software as a KEPServerEX Security Agent Driver Plug-in. |
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Control-See software handles alarms at Australias Melbourne airport
- 09/15/08
System delivers a prompt message to the right people if an error occurs during the baggage transfer to the sorting laterals. |
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Honeywell to control Borregaard Chemical factory in Norway
- 09/03/08
Honeywell will supply an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) at Borregaard's Ethanol, Lignin and Vanillin (ELV) production sites in Norway. |
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Honeywell to upgrade controls at Australian alumina plant
- 09/03/08
Honeywell will expand the plants existing DCS, add a UniSim operator training simulator, and improve plant security. |
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DEACOM supplies ERP to Hoover Color
- 08/26/08
Hoover Color, a supplier of iron oxide pigments, will implement DEACOM ERP in place of three non-integrated software systems. |
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Invensys to supply automation and services to Kraton Polymers
- 08/19/08
Invensys will supply $20 million worth of InFusion, I/A Series DCS, instrumentation, batch management software, and APC software to Kraton, a producer of styrenic block copolymers. |
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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. |
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Yokogawa signs agreement with Russia's Gazprom Neft
- 07/23/08
Yokogawa will introduce its integrated production control systems and operation support software at four of the companys refineries. |
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Lambeau Field uses Proteus CMMS
- 07/15/08
The Packers use Eagle Technology's ProTeus Enterprise system, Metasys and ProLink, a web-based Service Request, Preventive Maintenance (PM) Task module. |
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Matrikon supplies Alarm Management to LyondellBasell Europe
- 07/11/08
All LyondellBasell production facilities in Europe will integrate and use Matrikons Alarm Management software suite with a variety of different control systems. |
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ABB to supply controls for eight Petrobras refineries
- 07/09/08
ABB signed a $61-million agreement with Petrobras to supply process automation systems and services to eight oil refineries in Brazil over the next five years. |
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DEACOM supplies ERP to Zyvax coatings manufacturer
- 07/08/08
The ERP System will integrate formulation and QC, inventory control, Certificate of Analysis (COA) and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) generation, production, and accounting/financials. |
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Synalloy uses DEACOM ERP to integrate chemical manufacturing
- 06/25/08
The system will integrate the business processes of Synalloy's chemical group, including lab management and regulatory reporting, accounting, inventory control, purchasing, and production in a single database. |
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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. |
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Emerson to automate Thai petrochemical plant
- 06/20/08
Equipment includes PlantWeb, FOUNDATION fieldbus, microprocessor-based field instruments, valves, digital systems, and software. |
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ABB supplies Expert Optimizer software to Dyckerhoff cement plant
- 06/12/08
Dyckerhoff selected ABB's Expert Optimizer Collaborative Production Management software to optimize the raw mills, raw mix, kilns and cement mills at their Göllheim plant. |
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China uses Wonderware to modernize railway stations for Olympics
- 06/05/08
Wonderware System Platform 3.0, Historian and InTouch 10.0 HMI will be installed at four railway stations and operate the "Passenger Information System." |
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Honeywell to supply planning software to Rabigh Refining
- 06/03/08
Software includes ASSAY2, BLEND, Production Scheduler, Refinery and Petrochemical Modeling System (RPMS), and Production Analyst |
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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. |
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ABB to supply cement plant in Honduras with Knowledge Manager
- 05/21/08
Software will monitor new kiln line at Cementos del Nortes plant in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, to optimize production and performance |
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ABB to supply System 800xA to Swedish resin plant
- 05/14/08
ABB will supply an automation system based on System 800xA and cpmPlus to improve the operations of PA Resins' phenolic and amino resins plant in Perstorp, Sweden. |
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Yokogawa to supply Exaquantum to Quinn Chemicals
- 04/25/08
The project is the 1,000th Exaquantum PIMS system. |
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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. |
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Siemens certifies XLReporter for PCS 7
- 04/15/08
XLReporter enables reporting in Microsoft Office Excel to be performed automatically and in the background. |
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Honeywell to provide process control for South Korean refinery
- 04/10/08
Honeywell will supply Profit Suite and engineering services for the S-OIL Corporation Onsan refinery. |
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Danatec uses Dassault Systèmes DELMIA PLM Express
- 04/07/08
Danatec will be using DELMIA PLM Express to conduct production verification for robotic tools and fixtures in the design stage, thereby limiting changes in later stages of production planning. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Bruichladdich Distillery orders TROPOS ERP Supply Chain system
- 03/24/08
Process and Control Today, March 2008 SSI will supply TROPOS ERP and supply chain software valued at £200,000 to Bruichladdich Distillery in the UK. Bruichladdich distills, matures, bottles, warehouses and distributes 45 different types of whisky to 25 countries worldwide. Every whisky stock movement has to be accounted for through the manufacturing process and reported monthly to HM Revenue and Customs. |
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Honeywell to install Experion at steel plant in Finland
- 03/20/08
Honeywell announced a $2 million contract to implement its Experion Process Knowledge System with Profibus at a stainless steel plant operated by Outokumpu. |
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Xstrata selects Matrikon for coal handling and preparation plants
- 03/13/08
Matrikon Downtime Reporter and Matrikon Production Manager software will be used throughout Xstrata Coal's Coal Handling and Preparation Plants. |
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Inductive Automation adds MatrikonOPC Tunneller to FactorySQL
- 03/10/08
OPC Tunneller allows users to easily overcome DCOM headaches to create efficient, seamlessly networked OPC solutions. |
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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. |
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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. |
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DEACOM to supply ERP to Cincinnati Vulcan
- 02/27/08
The ERP system will integrate inventory control, formulation and lab management, regulatory reporting, production, labor tracking and other processes. |
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Prism Solar Technologies to install IFS ERP
- 02/20/08
Prism Solar will implement the IFS Applications product suite of mixed-mode manufacturing, which will be integrated with PLC and RF devices to automate its data collection processes. |
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Armstrong selects IFS ERP to standardize global operation
- 02/11/08
AII will integrate locations in the US, Europe and Asia, for improved communication, reduced transactions and consolidated visibility of critical business information. |
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SAP Selects DSIs dcLINK ASSETTrac
- 02/06/08
SAP Americas will use ASSETTrac for data collection in its annual fixed asset inventory process in 37 facilities in North and South America. |
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Segula Technologies uses IFS ERP to manage engineers
- 02/05/08
IFS will manage and support the deployment of more than 5,500 engineers, providing access to project management resources including time reporting and expenses. |
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OPC Training Institute Selects Kepware for demonstrations
- 01/22/08
The OPC Training Institute (OPCTI) will use Kepware OPC products and technology in their training classes and webinars, especially when demonstrating OPC server functionality and device connectivity. |
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ABBs Expert Optimizer increases production at cement plant
- 01/21/08
Expert Optimizer was installed at Buzzi Unicem USA Inc.s Signal Mountain vertical raw mill and cement mill. |
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Mining company uses Matrikon's Mobile Equipment Monitor
- 01/21/08
MEM will be used to monitor operational data, including alarms, from the mines haul trucks, shovels, and loaders. |
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CitectSCADA monitors St Fergus gas terminal
Process and Control Today, January 2008 TOTAL E&P UK installed a 10,000+ point CitectSCADA system to provide monitoring - with full dual redundancy - of the control and safety systems for the giant St Fergus gas terminal in Scotland. |
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Oil Company Adopts ProgressPlus solution
Process and Control Today, January 2008 Schoeller-Bleckmann Darron Ltd (SBD), a provider of manufacturing, repair and maintenance services for an extensive range of drilling products used in the oil and gas industry, adopted Berkeley Myles Solutions ProgressPlus production control software. |
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Visibility supplies ERP to Eco-Tec
- 01/14/08
Eco-Tec engineers, designs, manufactures and distributes products used for the recovery, purification, and recycling of industrial water and chemicals. |
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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 Emersons 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. |
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Xinneng Energy Ltd. Implements GE Fanuc's Proficy Process Systems
- 12/13/07
Based on GE Fanucs proven process control technologies, Proficy Process Systems is a fully integrated system that provides customers with improved quality and reliability, increased throughput, performance and efficiency, and reduced total cost of ownership. |
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Honeywell to install MXProLine system at Chinese aluminum company
- 12/13/07
This platform will deliver product quality and efficient production, as well as reduce downtime for the aluminum manufacturing company in eastern China. |
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Hydril Chooses eXtremeDB-HA for Undersea Drilling Control System
- 12/12/07
Hydril Company has chosen fault-tolerant eXtremeDB High Availability (HA) in-memory embedded database system from McObject and its remote procedure call (RPC) implementation running on the QNX Neutrino realtime operating system (RTOS) for key data management and network communication roles in its new pressure control technology for oil and gas drilling. |
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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. |
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Honeywell Solutions to increase productivity and quality for Valio
- 12/11/07
Honeywell Serves as Integrated Main Automation Contractor, Deploys Plant Automation System and New Whey Demineralization Process for Milk Producer |
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IFS supplies ERP to Hydroelectric Power company in India
- 11/28/07
National Hydroelectric Power Corp., one of India's major power generation companies, signed a contract worth over $7 million to implement IFS Applications. |
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Softing announces Partnership with ILS Technology
- 11/28/07
Softing will integrate its OPC UA interface into ILS Technology's deviceWISE software that connects devices on the factory floor with enterprise systems. |
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Virginia Tech uses NI LabVIEW to win 3rd Place in DARPA Race
- 11/12/07
Virginia Tech won the $500,000 third place prize at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge. |
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Honeywell to integrate operations at China's largest gas field
- 10/30/07
Honeywell will supply Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) R300 software and SCADA technology to manage data at the Puguang Gas Field in Sichuan Province. |
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Virginia Tech Students use LabVIEW to develop humanoid robot
- 10/29/07
DARwIn achieves full range of motion and accurately imitates human movement. |
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Emerson's digital valve controllers improve control at water treatment facility
- 10/15/07
The R. E. Badger Filtration Plant in California has improved process control, efficiency, and reliability by installing FIELDVUE digital valve controllers and AMS Suite predictive maintenance software. |
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Trunkline LNG selects IPS for Operator Training Simulator
- 10/09/07
The SimSci-Esscor operating training simulator will be used for training of control room operators, operating supervisors and equipment operators. |
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IPS installing InFusion system for Petro Rabigh
- 10/03/07
Petro Rabigh is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical, headquartered in Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
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DASYLab supports UEI's serial and ARINC-429 Boards
- 10/03/07
DNA-SL-501 serial (RS-232/422/485) I/O board and DNA-ARINC-5xx series ARINC-429 interfaces are supported by DASYLab. |
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IFS supplies ERP to Beverage Can Machinery Producer
- 09/27/07
Belvac, which provides beverage can makers with machinery, implemented IFS ERP at its corporate headquarters to replace its existing MANMAN system. |
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Visibility supplies ERP to Campbell Wrapper
- 09/27/07
Campbell Wrapper, a manufacturer of horizontal flow wrapping and feeding equipment, selected VISIBILITY.net as its integrated ERP solution. |
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IPS delivers operator training simulator to BP Zhuhai
- 09/25/07
Invensys delivered a DYNSIM-based operator training simulator to BP Zhuhai for the No. 2 purified terephthalic acid plant in the Guangdong province of China. |
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National Instruments connects with Kepware
- 09/24/07
NI used KEPServerEX technology to create the new NI OPC Server. |
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Siemens SAP solution to improve logistics at textile machine plant
- 09/21/07
KARL MAYER, one of Germany's leading manufacturers of textile machines, is optimizing its warehouse facilities with the aid of an IT solution from Siemens. |
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Emerson to automate 750-MW coal-fired power plant
- 09/19/07
Emerson will apply PlantWeb digital plant architecture with an Ovation expert control system at CPS Energy's J.K. Spruce Power Plant Unit 2 in San Antonio. |
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Express Logic supports Luminary Micros Stellaris microcontrollers
- 09/18/07
ThreadX RTOS and NetX TCP/IP networking stack support Stellaris LM3S1000 Series and LM3S8000 Series ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontrollers. |
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Transpara supports Motorolas MC35 digital assistant
- 09/18/07
Transpara's support provides an integrated solution to gain visibility into plant floor data, monitor performance, and align KPIs with business goals, directly from a mobile device. |
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IFS Applications to install ERP at First Milk
- 09/18/07
In a deal worth $3 million, IFS Applications will be deployed in eight creameries and packing plants over nine months. |
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Innominate to equip printing presses with remote maintenance technology
- 09/18/07
Innominate's mGuard products will allow remote maintenance of Koenig & Bauer presses via the internet. |
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Softing uses Altera FPGA for real-time Ethernet
- 09/14/07
PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, and Modbus/TCP are entirely executed within the integrated processor. |
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Matrox EpicA multi-display technology supports Fujitsu Siemens Computers
- 09/11/07
By combining Matrox EpicA technology with Fujitsu Siemens FUTRO S400 thin clients and PCs, users gain access to larger display screen real estate. |
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Swell Software uses Green Hills DoubleCheck
- 09/11/07
Swell Software is using DoubleCheck to help ensure the quality of graphics software under development, including new versions of its latest PEG Pro suite. |
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Wi-Tronix uses RTI Messaging Middleware for asset tracking
- 09/10/07
Wi-Tronix products wirelessly monitor high-value mobile assets such as locomotives, industrial and mining equipment, and marine vessels. |
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Siemens to supply automation to Air Products
- 09/10/07
Siemens will supply automation and drives hardware, software and system solutions, as well as engineering, design, fabrication and support services. |
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Matrikon supplies asset management software to PPL
- 09/06/07
Software includes Operational Insight, Alarm Manager, various OPC interfaces and Resolution Intelligent Plant Data Model to monitor equipment performance and reliability. |
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ABB to control power network in Kenya
- 08/29/07
ABB will supply a $25M Network Manager SCADA/EMS system to Kenya Power & Lighting. |
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PlantTriage improves performance at plastics plant in Finland
- 08/28/07
The Borealis Cracker operation is exceeding expected production targets, and discovering hidden process performance opportunities. |
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SmartSignal automates software testing with Borland SilkTest
- 08/27/07
SS conducts automated testing for more than 400,000 lines of code and for complex and extensive test plans representing up to 4,000 test cases. |
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ABB to supply $56 million in automation for steel mill in China
- 08/23/07
ABB will provide automation equipment and electrical systems for a high-efficiency steel mill to be built by Zhangjiagang GTA Plate Co. in eastern China. |
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Rockwell Automation software traces automotive parts
- 08/14/07
Ryobi Die Casting, Inc., a supplier of automotive cast aluminum parts, recently implemented FactoryTalk ProductionCentre software on a new manufacturing line. |
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ERP solution for timber and furniture manufacturer
Process & Control Today, May 2007 By John Houston, Editor An ERP solution from Access Supply Chain is helping S&C Group improve the speed and efficiency of its processes as it sets to boost turnover by nearly 200 per cent inside two years. |
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WAREMA Expands Infor ERP Installation
- 08/11/07
390 more users added to existing ERP system. With 600 total seats, this makes WAREMA one of the largest Infor ERP COM users worldwide. |
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SigmaQuest supplies QC software to Vocera Communications
- 08/07/07
Software includes Manufacturing and Test Insight, to monitor product quality; and RMA & Warranty Insight, to analyze product return data and track trends in real time. |
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Emerson to automate China's largest refining/petrochemical facility
- 08/01/07
Emerson will automate the $3.5B Fujian Refining and Ethylene Joint Venture Project in China. Equipment includes PlantWeb, DeltaV, Foundation fieldbus, Fisher valves and AMS software. |
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Triangle Services uses Infor asset management software
- 07/31/07
Triangle Services uses EAM software for asset lifecycle planning, resource management, executive dashboards, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). |
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DSI's dcLINK works with Oracle business software
- 07/30/07
dcLINK enables data collection using RFID, bar code, and mobile applications with real-time integration into Oracle applications. |
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Siemens provides MES for world's largest coal terminal
The Richards Bay coal terminal in South Africa exports 72 million metric tons of coal per year. The MES will monitor production and enable planning on the business level. |
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Matrikon deploys alarm management at Sasol Synfuels
- 07/26/07
Sasol's Synfuels operation at Secunda, South Africa, deploys Matrikon's alarm management solution throughout their plant, the world's largest synthetic fuels facility. |
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NASA Uses LabVIEW to test Space Telescope
- 07/24/07
The James Webb Space Telescope, NASAs successor to the Hubble, has passed a crucial milestone toward its 2013 launch with the help of National Instruments LabVIEW FPGA. |
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Emerson to automate Lucite chemical plant in Singapore
- 07/24/07
Emerson will provide design verification, testing and commissioning, and will supply PlantWeb digital plant architecture asset management programs. |
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IFS supplies ERP to Seven Seas Water desalination company
- 07/20/07
Seven Seas Water serves large industrial and commercial users of water by designing, building and managing desalination, wastewater and ultra-pure water plants. |
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Rockwell supplies Logix and FactoryTalk to floor covering manufacturer
- 07/13/07
Shaw Industries implemented a production control and information system using the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture. |
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Emerson automates Motiva Norco refinery in Louisiana
- 07/10/07
Motiva Norco facility deployed Emerson's PlantWeb and Foundation Fieldbus, improving production reliability, plant utilization, and safety and environmental performance. |
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Visibility supplies ERP Software to UKs Rollalong
- 07/09/07
Rollalong, a provider of modular buildings and portable cabins in the UK, selected VISIBILITY.net ERP software because it allows them to perform Project Accounting without needing Bills of Materials. |
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Honeywell supplies QC system to Swedish paperboard manufacturer
Honeywell will automate quality control on Iggesunds paperboard production machine, located at the companys plant in Iggesund, Sweden. |
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Petrobas uses National Instruments LabVIEW for oil and gas well drilling
- 06/26/07
LabVIEW software and hardware are used in a mud-gas separator for underbalanced drilling (UBD) applications. Petrobras has realized savings between $500,000 and $2 million, depending on the size of the well and the cost of the potential fracturing job. |
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DEACOM supplies ERP system to Truss Systems Hawaii
- 06/21/07
The ERP System will handle all aspects of pricing, job costing, inventory control, MRP and more for Truss Systems Hawaii. |
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Junot Systems integrates QMSoutsource safety software with SAP
- 06/19/07
Junot Systems will integrate QMSoutsource's Safety In Your Hand handheld system with SAP R/3 and mySAP. |
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GE Fanuc adds ControlSoft software to Proficy
- 06/12/07
ControlSoft's INTUNE loop optimization software will be an option in GE Fanuc's Proficy Process Systems solution. |
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DEACOM supplies ERP system to Epoxy Resin Formulator
- 06/06/07
Copps Industries will streamline its batch manufacturing processes with a DEACOM ERP system, replacing its legacy DOS-based system. |
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DSI's dcLINK software works with JD Edwards World A9.1
- 06/06/07
Oracle has validated the integration of DSI's dcLINK 5.0 automated data capture solution with JD Edwards World A9.1. |
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SeayCo Integrators improves distribution center sortation
- 05/31/07
SeayCo Integrators used Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture to achieve 99.5 percent read accuracy at McLane Company's distribution center. |
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Infor supplies ERP to Fleischmann's Yeast
- 05/24/07
Fleischmann's has deployed Infor ERP LX at all four of its North American manufacturing facilities. |
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Marathon runs Transpara fault-free
- 05/24/07
Transparas Visual KPI works with Marathons everRun software, so that business-critical operational data is available without fail. |
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Green Hills compiler chosen by Freescale and IBM
- 05/22/07
Power Architecture Compilers chosen by Freescale and IBM for use in EEMBC Certified Performance Benchmark testing. |
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DuPont Chooses GE Fanuc Proficy Production MES
- 05/22/07
Proficy products have been named a solution-of-choice for complex manufacturing systems within DuPont. |
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Intermec delivers an RFID System That Keeps Sushi moving
Blue C Sushi implemented RFID equipment from Intermec and Microsoft BizTalk RFID software to track its food and automatically calculate customers' bills. |
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IAS installs automated storage systems at Irish electronic company
- 05/11/07
IAS Industore installed and commissioned 13 Hänel Rotomat automated vertical storage systems at Benning, a manufacturer of power supplies in Ireland. |
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DEACOM ERP manages Spectra Colors Dye Manufacturing
- 05/09/07
Spectra Colors, a supplier of dyes, selected DEACOM ERP software to replace its homegrown UNIX System. |
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Honeywell meets guaranteed productivity increase for dairy supplier
- 05/03/07
A Honeywell Profit Controller at Glanbia PLC in Ireland paid for itself in six months, meeting Honeywells guaranteed payback of investment within 12 months. |
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Transpara and SmartSignal combine monitoring software
- 05/01/07
Transpara and SmartSignal allow joint customers to access critical performance-monitoring data and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on any mobile device. |
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RTI supplies Messaging Middleware for MRI and NMR
- 04/30/07
Varian is using RTI's middleware to connect sensors, user display systems and control computers with NMR and MRI instruments. |
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Matrikon supplies ProcessMORe to Australian coal-fired plant
- 04/26/07
BMA Coal has standardized on ProcessMORe software for its production and dispatch system. BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is Australia's largest coal miner and exporter, and the world's largest supplier to the seaborne coking coal market. |
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Infor installs EAM asset management system at Chinese coal mine
- 04/25/07
Infor EAM Datastream 7i, a Web-based enterprise asset management (EAM) system, was installed in China's Huolinhe Coal Industry Co Ltd, located in Inner Mongolia. The mine produces 20 million tons of coal annually. |
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Honeywell supplies controls for worlds largest paraxylene plant
Honeywell will supply a $7.7 million Experion Process Knowledge System to the $1.2-billion Sohar Aromatics plant in Oman. |
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ABB to install CPM system for food company in Switzerland
ABB will install a CPM (Collaborative Production Management) solution for Wander AG, Switzerland. Wander makes Ovomaltine and other brand-name drinks throughout Europe. |
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Infor installs ERP at Australian cable manufacturer
- 04/13/07
Australian cable manufacturer Tycab replaced three disparate, aging and paper-intensive systems with Infor ERP SyteLine. The centralized solution provided Tycab with single barcode scan functionality for picking and shipping and a paperless shop floor for manufacturing. |
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Aspectrics to use GRAMS software from Thermo Fisher
- 04/11/07
Aspectrics will integrate Thermo Scientific GRAMS spectroscopy software into its Encoded Photometric Near Infrared (EP-NIR) process analyzers. |
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Thermo Fisher supplies SampleManager LIMS to Intertek
- 04/11/07
Intertek has selected SampleManager LIMS as its corporate standard to manage laboratory data in the laboratories of the Intertek Oil Chemical and Agri Division (Caleb Brett). |
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Green Hills Software supports Missile System
- 04/11/07
Green Hills will supply Saab Bofors Dynamics AB with INTEGRITY RTOS, networking middleware and AdaMULTI integrated development environment (IDE) for the next phase of its RBS15 project. The RBS15 is a next-generation fire-and-forget, multi-purpose surface-to-surface missile system. |
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Emerson to acquire data from wind farm network in UK
- 04/09/07
Emerson will provide a wide area data gathering system to connect 19 active wind farms to npower's corporate headquarters, operations center, and regional centers in various locations in the UK. |
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Wonderware to supply software to Mitsubishi PLCs
- 04/02/07
Mitsubishi will integrate Wonderware software into its e-F@ctory MES solutions and PLCs. |
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Cyco Software to install Maximo sotware at Met-Mex Peñole
- 03/29/07
Met-Mex Peñoles, SA de CV wili install Cyco Softwares AutoManager Meridian ECM solution with the Cyco AutoManager Maximo Module. Met-Mex is the largest non-ferrous metallurgical complex in Latin America, and the fourth largest in the world in terms of production value. |
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McObjects eXtremeDB Database used in commercial vehicles
- 03/27/07
NEXIQ Technologies has integrated McObject's eXtremeDB in-memory embedded database system in fleet vehicles as part of its eTechnician Web-based remote monitoring and diagnostics application. eTechnician is a wireless Web-based system that enables remote monitoring and diagnosis of on-the-road trucks and fleet vehicles. |
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OMAC evaluates OPC link from CNC to ERP
- 03/24/07
The OMAC HMI Working Group organized a joint project between Boeing, Okuma and NIST to evaluate the integration of CNC to ERP and determine if part accountability could be achieved with minimal integration efforts using OPC/OMAC technologies. |
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Auto paint manufacturer uses DEACOM ERP system
- 03/22/07
SEM Products, Inc., located in Charlotte, NC, is implementing the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System to manage all facets of its auto body paint, adhesive, and aerosol manufacturing operations. |
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EEMBC adopts Green Hills' DoubleCheck software analysis tool
- 03/21/07
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium has adopted the Green Hills Software DoubleCheck static analysis tool. EEMBC is running DoubleCheck on its software benchmark suite, consisting of more than one million source lines of code, and to help ensure the quality of new benchmark software being developed. |
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Lumber Dealer Uses DEACOM ERP software
- 03/21/07
Scholl Forest Industries selected DEACOM ERP software to completely integrate its manufacturing and distribution operations. Scholl, headquartered in Houston, TX, is a lumber and building material distributor and truss manufacturer with 15 facilities. |
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The Infinity Project Standardizes on LabVIEW
- 03/20/07
Founded at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, The Infinity Project provides engineering curricula designed for todays high school and university classrooms, including a complete package of curriculum, industry-standard technology and professional development in more than 230 classrooms in 34 states. |
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Honeywell to supply process control to chemical plant in Kuwait
- 03/14/07
Honeywell has been awarded a $7 million contract to implement an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) and FOUNDATION Fieldbus solution at a new chemical plant operated by Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company (KPPC). The plant will produce aromatics materials, mainly paraxylene for exportation and benzene that will be used in other regional projects. |
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Tendril supplies Network software to TI for Zigbee hardware
- 03/13/07
TI Will Integrate Tendril Network Operating Solution in the TI ZigBee Development Kit |
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Pavilion Technologies to supply kiln controls to Monarch Cement
- 03/12/07
Monarch Cement chose Pavilion's Pyroprocessing Control Solution to optimize two kiln lines at its Humboldt, Kansas plant. Monarch will deploy the Model-Predictive Control (MPC)-based application to improve operating stability, enhance product quality, reduce specific energy costs and minimize NOx emissions. |
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Emerson to be digital automation supplier for Qatargas
- 03/12/07
Emerson will engineer, project manage, install, commission, and provide long term support on automation solutions for the company's oil, gas and petrochemical facilities in Qatar. |
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ABB to provide controls for new $1 billion generating unit in Louisiana
- 02/28/07
ABB will supply burner management, boiler controls, and BOP controls for two 330 MW circulating fluidized bed boilers at Cleco Power's new $1 billion Rodemacher Power Station, a 660 MW generating unit near Boyce, LA. ABB will provide System 800xA with operator stations, Harmony Bridge controllers for monitoring and control, and PLC interfaces to the turbine controls via standard OPC technology. |
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Green Hills supplies software to Curtiss-Wright
- 02/26/07
Green Hills Software has teamed with Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, who will offer developers complete embedded hardware/software solutions based on the Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS and the MULTI development tool suite for modular computing and integrated subsystem applications in the defense and aerospace markets. |
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Kepware supplies OPC server to TriA Solutions
Kepware's KEPServerEX suite will be used to supply device connectivity for TriA Solution's A3 Core, used in power monitoring and testing management solutions in Power and Distributed Generation. |
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Barco to provide wireless MES at plant in Ireland
- 02/23/07
Castors and wheels manufacturer Tente has selected Barco to provide a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for their plant in Ballymote, Co Sligo, Ireland. The PLANTMASTER MES will be installed at Tente's injection moulding facility in Ballymote to provide real-time visibility of all Key Performance Indicators (KPI. |
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PAS to provide alarm management at 30 Ameron Power Plants
- 02/13/07
Ameren selected PAS' Alarm Management Optimization Real-Time (AMO-Rt) software for its enterprise-wide alarm management initiative at all 30+ electric power generating facilities. The AMO-Rt license includes modules for Alarm & Event Analysis, Documentation & Rationalization, Audit & Enforce and State-Based Alarm Handling, providing functionality not previously available to Ameren. |
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Honeywell to supply MES for natural gas production in Qatar and UAE
- 02/13/07
The $13.5 million project will use Honeywells Business FLEX applications, integrated with third-party technologies, across Dolphin Energy's entire gas production, processing and pipeline distribution network in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). |
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GE Fanuc provides Production Management Software for chewing gum company
- 02/08/07
Gumlink, a Denmark-based chewing gum manufacturer, used GE Fanuc Production Management software for improved decision-making, to increase production efficiency by 10%, and achieve payback in less than three months. |
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Pavilion provides polymer control systems to Shanghai SECCO
- 02/07/07
Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical will deploy Pavilion's Polymer Solution on extruder and reactor control applications on six polymer lines, including two Innovene polyethylene lines, one Innovene polypropylene line and three polystyrene lines. |
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Deacom supplies ERP system to adhesives manufacturer
- 01/31/07
Evans Adhesive chose the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and ERP Software System to replace its partially integrated accounting program and formula management software. The goal of the project was to make business processes simpler and more efficient for the Columbus, OH-based supplier. |
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Emerson's Machinery Health saves 1.5M Euros for the Belgian Navy
- 01/25/07
By applying vibration and oil analysis technologies to the gas turbines on the Belgian Navy's mine hunter vessels, the mean time between maintenance (MTBM) has been extended from 2500 hours to 4000 hours, representing a saving of 71,000 Euros for each cycle. The savings enabled over the last seven years total nearly 1.5 million Euros. |
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Emerson wins contract for performance monitoring at LNG plant in Trinidad
- 01/24/07
Emerson won a $1.7M contract from Atlantic LNG to analyze the performance of process and mechanical equipment at the companys Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago. The award is an extension to the existing contract. 340 items of equipment on Trains 1 to 4 will now be monitored by using AMS Performance Monitor. |
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Automotive supplier installs Infor TRANS4M ERP
- 01/23/07
Decoma International has deployed Infor ERP TRANS4M in a just-in-time environment at its new Toledo, Ohio facility. Decoma, which manufactures exterior vehicle appearance systems, selected the solution for its integrated electronic data interchange (EDI), financials and general ledger, and custom programming support capabilities. |
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Emerson to automate Canadas largest drinking water filtration plant
- 01/18/07
Emerson has received a $5.3 million contract from the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) to install PlantWeb digital automation architecture at the Seymour-Capilano Water Filtration Plant, which is under construction. When completed in 2008, it will be Canadas largest drinking water filtration plant combined with the worlds largest ultraviolet (UV) disinfection facility. |
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Werum PAS-X MES software being used by Organon for pharmaceutical production
- 01/17/07
Organon, one of the largest manufacturers of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) worldwide, has installed PAS-X MES software in their new API-powder processing production facility in Oss, The Netherlands. Organon uses PAS-X for recipe management, weighing and dispensing, shop floor management, electronic batch recording, and warehouse management. |
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Lyondell buys Expertune PlantTriage Software for 25 plants
- 01/15/07
Lyondell Chemical Company will license PlantTriage Performance Supervision Software at up to 25 of its manufacturing facilities worldwide. Lyondell will use the PlantTriage Performance Supervision Software to monitor and analyze real-time data from their plant control systems. Lyondell Chemical Company is North America's third-largest independent, publicly traded chemical company. |
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