FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, USA - October 5, 2006 - To encourage users of Foxboro or other vendors' control systems to take advantage of innovative performance services designed to help improve plant performance and safety, Invensys Process Systems today announced three different limited time offers for plant-level performance services: 1. Control Performance Analysis provided at no charge for the first 50 plants that submit appropriate data by November 30th, 2006 (no purchase required) 2. One Industrial WiFi wireless hot spot provided at no charge for customers who sign up for a paid Wireless Site Assessment Study by November 30th, 2006 3.
Elimination of up to 20 nuisance alarms at no charge for customers who sign up for a paid Alarm Management Study by November 30th, 2006 Readers should visit www.foxboro.com/LTO for complete details and terms and conditions of these attractive offers. "Invensys performance services can help industrial plants improve plant performance and safety to help maximize utilization of base-level automation assets," commented Nathalie Marcotte, vice president of performance services at Invensys Process Systems.
"This represents a key element in the Asset Performance Management approach to business optimization that Invensys announced last year." Asset Performance Management utilizes a patented methodology and unique three-tier services model to enable industrial enterprises to continuously balance asset utilization and availability to meet changing business requirements. "Invensys plant-level performance services are critical to improving plant performance and safety," said Marcotte. "For example, our Control Performance Management service combines advanced diagnostic methods with expert services to determine current control loop performance and recommend remedial actions for process control loops that are not performing as well as possible.
Invensys' Alarm Management service utilizes a well-proven tool set and expert services for rationalizing process, system, and equipment alarms to dramatically reduce nuisance alarms and virtually eliminate the possibility of alarm storms. And our Industrial Wireless Site Assessment service provides a critical first step for companies that want to take advantage of the many important asset management and other benefits that can be obtained by deploying wireless communications safely and securely in demanding industrial environments."
About Invensys
Invensys is the world leader in industrial asset performance management. In addition to its rapidly expanding Global Solutions and Performance Management services groups, Invensys' automation businesses includes industry-leading brands such as Foxboro, Triconex, SimSci-Esscor, Wonderware, and Avantis, whose products are installed in more than 100,000 plants across the world. These range from small hybrid and batch plants to the world's largest upstream projects, refineries, gas plants, petrochemicals plants, power plants, and pulp and paper mills. The Invensys Group is headquartered in London and is listed on the London Stock Exchange, with approximately 30,000 employees working in 60 countries.
