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Capabilities brochure provides a technical review of S88 Builder and the productivity and cost-saving benefits of its technology.

The 600-MW plant is the first ultra-supercritical power plant built in the United States. Emerson worked with the SWEPCO team to develop the sophisticated logic needed to integrate controls for the ultra-supercritical boiler into the overall plant automation architecture.

Emerson supplied DeltaV digital automation system, Electronic Marshalling, Rosemount measurement and analytical instruments, Fisher valves, Bettis actuators, Roxar multiphase meters, ROC remote operations controllers, and AMS Suite maintenance software.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The Honeywell system integrator initiative was launched in 2009 and has quickly become a solid program to serve small to midrange customers with Honeywell’s modular systems. There are 200 system integrators in the program with 55 of them located in the United States.

ABB will provide 800xA safety and automation, condition monitoring, and operator training systems for a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) operated by Dana Petroleum.

Metso will supply automation systems, quality control systems, and Neles and Jamesbury valves to two paper mills operated by SCG Paper.

The program enables participating manufacturers to validate PlantESP’s contribution to improved production performance and bottom-line profitability prior to commercial licensing.

The Chillicothe, Ohio, mill installed ABB’s Extended Automation System 800xA to upgrade the existing control system and improve quality control.

Emerson will provide process automation, safety, and asset management technology for a CNOOC gas production project in the South China Sea.

Honeywell will equip the Tuapse refinery in Russia with an Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), UniSim Design Suite process simulation software, and MES software.

ABB will supply switchgear, transformers, motors, variable speed drive systems, instrumentation, distributed control and safety systems, as well as a SCADA system for the new 400 km pipeline.

By applying this online measurement, the Otacilio Costa mill will be able to raise the quality and strength of its cooking liquor, react faster to disturbances and increase process output.

Spiesshofer will succeed Joe Hogan as CEO on September 15, 2013. Hogan will continue with ABB for some months as Senior Advisor to the Board.

Metso will supply a DNA control system and a pulp cooking process optimization solution for the Cellulose du Pin mill in Biganos, France.

The first course covers Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Process Control.

Metso will supply a Metso DNA distributed control system, an integrated safety system and an information activity server to the 68MW plant in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, UK.

PAS University offers training solution courses in alarm management, control loop optimization, high performance HMI, cyber security and change management.

Around 1,000 attendees – representing major oil and gas, refining, chemical, pulp and paper, and metals and mining companies, among others – will participate in the 2013 Honeywell Users Group (HUG) Americas symposium June 16-22 in Phoenix. .

By Bill Lydon, Editor In February 2013, Schneider Electric announced the PlantStruxure PES (Process Expert System) as, “The innovative Process Automation System that brings together the best from the PLC/SCADA and DCS worlds and combines this with integrated energy management features…” To gain a better understanding, I had the opportunity to ask their Product Marketing Manager some questions about this new offering.

The Metso DNA automation system lets the Tampere plant operate unmanned with remote monitoring from the main control room of the Lielahti power plant.