Invensys And Scientific Design Announce Marketing Agreement To Jointly Implement Advanced Process Control For Ethylene Oxide And Ethylene Glycol Plants
Solution will result in significant cost savings to end users through the combination of optimal process design and advanced process controlFOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS – February 26, 2004 – Invensys, a world leader in industrial process control, and Scientific Design, one of the world’s leading process technology and catalyst development companies, today announced a unique marketing agreement. Under this agreement, the two companies will jointly implement Advanced Process Control (APC) in ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene glycol (EG) facilities using Invensys’ Connoisseur suite of software and services in conjunction with Scientific Design’s advanced licensed process technology and services. Connoisseur MPC (Multivariable Predictive Control) software, a product of Invensys’ SimSci-Esscor Invensys unit, is widely used throughout the hydrocarbons processing and other industries to help improve economic performance.Historically, APC suppliers were limited in the benefits they could deliver to end users since the advanced control was not leveraged against the optimal process mechanical design. This joint marketing arrangement is designed to provide a controller that incorporates Scientific Design’s best practices in the operation and design of the EO reactor and down stream equipment, making this the most complete offering on the market today for EO/EG facilities.This unique offering will allow end users in EO and EG facilities to increase production, improve selectivity, adjust heavy glycol production, prolong catalysts life, optimize inhibitor levels, and optimize energy usage. The combined Scientific Design/Invensys control solution is expected to deliver typical economic benefits of at least $700,000 per year to end-users, based on 300,000 tons per year production.About Scientific DesignSince it’s founding in 1946, Scientific Design Company, Inc. has been one of the world’s leading process technology and catalyst development companies. SD has developed some of the petrochemical industry’s most significant process technologies, which are used today to produce millions of tons of petrochemical intermediates in numerous licensed process plants worldwide. SD is headquartered in Little Ferry, New Jersey, approximately fourteen miles west of New York City.About InvensysInvensys is a global leader in production technology. The group helps customers improve productivity, performance and profitability using innovative services and technologies and a deep understanding of their industries and applications.Invensys works closely with customers to increase performance of production assets, maximize return on investment in production and data management technologies and remove cost and cash from the supply chain. The company includes APV, Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware. These businesses address process and batch industries - including oil and gas, petroleum refining, petrochemicals, chemicals, power and utilities, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and personal health care, and mineral processing - plus the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors.Invensys operates in more than 60 countries, with its headquarters in London. For more information, visit www.invensys.com.
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