Emerson Process Management

Freeing the operator-- the Holy Grail


DeltaV Operate with videoThe holy grail for plant operators has always been the freedom to walk the plant, AND operate the plant with all the necessary tools at their fingertips, including control, asset management and the ability to see the big picture-- like the old fashioned "panel wall" some of us older folk grew up with.

From 'Sound Off! Editors' Blog'

Xi–ting News for OPC


The December issue of Control Magazine contained an article http://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2009/ProcessAnalyzersPlay0912.html of interest to automation professionals involved in data integration and as the title of this blog implies, that is Xi (pronounced “X-EYE”) as a new version of OPC.   As a process analyser professional, it interested me to see that this technology is initially believed to have significant impact to the PAT initiative and then two “minor” items in the associated sidebar explaining the technology a bit further caught my attention.

From 'The Great Kanduski: Best Practices in Industrial Networking'

HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN INSTITUTE...new from Emerson #emrex


 

New Emerson Human Centered Design Institute Drives Ease of Use

Innovative product development process reverses the roles of technology and people

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Not News about Emerson Exchange


Yes, Virginia, there is life after Emerson Exchange. ARC Advisory Group is ramping up for a three-fer come next February--in Orlando. (Where else?)

Here's the news release:

ARC 2010 Orlando Forum to Co-Locate Multiple Programs in a Common Venue

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From the Emerson Global Users Exchange...#EMRex


Brought to you by ControlGlobal.com and Putman Media

 

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Attend Emerson Exchange Live on your PC! #emrex


http://www.emersonprocess.com/exchangelivenews 

Emerson announces the new DeltaV S-Series, live at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. 

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Dad's Outta Town!


Walt says he's turned over the keys to the blogging machine to me. Silly man. Only one day, and I've already muffed it. Didn't post anything yesterday. That's like Dad leaving you the keys to the car, and you leave it sitting in the garage.

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Fieldbus--the Scottish Play


Nothing Shakespearean or tragic about this. Just a snip from Andrew Bond's latest INSIDER report on testing of Foundation fieldbus technology in Glasgow. Here's what Andrew reports:

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Them as have, keep getting...Emerson buys again!


It looks like the recession is over, at least for Emerson. Having recently acquired a $200 million company, Roxar, they now have increased dramatically the wet online analyzer capabilities of Rosemount Analytical by acquiring the Scientific Instruments product line. This gives Rosemount Analytical significant capabilities to compete in the water, wastewater and power utility space with the likes of ABB and Danaher's HACH.

Here's the press release:

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WirelessHART-- it's not just for Emerson anymore!


As the ISA100.11a draft standard nears approval, the chorus of vendors committed to WirelessHART, at least for now, continues to swell. Last month, at Interkama, ELPRO Technologies, Emerson, Endress+Hauser, Pepperl+Fuchs and MACTek all launched WirelessHART products. ABB launched its own WirelessHART product line at its ABB Automation and Power World last month, and now, at Achema (the world's largest chemical exposition) Dust and Phoenix Contact have made a long-awaited announcement that Phoenix Contact will be making a Dust-enabled WirelessHART Gateway.

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