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Article archive for Emerson Process Management

Emerson delivers easy asset performance management for improved business results (08 March 2011)
Emerson Process Management extends its asset management leadership by reducing the complexity of today’s plant environment through tools that help plant management make better business decisions. read more...

Maintenance costs reduced by 62% in Argentina (04 January 2011)
Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless technology, based on the IEC 62591 (WirelessHART) standard, is enabling Tecpetrol to boost production while reducing maintenance and operations costs at natural gas compression and delivery facilities in Argentina. read more...

Measurement engineering services for North Sea (15 November 2010)
Emerson’s METCO Services has been awarded a contract by Maersk Oil North Sea UK, to provide measurement engineering support for its UK North Sea offshore operations for the next three years. Emerson will provide Total Metering Management (TMM) services on Maersk Oil’s Gryphon and GP III FPSO units and Janice FPU (Floating Production Unit). read more...

Oil export terminal expands to increase exports (12 November 2010)
The Varandey terminal handles export of commercial crude oil produced in the Timano-Pechora oil province of the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district in the north of Russia's European Region. read more...

Ensuring product integrity (28 October 2010)
Emerson Process Management has completed a global network of ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration services. read more...

Shutdown protection for underground gas storage project (24 September 2010)
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has selected Bettis PressureGuard self-contained hydraulic shutdown systems from Emerson Process Management for installation on the Dazhangtou natural gas storage reservoir project in Tianjing, China. Seven PressureGuard systems, which require no external power source, will protect the gas storage reservoir by closing gate valves when a high or low pressure threshold has been reached. read more...

Transmitter suitable for hazardous area applications (13 July 2010)
Emerson Process Management has expanded the range of applications for its proven 2-Wire Micro Motion Coriolis mass flowmeters. The addition of the compact and drainable Micro Motion F-Series sensors mean 2-wire technology can be applied to an even broader range of installations. read more...

ATEX transmitter upgraded for improved accuracy (09 July 2010)
Emerson Process Management has upgraded the Micro Motion 9739 transmitter to include multivariable-digital (MVD) technology for faster performance and improved measurement accuracy. Existing users are supported with an easy-to-install retrofit kit that provides a convenient and cost-effective upgrade path. read more...

Increasing plant availability and enhancing safety (29 April 2010)
Emerson Process Management has introduced a offering to the vortex flowmeter family, the Rosemount 8800D CriticalProcess Vortex flowmeter, designed to increase plant availability and enhance overall safety. This new flowmeter enhances online vortex sensor maintainability, while providing an added level of safety on critical applications. read more...

BP selects single-source provider for offshore measurement audits (27 April 2010)
BP has selected Emerson's METCO Services as its single-source provider for offshore and onshore measurement audits and for onshore contract measurement engineering support of BP installations in the UK. The company will also provide operational support to the existing BP Measurement engineering team. read more...

Improved maintenance at gas compression facility (26 April 2010)
Petrobras has applied Emerson’s Smart Wireless solution, an extension of its PlantWeb digital plant architecture, to automate the collection of pressure, temperature, and vibration data from compressors at its Sao Mateus gas compression facility in north eastern Brazil. read more...

First international standard for wireless communication in process automation (26 April 2010)
At the Hannover Fair this month executives from ABB, Emerson, Endress+Hauser, Honeywell and Siemens voiced their support of HART technology. The HART Communication Foundation has announced that the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has approved the WirelessHART specification as a full international standard (IEC 62591Ed. 1.0). read more...

International wireless standard agreed (19 April 2010)
Standards organisation International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) has unanimous voted to certify WirelessHART technology as the first global standard for wireless communications for industrial process measurement and control. read more...

UK chlorine plant reduces fuel costs (09 April 2010)
Emerson Process Management’s PlantWeb digital architecture is helping the Ineos Chlor plant at Runcorn in the UK reduce annual fuel costs by approximately £3 million. Using PlantWeb’s advanced control and predictive maintenance technologies, INEOS Chlor has been able to reduce venting of hydrogen gas. read more...

On-demand flowmeter gives measurement confidence (08 April 2010)
Emerson Process Management announces Smart Meter Verification technology for Micro Motion Coriolis flow and density meters. Smart Meter Verification delivers complete, on-line verification of device performance, saving significant expense by reducing labour and outsourced calibration service costs while eliminating process interruption. read more...

Wireless network monitoring at Polish power plant (01 April 2010)
Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless network with Rosemount wireless transmitters is being used to enable thermal monitoring of biomass gasification pre-combustion chambers at the Elektrownia Stalowa Wola S.A. power plant located in the city of Stalowa Wola, Poland. read more...

Digital valve controller without linkages at Australian ammonia plant (08 March 2010)
Emerson Process Management has expanded its Fieldvue instrument product line with the DVC6200 Series digital valve controller, featuring linkage-less, non-contact feedback technology. The Fieldvue DVC6200 instrument was designed for applications that experience high levels of vibration, corrosion, or material entrapment. read more...

Full redundancy for Smart Wireless monitoring and control applications (08 February 2010)
Emerson has announced an approach to redundancy for Smart Wireless monitoring and control solutions. Available with the DeltaV S-series digital automation system, full redundancy protects the wireless network from any single point of failure by allowing primary failover to ensure that data is always delivered even if there is a malfunction. read more...

Single lead Guided Wave Radar (GWR) level transmitters for challenging applications (05 February 2010)
Emerson Process Management announces enhancements to the single probe offering of Rosemount 5300 Series Guided Wave Radar (GWR), extending its use into even more applications. The new options include a thicker rod for longer measurement lengths and a Hastelloy C-276 probe and wetted parts for applications in corrosive, hot and high pressure environments. read more...

Radar level transmitters approved in accordance with NAMUR recommendations (04 February 2010)
Emerson Process Management announces that the Rosemount 5300 Guided Wave Radar (GWR) and 5400 Non-Contacting Radar level transmitters have been tested in accordance with NAMUR NE 95 recommendations and are now included in the NAMUR database as approved devices. read more...

Wireless transmitters monitor storage tanks at Nynas refinery in Sweden (02 February 2010)
Emerson Process Management announced that its Smart Wireless technology has been installed by Nynas AB to upgrade an underground storage tank monitoring system, creating an online integrated solution and reducing installation costs by €10,000 compared to a wired alternative. read more...

Device management displays focus on boosting usability and productivity (02 February 2010)
Emerson Process Management has introduced a family of more than fifty Device Dashboards for its AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager developed from Human Centered Design practices. The dashboards are intuitively designed interfaces that provide, in one glance, a clear view of everything that users need to evaluate, diagnose, and configure a field device. read more...

Wireless functionality for tank gauging systems (02 February 2010)
Emerson’s Rosemount TankRadar Rex and Pro tank gauging system now include Smart Wireless functionality. With Smart Wireless technology, new-radar based Rex and Pro systems can be installed in a storage tank farm without the need to install costly long distance signal wiring. read more...

Crude oil temperature monitoring in storage tank protection systems (08 January 2010)
Emerson Process Management’s wireless temperature transmitters have been installed at BP Exploration’s Dalmeny onshore terminal. Once in place the wireless network confirmed that the existing tank protection system is capable of providing the necessary protection. read more...

Full redundancy for smart wireless control applications (05 January 2010)
Emerson has announced an approach to redundancy for Smart Wireless monitoring and control solutions. Available with the DeltaV S-series digital automation system, full redundancy protects the wireless network from any single point of failure by allowing primary failover to ensure that data is always delivered even if there is a malfunction. read more...

Multi-plant facility in the Netherlands chooses optimal migration approach (24 December 2009)
Sabic Innovative Plastics will migrate all existing PROVOX process control and safety systems at its multi-plant production facility in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, to the ‘state-of-the-art’ DeltaV digital automation system from Emerson Process Management. The facility will also add Emerson's DeltaV SIS safety management systems. read more...

Platform eliminates work and reduces cost (17 December 2009)
Emerson Process Management has announced the S-series platform featuring "I/O on Demand" and Electronic Marshalling. Resulting from an intense focus on Human Centered Design, the S-series headlines the company’s wide ranging innovative technologies in the v11 release of the DeltaV digital automation system. The DeltaV S-series platform sets the industry standard for usability and flexibility. read more...

WirelessHart adapters shipped to deliver rich plant improvement data from existing Hart devices (09 December 2009)
Emerson Process Management extends the predictive intelligence capabilities of PlantWeb digital architecture with the release of its Smart Wireless Thum adapter. The Thum adapter is easily installed on existing Hart field instruments to free up diagnostics and process information that had previously been inaccessible in wired legacy system installations. read more...

TÜV and Mcerts approvals enable operators to meet latest emission monitoring requirements (09 December 2009)
Emerson Process Management has gained UK Mcerts approval for its Rosemount Analytical X-Stream range of zirconium oxide in situ oxygen analysers. The analysers are used to measure the residual oxygen remaining in the flue gases from any combustion process. The certificate was issued by Sira, who operate the Mcerts scheme in England and Wales on behalf of the Environment Agency. read more...

Rotary valve that offers rugged reliability and high cycle life (02 October 2009)
Emerson Process Management has released the Fisher 8580 rotary valve that delivers rugged reliability and high cycle life, increasing plant availability. read more...

Fork meter extends high accuracy measurement to corrosive acids and alkalis (18 September 2009)
Emerson Process Management now offers its Micro Motion 7826 Insertion Liquid Density and Concentration Meter in Zirconium for enhanced corrosion resistance. The Micro Motion Zirconium fork density and concentration meter is designed to monitor inorganic chemicals. read more...

Flowmeters lower maintenance costs by 95% (21 August 2009)
Solvay Solexis in Alessandria, Italy, has specified Emerson’s Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters throughout its Spinetta Marengo plant for the accurate and reliable measurement of mass flow. Solvay Solexis is part of the Solvay Group, a worldwide leader in fluor chemistry, manufacturing innovative fluorinated products for speciality markets. Solvay is a 145-year-old Belgian group, with 400 production sites, 28,000 employees and a total income of US$ 14 billion. read more...

Transmitters for safety instrumented systems (13 August 2009)
Emerson Process Management has announced availability of its Rosemount 5300 Guided Wave Radar (GWR) level transmitters for SIL 2 safety instrumented systems. The 5300 series now comes with the required Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA) report. As a result, companies can benefit from the superior performance of Guided Wave Radar (GWR) technology while ensuring compliance with associated IEC industry standards. read more...

Condition monitoring capabilities of transmitters (07 August 2009)
Emerson Process Management has extended the monitoring capabilities of its CSI 9210 Machinery Health Transmitter. The CSI 9210, which monitors vibration, temperature, and speed on machine trains, can now be applied to all types of plant and mill rotating machinery. read more...

Control system saves company US$25 million (05 August 2009)
Emerson Process Management’s migration engineering services and DeltaV Connect technology have enabled Groupement Berkine to upgrade their ageing control room at their Hassi Berkine South oil field site located in the Berkine Basin, in southeast Algeria, without any downtime or lost production. It has been estimated that this saved the company US$25 million over a conventional solution. read more...

Coal gasification plant in Illinois, USA (15 July 2009)
Emerson Process Management, has formed a strategic relationship with Secure Energy to help build a 575 million Euro alternative energy plant in Decatur, Illinois, USA, the first coal gasification-to-synthetic natural gas plant to be constructed in the United States in two decades. read more...

Dynamic vapour compensation option for radar level sensors (14 July 2009)
Emerson Process Management has introduced a option for its Rosemount 5300 Series of High Performance Guided Wave Radar (GWR) level transmitters. The Dynamic Vapour Compensation (DVC) option eliminates accuracy errors associated with varying pressure and/or temperature that occur in vessels where steam vapour is present. read more...

Wireless applications for plant improvement (13 July 2009)
Emerson Process Management has added discrete switches, vibration and pH transmitters, to the already range of components available in its Smart Wireless field starter kit. The kit enables users to choose from a wide range of functions, to realise fast and easy operations improvement, while experiencing wireless technology as a basis for future innovation and advantages. Complete use of standard WirelessHart technology further enhances user flexibility. read more...

Analytical oxygen and combustibles transmitter for coal-fired applications (06 July 2009)
Emerson Process Management has enhanced its Rosemount Analytical OCX8800 oxygen and combustibles transmitter to offer advanced functionality and reliability in coal-fired applications, helping to improve burner efficiency and reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. Featuring oxygen and combustibles measurement capabilities in a single design, the OCX8800 boasts an improved sensor technology that reduces drift. It is the first transmitter of its kind to support Foundation fieldbus communication. read more...

High performance Coriolis meters for chemical injection applications (24 June 2009)
Emerson Process Management has developed a range of Micro Motion Elite Coriolis meters, ideal for monitoring and control of chemical additive injection rates for treatment and flow assurance programmes. They deliver +0.05% liquid flow accuracy, +0.35% gas accuracy, and +0.0005 g/cc liquid density accuracy for injection rates of 2 kg/h to 330 kg/h. read more...

Monitoring flow on offshore platforms (28 May 2009)
Using open WirelessHart products, Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless network is automating flow monitoring on the company’s Gullfaks offshore platforms in the Norwegian North Sea. read more...

Wireless transmitters monitor gas transmission pipeline system in Ireland (29 April 2009)
Emerson’s Smart Wireless technology is being used to help monitor an expansive natural gas pipeline transmission system as part of an upgrade to Bord Gáis’ Above Ground Installations in Ireland. read more...

Liquid and gas measurement at exceptionally high flow rates (23 April 2009)
Emerson Process Management has expanded its high flow capacity, Micro Motion ELITE Coriolis meter offering to cover DN150 to DN200 (6”-8”) line sizes, adding to the existing DN200 to DN250 (8”-10”) line size capability. The family of Micro Motion ELITE High Capacity meters is ideal for fiscal custody transfer, in addition to liquid and gas measurement in challenging, high flow applications. read more...

Expansion of expertise in online machinery prediction and protection (17 April 2009)
Emerson has acquired epro GmbH of Gronau, Germany to enhance the expertise and resources of Emerson Process Management. The deal expands Emerson’s online machinery monitoring capability with a full API 670-compliant protection offering. It is also expected to speed availability of next generation solutions. Terms of the deal were not announced. read more...

Tank overspill protection systems for BP Oil (08 April 2009)
Emerson Process Management has won a contract to install its DeltaV SIS safety instrumented system at fuel storage and distribution sites operated by BP Oil across the UK. BP Oil selected DeltaV SIS following an evaluation of the available technologies by Trident Engineering Consultants. read more...

Accurate flow measurement in mobile fuel operations (31 March 2009)
The Daniel Series 500 Liquid Turbine Flow Meter from Emerson Process Management allows accurate flow measurement in road tanker off-loading and can be used as a check meter at loading points in distribution terminals. read more...

Thermocouple with sapphire thermowell for extremes of gasification reactor applications (31 March 2009)
Emerson Process Management has introduced the Rosemount thermocouple with gas tight sapphire protective tube for use in gasification reactor applications. The thermocouple gives extended operating life in difficult process conditions. read more...

Chinese polymer plant to utilise fieldbus foundation (23 March 2009)
Emerson Process Management Asia Pacific has been awarded a contract by MCC Advanced Polymers (Ningbo) to digitally automate an advanced polymers plant in Zhejiang Province, Peoples Republic of China. According to the contract, Emerson will provide engineering and project management, and supply PlantWeb digital architecture. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, is the majority owner of MCC Advanced Polymers (MAP), which will produce PTMG fibres for use in China’s textiles industry. read more...

First next-generation U.S. biofuels plant (18 March 2009)
Second-generation biofuels company Range Fuels, has formed a strategic relationship with Emerson Process Management to help bring online the first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant in the United States. read more...

Wireless transmitter enables more temperature measurements (16 March 2009)
Emerson Process Management has introduced the Rosemount 848T wireless temperature transmitter for high density temperature measurement. The four-channel efficiency adds to installation cost-savings of Smart Wireless technology to dramatically reduce per point costs and thereby deliver more measurement data for use in improving operations and maintenance. read more...

Modbus functionality added to Rosemount Guided Wave Radar transmitter family (03 March 2009)
Emerson Process Management has introduced a version of its Rosemount 3300 Series of Guided Wave Radar (GWR) transmitters with a Hart to Modbus Converter; the version includes Modbus ASCII and LevelMaster protocols in addition to the previously available Modbus RTU. The additional protocols, combined with the ability to configure the transmitter remotely over the Modbus communication wires using Hart, provide users with real time level and interface measurement. read more...

Streamlining wireless deployment (18 February 2009)
Emerson Process Management has added wireless and predictive maintenance enhancements to its AMS Suite asset management software that helps users optimise critical plant assets. read more...

Smart Operations Management Suite to help plants improve performance (05 February 2009)
Emerson Process Management introduces Syncade Smart Operations Management suite, a class of real-time production management software to improve plant operations. The modular, scalable Syncade Suite extends the value of PlantWeb digital plant architecture by integrating real-time intelligent plant-floor data with procedural, off-line and transactional plant business processes, decisions and asset management. read more...

Study shows wireless as a key component in capital projects (05 February 2009)
Emerson Process Management has unveiled quantified results and other findings from two independent real-world greenfield projects that recommend wireless infrastructure be a key component of all new projects. read more...

Oil field personnel safety improved (26 January 2009)
Chevron’s San Ardo, California, USA, oil field operations boosted personnel safety, reduced wastewater discharge, and improved time for production by utilising two Smart Wireless networks to monitor its steam injection process and measure down-hole well pressures. read more...

Condition of Steam Cracker monitored (23 January 2009)
Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless technology is helping to provide valuable condition monitoring information at the Total Petrochemicals plant in Carling Saint Avold, France. The introduction of wireless transmitters provides new temperature measurement data, enabling the company to calculate changes over time in wall thickness on a boiler that provides steam to a steam cracker, enabling personnel to anticipate when it may need replacement. read more...

Cryogenic seal for radar level sensors (19 January 2009)
Emerson Process Management has introduced a cryogenic seal for its Rosemount 5300 Series of high performance Guided Wave Radar (GWR) level transmitters. The seal enables accurate, reliable level measurement of condensed and liquefied gasses at very low temperatures (to -196 degrees). read more...

LCD Touchpad makes information retrieval easier than ever (08 January 2009)
Emerson Process Management has introduced a panel-mounted LCD Touchpad interface, to make information retrieval, configuration, tuning and troubleshooting faster, without the need for an external local operator interface. The LCD Touchpad is transreflective for high visibility. read more...

Digital automation leading to business improvement (05 January 2009)
Emerson Process Management has congratulated Otto Schnurr, Operations Director for Ineos ChlorVinyls at Runcorn, UK, for innovative employee-led business improvement using digital automation. Ineos ChlorVinyls employees have achieved a broad range of improvements to their liquid chlorine manufacturing processes and operations at the site by implementing PlantWeb digital plant architecture with Foundation fieldbus communications technology. read more...

Wireless products prevent lost production (09 December 2008)
Emerson's Smart Wireless instruments mounted on a rotating reactor at Coogee Chemical Company, Kwinana, Australia deliver reliable pressure and temperature measurements to prevent frequent reactor breakdowns and lost production time. Control of the process and product quality are greatly improved as a result. read more...

Explosion-proof liquid density meter is ATEX certified (02 December 2008)
Emerson Process Management has introduced an explosion and flame proof certified version of its Micro Motion 7835 custody transfer density meter. Certified to ATEX II 2 G EEx d IIC T6 and T4 (EN50014 and EN50020 for use in Europe), Emerson’s range of Micro Motion liquid density meters is favoured by the oil and gas industries for custody transfer applications. read more...

`Right first time’ acetylene bottle filling at Sabic (30 November 2008)
Emerson Process Management’s PlantWeb digital plant architecture has enabled Sabic Europe, part of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), to gain tighter control of acetylene production at its Geleen plant thereby reducing annual costs by €300,000, increasing throughput and plant availability, and improving efficiency by 30%. read more...

Smart wireless improves wellhead monitoring (26 November 2008)
Emerson Process Management has successfully applied its Smart Wireless self-organising field network to monitor wellhead annular pressure at BP’s Wytch Farm onshore oilfield. Wytch Farm is Western Europe's largest onshore oilfield, comprising three separate oil reservoirs that lie under Poole Harbour and Poole Bay in Dorset, UK. read more...

Chinese technology centre (18 November 2008)
Emerson has opened its Asia Flow Technology Centre in Nanjing, China, significantly strengthening the company’s presence in Asia Pacific and enhancing Emerson Process Management’s commitment to provide innovative, effective process automation solutions for customers in the region. read more...

Wireless plays key role in critical fuel delivery (17 November 2008)
Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless technology has been successfully used to overcome a fuel supply outage at BP Bitumen near Brisbane, Australia. Wireless instruments normally monitor the pipeline integrity of transfer lines from the nearby BP refinery and report exceptional conditions to control room operators over a wireless network. read more...

3-way valve improves temperature control (10 November 2008)
Emerson Process Management has announced the release of the Fisher GX 3-way control valve and actuator system. The GX 3-way has the ability to accurately control the temperature of industrial fluids. The flow cavity of the GX 3-Way valve body has been engineered to provide stable flow and reduce process variability. read more...

French valve factory expansion (07 November 2008)
Emerson Process Management has announced the completion of a significant expansion of the manufacturing capabilities at its control valve manufacturing plant located at Cernay, in the Alsace region of France. The investment will enable Emerson to meet increasing demand for its Fisher control valve ranges, in particular for the larger sizes and for special valves such as those used on turbine bypass or anti surge applications. read more...

Wireless vibration transmitter to increase plant safety (03 November 2008)
Emerson Process Management has unveiled a wireless vibration transmitter provides monitoring of mechanical equipment. The rugged industrial transmitter connects quickly and economically to any machine. Through the PlantWeb digital plant architecture, the transmitter delivers vibration information using WirelessHart digital communications. read more...

Open WirelessHart products start shipping (31 October 2008)
Emerson Process Management is the first of many suppliers to begin shipping open interoperable WirelessHart standard products. Just as its wireless technology has opened a new era for industrial process automation, standardisation will support broad adoption. read more...

Open WirelessHart products start shipping (31 October 2008)
Emerson Process Management is the first of many suppliers to begin shipping open interoperable WirelessHart standard products. Just as its wireless technology has opened a new era for industrial process automation, standardisation will support broad adoption. read more...

Chambers for external mounting on process vessels (13 October 2008)
Emerson Process Management has launched a range of high quality chambers which allow external mounting of level measurement and control instrumentation on process vessels. The 9901 chamber range offers a standardised fully PED (Piping Equipment Directive) compliant design in accordance with ASME B31.3. read more...

Expanded use of wireless technology by BP (06 October 2008)
Emerson Process Management and BP continue to collaborate on the application of wireless technology to speed use of this innovative technology for business improvement. BP has modified its Cherry Point refinery in Washington with Smart Wireless as well as the tank farm in its research and development facility in Naperville, Illinois. read more...

Marine and offshore engineering centre opens (01 October 2008)
Emerson Process Management has opened an engineering centre in Oslo, Norway, which will be responsible for providing front-end engineering services and project management expertise to the marine and offshore industry. read more...

Simplifying the management of smart wireless networks (01 October 2008)
Emerson Process Management has launched AMS Device Manager 9.5, providing a common interface for users to manage their wired and wireless instruments and valves. Wireless device configuration is streamlined and drag-anddrop functionality automates the writing of joinkeys into wireless devices, increasing efficiency and security. read more...

Emerson Process enhances Gas Analysers Performance (01 September 2008)
Emerson Process Management has unveiled its new Intrinz intrinsically linear photometric technology. The photometric technology provides high-sensitivity, large dynamic ranges, and long-term span stability. read more...

Now I’m a believer (01 September 2008)
Design engineers at PPG Chemical Division were a little sceptical when they chose smart wireless solutions for temperature profiling and tank level measurement. But the self-organising mesh networks were on line five minutes after installation and they continue running without maintenance read more...

Wireless networks are simply managed (01 September 2008)
Emerson Process Management launches the AMS Device Manager 9.5, providing a common interface for users to manage their wired and wireless instruments and valves. Wireless device configuration is streamlined and drag-and-drop functionality automates the writing of joinkeys into wireless devices, increasing efficiency and security. read more...

Provalve reappointed as repairer of Fisher products (29 August 2008)
Emerson Process Management has reappointed Provalve as an approved repairer of Fisher products for workshop-based repairs. The agreement will see Provalve continue to provide a full range of repair services for a further three years. read more...

Model 2400S transmitters available with DeviceNet and Profibus DP (29 August 2008)
Emerson Process Management has introduced the Micro Motion 2400S transmitter which mounts integrally onto Micro Motion ELITE Coriolis meters. They are available with DeviceNet or Profibus DP communication protocols in addition to the traditional interfaces such as 4-20 mA, frequency and Hart. read more...

Digital technology to automate Thai petrochemical plant (27 August 2008)
Emerson Process Management has been selected by the PTT Aromatics and Refining Public Company (PTTAR) to provide state-of-the-art digital technology for an aromatics plant under construction in Rayong Province, Thailand. The PTTAR Reformer and Aromatics Complex II Project scheduled for completion in 2008 will make PTTAR the largest aromatics producer in Southeast Asia. read more...

Marine and offshore engineering centre opens (26 August 2008)
Emerson Process Management opens an engineering centre in Oslo, Norway, responsible for providing front end engineering services and project management expertise to the marine and offshore industry. The centre will build on experiences gained from hundreds of offshore installations to provide innovative installations that reduce the time and cost to first oil and improve the performance on board. read more...

AMS Suite Now Available in German (07 August 2008)
Emerson Process Management announces that AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager 9.0 is available in a German-language version. This provides a common interface for users to manage their Hart, Foundation fieldbus, and wireless devices. With AMS Device Manager, users can extend their visibility of asset health across the plant. AMS Device Manager is a key component of the PlantWeb digital plant architecture. read more...

Industrial process transmitter (31 July 2008)
Emerson Process Management continues to expand its smart wireless instrumentation offering with the addition of a wireless pH transmitter. Closely following approval of the WirelessHart standard, the new field device is the industry's first wireless pH/ORP transmitter. read more...

Emerson Process Management and Wärtsilä expand Global Offshore Alliance (24 July 2008)
Wärtsilä and Emerson Process Management have expanded their global offshore alliance, whereby both parties can now deliver integrated energy and automation systems for Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSOs) and semi-submersible oil and gas drilling rigs. read more...

Emerson releases industrial pressure regulator application guide (24 July 2008)
Emerson Process Management has published Edition VI of its Industrial Pressure Regulator Application Guide. The 736 page, 4-colour guide serves as a reference for technical applications and pressure data on Fisher industrial regulators and is designed to provide assistance in selecting the right pressure regulator for a broad range of applications, anywhere in the world. read more...

Device manager provides wireless interface (18 July 2008)
Emerson Process Management has released an addition to its AMS Suite – Intelligent Device Manager 9.5 – an application for planning and managing scalable wireless networks. It provides a common interface for users to manage their wired and wireless instruments and valves. read more...

Control valves achieve SIL 3 certification (01 July 2008)
Emerson Process Management has received SIL 3 certification of several ranges of its Fisher valves to IEC 61508 standards. Emerson believes it is the first control valve manufacturer to have achieved this certification. read more...

Digital control proves Petrobras polystyrene production gains (01 June 2008)
Digital automation systems have produced significant production gains and reduced plant downtime at Petrobras Zarate, a polystyrene manufacturing facility 80km north of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The plant, which produces high impact, general purpose crystal and bioriented sheet polystyrene, is part of Petrobras Energia, an integrated energy company in Buenos Aires. read more...

First wireless Hart equipment supplied (01 May 2008)
Emerson Process Management claims to be the first process automation supplier to begin taking orders for WirelessHART enabled products, based on the recently approved open standard for in-plant wireless communications. These measurement and communications products are available as a core part of Emerson’s Smart Wireless plant automation solutions portfolio. read more...

Acquisitions fever hits the hazardous area sector (01 March 2008)
Mergers and acquisitions in the hazardous area sector are in season with two major acquisitions confirmed last month. Cooper Industries has completed its £144 million take-over of MTL Instruments and Quality and safety services specialist Intertek acquiring UK-based Epsilon – provider of hazardous-area site assessment, product testing and certification services under the ATEX Directive. read more...

Availability improvements boost Argentinian polystyrene production (01 June 2006)
Emerson Process Management has been able to increase production and reduce plant downtime at the Petrobras Zarate facility, a polystyrene manufacturing plant situated some 80 km north of Buenos Aires, Argentina. read more...