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  • DeltaV Blog: Yokogawa EJA-Next Rev1 Fieldbus Device Files

    Larry Griffin
    In Emerson’s continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the Yokogawa EJA-Next Rev1 has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV Stress Test labs. Using the Device Installation Kits for Emerson Products website at http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/documentation/deviceinstallkits/Pages/deviceinstallkitsearch.aspx, these fieldbus device files are now available for use. Read the full…

  • DeltaV Blog: Future Technology Trends

    Terry Blevins
    Professor Åström is well known throughout the world for his work in process control. The book he co-authored with Tore Hägglund, Advanced PID Control, is one of the most comprehensive texts on this topic. In the early 1990’s Professor Åström was a consultant to the Emerson team that did the basic research for the development … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: Redundancy and Diagnostics in Safety Instrumented System Sensors

    Jim Cahill
    This past Emerson Exchange conference has a treasure trove of presentations as it does every year. I’ve gone into the trove and mined this presentation, Measurement Diagnostics in Safety Instrumented Systems, by Emerson’s Mark Menezes. The presentation...

  • DeltaV Blog: Making Advanced Process Control Approachable

    Jim Cahill
    A recent ControlGlobal.com article, Advanced Process Control Ain’t Easy, concluded: The optimal solution is elusive, but perhaps the most promising path is to start with the simplest APC possible, one that delivers an acceptable percentage of theoretical...

  • DeltaV Blog: Foundation Book Promotional Kit

    Terry Blevins
    The single loop and multi-loop control techniques most often used in automating continuous and batch processes are addressed in the book Control Loop Foundation – Batch and Continuous Processes. Similarly, the advanced control techniques that are most often utilized in the process industry are addressed in the book Advanced Control Foundation – Tools, Techniques, and … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: FCI ST100 Rev1 Fieldbus Device Files

    Larry Griffin
    In Emerson’s continuing commitment to open and interoperable standards, the FCI ST100 Rev1 has passed the rigorous and comprehensive testing of the DeltaV Stress Test labs. Using the Device Installation Kits for Emerson Products website at http://www2.emersonprocess.com/en-US/documentation/deviceinstallkits/Pages/deviceinstallkitsearch.aspx, these fieldbus device files are now available for use. Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Chinese Translation of Control Loop Foundation

    Terry Blevins
    A translation of the book Control Loop Foundation – Batch and Continuous Processes is now available on the ISA web site as an e-book in ePub or mobi format. The ePub format is used by most dedicated e-book readers such as Android devices and iPad, iPhone, and iPod, Kobo eReader and Sony Reader. The mobi … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Results Applying Real-Time Batch Analytics

    Jim Cahill
    For batch processes, comparing between batches to achieve a high degree of consistency has always been a challenge. In a Chemical Processing article, Batch Processing Gets a Boost, Emerson’s Dawn Marruchella shares results from some beta sites where the...

  • DeltaV Blog: Application of Online Data Analytics to a Continuous Process

    Terry Blevins
    DeltaV Online Batch Data Analytics will be introduced next year in DeltaV v12. We worked closely with Lubrizol to demonstrate a prototype of this product in a field trails at the Rouen, France facility. Lubrizol and Emerson collaborated on a number of Emerson Exchange workshops that addressed different aspects of batch data analytics and the … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: New Availability and Redundancy with Electronic Marshalling Whitepaper

    Larry Griffin
    This whitepaper describes the details of how Electronic Marshalling with DeltaV delivers unparalleled system availability and robustness compared with traditionally wired systems. (570KB PDF) Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Meet The Expert Session – Advanced Control Foundation

    Terry Blevins
    As I mentioned in an earlier blog, Willy Wojsznis and I hosted a Meet the Expert session at Emerson Exchange 2012 that covers key points contained in the book Advanced Control Foundation – Tools, Techniques, and Applications. Below is a picture from this session. I received permission from the Emerson board to record the audio … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • SCADA Blog: RAS Attended 3rd China SCADA RTU Forum In Shanghai

    ZhenningChen
    Remote Automatin Solutions (RAS) attended 3rd China SCADA RTU Forum from 7 to 8 November in Shanghai New International Expo Centre during the 2012 China International Industry Fair. Participating in the last 2nd China SCADA RTU Forum in Beijing as an audience, RAS, for 1st time, joined such forum as an active player in the China SCADA RTU market by giving a presentation with below messages addressed to the market. …

  • DeltaV Blog: Advanced Control Foundation at Emerson Exchange 2012

    Terry Blevins
    The International Society of Automation (ISA) always has a booth at Emerson Exchange to display books published by ISA and make these books available for purchased. The book that Mark Nixon, Willy Wojsznis, I co-authored this year, Advanced Control Foundation – Tools, Techniques, and Applications was published just two weeks before the opening of Emerson … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Emerson Exchange 2012

    Terry Blevins
    If you attended Emerson Exchange 2012 in Anaheim, California, Oct 8-12th then I am sure you will agree this event exceeded all expectations. With over 350 workshops and short course to select from, it was always easy to find a presentation of interests. The exhibit area was open the first three days from 4-8pm. In … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Continuous Data Analytics – Impact of Transport Delay

    Terry Blevins
    When developing a PLS models for quality parameter prediction, the deviation of measurement values from their mean must be shifted in time to account for the time required for a change in the input to impact the quality parameter. Similarly, these delays should be taken into account in the processing of the deviation values used … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • Ovation Blog: Data Integration, Visualization and Analysis in the Water Industry

    Jim Cahill
    Municipalities feel the squeeze between aging facilities and increasing regulatory requirements. Emerson’s Greg Schirm, a member of the Power & Water Solutions team, highlights ways they are addressing these conditions. It seems that running a treatment plant or even a municipal water system was much simpler many years ago. Today, municipalities are facing numerous pressures [...] Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Master the Mystery and Marvels of DeltaV Model Predictive Control

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s James Beall presented Master the Mystery and Marvels of DeltaV MPC at the 2012 Emerson Exchange. His abstract: Have you found the perfect application for Model Predictive Control (MPC) but don’t know how to get started? Or perhaps you have implemented...

  • DeltaV Blog: Continuous Data Analytics – Impact of Grade Change

    Terry Blevins
    The process operating points of a continuous process can shift with changes in the product grade that is manufactured. One example of this is a continuous reactor in which the target for output composition changes with product grades. To change the output composition, it is often necessary to change the operating point of one or … Continue reading » Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Press Release: Emerson releases DeltaV Version 12 process automation system

    Larry Griffin
    New features add increased flexibility, predictability and security while reducing complexity and operating costs AUSTIN, TEXAS (October 11, 2012) — Emerson Process Management has announced a major new release of its DeltaV digital process automation system. New features in DeltaV Version 12 (v12) build on the system’s ability to help users simplify complex operations for [...] Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Rules for Designing Optimal Operator Interfaces

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Aaron Crews, Molly Firkins, and Jessica Graham presented, “Rules” for Designing Optimal Operator Displays at the 2012 Emerson Exchange. Their abstract: “How can I design displays in the right way?” No matter whether we are creating, migrating...

  • Safety Instrumented Systems Blog: What is in a SIL Safety Certification

    Jim Cahill
    exida’s Dr. William Goble and Emerson’s Afton Coleman presented, What’s is in a SIL Safety Certification?, at the 2012 Emerson Exchange conference. Their abstract: How is a product “certified” for use in a safety instrumented system? What does this mean...

  • DeltaV Blog: I Seek Wisdom (Why you are here today!)

    Travis Neale
    I’m a sucker for motivational speakers. And I’ve heard enough of the them to know that none of them like being called “motivational speakers”. “Success Coach” seems to be popular. “Noticer” was a new one for me. So sure enough, shortly after hearing him speak at the opening of this year’s Emerson Exchange, I fired up my Kindle and downloaded Andy Andrews “The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success…

  • DeltaV Blog: View, Trend, and Configure Advanced Pressure Diagnostics

    Jim Cahill
    Emerson’s Tom Wallace shared some new templates available in the DeltaV control system version 11 or newer to better understand and access advanced diagnostics from smart pressure devices. His abstract [hyperlink added to article]: Advanced pressure diagnostics...

  • DeltaV Blog: Press Release: Emerson launches major expansion of project services

    Larry Griffin
    Project awards drive engineering capacity increases ANAHEIM, CALIF (October 8, 2012) — Emerson Process Management has accelerated plans to expand its project engineering staff to meet the demands of major project activity. With its number of new projects growing at double-digit rates, the added engineering capacity is needed to meet customers’ needs for effective, timely [...] Read the full text.

  • DeltaV Blog: Press Release: Emerson launches global support service initiative

    Larry Griffin
    Support staff and facilities are expanding to help customers meet the challenges of today’s process operations – wherever they are ANAHEIM, CALIF (October 8, 2012) — Emerson Process Management has embarked on a program to strengthen its support service capabilities for customers around the world. In 2012 Emerson extended its current footprint of 374 global [...] Read the full text.

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