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News - ABB bows out of Chloride bidding war (02 July 2010)
ABB says it will not match Emerson’s offer of around £1 billion for UK UPS specialist Chloride Group. Emerson had hit back against ABB’s offer of £860 million, which looked to have scuppered Emerson’s original £723 million takeover bid....FULL STORY

News - ABB and Emerson battle for Chloride (29 June 2010)
The battle for UK company Chloride continues as Emerson launches an offer to counter ABB’s previously accepted £860 million take-over bid. Emerson has pushed its offer up to just under £1 billion (€1.2 billion), causing Chloride shares to rocket....FULL STORY

News - Gas analyser offers Web interface (17 February 2010)
Complex, sophisticated, and highly automated are the best words to describe the latest industrial gas analysers on the market. And yet, it’s getting harder to find the right people to take care of them. Technicians with gas analyser experience, says Daniel Benitez, VP of Rosemount Analytical in Houston, are becoming a rare species....FULL STORY

News - Human Centred Design Drives Emerson’s New Technology Development (06 February 2010)
Five years ago Emerson Process Automation established a research institute to design its next generation automation and control systems. The emphasis was placed on driving simplifications that are badly needed if automation systems are to adapt to the demographics of future users. Peter Zornio, Emerson’s chief strategic officer, described the vision at his company’s office in Rijswijk, The Netherlands....FULL STORY

Features - Analyser placement in ammonia plants (12 November 2009)
Effective selection and placement of online gas analysers can improve product quality and production efficiency at ammonia plants....FULL STORY

Features - Effective management (15 September 2009)
As plant communications advance and diagnostic information becomes evermore accessible, the idea of implementing asset management systems has spread and the systems themselves provide increasing benefits. Anna Mitchell caught up with Emerson’s Johan Claassen, business development manager of PlantWeb Services for Europe the Middle East and Africa....FULL STORY

Features - Ethernet Enthusiasm: Will it Saturate the Plant? (26 August 2009)
Zealous Ethernet champions see the day when all instruments, actuators, and controllers are connected in one vast harmonious plant network—and, by natural extension, to the Internet. Never mind Profibus, serial communications, or 4-20 mA: they will all fade away....FULL STORY

News - The ‘next-generation’ handheld communicator (13 July 2009)
The 475 Field Communicator is the latest version of Emerson Process Management’s line of handheld instruments, which include the previous 275 and 375 models. The new version adds a full-colour graphical user interface, Bluetooth® communication, advanced field diagnostics, and extended battery life....FULL STORY

News - Butterfly Valve with Double the Control Range (07 July 2009)
The Fisher® Control-Disk™ valve’s wide control range is twice that of traditional butterfly valves for better adherence to set point. This improved capability allows control closer to the target set point, regardless of process disturbances, which results in a reduction in process variability. ...FULL STORY

Features - Trends and technology developments in level instrumentation (22 June 2009)
The need for accurate measurement and reliable level alarms—while meeting ever more stringent health and safety regulations—continues to push equipment manufacturers to provide better performing instrumentation. ...FULL STORY

News - Emerson unveils updated application guide (11 June 2009)
Emerson Process Management has updated its Natural Gas Application Guide in a bid to help its customers select the right pressure regulator, whether it be for a well head or residential application. The Regulator Technologies division of Emerson Process Management published Edition VI....FULL STORY

News - Emerson expands into upstream oil and gas automation (08 June 2009)
Emerson Process Management announced it has acquired the Norwegian company Roxar ASA. The acquisition, says Emerson, "creates the world’s first integrated automation solutions company whose products span from subsea oil and gas reservoirs, to platform and floating production, to transmission, and ultimately through refining and production of goods."...FULL STORY

Features - Recession is no excuse (15 May 2009)
In times of economic uncertainty, companies may focus on cost-cutting at the expense of environmental concerns and initiatives. Peter Ward, MCERTS Inspector and senior product manager at Emerson Process Management, Mobrey Measurement Division, warns against putting environmental priorities on hold....FULL STORY

Features - Three power generators upgrade control, simulation platforms (08 May 2009)
Combined-cycle, nuclear, and coal-fired plants each weigh options for system upgrades, seeking efficiency, lower costs....FULL STORY

Features - The Transparency of Wireless (23 April 2009)
Wireless networking and device manufacturers have gone to great lengths to create products that are secure, easy to work with, and operationally indistinguishable from wired equivalents....FULL STORY

Features - The Practice of Safe Sensing (15 April 2009)
Safety-certified sensors promise to cut costs and boost performance. But the tradeoffs must be carefully considered....FULL STORY

News - Internet network group grows 50%; interoperability test event planned in March (10 February 2009)
Texas Instruments, National Instruments, Landis+Gyr join others in promoting use of Internet Protocol (IP) for sensor-equipped smart objects. The IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance has grown its membership by more than 50 per cent since its formation by 25 founding companies in September 2008, adding Texas Instruments, National Instruments, Landis+Gyr/Cellnet and 10 other new members....FULL STORY

News - New podcast: Audio tutorial examines integration platforms, EDDL and FDT/DTM (26 January 2009)
Competing platforms share much functionality but differ on implementation. Which is best for you?...FULL STORY

News - BP selects SIS for UK deployment (08 January 2009)
BP's fuel storage and distribution sites in the UK will use a common overspill protection system. BP has selected Emerson’s Delta V SIS (safety instrumented system) for use in its overspill protection systems throughout the UK, following an evaluation program by Trident Engineering Consultants....FULL STORY

Features - Doing more than flow (30 November 2008)
To compensate for fluctuations in pressure, temperature, viscosity, and density, flowmeters are taking extra sensors on board. ...FULL STORY

News - Wireless under discussion as Frost & Sullivan announce workshop (24 November 2008)
Frost & Sullivan will host a one-day event on the Adoption of Wireless in Industrial Automation to discuss the latest trends in the industry. The workshop will be held on February 5, 2009 at the Moevenpick Hotel, Frankfurt, Germany....FULL STORY

News - Emerson videos boost education (24 November 2008)
Emerson Process Management is using YouTube style videos to provide information and education for its customers. The company’s Online Video Centre aims to provide technology, application and industry information in three to five minute length videos....FULL STORY

Features - Tutorial: Instrumentation / DCS integration languages, EDDL (24 November 2008)
One of the tools that can help you get more from your instrumentation and other process control devices are integration languages, such as EDDL and FDT....FULL STORY

News - FDI achievement result of co-operation with process control suppliers (14 November 2008)
The FDI (Field Device Integration) team has completed the draft architecture and inventory of use case analysis, describing the achievements as a milestone. The Steering Committee of the EDDL Co-operation Team has worked closely with the FDT Group to advance a common solution for field device integration....FULL STORY

News - Largest ever ELITE Coriolis meter (30 October 2008)
As the price of crude oil climbs to record levels, users have a new urgency to conduct fiscal transfers with the highest possible precision and reliability....FULL STORY

Features - Short Tutorial: Differential pressure flowmeters (01 October 2008)
While electronic technologies are displacing traditional approaches to flow metering, differential pressure (DP) based devices continue to be among the top five most popular flowmeters....FULL STORY

Features - Integrating Asset Management and Maintenance (11 September 2008)
A goal of 80 per cent planned maintenance is attainable when a plant asset management platform is integrated with maintenance strategy during engineering design. Bill Broussard, global marketing manager, PlantWeb Services, for Emerson Process Management, explains....FULL STORY

Features - Indonesian power plant automates with Emerson (08 August 2008)
Chengda Engineering Corporation of China will digitally automate the PLTU 2 Banten-Labuan power plant with equipment from Emerson Process Management. ...FULL STORY

News - Fieldbus Foundation: Better Device Descriptions, Device Coupler Test Spec, board member (08 August 2008)
Fieldbus Foundation has streamlined fieldbus development for device and system suppliers by enhancing its Device Descriptions (DD). In separate announcements, the organisation released the final Device Coupler Test Specification and named a DuPont executive to its board. ...FULL STORY

News - Fieldbus heads for Wembley (04 August 2008)
Fieldbus Foundation is to host its next UK roadshow at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, following similar events in Reading, Manchester and Middlesbrough. Presentations and practical demonstrations will aim to demonstrate how Foundation fieldbus technology can be used as part of a single plant-wide solution....FULL STORY

News - Emerson Acquires TopWorx (08 July 2008)
Emerson announced, on July 8, 2008, it has acquired TopWorx (www.topworx.com). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...FULL STORY

News - First SIL 3 certified control valves (10 June 2008)
Emerson Process Management says it is the first control valve manufacturer to have achieved SIL 3 certification of several ranges of its Fisher® valves to IEC 61508 standards. ...FULL STORY

White papers - Installing Fieldbus - Part Three (04 June 2008)
Many automation engineers are coming face to face with real fieldbus applications for the first time. Fieldbus (the use of digital communications networks for distributed instrumentation & control) is a wonderful technology with many benefits, but fieldbus installation requires some additional considerations over and above normal 4-20mA projects. In this article, we will discuss some of those issues, and show you how to deal with them. ...FULL STORY

News - Emerson joins forces with Cisco (02 April 2008)
Emerson Process Management is working with Cisco to boost reliability for its plant management applications. The process automation and IT specialists claim their collaboration will advance the use of wireless technology in manufacturing....FULL STORY

News - Universal controller for common transmitters (31 March 2008)
The Rosemount 3490 Series of Universal Control Units is designed to provide comprehensive control functionality when used with any 4-20mA or HART compatible transmitter. The units configure transmitters and provide display, calculations, logging and control outputs. The controller performs a variety of calculations on the signal received from the transmitter, for example, translating level into volume or flow. ...FULL STORY

Features - Analytical instruments for the process industries (31 March 2008)
When there is a need to monitor a process variable that extends beyond pressure, flow, temperature, and level, some type of process analyser is involved. There are four categories of analytical instrumentation...FULL STORY

Features - Fundamentals of Self-Tuning Control (31 March 2008)
Although proportional-integral-derivative controllers or ‘PID loops’ have been the de facto standard of industrial feedback control for more than 65 years, they’re not always easy to use. For PID loops to perform up to their potential, they must first be tuned to fit each application, then periodically re-tuned to maintain the desired closed-loop behaviour....FULL STORY

Features - StatoilHydro wireless install (27 March 2008)
Monitoring pressures on wellheads often requires daily visits, which are both impractical and hazardous. Now, StatoilHydro claims to have found a solution that, it claims not only eliminates the need for daily visits, but enables continuous monitoring....FULL STORY

News - Emerson takes ‘first’ orders for WirelessHART (25 March 2008)
Emerson Process Management claims to be the first process automation supplier to begin taking orders for WirelessHART-enabled products. These are products based on the recently approved open standard, which specifies use of open wireless communications for process measurement and control applications. The products are available as part of the company’s Smart Wireless plant automation solutions portfolio....FULL STORY

Features - PPG praises ‘plug and play’ wireless solution (19 March 2008)
PPG Industries has backed up its primary radar level measurement with eight wireless Rosemount transmitters. The instruments were purchased as part of a wider installation, of Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless solution, at the company’s Chemical Division facility in Louisiana, USA. ...FULL STORY

News - Wireless podcast: What’s the killer application for your plant? (03 March 2008)
Unless you love technology for its own sake, you probably won’t use wireless in your plant until you have a specific purpose in mind. In a new podcast, Peter Zornio and Bob Karschnia from Emerson Process Management look at wireless “killer applications” that could give you new ideas. ...FULL STORY

Features - Tutorial: Conductivity sensors (20 February 2008)
There are three liquid characteristics that are often thought of together, although they are different and use different sensor technology. Conductivity, ORP, and pH all have to do with specific chemical characteristics, but measuring each in a process stream requires its own approach. Control Engineering explains......FULL STORY

Features - Wireless Networking moves from Instruments to Infrastructure (01 February 2008)
Three major wireless providers, Honeywell, Emerson, and Invensys are pursuing widely different approaches—with specific benefits and weaknesses—but have clearly articulated long-term strategies and resources to achieve their goals....FULL STORY

News - Emerson sells Brooks Instrument (08 January 2008)
Emerson sold its Brooks Instrument unit on December 21, 2007, to American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV, L.P. (AIP), for approximately $100 million (€70 million or £50 million) in cash....FULL STORY

Features - Making pH sensors more durable (01 November 2007)
Manufacturers have learned how to make accurate pH sensors, and keep them in calibration. The trouble is, in harsh conditions they don’t last very long—sometimes, only a few hours....FULL STORY

Features - Condition Monitoring: Some Economic Issues (01 September 2007)
New ways to gather information, such as wireless networking, plus information integration are helping users avoid costly downtime on their equipment....FULL STORY

News - Hazenberg calls for survey participants (22 August 2007)
MBA researcher, Willem Hazenberg, from Newport International University has undertaken a research project titled, ‘Selection and decision-making criteria for a Distributed Control System in the process industry’....FULL STORY

News - Emerson scoops $27 million contract (24 July 2007)
Emerson Process Management will upgrade a Polish power plant in a deal worth $27 million (approximately €20 million or £13 million)....FULL STORY

News - Emerson Opens Flow Centre in The Netherlands (03 July 2007)
In late June, Emerson managers joined with employees, customers, local families, and members of the trade press to open their newly-built 8,700 square metre European Flow Centre near Utrecht. ...FULL STORY

Features - New Ways to Power Instrumentation (01 June 2007)
With the increased use of wireless networks and remote instrumentation, engineers are looking for non-traditional ways to supply electricity to their devices....FULL STORY

Features - Standards for Device Integration: EDDL (01 April 2007)
In this article and in the following issue (June 2007) we will present in more detail the device integration technologies currently spread in the process industry: EDDL and FDT/DTM....FULL STORY

Features - Wireless networking in Process Automation: Building new applications in 2007 (01 February 2007)
Control system vendors are driving their stakes in the ground for the biggest new technology thrust in 30 years....FULL STORY

Features - The vicious circle turns virtuous for process automation vendors (01 February 2007)
With process automation technology seen as offering solutions for many of the process industries most pressing problems, instrument and control vendors are more optimistic than for many years, with the prospect of groundbreaking new technology adding further to already bright prospects, writes Andrew Bond...FULL STORY

News - Amarinth ramps up sales force (08 January 2007)
Amarinth, pump design and manufacturing company, announced the addition of Carolyn Hepburn to its sales force for the north of the UK. Hepburn joined the company from Emerson Process Management and has previously worked for Costain....FULL STORY

Features - Management and process control: a permanently open loop? (01 November 2006)
Process control engineers need to raise their visibility in the plants where they work....FULL STORY

Features - In-plant wireless joins the mainstream (01 November 2006)
Europe will have to wait until January but Emerson has launched its Smart Wireless technology in the US despite the absence of agreement in the relevant standards committees, writes Andrew Bond...FULL STORY

Features - Field-mounted in-line process analysers add new measurement capabilities (01 February 2006)
Today’s process gas chromatographs are an advanced combination of technology and rugged instrumentation. The trend in engineering staff downsizing means instrument technicians have more to do in less time, so instrument makers know they have to make their products more reliable and easier to use than ever before....FULL STORY

Features - As fieldbus market narrows, user experience widens (01 February 2006)
Confidence in fieldbuses is growing; many users say they are planning to implement projects in the near future....FULL STORY