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Features - Driving Plant Optimisation with Advanced Process Control 14/12/2009
Once largely limited to petro and chemical plants, APC use has grown. Economic more than technical issues are key motives.
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Features - Predictive maintenance cuts costs at paper mill 15/10/2009
Iggesund Paperboard implemented control valve diagnostic technologies from Emerson Process Management’s Fisher. The company, a business within the Swedish Holmen Group, says the diagnostics has boosted its predictive maintenance, eliminating unplanned valve-related shutdowns and cutting maintenance time.
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News - Emerson and Meridium tackle asset management 06/10/2009
Emerson has joined forces with Meridium to bolster the company’s asset management capabilities. The new AMS Suite: Asset Portal v4.0, powered by Meridium combines predictive diagnostics with advanced analytics and decision support.
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News - Emerson acquires epro 14/04/2009
Emerson says it has strengthened its Plantweb Digital Plant Architecture, acquiring German protection systems manufacturer, epro. The deal is hoped to expand Emerson’s online machinery monitoring capability with a full API 670-compliant protection offering.
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Features - Back to Basics 10/02/2009
Control Engineering explains the basics of process analysers and introduces two products for the analysis of gas.
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