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Fisher-Rosemount India drives in with India’s FIRST fieldbus
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New TUpH™ Model 398R Retractable pH/ORP Sensor built for the most aggressive applications
A new solition for reliable &automated cleaning of the pH Sensors
Rosemount Analytical Enhances the GCX Process Gas Chromatograph Transmitter
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More PlantWeb Builder components with the FOUNDATION Fieldbus Registration Checkmark
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Asset Management Solutions has a new Calibration Manager SNAP-ON Application
Fisher-Rosemount India drives in with India’s FIRST fieldbus
Fisher-Rosemount India has received a prestigious order for supply of FOUNDATION Fieldbus based process automation system and field instruments for the upcoming ‘Reverse Osmosis’ project of Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd.
“This is a landmark achievement, not only for us but for the whole process control & automation industry in India, because it is the first ever project in India to use the FOUNDATION Fieldbus based automation. We are really proud that Fisher-Rosemount has once again lived upto it’s global reputation of leading the FOUNDATION Fieldbus technology.” says Mr. R. K. Gada, Vice President, Fisher Rosemount India.
M/s S. P. Consultants, the technical consultants and M/s Batliboi and Co., the engineering contractors for this project, last week awarded the formal contract to Fisher-Rosemount India. The scope includes supply of Fisher-Rosemount’s unique integrated fieldbus solutions package, the ‘PlantWeb Builder’. Based on the revolutionary ‘PlantWeb’ field-based automation architecture, the solution includes ‘DeltaV’- as the fieldbus host system with built-in ‘Asset Management Software’ and Rosemount’s fieldbus compatible pressure transmitters model 3051F. The same DeltaV host will also be connected with some contemporary Smart (HART) and Analog devices in that plant. The project is expected tobe comissioned by June 1999.
Mr. Jasu Shah, CMD, Fisher-Rosemount India says, “In today’s global competitive marketplace, the key need of Indian industries is to ‘Do more with less’. Automation is indespensible and the advancing technologies like FOUNDATION Fieldbus, Plantweb, Asset Management Solutions, OPC, HART etc. are the key enablers. We have been pioneering many such technological breakthroughs in India and our leadership in the Indian process control industry has been once again endorsed by this achievement.”
Fisher-Rosemount is an active member of the fieldbus foundation and the worldwide leader in commercial implementation of the FOUNDATION Fieldbus technology. It’s unique out-of-box fieldbus fieldbus solutions package ‘PlantWeb Builder’ was successfully launched last year and since then has been opted for more than 100 projects around the globe. This recent project of RCF, adds to their name to the list of global trendsetters like ARCO Alaska, Dow Chemicals, Aurora Power, Avenor Paper etc.
Fisher-Rosemount’s ‘PlantWeb Builder’ package offers all essential fieldbus-ready components like DeltaV- Scalable Control System with built-in Asset Management Software, Field instruments for pressure, temperature, flow, density, pH, in-situ oxygen measurements and all the necessary hardware accessories. Based on the revolutionary field-based automation architecture ‘PlantWeb’, it offers a truly open and interoperable automation. It’s ability of interagting the latest FOUNDATION Fieldbus technology alongwith the contemporary Analog (4-20 mA), Smart (HART) and Discrete devices within the same host system (DeltaV) is the only of it’s kind today. Moreover the ‘scalable’ nature of this system allows the user to start with the FOUNDATION Fieldbus technology on a smaller scale within the existing plant set-up and then expand gradualy in small incremental steps.
AUSTIN, Texas (February 16, 1999) : Fisher - Rosemount Systems today announced the shipment of the 1000th DeltaV™ system.
Since it’s introduction in Sept. 1997, the DeltaV scalable process system sales have grown at a compounded rate of more than 50 %, quarter to quarter.
"It is gratifying that the DeltaV system has achieved so much acceptance around the world," said Jim Hoffmaster, president of Fisher-Rosemount Systems. " We are especially proud of our track record for software quality. With nearly 200 years of plant operating experience, DeltaV has set a new standard for reliable operation."
Since its release in 1997 there have been three major enhancements to DeltaV which expanded system capacity by over 50 times, and added batch software functionality, controller redundancy, and OPC connectivity. Three more releases are planned in 1999 to further expand the range of applications that are ideal fits for this new generation system. The DeltaV system is a key component in the PlantWeb™ Builder - a complete integrated solutions suite for implementing automation based on the FOUNDATION Fieldbus technology. Thus it is by far the only control system which offers a ‘simultaneous’ compatibility with analog, smart (HART), descrete and FOUNDATION Fieldbus devices.
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 1999--Fisher-Rosemount was
rated No. 1 in all three of
CONTROL magazine's rankings of manufacturers of process and control
instrumentation.
For the sixth consecutive year, Fisher-Rosemount topped the magazine's list of "Suppliers of Process Instrumentation and Controls." The company received top marks in CONTROL's "1999 Readers' Choice Awards." And Fisher-Rosemount scored more perfect 5.0s in CONTROL's "Vendors Offering Top-Notch Service" ranking than any other company.
CONTROL, a leading publication that covers the process control industry, publishes various lists that rank companies in the industry.
CONTROL's "Top 50 Suppliers of Process Instrumentation and Controls" list ranks manufacturers of process and control instrumentation based on annual revenue. The complete list of the "Top 50 Suppliers of Process Instrumentation and Controls" appears in the December 1998 issue of CONTROL. Rounding out the top five are (in descending order) Fisher-Rosemount, Honeywell, ABB, Seibe Control Systems (Foxboro) and Siemens Energy and Automation.
CONTROL's "Readers' Choice Awards" are based on a survey of end users in the manufacturing sector. Respondents rank process and control instrumentation manufacturers in 67 different product categories, ranging from software to full-scale distributed control systems. Fisher-Rosemount broke its own winning record by earning top scores in 21 categories. CONTROL calls Fisher-Rosemount a "manufacturing powerhouse in process and control instrumentation."
And in CONTROL's "Vendors Offering Top-Notch Service," Fisher-Rosemount received perfect scores in the "software, neural network" and "analyzers, process chromatographs" categories.
Both CONTROL's "1999 Readers' Choice Awards" and its "Vendors Offering Top-Notch Service" rankings appear in the January 1999 issue of the magazine.
New TUpH™ Model 398R Retractable pH/ORP Sensor built for the most aggressive applications
Rosemount Analytical, Uniloc Division, announces the TUpH™ Model 398R Retractable pH/ORP Sensor, the toughest sensor Uniloc has ever built. This newest member of the TUpH family of sensors, uses the highest quality materials and the patented proven TUpH reference technology to provide maximum sensor life and ensure low maintenance in the harshest, dirtiest conditions.
The chemical-resistant construction of Tefzel2, titanium, and the patented reference makes the Model 398R the ideal sensor for tackling the most aggressive applications. This unique construction not only stands up to the harshest chemicals, like chlorine dioxide used in bleaching towers, but it also resists other organic solvents and oxidizing agents. The sensor can be tailor made with either Kalrez2 or Viton2 seals, depending on the particular process requirement. The retractable design allows the sensor to be removed for calibration and maintenance without process shutdown.
The Model 398R Sensor with the industry proven TUpH technology practically eliminates drifting pH readings, a common problem for sensors in dirty, coating process streams containing organic solvents. The Model 398R Sensor, with its Tefzel reference junction, resists plugging because the sensor's junction pores are 10 to 15 times smaller than the average pore size of most other manufacturers’ sensor junctions. The larger porous junctions will plug, and cause a noisy, drifting pH reading and result in increased maintenance. With the Model 398R the particles don’t block the smaller pores and a more steady, accurate pH reading is made possible and with fewer calibrations. The sensor's ACCUGLASS™ pH bulb also resists cracking and has near theoretically perfect response even at extreme pH values. Combining these chemical-resistant materials with the TUpH reference technology and the ACCUGLASS pH bulb makes measuring pH easier and more accurate even in harsh and demanding applications.
Rosemount Analytical, Uniloc Division, offers a new solution for reducing operating costs of troublesome pH sensors with the new automated rotary valve assembly, PASVE pH Valve. This new valve provides maximum sensor life and reduced maintenance costs in abrasive or dirty applications often found in the Pulp and Paper, Chemical, and Mining industries.
Automatic cleaning is possible with the PASVE pH due to its unique and patented design. The PASVE pH, when used in conjunction with Rosemount Analytical's Model 54 pH/ORP's integral timer, eliminates the need for routine maintenance by a plant operator. The cleaning sequence is initiated by the programmable signal from the Model 54. A PLC (programmable logic controller), or DCS (distributive control system), receives the signal and subsequently sends out an electrical contact to the pneumatically operated valve for an automatic cleaning. This procedure allows for a continuous process flow while ensuring an efficient and reliable cleaning, all within one loop.
With its frequent cleaning, the PASVE pH increases the accuracy and reliability of the pH sensor. Sensor life is also extended because the sensor, when it is not in use, is stored in the wash port in water. Another advantage to automatic cleaning means maintenance can be performed under high pressures, eliminating the need to disrupt the process operating parameters. It also means reduced operator exposure to harsh and corrosive chemicals.
The Process Analytic Division of Rosemount Analytical has added significant
new features to its GCX Process Gas Chromatograph Transmitter. These new
features include increased diagnostic capability, split screen chromatograms
for dual carrier applications and improved stream selection programming
and
control functions.
The GCX now offers an optional Flame Ionization Detector (FID) supported by a Methanizer for low level oxides of carbon analysis. A vaporizing liquid sample inject valve (VLSIV) is also available for either Thermal Conductivity Detector (TCD) or FID applications.
Breaking a 50-year technology barrier, the GCX is the first industrial
gas chromatograph in
a field-mount transmitter configuration that incorporates many of the
features of traditional process chromatographs. Housed in a Class 1, Zone
1, IIB +H2 rated enclosure, the GCX is suitable for applications in hazardous
areas, and does not require an instrument shelter. In addition, the GCX
design eliminates the need for continuous purge, reducing both installation
and operating costs. The GCX is also much smaller and lighter than traditional
huge process chromatographs, allowing simplified installation closer to
the process, reducing sample lag time and eliminating expensive heated
sample line runs.
The GCX features a modular design with dual isolated compartments that physically separate the instrument electronicfrom the sample analysis section. The modular design also allows for easy troubleshooting and replacement of component parts, both electronic and chromatographic. The GCX Easy-Slide oven and chromatography assembly can be removed and replaced in minutes, greatly reducing analyzer down time.
Fisher-Rosemount model 275 Universal HART Communicator has been a defacto tool for use with all HART compatible instruments. This compact and high utility device is an integral part of the instrumentation workshop in every process plant.
It is worth noting that this everyday tool of instrumentation engineers is susceptible to the Y2K problem for the units with the old version Module rev. 3.6 or earlier. However the units sold recently and being sold recently with the new Module Rev. 4.4 version are perfectly Y2K compliant.
Fisher-Rosemount India under it’s popular CARE (Customers Are Really Everything) initiative, offers an array of value added solutions to resolve the Y2K problem with your old 275 communicator. Options are also available to upgrade its memory so that you can use the same 275 communicator to ALL HART compatible devices, not only of Fisher-Rosemount but also from Honeywell, Yokogava, E&H, Fuji, etc.
All those using the earlier model 268 Communicator should note that it is also NOT compliant for Y2K and moreover there is NO means to make it Y2K compliant. However the CARE initiative has a solution to this issue with it’s unique ‘Exchange Scheme’, offering a brand new Y2K compliant model 275 Universal HART Communicator at a specially discounted price in exchange of your old 268 communicator.
Act now and avail these CAREing offers by Fisher-Rosemount India to ensure that your HART is ready for the Year 2000.
The Indian chapter of Fisher-Rosemount Educational Services (FRESH) has announced it’s schedule for various training courses tobe conducted in the new fiscal year. This is available in form of FRESH 1999-2000 Course Catalouge.
Started in 1995, the FRESH programme has set benchmark standard for customer support and comittement. It fulfils industry’s need for quality training at the modest cost to succeed in todays demanding industrial environment of fast technological advancements. Since its inception, more than 1000 customer individuals from various industries like Reliance Industries, Gharda Chemicals, Novartis etc. availed this training.
The 1999-2000 Course Catalauge, apart from conventional courses, also covers the latest trends in process control like Digital Communication, Scalable & Open Control System - DeltaV and Effective Predictive Maintenance with Asset Management Solutions etc. All the courses are specificaly designed in view of the needs of the Indian industries and are run by the Fisher-Rosemount certified trainers. The state-of-the-art training facility at Fisher-Rosemount’s Navi Mumbai complex is equipped with all modern ammenities.
The courses offered are categoriesed in three basic types,
? Generic courses on the fundamental technologies like ‘Principles
of Instrumentation’, ‘Field Communication’, ‘Scalable Process Control System’
etc.
? Product oriented courses covering operations & maintenence of
key Fisher-Rosemount products.
? Customised training packages on any of the Fisher-Rosemount products
and also the training at customer’s premises.
For a copy of the 1999-2000 FRESH Course Catalouge, contact the ‘Marketing Communication Group’ at the Navi Mumbai office.
More PlantWeb Builder components with the FOUNDATION Fieldbus Registration Checkmark
FOUNDATION Fieldbus has established itself as industries most complete product registration programme with it’s strigent Conformance and Interoperability tests. The devices passing these tests successfully are allowed to bear the ‘FOUNDATION Registration Chechmark’.
Fisher-Rosemount has been one of the founder members of the fieldbus FOUNDATION and a major contributor to the developement and commercialisation of this technology all over the world. The software communication stack of Fisher-Rosemount was one of the first to pass the Conformance Test in October 1997, followed by the successful commercial release of ‘PlantWeb Builder’, industru’s first and only ‘out of the box’ fieldbus solutions package by Fisher-Rosemount. Sience then various components of the ‘PlantWeb Builder’ have successfully qualified for the FOUNDATION Registration Checkmark.
Rosemount model 3051 Pressure Transmitter and model 3244 Temperature Transmitter passed the user layer interoperability test in May 1998 and were the first of its type to get the FOUNDATION Registration Checkmark.
Continuing with the trend, four more devices, which are also part of the ‘PlantWeb Builder’, now have the registration checkmark. They are, model 4081 pH Analyser & Oxymitter 4000 In-situ flue gas oxygen transmitter from Rosemount Analytical alongwith Rosemount model 8800A Vortex flowmeter & Micro Motion model 5300 mass flow & density transmitter.
Soon to follow with the FOUNDATION Registration Checkmark are many more PlantWeb Builder components, as soon as the foundation completes their tests.
Asset Management Solutions has a new Calibration Manager SNAP-ON Application
The new Calibration Manager SNAP-ON is a powerful addition to the AMS
allowing customers to streamline their calibration activities and to interface
their AMS systems with self-documenting
calibrators. With this additional module, customers can have access
to calibration, configuration and status information for all their instruments
in a single database.
The Calibration Manager SNAP-ON application adds more power to standard calibration capabilities by allowing users to identify instruments in need of calibration, group instruments in calibration routes, and download calibration data to handheld documenting calibrators. In addition, this SNAP-ON application allows users to move calibration data from their calibrator into a database to keep accurate, organized records of calibration activities. A major benefit to customers is that they can now schedule calibrations to ensure the plant's instruments are calibrated on time.
AMS is a comprehensive asset management capability developed by Fisher-Rosemount
for complete asset
management of field instrumentation in the process industries. It allows
users to configure, perform loop tests, and check device status on all
intelligent field instrumentation supporting the HART protocol. AMS also
allows users to keep detailed records of all maintenance activities associated
with instruments in the areas of configuration, calibration, and diagnostics.
With the standard AMS capability, users can track calibration activities, set up test definitions, conduct tests, record the results of the tests, and analyze the results. With the addition of the Calibration Manager SNAP-ON application, users can download/upload test definitions with documenting calibrators, eliminate notes, and streamline their procedures. The first supported calibrators are the Fluke 702, Druck TRXII, and the Rosemount Validator T460. Additional calibrators will be added later.
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