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White paper by Yokogawa: When distributed control systems (DCS) first appeared on the industrial automation scene in the mid-1970s, the focus was on control and operator interface. While control and human machine interface (HMI) are still im-portant, today’s DCSs have evolved to place increased emphasis on integrating plantwide asset and operational information to enable opera-tional excellence. Furthermore, automation suppliers have moved away from the proprietary hardware, software, and communications of the past, incorporating commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies where practical and appropriate to do so. At the same time, plant engineering and opera-tions groups have adopted many of the same standards already in place at the enterprise IT level, and today’s DCSs reflect this.

Please click to read more Yokogawa CENTUM VP Evolves to Meet New Challenges

One of the biggest considerations is whether you’re going to use an overhead cable management system, such as basket trays and ladder racks, or an underfloor system. This affects what you buy, how you install it, etc. A number of factors determine which system to choose.

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Technip was awarded by Marathon Oil Norge AS an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract, worth above €300 million, for the Bøyla field development in the North Sea, located about 225 kilometers West of Stavanger, Norway, at a water depth of 120 meters. The contract includes all activities necessary to complete the construction of the subsea system for the Bøyla field development and connect it to the existing Alvheim subsea facilities, located 28 kilometers away.

The contract covers:

-fabrication and reeled installation of a pipe-in-pipe production flowline(1), a plastic lined water injection flowline and a gas lift flowline,

- fabrication and installation of rigid spools(2),

- manufacturing and installation of flexible jumpers(3) and umbilicals(4),

- tie-in by divers, trenching, rockdumping, and ready for operation activities.

Technip’s operating center in Oslo, Norway, will execute the contract. Offshore construction will take place in 2014 with several vessels from Technip’s fleet, including the Deep Energy and the Skandi Arctic.

DALLAS, June 18, 2012 — Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced the launch of its new IPS Beacon™ condition monitoring device at the ACHEMA 2012 World Exhibition Congress on the Process Industry in Frankfurt, Germany. The IPS Beacon is a data acquisition, logging, and visual alert device that is designed to monitor vibration (x-y-z axes) in addition to temperature. Constructed of 316L stainless steel and mounted on top of the bearing housing, the IPS Beacon is standard equipment on the Durco Mark 3 ANSI, Durco Mark 3 ISO and the PolyChem S-series of chemical process pump. Key features include:

• Three-axes vibration sensor – to measure against overall vibration reading in either acceleration, 0-10 g, or velocity, 0-25 mm/s (0-1 in/s), peak or RMS

• Temperature sensor – to measure readings from -40 C to 93 C (-40 F to 200 F)

• 14-day fault indication – to provide extended visual notification of an alert condition even if monitored levels return to normal

• User configurable to adjust reading intervals and alarms points, as well as options for Take-Away Memory to expand logging capability for up to one year of readings.

• Easy retrofit capability – can provide a low-cost condition monitoring solution to large populations of rotating equipment and can be installed into hazardous zone areas.

For further information please click FLow Serve IPS-Beacon

The continuing investments worldwide in infrastructure, commodity manufacturing, oil exploration, mining, and power generation are providing a sustained base of growth in the overall Low Voltage Motor Control Center (LV-MCC) business. The worldwide market for Low Voltage Motor Control Centers has remained relatively insensitive to the economic turmoil that has affected many industrial markets. Capital expenditures in this product sector have continued on a steady growth path according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

Low Voltage Motor Control Center Business“The Low Voltage Motor Control Center market has remained recession-proof as many organizations recognize the value of a centralized automation and MCC infrastructure that can support the ability to manage operations more efficiently,” according to Research Director Sal Spada, the principal author of ARC’s new study “Low Voltage Motor Control Center Worldwide Outlook”.

For further information on this please visit ARC Advisory Group

(Reuters) ExxonMobil Corp. reported plans for a major expansion at its Baytown, Tex., refining and petrochemical complex just east of Houston. Plans call for construction of a 1.5 million tonne/year ethane cracker at the complex as well as two 650,000 tpy polyethylene production lines nearby its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Tex.

ExxonMobil has already filed approval requests with the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The project’s final decision will be taken following the completion of the review and approval procedure, which is expected to take about a year. ExxonMobil anticipates the facilities to be online in 2016.

ExxonMobil's Baytown complex is the largest in the US. Apart from generating 10,000 temporary construction jobs as well as 350 permanent jobs, this expansion will likely create 3,700 jobs in the Baytown area, the company said.

Yokogawa Electric has announced the development of Release 5.02 of the Centum VP integrated production control system, the company's flagship product. With the shift toward larger and more efficient industrial plants that make use of highly functional systems and devices, processes are growing more complex. The increased use of field devices is also providing more data on these processes. To give operators better access to essential information, Yokogawa has developed new functions that improve the operability of the control and monitoring displays. In addition, a Profibus communication function has been enhanced to give operators the full benefits of field digital communications.

Centum VP Release 5.02 includes a function that uses instrument tag names to create hierarchies that allow operators to quickly and easily access information on the status of plant operations. Additional changes that improve operational and maintenance efficiency include more memory for the storage of historical data, improved graphic display operability, enhanced control logic correlation, and standardized printing formats. With these functions, Yokogawa has made progress in accommodating certain requirements of the VGB R 170C operational guideline, opening up new opportunities for Centum VP in Europe and other growing power plant markets.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (14 June 2012) – The 55th Annual ISA Power Industry D ivision (POWID) Symposium celebrates another successful event in its 55-year history with attendees coming from as far away as Hawaii, Australia, the Netherlands and China. This year’s symposium, held in Austin, Texas, USA, 3–8 June, gave power generation industry leaders the opportunity to network with peers; to view the latest products and services, showcased by 28 industry vendors; and to attend presentations on the industry hot topics, focused around nuclear and fossil fuel power generation.

The ISA POWID Symposium provided professionals with information on the latest innovations in controls, instrumentation, cybersecurity, Smart Grid, regulatory issues and variable energy technologies. Attendees participated in technical sessions, interest group meetings, panel discussions, vendor exhibits and optional certified training sessions.