Transcript Smart Positioners Introduction

Smart Positioners – they
can make your job easier !
A panel discussion on smart
positioners – from ISA NORCAL
Panelist:
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Brad Rupert – Foxboro and
Masoneilan/ACS
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Mario Francisco – ABB/CFM Inc.
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Joe Healy – Emerson/Fisher/APC
Moderator: Marjorie Widmeyer
SLAC/SSRL, [email protected]
ISA S&P Department Board of Directors
- Past Vice President
ISA Strategic Planning Department
- Vice President Elect
ISA NORCAL Section – South Bay Programs
The Northern California Section of the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society
Objectives
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To discuss how smart
positioners can improve the
cost effectiveness of your
facilities, including:
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Advantages – why do this?
Communications
• HART vs Bus
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Diagnostics
• Basic vs advanced
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Reliability
Costs – Alternatives and
justifications
Security issues and
capabilities
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Panelist and Perspective
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Smart Positioner Benefits and Alternatives
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Another Option
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Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS
Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM
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HART and FieldBus Approaches
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Joe Healy, Emerson/Fisher/APC
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Some references for the future
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Our panelists
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Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS
• [email protected]
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Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM
• [email protected]
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Joe Healy, Emerson/APC
• [email protected]
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Smart Positioner Articles
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“Smart positioners to the rescue”
• http://www.isa.org/Content/ContentGroups/InTech2/Departments/Safet
y1/20029/Smart_positioners_to_the_rescue.htm
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“Making Valve Controllers/Positioners Smarter is Smart Business”
• http://www.manufacturing.net/ctl/index.asp?layout=articleWebzine&arti
cleid=CA269795
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“Using Smart Valves in a Fieldbus Network”
• http://www.pepperlfuchs.com/pdf/PA/documents/SmartValvesChemProces1-02.PDF
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Manufacturers of Smart Positioners
or Digital Valve Controllers
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ABB (725) - www.abb.com
DeZurik (20) - www.dezurik.com
Dresser – Masoneilan (SD) - www.masoneilan.com
Emerson Process Management, Fisher (80) - www.emersonprocess.com
FlowServe - Limitorque, Valtek, Kammer & Sereg (NS) - www.flowserve.com
Invensys – Foxboro (83) - www.foxboro.com
Metso Automation (37) - www.metsoautomation.com
Samson—Pfeiffer & Vetec (NS) - www.samson-usa.com
Siemens (270) - www.siemens.com
Smar International (53) - www.smar.com
Tyco Valves (9) - www.tycovalves.com
Westlock Controls (17) - www.westlockcontrols.com
Yamatake (SF >1) - www.yamatakeusa.com
Yokogawa (SF >1) - www.yca.com
(xx) – Number of website hits on “positioner”
NS – No search facility on site SF – Search facility, but no hits
SD – Site down
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Questions and Discussion
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