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AUSTIN,
TEXAS (June 13, 2005) — Emerson Process Management announced
today it has received a $5.8 million contract to install its PlantWeb® digital
plant architecture with the Ovation® expert control system
in China’s first integrated water/wastewater project. The
project, awarded by Harbin Water Supply and Drain Group Co., will
include automation of a new water treatment plant and reservoir
complex serving Harbin City.
China ’s seventh-largest city and capital of Heilongjiang
Province, Harbin has 3 million residents and produces 940,000 tons
of wastewater per day. As part of a plan to meet this ever-growing
demand, the Municipal Authority of Harbin is building the new 119
million gallons-per-day (450,000-cubic-meters-per-day) water treatment
plant, a new 94 billion gallon (356-million-cubic-meter) reservoir
complex, and expanding and rehabilitating its existing water distribution
network by installing 110 miles (175 km) of pipeline.
At Harbin, PlantWeb with the Ovation expert control system, Foundation™ fieldbus
intelligent field devices, and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition) system with integrated AMS™ Suite: Intelligent
Device Manager, will provide continuous monitoring and control
of the new plant and reservoir complex, as well as monitoring and
control of 14 existing remote wastewater plants and pump stations
that are part of the wastewater collection system.
In total, Emerson’s Ovation system will monitor and control
roughly 20,000 I/O points. Emerson will install two redundant networks,
five redundant controllers, one redundant SCADA server, 48 laptop
PCs, 24 operator stations, two remote terminal units and 142 Foundation
fieldbus intelligent devices including Rosemount® transmitters
and Rosemount Analytical instruments. The project is expected to
be completed in August 2006.
Besides providing superior control
of processes, installation of the Ovation system will also enhance
operational efficiency and flexibility by enabling operators
to monitor both the water and wastewater processes from a single
location – a
new central control center to be located at the municipal authority’s
headquarters.
"Emerson offered us a comprehensive and scaleable
control solution that will allow us to fully and efficiently
integrate and optimize our new assets, like the plant and reservoir,
as well as existing plants and pump stations,” said LiLi
Meng, information technology supervisor, Harbin Water Supply
and Drain Group Company. “In
addition to delivering control and valuable operational insight
throughout our expanding water system, we know the Ovation system
will be able to grow with us to meet our future needs.”
"The
enormous growth and development in China today has placed greater
demands on the water and wastewater services for population centers
like Harbin,” said John Berra, president
of Emerson Process Management. "We’re pleased to be
able to apply the advanced technologies of PlantWeb and Ovation
to a ground-breaking project that will serve this growing community’s
needs now and for years into the future.”
About PlantWeb
For Emerson customers, PlantWeb
digital plant architecture is an automated solution that delivers
asset management, process control and management execution through
intelligent field devices, standards and scalable platforms, and
integrated modular software. Throughout the plant, intelligent
field devices deliver predictive diagnostic information to AMS™ Suite
applications within the Ovation control system.
About Ovation
Ovation is an automation solution
that optimizes the operations and economics of water and wastewater
operations. Some of the largest cities in the country – including
Detroit, San Diego and Sacramento – as well as smaller municipalities,
rely on Ovation to help ensure cleaner, safer water supplies, reduce environmental
hazards and realize significant operational cost savings. Ovation makes it
possible to seamlessly integrate information not only at the plant level
but also on a district-wide basis, resulting in additional measurable benefits.
About
Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com),
an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their
production, processing and distribution in the power, water and wastewater
treatment, chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, food
and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries.
Emerson's Power & Water
Solutions division (www.emersonprocess-powerwater.com)
is a global supplier of advanced distributed process control
and information systems. The Pittsburgh-based company is a recognized
leader in developing plant-wide process control solutions for
the power generation, water treatment and wastewater treatment
industries. Power & Water
Solutions plays a key role in the Emerson mission of combining
superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering,
consulting, project management and maintenance services. Emerson
brands include PlantWeb® , Ovation®, SmartProcess®,
Fisher® , Micro Motion® , Rosemount®,
Daniel®, DeltaV™, and AMS™Suite.
About
Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global
leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide
innovative solutions to customers through its network power,
process management, industrial automation, climate technologies,
and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2004
were $15.6 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.
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Ovation, SureService, SmartProcess, PlantWeb,
Fisher, Micro Motion, Rosemount, Daniel, AMS™ Suite and DeltaV™ are
marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are the property
of their respective owners.
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