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PITTSBURGH (October 1, 2004) — Emerson
Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) announced
today that it has won an $8 million contract to upgrade the control
systems for Sunflower Electric Power Corp.’s Holcomb Generating
Station in Kansas. The consumer-owned electric generation and transmission
utility also has awarded Emerson a $1 million contract for asset
management software, field instrumentation and services.
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. is operated by six rural electric
distribution cooperatives and serves 34 western Kansas counties.
"We selected Emerson because they not only offered a comprehensive
instrumentation and control solution, but also a knowledgeable
and dedicated team that was willing to go the extra mile for us,” said
Brad Schimke, senior manager, power production for the Holcomb
Station, which is located in Garden City, Kan. “It’s
that combination of industry-leading technologies and technical
expertise that really set Emerson apart from the competition.”
Emerson’s Power & Water Solutions industry center will
install its Ovation® expert control system at the 360-megawatt,
coal-fired Holcomb plant, replacing the station’s legacy
Bailey and Honeywell control systems. The Ovation system, a key
technology in Emerson’s PlantWeb® digital plant architecture,
will manage 8,000 I/O points and provide data acquisition and optimize,
control and monitor the plant’s steam supply processes, including
the boiler, burner management system, scrubber, and turbine (including
start-up, rotor stress analysis and vibration monitoring), and
the balance of plant processes (including coal handling and water
treatment) .
To further optimize control and monitoring of plant processes,
Emerson’s SmartProcess® Combustion Optimizer and SmartProcess
Sootblower Optimizer software modules will be integrated seamlessly
with the power-specific control algorithms in the Ovation system’s
APC (Advanced Process Control) toolkit.
"Time and time again, across a broad range of industries,
we’ve seen how Emerson’s digital PlantWeb architecture
can boost the availability, capacity and response of our customers’ plants
while at the same time reducing operations and maintenance costs,” said
John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. “Now,
increasingly we’re seeing power companies use PlantWeb with
the Ovation system as they look to gain and maintain a competitive
advantage.”
The asset management software, field instrumentation and services
contract includes Emerson’s AMS Suite™ applications
for predictive maintenance of mechanical equipment and field devices,
as well as HART field devices, including Fisher® valves and
FIELDVUE® valve positioners and Rosemount® smart transmitters.
Control system installation will take place in two phases to
take advantage of scheduled outages. Phase One (Fall 2004) includes
installation of control systems for the scrubber, coal handling
and flame scanners; installation of the Ovation communication network
backbone and new power supply systems. The second phase, featuring
installation of the BOP control systems, is scheduled to take place
in Spring 2006.
PlantWeb and Ovation: Powerful Solutions
For
Emerson customers, PlantWeb is the blueprint for implementing a
comprehensive, digital solution that delivers installed cost savings
and operations savings. This automated solution delivers asset
management, process control and management execution through intelligent
field devices and critical plant assets, standards and scalable
platforms, and integrated modular software. Tailored to meet the
challenges of the power generation industry, Ovation ensures full
optimization of critical processes. Built using the latest commercially
available hardware platforms, operating systems and network architectures,
only the Ovation expert control system stays new in the face of
rapidly advancing computing technology.
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®; MicroMotion®; Rosemount®; Daniel®;
DeltaV™ ; and AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson
St. Louis-based Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com)
is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together
to provide innovative solutions to customers in process control;
electronics and telecommunications; industrial automation; heating,
ventilating and air conditioning; and appliance and tools. Sales
in fiscal 2003 were $14 billion.
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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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