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Emerson's Smart Wireless solutions improving production, distribution, and processing facilitiesEarly installations report ease of use, significant savings, and improvements in applications not possible with wired approachCALGARY (June 12, 2008) – At the 2008 Global Petroleum Show, Emerson Process Management is featuring its innovative new Smart Wireless products and solutions that open a new era of improvement for production, distribution, and processing facilities. An extension of its PlantWeb® digital architecture, Emerson's Smart Wireless solutions operate on an integrated wireless architecture for plant-and field-level communications. The seamless technology integrates and communicates field network information while also enabling a broad range of business and plant management applications. Smart Wireless is neither a top-down nor bottom-up model. Users can begin at the plant level and work down to the field, or at the field and work up, starting anywhere based on what their highest priority needs are. Field and Plant Networks"In a plant," explains Bob Karschnia, vice president of wireless for Emerson Process Management, "there are a number of self-organizing wireless field devices, such as pressure, temperature, and vibration transmitters, wireless discrete switches and wireless adapters to extract diagnostics from wired devices. All these devices are networked through our Smart Wireless gateway in a self-organizing network based on WirelessHART. That's the first application space where Emerson provides a complete solution for our customers." "But for business and plant management applications," Karschnia continues, wireless coverage is provided through hardened Cisco outdoor access points that are also meshed together. "This infrastructure allows the plant to deploy applications such as Voice over IP (VoIP), video surveillance and people location to improve workforce productivity." By teaming with Cisco, Emerson provides a plant-level, wireless mesh network that is open-standards-based as well as scalable, manageable and secure — all with a low total cost of ownership. Customer ApplicationsDeployment of Smart Wireless transmitters in self-organizing field networks have demonstrated extremely reliable, secure operation with up to 90 percent installed cost reduction compared to wired technology. Beyond savings, early innovators have enjoyed easy installation and commissioning, and immediate business benefits. "Better information from difficult-to-reach areas of the mill is helping our personnel prevent unscheduled downtime, meet customers' quality requirements and optimize productivity," commented Gary Borham, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. "When Emerson approached me with their industrial wireless solution, they said "We're plug-and-play," says Tim Gerami, a senior design engineer at PPG Industries' Lake Charles La., facility. "I gotta admit, I kind of laughed. Nothing I'd seen so far was that easy," he continued. "But I'm a believer now. Five minutes after installing it, the wireless network came alive. It's been there ever since." As engineers have discovered the unique advantages of Smart Wireless, the span of applications is broadening, including
"It has been exciting to see how in-plant wireless functionality has captured the imagination of managers, engineers and operations personnel," says John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "Once they started using the technology, they were able to envision additional applications. These innovative first movers are already confident and are well down the path to broader implementation of wireless. We are pleased that, thanks to them, our Smart Wireless products have a track record of success in installations across industries and worldwide. As a result, we're expanding — adding to the industry's broadest wireless solution set." Global WirelessHART StandardEmerson Process Management is the first process automation supplier to begin taking orders for WirelessHART enabled products, based on the recently approved open standard for in-plant wireless communications. The WirelessHART standard specifies use of open wireless communications for process measurement and control applications. Emerson estimates the demand for wireless technology will exceed $1 billion by 2012. "In my 39 years in Process Automation, I have never seen a technology with such compelling, immediate benefits," commented John Berra, upon approval of the standard. "Emerson customers proved these benefits with installations of our pre-standard products. The WirelessHART standard opens the door to confident and broad implementation of wireless throughout the industry." "We are pleased to be the first and invite all suppliers and end users to join us as we enter into this new era of process automation," continued Berra. "Wireless simply means a better way to put more eyes and ears in the plant, to enable the plant to run better, safer, and greener." The Expanding Self-Organizing Smart Wireless FamilyEmerson's Smart Wireless range of pressure, flow, level, temperature, pH, discrete and vibration transmitters and gateways are available with WirelessHART standard communications, as is AMS® Suite predictive maintenance software and 375 field communicator. The continuous stream of future new products from Emerson will also use the standard — including a valve position transmitter, the Smart Wireless THUM™ Adapter which will unleash stranded diagnostics in legacy devices, and the DeltaV™ native wireless interface. With Emerson's self-organizing technology each Smart Wireless device can act as a router for other nearby devices, passing messages along until they reach their destination. If there is an obstruction, transmissions are simply re-routed along the network until a clear path to the Smart Wireless Gateway is found. As conditions change or new obstacles are encountered in a plant, such as temporary scaffolding, new equipment, or a parked construction trailer, these wireless networks simply reorganize and find a way to get their signals through. All of this happens automatically, without any involvement by the user, providing redundant communication paths and better reliability than direct, line-of-sight communications between individual devices and a receiver. This self-organizing technology optimizes data reliability while minimizing power consumption. It also reduces the effort and infrastructure necessary to set up a successful wireless network. Getting StartedTo make it even easier for customers to reach the next level of business improvement, Emerson offers the completely assembled, configured, and tested SmartPack™ starter kit network that will establish itself right out of the box, with no additional user input or setup. It demonstrates the fast and easy commissioning of Smart Wireless technology. About Emerson Process ManagementEmerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp & paper, power, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, and project management, and maintenance services to help customers achieve the potential of their operations. Emerson brands include PlantWeb®, Fisher®, Rosemount®, Micro Motion®, Daniel®, DeltaV™, Ovation®, AMS® Suite, and CSI. About EmersonEmerson (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. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com. PlantWeb, Fisher, Rosemount, Micro Motion, Mobrey, Rosemount Analytical, Bristol, Daniel, DeltaV, Ovation, and AMS are marks owned by one of the Emerson Process Management legal entities. Other marks are property of their respective owners. Other marks are property of their respective owners.
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