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Emerson completes digital automation project at SECCO Petrochemical complex

09 Aug '05

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The MIV approach provided integration and teamwork for the project, and helped facilitate communication and optimized operations throughout the construction and on into the operation of the facility.

SECCO also implemented a centralized control room — the command center for all operations personnel in the facility — that oversees the main ethylene cracker and nine downstream derivative plants. Emerson's PlantWeb digital architecture with FOUNDATION fieldbus technology enables economical communications and wiring for the centralized control room, collecting, analyzing and sharing operations and diagnostics information for the 750 operations, engineering, and maintenance personnel staffing the SECCO site.

To reduce risks and raise the safety and production levels of the integrated complex, SECCO included PID control in the FOUNDATION fieldbus field devices, making the installation the largest installed fieldbus plant in the world and the largest control-in-the-field installation.

"They have proven that FOUNDATION fieldbus works, and works on a large scale," said Stuart Mounfield, project engineering manager, control systems, SECCO. "I don't see any reason for any project anywhere in the world to not use this fieldbus technology. It works and it's robust."

AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager, a key PlantWeb tool used during engineering and commissioning, enabled economies in setup and configuration of the intelligent devices. During regular operation, AMS Suite technologies will receive diagnostic information from the digital field devices and provide advanced information about the health of all components to maximize plant reliability and availability.

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