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all Editions - Siemens | Printed: 11/25/2009
all Editions - Siemens | Printed: 11/25/2009
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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A H Marks and Company Limited, located at Wyke in West Yorkshire, is the UK’s largest privately-owned, independent chemical manufacturing company. It produces a wide range of specialty chemicals for customers in the agricultural, petrochemical, and personal care markets. With Sitrans capacitance transmitters, the company has found a reliable and cost-effective solution for monitoring phenol draw-off. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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The old control system at INEOS Phenol was recently replaced by Simatic PCS7 during operation and without interrupting production. Parallel to this major project, the company also collaborated successfully with Siemens in another area. Siemens designed an Advanced Process Control solution to manage a complex control task in distillation. This has enabled INEOS to optimize the energy requirements for the process step and to achieve a more constant level of operation in distillation. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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When active pharmaceutical ingredients or drugs are produced in clean-room environments, all ambient conditions must be monitored reliably and comprehensively. Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, located at the Höchst Industrial Park in Frankfurt, Germany, now uses the Simatic PCS7 process control system for this task and has recently upgraded its entire monitoring system to version 6. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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With its complete range of drive systems, Siemens addresses all applications in the process industry. The individual components and the system as a whole are ideally equipped to meet the specific requirements of the industry, including the ability to operate in corrosive and explosion-hazardous environments as well as in conditions requiring stringent safety standards. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Intense global competition requires companies to take an integrated view of all cost factors over the entire service life of their equipment. Electrical power accounts for a significant proportion of operating costs and should therefore be a focus of attention when planning equipment installations. With Totally Integrated Power (TIP), Siemens has developed a concept that helps cut energy costs right from the start. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
| The development of alternative, renewable sources of fuel has recently gained momentum. Emission guidelines issued under the Kyoto Protocol, along with rising oil prices, have made ethanol an attractive and increasingly competitive player in the fuel market in many countries. Offering an integrated set of systems and solutions for ethanol production plants, Siemens has successfully equipped ethanol facilities in the United States, Brazil, and Asia. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Siemens beat off strong competition to win the process analysis contract for two complete air separation plants that Linde KCA-Dresden is producing for a steelworks in western Russia. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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The partnership between INEOS Phenol in Gladbeck, Germany, and Siemens actually began with an order that had little to do with process automation: modernzing part of the low-voltage power distribution system and constructing a new central power supply station North at the Gladbeck site. Due to the success of this project, Siemens also won the contract for other challenging projects – for example, the modernization of the control technology for a continuous process with about 8,000 process signals. The result: clear benefits in the operation of the plant. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Analysts and experts estimate that worldwide, process control systems with a total installation value of around 65 billion Us dollars have reached the end of their service life and will need to be replaced with up-to-date technologies in the near future. However, a complete changeover to a new control system involves significant investment and considerable risks. With Simatic PCS7, Siemens offers its customers an alternative to a radical system change with a gradual migration of control technology. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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In addition to opening up new opportunities, the increasing integration of process automation and the office world increases the risk of virtual attacks from inside and outside the company. As a response to this threat, Siemens has developed special security packages for the process industry, combining integrated communication with a maximum level of network security. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Generalists and specialists have been added to the Siemens process instrumentation product portfolio, offering new technical details and new application options. Compact devices concentrate added functionalities into smaller dimensions, communication devices can be integrated into higher-level control system structures, and special designs have been developed for industry-specific requirements. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
| Efficient engineering and electronic procurement demand tools that facilitate technical product selection and error-free configuration. The PIA Selector enables users of process instruments to quickly and easily find and configure the right product from the Siemens process instruments and analytical portfolio. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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After numerous project discussions and a comprehensive market survey performed by the customer, Siemens succeeded in securing the contract to equip the Komdok zinc mine in North Korea. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Acrylonitrile is produced domestically through a single process: the Sohio process of propylene ammoxidation. By monitoring the crude product stream directly after the reactor, it is possible to optimize the reaction. Until now, the monitoring task has been difficult to solve with the help of chromatographic or infrared systems. The Quantra mass spectrometer, however, offers an excellent solution for handling this task. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Pressure on the pharmaceutical industry is growing: billions are being lost each year due to counterfeit drugs, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is demanding greater safety for pharmaceutical products as of 2007. Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, with transponders placed on the packaging, is one possible solution. A pilot project by Limmatdruck/Zeiler and Siemens demonstrates what the future of pharmaceutical packaging could look like. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Clean water is a resource that is vital for life and is increasingly in demand. Estimates suggest that water consumption will increase by around 40 percent in the next 20 years. To help ensure that water is available in sufficient quantity and quality wherever it is needed, Siemens has concentrated its water-related expertise in the newly established Water Technologies division. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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The production of oil additives is a complex process that involves numerous stages. More stringent quality standards and the need for greater flexibility place significant demands on process planning and control. For this reason, RohMax Oil Additives in Weiterstadt, Germany, introduced a manufacturing execution system (MES) based on Simatic IT and linked it to the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and the Simatic PCS7 process control system. Having successfully filled more than 6,000 customer orders, production is now more flexible and reliable than ever. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Growing market pressures and a changing regulatory landscape that encourages process innovation and optimization are forcing pharmaceutical manufacturers to modify their manufacturing infrastructures. The Simatic IT manufacturing execution system (MES) can help pharmaceutical companies link process demands and market requirements with business targets. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Siemens has been awarded the contract for migrating the existing process control and supervision systems at a part of the dispersions plant for BASF at Tarragona. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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With the new equipment module design guide and a selection of engineering templates, Siemens enables systems integrators and solution providers to benefit from past experience in successful projects, and simplifies the software engineering for the automation of batch processes. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Microprocess technology – the use of microstructured components for manufacturing in the process industry – delivers particular benefits for chemical synthesis. The small dimensions of the critical components mean that significant heat generation and flammable reactants and solvents can be more easily controlled. In addition, a better product yield can be achieved. At Achema 2006, Siemens will be presenting Siprocess, an open, modular microprocess system with integrated automation that makes microprocess technology significantly easier to use. The new technology helps reduce time to market for new and optimized chemical products. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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Siemens migrated the control system in the Lofo High Tech Film molding plant to Simatic PCS7 with practically no production stoppages. Thanks to excellent preparatory work and a proven migration strategy, the entire project was completed in just six months. The majority of the existing systems were retained – yet Lofo still derives maximum benefit from the openness and integration that the new PCS7 solution provides. more |
ProcessNews, Edition 01/06
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When it comes to fail-safe measuring points, everyone is talking about SIL (Safety Integrity Level) certification. However, Hans-Georg Kumpfmüller, manager of the Process Instrumentation and Analytics division at Siemens, is convinced that certificates asserting the proven-in-use status will remain an important indicator of the operational safety of process instruments. more |
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