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Smart Positioners – they can make your job easier !

Smart Positioners – they can make your job easier !. A panel discussion on smart positioners – from ISA NORCAL. Panelist: Brad Rupert – Foxboro and Masoneilan/ACS Mario Francisco – ABB/CFM Inc. Joe Healy – Emerson/Fisher/APC. Moderator: Marjorie Widmeyer. SLAC/SSRL, mwidme@worldnet.att.net

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Smart Positioners – they can make your job easier !

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  1. Smart Positioners – they can make your job easier ! A panel discussion on smart positioners – from ISA NORCAL Panelist: Brad Rupert – Foxboro and Masoneilan/ACS Mario Francisco – ABB/CFM Inc. Joe Healy – Emerson/Fisher/APC Moderator: Marjorie Widmeyer SLAC/SSRL, mwidme@worldnet.att.net ISA S&P Department Board of Directors - Past Vice President ISA Strategic Planning Department - Vice President Elect ISA NORCAL Section – South Bay Programs

  2. Objectives • To discuss how smart positioners can improve the cost effectiveness of your facilities, including: • Advantages – why do this? • Communications • HART vs Bus • Diagnostics • Basic vs advanced • Reliability • Costs – Alternatives and justifications • Security issues and capabilities

  3. Panelist and Perspective • Smart Positioner Benefits and Alternatives • Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS  • Another Option • Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM  • HART and FieldBus Approaches • Joe Healy, Emerson/Fisher/APC 

  4. Some references for the future • Our panelists • Brad Rupert, Foxboro/Masoneilan/ACS • brad@acs-sf.com • Mario Francisco, ABB/CFM • MarioF@iwestco.com • Joe Healy, Emerson/APC • joe.healy@apc-fisher.com • Smart Positioner Articles • “Smart positioners to the rescue” • http://www.isa.org/Content/ContentGroups/InTech2/Departments/Safety1/20029/Smart_positioners_to_the_rescue.htm • “Making Valve Controllers/Positioners Smarter is Smart Business” • http://www.manufacturing.net/ctl/index.asp?layout=articleWebzine&articleid=CA269795 • “Using Smart Valves in a Fieldbus Network” • http://www.pepperlfuchs.com/pdf/PA/documents/SmartValves-ChemProces1-02.PDF

  5. Manufacturers of Smart Positioners or Digital Valve Controllers • ABB (725) - www.abb.com • DeZurik (20) - www.dezurik.com • Dresser – Masoneilan (SD) - www.masoneilan.com • Emerson Process Management, Fisher (80) - www.emersonprocess.com • FlowServe - Limitorque, Valtek, Kammer & Sereg (NS) - www.flowserve.com • Invensys – Foxboro (83) - www.foxboro.com • Metso Automation (37) - www.metsoautomation.com • Samson—Pfeiffer & Vetec (NS) - www.samson-usa.com • Siemens (270) - www.siemens.com • Smar International (53) - www.smar.com • Tyco Valves (9) - www.tycovalves.com • Westlock Controls (17) - www.westlockcontrols.com • Yamatake (SF >1) - www.yamatakeusa.com • Yokogawa (SF >1) - www.yca.com (xx) – Number of website hits on “positioner” NS – No search facility on site SF – Search facility, but no hits SD – Site down

  6. Questions and Discussion

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