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Medical device companies must look for ways to increase efficiency in their processes so as to remain competitive and in compliance with the various regulatory bodies governing the world’s markets. By Matthew Lowe, Master Controls

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Oil & Gas: Intelligent Productivity

We take a look at the brains that control environmental parameters for greater production efficiency in the oil & gas industry. By Lau Wee Pheng, Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pacific

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Control Panel Optimisation

The evolution of plant controls from pneumatic to analogue, and finally to digital, has left many older plants antiquated when it comes to equipment automation. New life is breathed into one such plant. By Roy Tanner, ABB.

Best practices and solution tools are introduced to enable system integrators, panel designers and builders to optimise five elements common in the control panel development process. By Michael Berg, Panduit; and Nathan Westby, Pentair.

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Continuous emission monitoring systems save time and money in marine and on-shore monitoring applications. By Koh Yee Tiong, Emerson Process Management

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Utilising Electronic Standard Operating Procedures (eSOPs) to comply with regulatory mandates such as RIN 2137–AE28 Pipeline Safety, drive good business practices globally, and capture and proliferate expert knowledge and proven procedures. By Alan Hinchman, GE Intelligent Platforms

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An examination of ultrasonic flow meters is given for natural gas applications, with a focus on the effects high levels of carbon dioxide have on instrument design and measurement. By Jeff Law, Sick

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Dramatic changes across the oil and gas industry require new approaches for managing information, analysing patterns and optimising outcomes in both upstream and downstream operations. By David Haake, IBM

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Agilent Technologies And Temasek Polytechnic Open Analytical Sciences Laboratory Singapore: Agilent Technologies and Temasek Polytechnic have announced a collaboration in product-safety testing and opened a new laboratory to help small and midsize enterprises maintain strict safety and quality standards.

The Temasek Polytechnic-Agilent Partner Lab brings together bioanalytical technologies from Agilent and resources from Temasek Polytechnic to help businesses, in particular those that develop, manufacture or distribute traditional Chinese medicine and food products. Chemists at this lab will be able to conduct tests to detect, screen, identify and quantify chemicals in ingredients and products at various stages of development and production — from product innovation

to quality control, from trace substance screening and identification to product authentication.

The new lab is part of the company’s Partner Labs network in the its South Asia-Pacific and South Korea region.

The Partner Labs program is an initiative designed to bring specialists from key laboratories around the world together with the organisation’s technologies in the chromatography, mass spectrometry and spectroscopy areas. Most importantly, the program is complementary to the company’s applications services.

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skill-sets, and develop applications that customers need. The facility is located in the School of Applied Sciences in Temasek Polytechnic.

The Institution Of Engineers, Singapore (IES) To Nurture Technological Start-Ups Into Globally Competitive Companies Singapore: The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) has selected two more companies to be supported through its Technopreneurship Ecoystem (TES) initiative, making a total of three companies under its portfolio since the launch of the initiative in December 2012, putting it on track to nurture promising technological start-ups into potential Globally Competitive Companies (GCC).

The three TES companies are Pirate3D in consumer 3D printing, GCore Lab in thermal power management for batteries, and ELET in intelligent LED lighting

power management.

“IES provides a platform for aspiring inventors to jumpstart their invention. Through our wide network with various industry partners, IES provides the opportunity for our members and their prodigies to bring their dreams into reality,” said Er Emily Tan, Chair of IES Technopreneurship & Professional Development Committee. “We will be announcing thematic platform incubation initiatives in the near future.”

A focus of TES is to nurture 10 technological start-ups into GCCs, in support of Singapore’s economic

strategy of economic resilience and developing Singaporeans into global business leaders.

An example is Pirate3D, the first IES incubation company that received S$589,000 (US$460,624) funding from IES venture fund partner, Red Dot Ventures (RDV) in December 2012; and moved on to raise another US$1,438,765 globally on the crowdfunding Kickstarter platform in June 2013.

The two latest start-ups to come under TES, GCore Lab and ELET, will be receiving S$589,000 and S$500,000 respectively from RDV and corporate/angel investors.

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Schneider Electric Announces New East Asia IT Business VP Singapore: Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Pankaj Sharma as VP of East Asia for the company’s IT Business. A 13 year veteran in the company’s IT Business unit, Mr Sharma will oversee business operations and drive growth across ASEAN, South Korea and Taiwan in this new role.

“We congratulate Pankaj on taking on this new assignment following his long history with Schneider Electric,” said Philippe Arsonneau, senior VP for the company’s Asia Pacific and Japan IT business whom Mr Sharma reports into. “Throughout his tenure, he has built up a robust track record in establishing and maintaining relationships with channel partners and

customers. He has also demonstrated an in-depth understanding of the markets we operate in as well as impressive expertise in the prevailing trends and technologies important to the IT industry.”

“I am confident that Pankaj will excel in his new role,” Philippe Arsonneau continued. “Having him on board will enable us to endure in our efforts of helping customers optimise their energy usage.”

Based in Singapore, his achievements include leading his team to grow the APW president’s rack business in India, a company Schneider Electric acquired in 2011.

In addition to his role as VP of East Asia for Schneider Electric’s IT

Business, Pankaj continues with his HBN (Home and Business Networks) and marketing responsibilities for Asia Pacific and Japan, supporting the channel operations and increasing the company’s client base.

Schneider Electric, which is increasingly acknowledged for their customer focus and end-to-end energy optimisation solutions, has singled out East Asia as a market to watch in coming years given the growing population, developing IT industry and increasingly established infrastructure. Throughout the region, the company is dedicated to pushing IT technology boundaries to deliver better integrated and innovative holistic data centre solutions.

CommScope Adds Enterprise Solutions Production To India Facility Singapore: To meet the growing demand for network infrastructure solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, CommScope unveiled expanded production capabilities at its Goa, India facility to include high-performance Systimax cabling.

Opened in 1998, the 25,800 sq m facility currently manufactures antenna and transmission cable products for the company’s wireless business under the Andrew brand. It also includes an integrated warehouse, distribution and customer support centre. The facility now will produce for the first time the company’s Systimax copper cabling, panels and patch cords for its enterprise customers in India. The company also plans to begin manufacturing in Goa its Uniprise cabling.

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will be an important part of the customer experience during visits to the facility and in understanding how the organisation can address its network infrastructure needs.

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Emerson Supplies Inverters To 8 MW Solar Park In Thailand Thailand: Emerson has supplied inverters to a plant owned by Natural Energy Development Company (NED), which officially opened its 8MW extension project, Wang Ploeng Solar, on May 29, 2013.

The company’s inverters were chosen because of their multi-master modular architecture, which enables the SPV to scale the inverter’s rated power capacity up and down to match demand, maintaining the inverter in its most efficient zone from early in the morning, to late in the day.

Additionally, another key consideration was the fault tolerance of inverters.

Having up to nine power modules per inverter improves fault tolerance because the modules can be rotated to allow the workload to be spread evenly, so any loss of power is restricted to only the affected modules.

Chaiwut Saengpredekorn, plant manager, NED says: “We chose Emerson inverters because of the enhanced power generation they offer. Emerson’s multi-master architecture was a real selling-point for us because it means

that it is cost-efficient to start the inverter running much earlier in the morning, and continue it until much later in the evening than would be the case with a standard inverter, as such maximising power generation.”

Yokogawa Wins Control System Order For Municipal Water Treatment Plant In Indonesia Tokyo, Japan: Yokogawa Electric Corporation’s subsidiary, PT Yokogawa Indonesia, has received an order from PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk to supply the automation system for the Petanu water treatment plant that it is building at the Sanur beach resort area on Bali’s south eastern coast for a municipal water utility (PDAM) that is overseen by the Indonesian government’s Ministry of Public Works.

The Petanu water treatment plant will produce 300 litres per second (approximately 25,920 cubic metres per day) of clean water for Gianyar Regency, Denpasar City, and Badung Regency. It is scheduled to start operation in September 2013.

Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country, and its infrastructure is being rapidly developed to meet the growing needs of its urban population

and the tourism industry. The Petanu water treatment plant is a key to ensuring a stable supply of clean water for south eastern Bali.

The automation system that is to be installed at the Petanu water treatment plant includes the Fast/ Tools SCADA software package, the Stardom network-based control system, analysers, and a variety of field devices such as Admag series magnetic flowmeters. Yokogawa Indonesia will be responsible for the entire project, from engineering to delivery, installation, and commissioning.

The company was able to win this order because of its ability to provide a one stop solution comprised of field devices, control systems, and other products that will meet a range of operation and maintenance needs and thereby improve the efficiency of water production.

Water shortages are becoming a serious problem in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries, because of rapid economic and population growth. According to a report titled ‘Future Vision and Policy Response toward Water Business Industry’ that was released by the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in April 2010, the global water market is projected to grow from 36 trillion yen (US$ 370 billion in 2007 to 87 trillion yen in 2025.

Encouraged by the success in winning this order, the company will seek to expand its share of the water-related control business in Southeast Asia and other emerging regions by providing water supply infrastructure solutions based on its experience in water treatment applications and technical expertise in automation systems.

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Eaton Among India’s Best Companies To Work For Pune, India: Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton has announced that it has been named among India’s Best Companies To Work For in 2013. This is the second consecutive year that the company has secured a position in the nationwide study, which had over 500 participating companies.

The study, conducted by Great Place to Work Institute in India in partnership with The Economic Times, is India’s largest annual

study on workplace culture aimed at identifying, recognising, learning from, and spreading best practices of organisations that achieve business objectives by being great workplaces.

Commenting on the accomplishment, the company’s MD for India, Nitin Chalke, said: “This is a prestigious recognition and is testimony of our endeavor to successfully implement and uphold the company’s globally

acknowledged people policies across our operations in India as a leader in power management and sustainable business practices.”

Ashish Kapoor, the company’s director, human resources for India, added: “This is recognition of our teams’ persistent effort in effectively deploying Eaton’s human resources practices and culture so that our customers, our company and our employees can continue to grow and develop.”

New Delhi, India: REC, a provider of solar electricity solutions, will supply 25,720 REC Peak Energy Series solar panels aggregating to 6.5 MWp to power a ground-mounted tracker system in Andhra Pradesh, India. All electricity produced — 12,289,500 kWh of clean, green electricity each year — will be used for the printing of the Eenadu, the largest circulated Telugu newspaper in Andhra Pradesh, owned by the Ramoji Group.

India’s electricity shortage due to rapid economic expansion together with high levels solar irradiation and high electricity prices paid by industrial customers make large-scale solar installations for self consumption a financially attractive alternative source of energy.

“Solar-generated power for captive consumption not only guards businesses against increasing electricity prices, it also provides good investment opportunity,” said Shailendra Mohan Bebortha, MD India, REC. “We see self-consumption as a key business model for solar in India because it does not depend on incentive schemes, has no restrictions on system sizes, has low level of bureaucracy and makes industrial customers independent from fluctuations in energy prices.”

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To be more independent, we decided to invest in solar energy or more specifically, in captive solar consumption,” explained Rajendra Babu, GM, Eenadu. “With increasing electricity costs on the one hand and the intermittent energy supply on the other, we can save a lot of money by using the energy produced by the solar installation itself and at the same time fulfill our corporate environmental policy.”

Being built by Photon Energy Systems Limited, an Indian EPC, the plant will be completed by the end of September 2013. “REC’s high efficiency and high quality solar panels with their 25 year linear power output warranty made REC a natural choice for this project.

These modules coupled with Photon’s engineering expertise should result in the plant generating one of the highest energy per Wp in India” said Gautham Nalamada, CEO, Photon.

India’s power deficit is highest in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and increased from three percent in 2011 to 16 percent in January 2013. Thousands of small and medium enterprises have already closed due to the power shortage. The abundant solar irradiation level of more than 1,900 W per sqm and incentives and policies for the allocation of 1 GW of solar projects under the Andhra Pradesh Solar Policy 2012 make this Indian state a promising market for the company in 2014.

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Schaeffler Opens A Training Centre He r z o ge n a u r a c h , G e r m a n y : Schaeffler has officially opened The Schaeffler Academy, an advanced training centre to house its range of training courses in the new VIPA building. The Schaeffler Academy offers around 1,300 sq m of space, enough to accommodate around 200 training participants each day.

Partners Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler and Georg F W Schaeffler, member of the executive board Human Resources Kurt Mirlach, member of the executive board Operations Oliver Jung, and Herzogenaurach’s mayor Dr German Hacker attended the opening ceremony alongside a number of other guests.

“The Schaeffler academy is more

than just this attractive new advanced training centre. It is first and foremost a virtual platform and a worldwide network. All training activities in the Schaeffler Group will be bundled together here — even across national boundaries one roof here”, explained Mr Mirlach, member of the executive board Human Resources at Schaeffler.

Tanja Lederer, director of the Schaeffler Academy, added: “This creates transparency and s y n e rg i e s , w h i l e a l l o w i n g a long-term standardisation of all company-wide qualification courses and processes according to high standards of quality.”

In 2012, 3,700 qualification

measures were carried out and 37,000 bookings made in Germany alone. The highlight of the opening ceremony was the unveiling of the Schaeffler Academy lettering by Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler and Georg F W Schaeffler. The word ‘Academy’ was manufactured from black-coated steel by four ‘Two in One’ dual students in their first year of study, who integrated their own creative ideas into the project and deliberately kept the welding seams visible to symbolise the coming together of all training activities worldwide.

After the opening ceremony, the guests were able to view the Academy’s 16 teaching and computer rooms for themselves.

Matforce Installs 26 MW Cummins Power Generation Paralleling System For Cement Factory In Mali Mali: The Diamond Cement plant in Mali has been equipped with 26 MW 6 kV of prime power capacity by specialist energy contractor Matforce, which selected a solution from Cummins Power Generation under close competition from Caterpillar. The plant uses 26 Cummins Power Generation C1400 D5 open generator sets in parallel, each with a 1,600 kVA, 400 V/ 6 kV transformer, a 2,000 A motorised breaker and ring main unit.

The power plant uses high MV switchgear and is run by the company’s PowerCommand Digital Master Control DMC 200. Diesel fuel supply is automatic.

Matforce’s experience in the sector and its record of service were major factors in winning the contract. Matforce handled the complete installation of the power plant.

The factory, known as the Astro plant and located in the city of Kayes, is one of several in the region owned and operated by Diamond Cement. Headquartered in Lomé,

The power plant uses high MV switchgear and is run by the company’s PowerCommand Digital Master Control DMC 200.

Togo, the company is part of the WACEM Group, which manufactures building materials for developing markets in West Africa and India.

The Group consists of four principal divisions — cement manufacturing,

steel manufacturing, construction and logistics and international trading.

The Group is also active in more than 11 countries spread across Africa and Asia, and has an annual turnover of more than US$ 350 million.

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Siemens Lays Foundation Stone For Company Headquarters

(L-R) Joe Kaeser, CFO of Siemens, Gerhard Cromme, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens, Mayor Christian Ude, Siemens CEO Peter Löscher and Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann together seal the foundation stone with the engraved cover plate.

Germany: Together with Munich Mayor Christian Ude, Siemens president and CEO Peter Löscher has laid the foundation stone for the company’s new headquarters building, which will be completed on Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich by the end of 2015.

The future inner-city complex will provide employees with a 21st-century working environment and be freely accessible to the general public at ground level. The company has set high standards for sustainability for its new headquarters, and will fulfill the criteria for minimum energy consumptions in buildings.

“For the first time since the company built its headquarters in Berlin Siemensstadt 100 years ago, Siemens is laying the foundation stone for our new headquarters of the future,” stated Peter Löscher.

“The Siemens campus will be an enrichment for Munich. A global company that does not isolate itself, but expressly invites the public in — this is how it should be,” said Munich Mayor Christian Ude. In addition to the many guests of honor and public representatives such as the head of Munich’s Department of Urban Planning, professor Elisabeth Merk, and Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann, numerous employees at company headquarters and neighbours were also present at the ceremony.

The new headquarters will provide a convenient link for pedestrians between the city’s historic centre and the museum quarter in Maxvorstadt.

Attractively designed inner courtyards with restaurants and galleries will invite passersby to stroll and linger. At the same time, the building’s advanced technology will provide a flexible and comfortable working environment on the six upper floors.

The new headquarters will be a model for resource-saving buildings. For this reason, they have been designed to meet the highest sustainability standards — certification according to the building standards of the DGNB Gold (German Sustainable Building Council) and LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, international). All criteria for minimum energy consumption will also be met.

To conserve resources, electricity will be provided by photovoltaic systems installed on the roof of the building, water will be supplied from rainwater stored within the building, and power will be generated from panels in the building’s floors. The design of the complex as well as its insulation and shading will minimise energy consumption. Upwardly tapering façades will increase natural lighting of the interior. LED lighting, water-saving fittings and need-based system controls will also help the building meet the criteria for minimum energy consumption.

National Instruments And Kollmorgen Collaborate To Provide Advanced Servo Solutions Texas, US: National Instruments (NI) is expanding its motion control offering through a collaboration with Kollmorgen, a provider of motion systems and components for OEMs. These products include drives, motors, linear positioners, gearheads, cables and accessories. This collaboration between two companies in motion control makes the design of machinery and equipment easier.

The company provides a variety of motion hardware, all programmed through the its LabView SoftMotion Module and based on the LabView reconfigurable I/O architecture, to help engineers create customised and configurable motion systems tightly integrated with the company’s measurement and control I/O portfolio. Kollmorgen extends that offering to include servo and stepper technology across a variety of drive and motor product families.

For example, Kollmorgen’s EtherCAT AKD brushless servo drive is integrated directly with NI SoftMotion, empowering machine builders to create highaxis-count servo systems without EtherCAT programming. These servo systems are inherently synchronised with any other modules in an PXI or CompactRIO system. NI also sells the singlecable AKM motor globally, which combines motor power and feedback signals in one connector, reducing wiring cost and complexity.

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Applied Materials Names New CEO And Executive Chairman California, US: The Board of Directors at Applied Materials has appointed Gary Dickerson as president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Michael Splinter as executive chairman of the Board of Directors, effective September 1, 2013.

Mr Dickerson also was elected a member of the Board of Directors, effective at the same time. He is currently president of the company and succeeds Mr Splinter who has served as the Company’s CEO since 2003.

“As president, Gary has proved to be an outstanding leader and partner, focusing Applied on new strategies for profitable growth through our unmatched strength in precision

materials engineering,” said Mike Splinter.

“Today, Applied Materials enjoys a stronger foundation than ever before on which to build momentum for growth,” said Mr Dickerson.

A long-time industry leader, Mr Dickerson, 56, has a track record of delivering growth in revenue and profits while achieving recognition for customer satisfaction and gaining market share.

He served for seven years as CEO of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates until its acquisition by Applied Materials in 2011 and spent 18 years at KLA-Tencor Corporation where he held a variety of operations and product development roles before serving as

(L-R) Michael Splinter and Gary Dickerson.

president and chief operating officer.

He earned a BS degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri, Rolla and an MBA from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Rockwell Automation Introduces Industrial Security Initiative Wisconsin, US: Rockwell Automation has announced an initiative to help manufacturers reduce security risks to control systems in response to growing cyber-security threats. The initiative will help automation and IT professionals more effectively secure their industrial processes with a combination of control system design and best practices, contemporary technologies and professional services from the company and its strategic partnerships, including Cisco.

“The rapidly evolving nature of the industrial security landscape makes it critical that today’s manufacturers view security as an ongoing business imperative, rather than a one-time investment event,” said Sujeet Chand, senior VP and CTO, Rockwell Automation. “A more secure network infrastructure will allow manufacturers to deploy contemporary technologies and emerging solutions, like mobility, virtualisation and cloud computing, while still performing missioncritical automation functions.

Rockwell Automation is dedicated

to providing the technologies and resources that will help facilitate the design and management of a secure connected enterprise.”

The three-pronged Rockwell Automation initiative is designed to achieve a secure connected enterprise through the following: Defense-in-Depth Methodology: Addressing both internal and external threats by forming multiple layers of defense which help mitigate various types of risks. The company’s defensein-depth approach employed in an industrial control system design and operation helps manufacturers by establishing processes and policies that identify and contain evolving threats in industrial systems.

Secure Automation Architecture: The industrial control system represents the heart of production, and the security of information used for control, configuration and monitoring is critical.

Enterprise-Ready Industrial Security Solutions: By teaming with Cisco and other companies in physical network designs and software applications, the company

is addressing both IT and industrial automation security challenges.

Together, the companies advocate for a common network architecture approach that helps decrease inconsistencies in network protocols, security practices and training. In the future, both companies will offer guidance on topics, such as resilient network design, access control, contextual identity management and protection of assets, through a portfolio of jointly developed industrial products and industrial control system security resources.

The industrial security initiative from the company is based on a multilayer network design approach that combines resiliency in the infrastructure with securityenabled, endpoint devices to help manufacturers establish a sustainable security culture, conduct security assessments, and deploy a robust security infrastructure across both automation and industrial IT assets.

Core to the initiative is implementation of a secure network infrastructure based on the use of the standard Internet Protocol (IP).

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ST-Ericsson Announces Completion Of Restructuring And Employee Transfer Geneva, Switzerland: ST-Ericsson, a joint venture of STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, has announced the completion of the restructuring activities and the transfer of business, assets and employees to Ericsson, STMicroelectronics and third party buyers, following the decision announced on March 18, 2013 to split up the company and to winddown the joint venture.

On August 2, 2013, ST-Ericsson transferred approximately 1,800 employees and contractors to Ericsson- with the largest concentration in Sweden, Germany,

India and China — working in design, development and sales of the LTE multimode thin modem products, including 2G, 3G and 4G interoperability. On the same date, ST-Ericsson also transferred approximately 1,000 employees to ST, primarily in France and in Italy, adding competences in embedded processing, RF, analogue and power technologies, software and system integration to fuel growth of the existing ST businesses.

In addition, during the past days ST-Ericsson has successfully closed transactions with third

parties, including the sale of its Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) assets, the transfers of a Linux software team based in Lund, Sweden, and of a Wireless LAN team based in Noida, India, securing a new employer for a further approximately 200 employees.

Business continuity and support for customers going forward is fully ensured by Ericsson for the LTE multimode thin modem products and by STMicroelectronics for all other products excluding the GNSS connectivity products transferred to the buyer.

Illinois, US: UOP, a Honeywell company, has been selected by Taiyo Oil to supply technology and catalysts to improve operational flexibility and increase petrochemical production at Taiyo’s Shikoku Operations in Ehime, Japan.

The plant will install UOP Tatoray process technology to allow it to boost yields of certain petrochemicals by more than 70 percent, and give the plant more flexibility to produce petrochemicals or gasoline as demand changes.

“Demand for petrochemicals in Asia is growing, while gasoline demand is expected to decrease due to stricter fuel specifications and increased demand for fuel-efficient vehicles,” said Pete Piotrowski, senior VP and GM of Honeywell’s UOP Process Technology and Equipment business unit. “The Tatoray process will significantly increase mixed xylene and benzene production, allowing Taiyo to respond to the region’s growing petrochemical demand, and it will give them the operational flexibility to also produce

high-quality gasoline as needed.

We look forward to continuing our longstanding relationship with Taiyo as we work to complete this project,” he added.

The company has worked with Taiyo for nearly 30 years, and has provided almost all of the process units for its Shikoku Operations.

The Tatoray unit is expected to produce 300,000 metric tonnes per year of mixed xylene and high-purity beneze, which will require no further processing. The unit is expected to start up in 2014.

The plant’s existing Thermal HydroDealkylation (THDA) unit converts heavy aromatics such as toluene to benzene, a high-value petrochemical used in the production of polymers, plastics and high-octane gasoline.

Taiyo will convert the unit to use the company’s Tatoray process technology.

The organisation’s Tatoray process converts toluene and C9 aromatics to mixed xylenes and high-purity benzene without the need for sulfolane

Kiril Havezov, Sofia, Bulgaria

Honeywell’s UOP Technology To Improve Operational Flexibility At Key Petrochemical Plant In Japan

The Tatoray process technology will help produce high quality gasoline.

extraction. The process can more than double mixed xylene production from a given naphtha feedstock, while reducing the overall cost of production, making it one of the most economical ways to increase xylene and benzene yields in an aromatics complex.

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INDUSTRY UPDATES Profinet:

Performance Upgrade END users as well as machine manufacturers can now benefit from the Profinet performance upgrade which facilitates cycle times of 31.25 µs. This necessitates integration in field devices, which can be realised by means of existing basic technologies. This not only ensures reduced development expenditures, but also allows for a sustainable increase in machine productivity.

Productivity represents a decisive efficiency criterion in all industrial production processes. Plant operators expect new machine generations to produce ever more products in ever shorter time without causing a significant increase in machine costs.

As a result, machine manufacturers are facing the increasing challenge of having to continuously optimise their machines and accelerate their production speed. This challenge can only be mastered through the application of intelligent and powerful automation solutions as well as by means of reliable interaction between control and field devices.

One Communication System High-performance communication represents the backbone of any distributed automation solution.

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Picture 1: Multiprotocol on Profinet systems

between control and field devices.

However, modern machines are only lived up to conditionally when the focus is placed on communication cycles only.

Production data are exchanged between the machines, higherlevel Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) as well as SAP systems monitor the entire production process and quality management systems save comprehensive track & trace data. As a result, the machines’ connection to the production network is becoming ever more important.

As an Industrial Ethernet standard, Profinet combines communication openness with optimum realtime capability in

terms of automation. In addition to fast I/O communication, standard data can be transferred in parallel in a non-reactive manner by means of TCP/IP. The Ethernet standard extensions required for realtime capability do not restrict the open standard communication of Profinet in any way.

Scalable Real-Time According To Requirements The Real-Time mode (RT) is available for applications with communication cycles of up to one millisecond without the necessity for synchronisation.

It is based on the principle of transporting Profinet telegrams through networks in the shortest possible time on the basis of

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their special EtherType and the highest Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) priority. As this prioritisation does not require any synchronised communication, RT can be realised in field devices without any special requirements regarding the hardware. Profinet with RT can as such be integrated through a simple expansion of the firmware.

The Isochronous Real-Time mode (IRT) was developed for applications with cycle times below one millisecond which particularly require synchronous communication. Depending on the cycle, a certain time period is exclusively reserved for IRT traffic, the so-called IRT phase.

This ensures that all data are sent during this phase and are available both in the controller as well as in the devices at the end of the phase.

Following the IRT phase, all standard data such as TCP/IP telegrams are sent. The timing of the phases and synchronisation of all devices necessitates corresponding hardware support, which is why the use of respective technologies is required for the integration of IRT.

High Speed With Maximum Precision To f u r t h e r i n c r e a s e t h e

performance of Profinet, a performance upgrade for IRT was defined in the Profinet Specification V2.3. While cycle times of 250 µs could be attained before, the mechanisms of Fast For warding, Dynamic Frame Packing and Fragmentation now facilitate isochronous cycle times of 31.25 µs. As a special feature, all stations can be accessed in parallel via TCP/IP without limitations even with this powerful real-time communication. This supports seamless integration in superior systems and eases machine and system diagnostics.

The performance upgrade as such results in a reduction of cycle times by factor eight. The cycle time and productivity of a machine are generally directly related with each other. Correspondingly, the performance upgrade also allows for an increase of machine productivity by factor of eight. Of course, this increase cannot be realised in only one step.

After all, field devices as well as machine mechanics have to be able to process higher production volumes. While the machine’s mechanics and architecture lie in the machine manufacturer’s responsibility, he has to be able to rely on his suppliers when it comes to the field devices’ expansion by the performance upgrade.

Picture 2: Scalable realtime for all application needs.

Easy Integration In Field Devices Various technologies are available for this purpose. The hardware suppor t required for the application of Profinet with IRT is then contained in the respective technology components and a firmware stack executes the protocol-specific tasks. As a result, developers do not have to deal with the switching details of Profinet communication and need not address all parts of the stack individually.

Instead, they can fully focus on device development and easily interlink their applications with Profinet via a user interface. Many technology companies operating in the field of PI offer cost-efficient solutions, allowing for integration without any detailed knowledge of the protocol mechanisms.

Increased Profinet Performance Today And Tomorrow Analysis show that the majority of the currently used cycle times still range between 500 µs and 10 ms in the most frequent applications in the field of automation technology. Field device manufacturers therefore justifiably ask themselves to which extent an integration of the performance upgrade is required or economically reasonable.

Initially, the performance upgrade merely represents a performance expansion by IRT. The basic mechanisms used with IRT remain identical also when employing the performance upgrade. Consequently, almost all technology suppliers offering solutions with IRT integrate the performance upgrade in their technology products.

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Newsdesk desk Sixth CANopen Lift Plug Fest CAN/CANopen Information Day: Trends And Markets

The sixth CANopen Lift plug fest was again hosted by CAN in Automation (CiA). It provided the opportunity for manufacturers of lift control systems and equipment to test the new functions introduced with current version 2.1 of the CANopen application profile for lift control systems (CiA 417). CANopen devices from Lift Equip, SafeLine, Schaefer, and Ziehl-Abegg were connected to each of four different Lift controller systems from Böhnke + Partner, Intec, Sprinte, and Weber Lifttechnik to allow testing their implemented functions such as firmware download/update by means of boot-loader (load/store parameter sets), error counter, energy saving procedure known as device degradation and power measurement.

The lift controller manufacturers pointed out possible compatibility issues with their products. In order to increase the efficiency of the testing, CANopen devices will be configured for bitrate 250 kbit/s prior to the testing at the next plug fest on December 3, 2013. In addition, stress tests regarding busloads and bus length will be performed.

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CANopen EnergyManagement CAN in Automation (CiA) will organise a CANopen EnergyManagement seminar in Helsinki, Finland on October 23, 2013. The seminar aims at development engineers as well as system designers, who want to receive an insight into the EnergyBus protocol according to CiA 454.

During this one-day event, attendees will learn about the basics of CANopen and the principles of the CANopen-based Energy-Management system CiA 454. Online registration is possible.

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CAN in Automation (CiA) will organise a CAN/CANopen information day in Moscow, Russia on September 26, 2013.

This one-day event is aimed at development engineers, system designers as well as decision makers. Attendees will be given first-hand information on the latest trends and developments in the CAN and CANopen application field.

Furthermore, the improved data link layer protocol CAN FD will be introduced. In particular, the options of CANopen profiles using the CAN FD feature will be discussed. The seminar will be held in English. Online registration is possible.

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14th International CAN Conference CAN in Automation (CiA) published the program for the 14th international CAN Conference (iCC). The two-day conference, known for its presentations, will take place at Eurosites République in Paris, France from November 12-13, 2013.

The 14th iCC is sponsored by Ixxat Automation.

The iCC program committee has reviewed the submitted abstracts and decided on the program. The titles of the two keynotes (invited papers) are not yet fixed. The keynote on the subject CAN FD will be presented by Dr Marc Schreiner (Daimler), the keynote about CiA 447 (CANopen in specialpurpose car add-on devices) has not yet been confirmed.

The event is focused on CAN FD, the improved CAN data link layer protocol. “The quality of submissions was very high,” said Holger Zeltwanger on behalf of the iCC program committee. “It was hard to select the papers and to reject some top-quality submissions,” he added. The event will be accompanied by a tabletop exhibition, which offers the opportunity to show products to the conference attendees.

The program, online registration form, and all other information on the 14th iCC are available at the CiA website.

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Fieldbus Foundation Issues Preliminary Specification The Fieldbus Foundation has issued a Foundation fieldbus Preliminary Specification (PS) addressing fieldbus transducer blocks for ISA100.11a wireless devices. ISA100.11a is an industrial wireless networking technology standard developed by the International Society of Automation (ISA).

As part of the Foundation for Remote Operations Management’s (ROM) solution for implementing wireless and remote I/O, the new technical specification defines a fieldbus transducer block used within Foundation for ROM devices to communicate with ISA100.11a instruments. In addition, it describes the method for configuring tools and asset-managing hosts to access ISA100.11a devices, as well as structures to identify and maintain device status in ISA100.11a networks connected to Foundation for ROM devices.

Better Integration The new transducer block specification will enable automation end users to interface ISA100.11a devices to Foundation fieldbus for better integration with a control system, or with Foundation devices. The technology also supports a networked method for asset-managing hosts to access an installed base of ISA100.11a devices for configuration and maintenance purposes.

Foundation For ROM Field Demonstration Held In Brazil The Fieldbus Foundation conducted the first live demonstration of its Foundation for Remote Operations Management (ROM) technology at the Petrobras research and development facility (Cenpes) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Held on April 30, 2013, the demonstration was attended by Petrobras company executives and automation industry media from around the world.

The first development of its kind integrating remote input/ output (I/O), ISA 100.11a, WirelessHART, wired HART, and Foundation fieldbus H1 protocols into a single, standard data management environment, Foundation for ROM extends the capabilities of Foundation fieldbus to wired and wireless devices installed in some of the world’s harshest and most remote locations. This open, non-proprietary solution provides a unified digital infrastructure for asset management in applications ranging from tank farms and terminals to pipelines, offshore platforms, and even Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) skids.

HSE provides an efficient way to bring large concentrations of discrete and analogue field I/O from modular devices back to the control room using a high-speed HSE connection.

Employing HSE equipment functioning like a smart Remote Terminal Unit (RTU), the technology brings all forms of conventional I/O into the native fieldbus environment easily.

This solution makes discrete I/O, analogue I/O, H1 fieldbus, HART and WirelessHART available over common Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. The addition of the new ISA100.11a transducer block further expands the integration of process instrumentation within a Foundation control system infrastructure.

Foundation Membership Access to Foundation technical specifications is a key benefit of the Fieldbus Foundation membership. The specification can be reviewed for free by foundation members, and can be accessed in the preliminary specifications area of Fieldbus Forums. During the review cycle, anyone identifying private rights (ie: patents, copyrights and trademarks) within the specification should contact the Fieldbus Foundation.

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Ambitious Projects Petrobras is interested in specifying Foundation for ROM technology for the ambitious projects it is undertaking in the upstream and downstream hydrocarbon industry. The company has a US$224 billion capital spending plan through 2015, with most of the investments targeted at the upstream sector on the Pre-Salt area of the Santos Basin.

Reliance Industries (India) has also agreed to host Foundation for ROM field demonstrations, and additional end user demonstrations in Japan, the Middle East and Europe are being planned.

The Petrobras Centro de Pesquisas Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello, also known as Cenpes, is the largest oil and gas research centre in the Southern Hemisphere. During the field demonstration and press day event — the first step to show the capabilities of Foundation for ROM before it is specified for commercial projects — a series of tests were performed on a distillation process pilot plant to evaluate the use of fieldbus-based ROM devices with wireless protocols for remote applications.

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Chinese Conformance Certificate The first accredited EtherCAT Test Centre (ETC) in China opened in February 2013. At the Laboratory of Numerical Control and Automation (LNC) at Beihang University, the ETC team supervisor Dr Liu Yanqiang officially tests EtherCAT products from Chinese manufacturers for conformance.

Some time ago the first EtherCAT device tested by the ETC, a servo drive from Tsino-Dynatron Electrical Technology, successfully passed the conformance test in the lab. This test is voluntary for companies and, in case of success, the products are officially certified. The inhouse test with the Conformance Test Tool, on the other hand, is mandatory for all manufacturers of EtherCAT devices, but does not lead to a certificate.

Certificate Awarded The official handover of the first Chinese conformance certificate took place in Shenzhen, one of five cities where this year’s EtherCAT Roadshow China stopped, and where representatives of TsinoDynatron, EtherCAT Technology Group and the EtherCAT Test Centre were onsite: ETC supervisor Dr Liu, Beryl Fan, manager of the ETG office in China, and Martin Rostan, executive director of the ETG, congratulated Tang Xiaoping, vice GM, and Michael Li, marketing manager, both from Tsino-Dynatron, on the successful test and awarded the certificate.

Mr Rostan explained: “The growing demand for official tests shows that our Chinese ETG members not only implement EtherCAT into their devices,

but also recognise the value of an official device certification.”

Market Success EtherCAT devices have been successful on the Chinese market for a long time and usage of the EtherCAT Conformance Test Tool by ETG members in-house is accordingly popular. However, the voluntary official device test at the newly opened accredited test centre in China will increasingly be frequented by Chinese companies in order to introduce their EtherCAT products to the market as ‘officially conformance tested.’

Besides the ETC in China, the ETG has accredited ETCs in Germany and Japan, too, where experts test EtherCAT products officially for conformance.

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From left: Michael Li and Tang Xiaoping from Tsino-Dynatron together with Martin Rostan, Beryl Fan, and Dr Yanqiang Liu during the submission of the first official Chinese EtherCAT conformance certificate.

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Techno-Frontier 2013 In Japan

The ETG joint booth at Techno-Frontier 2013 attracted many visitors during the exhibition.

In 2013, the ETG will, in total, take part in 15 international exhibitions all over the world. One of them was the Techno-Frontier 2013 which took place from July 17-19, 2013, in Tokyo, Japan. With over 1,000 booths from 500 different companies, where visitors will be searching for the latest technologies and products in electronics and mechatronics.

The ETG will share a joint booth, where the organisation is accompanied by various co-exhibitors who show their latest EtherCAT products at the booth. Amongst the EtherCAT products of 20 co-exhibitors the ETG provided several information sessions per day directly at the booth where interested visitors got informed about the technology in detail as well as the organisation itself.

Makiko Hori from the Japanese ETG team explained: “Amongst the presentation of EtherCAT technology as well as the many EtherCAT products, focal topics at the booth were ‘10 years of EtherCAT’ and the review of the various milestones the ETG reached throughout the last 10 years.”

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EtherCAT Roadshow China 2013 With EtherCAT Roadshow 2013 in China the ETG reached almost 500 engineers in the Chinese cities Nanjing, Xi’an, Qingdao, Wuhan and Shenzhen — covering the automation industry in the Eastern, Central, Southwest and Southern part of the country.

Together with eight ETG member companies, the ETG visited China mainland in 2013 again to meet the growing demand for EtherCAT there. Since EtherCAT has a functional principle where Ethernet frames are processed ‘on the fly’ the technology is well suited for the fast-growing market in Asia.

Martin Rostan, executive director of the EtherCAT Technology Group, explained: “This year’s edition of our EtherCAT seminar series in China showed again the still immense potential for EtherCAT in the Chinese Market.”

The presentations held in the morning included the technologies beneficial features in detail: speed, performance, flexibility and comparatively low system costs, to name only a few. In the afternoon session, attendees got informed about the latest products and EtherCAT applications by various presentations of the supporting companies.

The program of all five seminars was rounded off by the sponsors’ table-top exhibition, where the participants got an

Nearly 500 engineers visited the EtherCAT Roadshow 2013 in China.

impression of EtherCAT technology in practical use and had the possibility to discuss their individual projects with the EtherCAT experts onsite.

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issues & insights

Software Automation Trends

Griszka Niewiadomski, Lodz, Lodzkie, Poland

Medical device companies must look for ways to increase efficiency in their processes so as to remain competitive and in compliance with the various regulatory bodies governing the world’s markets.

By Matthew Lowe, executive VP, Global Sales and Marketing, Master Controls

In The Medical Device Industry

Software Categories There are several different categories of software

Johany LĂłpez, Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

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ne potential method for increased efficiency is the use of software solutions to automate the various processes contributing to the development, manufacturing, and marketing of a medical device. Delay to market and noncompliance are just two of the possible negative outcomes with the slow, burdensome paper-based processes that tend to prevail in this industry.

Software that ties together the information sharing requirements of the various departments within a device company have been shown to reduce development costs by as much as 25 percent and reduce time to market by 40 percent.

However, with the growing number of solution types commercially available to the industry and significant functional overlap, the selection process has grown somewhat confusing, especially when trying to maximise the cost-benefit ratio.

Automation and sensing have become an integral part of the medical industry.

solutions available to medical device manufacturers for automating processes. Generally they can be separated into two groups: those that manage business content and processes and those that manage product content and processes. Those that will be examined are listed below:

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Business Content and Process Applications • Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Product Content and Process Applications • Manufacturing Execution System (MES) • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) • Quality Management System (QMS)

ECMS/EDMS EDMS are often seen as a component of Electronic Content Management Systems (ECMS), but specifically relate to the tracking and storage of electronic documents or images of paper documents. While EDMS may only be a subset of the broader ECMS, it is the most commonly implemented and used set of functionalities within the medical device space. This is most likely due to the large amount of documentation generated in complying with regulations specific to the life sciences industries.

Several researchers have proposed that a EDMS presents significant gains in the dissemination of information and greatly improves communication

in a corporate environment. They attribute these gains to availability of information and the ability to query the information based on individual needs and interests.

ERP ERP systems attempt to integrate all data and processes of the company into a single unified system. They have their origins in manufacturing where they evolved from Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP). Technically, an ERP system is one that integrates at least two formerly disparate systems.

Due to the expansive nature of the ERP system, implementation is typically lengthy and causes interruption and change in the way that employees perform their work. The scope of an ERP system also represents a large investment and therefore it is not uncommon to implement the system in phases.

The accounting and manufacturing pieces are most commonly used in the medical device industry, with larger companies typically choosing to implement more components of the software.

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product design tools. This being the case, they are often well suited for use by engineering and design professionals.

QMS

Sensing instruments are used extensively to diagnose patients.

MES An MES allows a company to monitor, track, and record critical production activities. They range in complexity from simple systems for tracking Work In Process (WIP) to systems that are fully integrated into every resource utilised in the manufacturing of a device. Perhaps the most important function that an MES system can provide to a device manufacturer is the capability to generate, store, and report on Device History Records (DHRs).

The concept of an electronic Device History Record (eDHR) provides many benefits that are not achievable with tracking these records on paper.

Because the DHR information is stored electronically in a database, it is easy to extract the data for analysis and reporting purposes. This can be particularly advantageous in the unfortunate case of a recall.

Because the complexity of the MES can approach that of an ERP system, cost and resources may again be stretched during the implementation phase. This may be a factor in slow adoption rate of this type of software solution in the medical device industry.

PLM PLM commonly refers to a set of software tools that enables the New Product Development (NPD) process in a company. PLM focuses on maintaining the data and information around a company’s products from an engineering perspective. Researchers have shown benefits with the implementation of PLM that include: reduced time to market, reduced prototyping costs, and savings through data reuse and integration of engineering workflows.

Recently, PLM tools have placed a great emphasis on collaboration with vendors in an effort to reduce lead times and manufacturing costs. Incorporating the principles of Design For Manufacturing (DFM) and concurrent engineering, PLM tools can greatly assist in the interaction device manufacturers have with their suppliers.

PLM solutions are commonly offered by the CAD vendors that developed PLM as an extension of their

The QMS can be defined as the set of policies, processes, and procedures intended to ensure quality in the company’s business processes. The QMS provides a means to identify, track, and rectify quality issues that arise during the execution of the company’s core business processes. Furthermore, the QMS includes processes to put preventative measures in place so as to prevent the recurrence of quality issues.

Software solutions have been developed to automate nearly all aspects of the QMS. Areas commonly addressed by an electronic QMS include the following: • Process Automation — This involves the data input, storage, and tracking of the various quality events and processes encompassed by the QMS. Additionally, these tools commonly automate the workflow associated with these processes.

Common quality events and processes that are automated include customer complaints, nonconformances, and CAPA • SOP Management — The QMS will typically include some aspect of EDMS to manage the policies and procedures that govern the quality management system. Management of SOPs and policies requires version control, storage and organisation, document lifecycle management, and review capabilities • Reporting — One of the biggest advantages with an electronic QMS is the ability to report on the data captured by way of quality events and processes. Trending and other statistical analyses may be applied to the data to identify root cause and propose corrective and preventative action.

These activities are much more difficult if the data exists only on paper In addition to these core areas, QMS software solutions tailored for medical device manufacturers may also include tools to manage employee training.

Regulations require that employees be properly trained and that objective evidence of that training be maintained.

Because compliance with regulations such as the FDA’s Quality System Regulation (QSR) and ISO 13485 is essential to the continued prosperity of a medical device manufacturer, a robust and efficient QMS can be very important.

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Because each of the aforementioned technologies manage information, there can be considerable overlap in the functionality that they offer. Choosing from which application to leverage the benefits they bring depends upon the overall IT strategy.

Some of the overlapping scenarios include:

• EDMS vs Quality Document Control: Both manage documents. Both provide for search and retrieval, archive and retention. Whereas EDMS focuses on centralising documents for the purpose of collaboration and information repurposing across disparate departments, document control emphasises access security and change control.

Whereas EDMS is applicable to general purpose documents, Document Control is required for GxP specific documents.

• ERP vs PLM: Both touch the BOM required to create a product. Product designers using CAD tools generate the BOM, while purchasing agents drive inventory management using the BOM. Companies must decide which solution is responsible for the BOM, and how the information is transferred between them.

• ERP vs Quality: Human Resources may use ERP to track employee certifications and corporate based training. Similarly Quality may use a QMS to insure that employees are kept current on changes to work instructions, test methods, SOPs, and other design- or production-based documentation.

Selection Considerations With a clear understanding of the different software solution types, it is easier to match core functionality with the needs of the organisation. It is important to understand the strengths of each type of solution and to evaluate what are the most critical user requirements that must be met.

Beyond the type of solution to be selected and the key functionality desired, there are some other considerations that pertain specifically to software automation in the medical device industry. The first of these and perhaps most important is compliance of the software to regulations, specifically the FDA’s 21 CFR Part 820 and Part 11.

One of the greatest gains in efficiency that can be had with the types of software solutions previously mentioned is the implementation of electronic signatures. Much time can be wasted in the manual

routing and signing of documents.

Several days, weeks, and even months can be spent waiting for the approval of important documents generated in the development of a new medical device. In some cases, this time spent waiting for documents to be reviewed and signed can signify the loss of millions of dollars in sales.

With the gains offered by electronic signatures comes a host of requirements to comply with 21 CFR Part 11 and the other global regulations that are applied to medical device manufacturers. Just a few of these are the need for a full audit trail and user password restrictions. Lastly, validation of the software is very important and is something that should be taken very seriously when selecting a software vendor.

It is well known that validation of the software solution can equal or exceed the cost of the software itself. It is vital that the software vendor provide support for the validation efforts required to implement their solutions. Furthermore, a vendor with a validation strategy and products to ease the validation burden and speed implementation should be a point of evaluation.

It is also important to consider the domain expertise of the software vendor. How many medical device customers does the vendor have? Are they

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In summary, it is important to remember that a software solution that appears to have the greatest amount of functionality or costs the least may not be the best selection if the vendor is lacking in domain expertise and implementation experience in a highly regulated environment.

Conclusion: A Proposal With all of the different types of software available and the hundreds, if not thousands, of vendors vying for the business of medical device manufacturers, selecting the right solution can be daunting.

A proposal is made to simplify the process and give the greatest return on investment for medical device manufacturers seeking to gain efficiencies through software automation. Each of the software categories described earlier offer significant benefits and functionality. However, no one category offers all of the functionality required by a device manufacturer.

Each does however offer a plethora of capabilities that are not needed.

It is proposed that a new category of software should be explored that consists of an integrated suite of software solutions that are tailored to specifically meet the needs of medical device manufacturers.

Such a suite should include the following:

Many forms of medical devices and sensing equipment now exist to monitor and treat patients.

familiar with the processes common in the medical device industry and do they have experience in automating those processes? Do they have in-house personnel that have worked in the industry and understand the unique needs and requirements of a medical device customer?

Finally, a key point to remember is that many of these software solutions offer a host tools that will likely never be used in the medical device industry.

For example, an MES system allows machinery and equipment to feed data directly into a production record. While this is certainly important for extremely automated, large-scale manufacturing lines, it is unlikely that this level of automation would be used in a device manufacturing environment.

The cost to implement and validate such a system would be extremely expensive and may not provide a return on investment for several years. Careful consideration should be given to which parts of any software package will be utilised so as to not unnecessarily spend time, money and resources implementing and validating software that will see minimal use and provide marginal benefit.

• A robust EDMS with sophisticated workflow capabilities for meeting the document needs of all departments; from user requirements generated by marketing to 510(k) submissions compiled by regulatory • PDM and BOM management capabilities for engineering and design transfer to manufacturing • A project management solution for the NPD process and other projects • A robust and highly flexible process automation tool is vital for automating quality processes such as CAPA and customer complaints and manufacturing processes such as DHRs • A capability to integrate with the company’s ERP solution is also essential for manufacturing and design transfer • A capability to track and manage employee training would be an excellent addition to an integrated medical device software suite • The suite would have to include the necessary safeguards and traceability to meet 21 CFR Part 11 Combine this integrated software suite with a comprehensive set of validation tools and a vendor with deep domain expertise in the medical device industry and the result is an expansive software solution for the medical device manufacturer.

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Oil & Gas:

We take a look at the brains that control environmental parameters for greater production efficiency in the oil & gas industry. By Lau Wee Pheng, product manager, Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pacific

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or decades, the Middle East has been a major supplier of oil and gas to the international community. With the conflict and uprisings that plague the Middle East today, the source of supply could be slowly moving towards Central Asia. According to an article

by OilPrice.com on July 16, 2013, new oilfields have been discovered in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

These add to the supply from

Azerbajian and is poised to boost the region’s standing as a supplier for oil and gas.

This development probably also spells good news for auxiliary sectors that support the oil and gas industry. One sector that is likely to benefit is components manufacturing for oilfield services.

Equipped For Production A par ticular manufacturing facility that produces such

components, spans an area of more than 500,000 square feet (46,451.52 square metre). Its premises includes manufacturing and administrative space, technology laboratories and test facilities.

Air Handling Units (AHUs) are critical equipment that need to be used to control and regulate the temperature of the production environment.

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multiple AHUs. It is important that the controller that is used for the system is reliable to minimise downtime. If control is down, the temperature in many areas of the production environment becomes unregulated and could fluctuate outside the required specified range. This inevitably causes problems such as production halts and other complications.

Such problems have a higher tendency of occurring if conventional controllers such as Direct Digital Control (DDC) or other standalone controllers are used. Traditional DDC units are also typically designed with builtin dedicated function blocks to perform specific tasks like pump control, fan control and so on.

Certain countries may also have incentive programmes and awards, which encourage companies to implement technologies that help to conserve energy. In recent years for example, the Singapore government has introduced initiatives to reward companies that are able to achieve Building & Construction Authority or BCA Greenmark certification (energy savings), through tax rebates.

The challenge that facility managers face however, is the difficulty of implementing flexible logics and algorithms that can fulfill BCA Greenmark requirements. This is because of the limitations of existing hardware programming methods, w h e re b y a m a n u f a c t u re r ’s function block can only perform a fixed function.

Existing DDC controllers’ analogue and temperature inputs are also limited in accuracy due to their manufacturers’ quests for cheaper solutions. DCCs typically have between 8 bits to 12 bits, whereas PLCs feature 16 bits. This is not in line with the BCA Greenmark requirement where 16 bits of resolution is

required both for the sensors and the input modules.

Maintenance Requirements Facility managers also face the constant challenge of having to place an army of technicians on standby. This is because there are many different types of ser vices in the building like pipings, air-conditioners, fans, lights, security, and so on, which may breakdown and require immediate attention.

Breakdown maintenance ties up large amounts of time and human resources, causing undue stress to the facility manager and his technicians.

PLCs can help to alleviate these problems. Hot Standby PLCs are common in process control applications. In recent

years however, hospitals and production facilities are also adopting them due to their increased reliability over DDCs. Fail-safe mechanisms need to be in place in mission-critical applications where system failures cannot be allowed to occur — even briefly. In situations where the main PLC fails, a hot standby PLC can take over the running of the system immediately. This facilitates a smooth transition and prevents a primary system failure from interrupting the ser vice or disrupting ongoing processes.

In the event that the primary system does goes down, an alarm signal is sent to the control room to alert the operator on duty. Since the standby PLC would have taken over the task,

Close monitoring allows tighter control and optimisation ensuring increased productivity.

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PLCs can increase productivity while helping to lower CO2 emissions.

immediate remedial action is not required on the primary PLC. This allows the operator to schedule repair maintenance at a later time.

Ease Of Setup PLCs are also known for their flexibility in programming. This allows facility managers to adapt their Facility Management and Control Systems (FMCS) — eg: chiller plant optimisation, chilled water pump optimisation — to meet the BCA Greenmark requirement. No two systems are alike — each facility’s system will be slightly different from another, which then gives rise to the need for some form of customisation.

The Q-series and L-series PLCs from Mitsubishi adopts IEC61131-3 standards which allow for structured texts, ladder logic, function blocks, instruction lists and sequential flow chart programming. This makes it easy from a programming perspective, allowing even fresh graduates equipped with standard programming skills to customise the programme sequence to the application at hand.

One of the challenges of

deploying industrial applications is that certain equipment make use of proprietary technology.

This poses a problem to the system integrators when they try to make the different equipment ‘talk’ to each other to perform a specific task or operation. PLCs however, adopt open standards that allow third-party equipment such as sensors and valves to be easily integrated into a working system.

The analogue and temperature inputs of the PLCs are manufactured based on 16 bits resolution, which readily meets the BCA Greenmark requirement.

Compared to traditional DDCs, PLCs are more reliable because the latter are designed and manufactured to the standards that are required for industrial applications. The components used inside PLCs are of industrial grade, and have a higher Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF).

For example, PLC Central Processing Units (CPU) have a longer lifetime of 100,000 to 250,000 hours. Depending on the manufacturer of the PLC, this figure may be calculated based on the MIL-HDBK-217 standard of predictions; or the less stringent

commercial Belcore or Telcordia electronic component reliability predictions.

MTBF determines the reliability of equipment, and selecting the right technology helps reduce breakdown downtime. By reducing the frequency of repair maintenance, PLCs help to lessen the workload of the facility manager and the maintenance team. In this manner, time and effort can be redirected towards preventive maintenance, or improving the performance of the facility.

By combining PLC control with a Super visor y Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) monitoring platform, it is possible for facilities to generate energy consumption reports.

The iQ PlantSuite is an example of a solution for monitoring and control, that integrates SCADA with Factory Automation (FA) equipment.

Using such technology, the energy consumed through airconditioning, lighting, gas and water as well as in public spaces such as the lobby, hallways, restrooms and car parks can be ‘visualised’. For example, the energy consumption levels can be easily measured using power measurement devices and the EcoWebServer3 that forms part of the SCADA system.

This visualised energy consumption rate can be used to study points where waste occurs and to adopt further energy savings measures.

By helping a facility to achieve energy efficiency, PLCs contribute to environment conservation initiatives as it helps in reducing CO 2 emissions. This helps to advance the organisation’s environmental conser vation initiatives by leaving a lighter carbon footprint.

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The evolution of plant controls from pneumatic to analogue, and finally to digital, has left many older plants antiquated when it comes to equipment automation.

New life is breathed into one such plant. By Roy Tanner, marketing manager, ABB

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bsolescence and an increased desire for more precise control leave many plants built before the late 1970s with the need to modernise their automation systems.

Gas processing plants built before the 1970s were designed and built with pneumatic controls utilising miles of tubing carrying control signals in order to perform process automation. The evolution of plant controls from pneumatic to analogue, and finally to digital, has left many older plants antiquated when it comes to equipment automation.

Little Knife Gas Processing Plant Petro-Hunt is the owner and the operator of the Little Knife Gas Processing Plant (Little Knife Gas Plant) west of Killdeer, North Dakota. The Little Knife Gas Plant processes and treats associated gas produced from the Petro-

Hunt operated Little Knife oil field in McKenzie, Billings, and Dunn Counties, North Dakota. In addition to treating gas produced from the Little Knife wells, the plant also treats and processes products from third parties who operate oil and gas wells in the surrounding Williston Basin areas.

The plant can process up to 32 million cubic feet (0.91 million cubic metres) of both sweet and sour gas per day. The equipment at the plant creates end products for sale such as butane, ethane, p ro p a n e , n a t u r a l g a s o l i n e , Y-grade, elemental sulfur and sweet methane gas.

Challenges were abundant when proposing a solution for this plant. Because of critical applications in the plant, the project was put together and I/O was switched over with no downtime. Critical items in alarm management had to be carefully

considered. The project required graphic design by engineers who designed templates and control loops. Commissioning was a challenge with the remote location and tight schedule. Preparing Petro-Hunt for a smooth transition to the new system was another key to the success of the project.

Winn-Marion Winn-Marion was the system integrator and ABB partner that completed this project.

The company has grown from their base in Denver, Colorado adding offices in North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Montana and Wyoming. Serving the industrial and semiconductor process markets with more than 100 employees they have been helping customers in the Rocky Mountain region of the US. The project started small and

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grew as the project progressed.

Petro-Hunt initially looked at PLC offerings but soon realised that they needed more. The project needed a redundant system with complete ownership.

Solution The answer was ABB’s Freelance.

The proposed system consisted of 275 monitoring I/Os, 57 control loops, all new ABB instrumentation, 580 I/Os in total, five remote nodes and two S900 I/O nodes. Winn-Marion won the project based on good customer service, comprehensive factory support and a competitive price package.

Freelance is a distributed control system that provided a range of benefits. It matched the requirements that were

needed to modernise and optimise economically. It was easier to implement, engineer, maintain, expand, commission and handle hazardous location issues. Furthermore, it had better redundancy, alarm handling and device integration.

Despite the demanding project schedule, Winn-Marion was able to deliver the project on time with the help of PetroHunt. Because Freelance is easy to use, PetroHunt has been trained and is able to self maintain the system. With better control, operation is much improved.

Although there was initial reluctance, operators have accepted the new system and the I&E supervisor has taken complete ownership. The days of getting called out to the plant

An operator controlling and monitoring the upgraded system at the Little Knife Gas Processing Plant.

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Best practices and solution tools are introduced to enable system integrators, panel designers and builders to optimise five elements common in the control panel development process.

By Michael Berg, solutions marketing manager, Panduit; and Nathan Westby, senior engineer, Pentair.

Control Panel Optimisation engineer to design and build control panels with smaller footprints or fit more into existing panels, which is a very difficult task.

The challenges associated with designing smaller control panels and enclosures include considerations for cable segregation, thermal management, cable entry, EMI, cable bend radius and space for future expansion. Safety considerations such as arc flash hazards and compliance with codes and standards must also be included in the design phase.

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ndustrial automation systems are undergoing dramatic changes that require businesses to adopt new strategies to fully utilise industrial Ethernet, advanced motor controls and controller architectures to improve efficiencies, increase productivity and drive out costs.

Control panel designers are struggling to address these issues and new design requirements that can arise as they work to ensure that automation systems deliver high performance and system availability in spite of the many challenges that exist. These challenges are associated with harsh environment deployments, network security liabilities, costly safety concerns, and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) noise considerations in crowded, space optimised control panel systems.

Electrical noise, or EMI, is an area that is increasingly identified as the root cause for system failures. EMI risks increase as a result of competing needs to add more networked components and power devices while attempting to minimise the control panel footprint to reduce panel costs.

Too often, Ethernet switches are placed into existing control panel designs without any thought to the damaging effects of poor cable bend radius and exposure to EMI and potentially to Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). These problems can disrupt communications and control functions of the entire automation system and cause the failure of industrial Ethernet installations to deliver on their promise of a

Space Optimisation In most industries, real estate is typically one of the biggest expenses associated with running the business. Facility managers of manufacturing or process plants are forced to utilise their space in the most effective and efficient way. Therefore, they are constantly struggling to maximise the real estate in their facilities by placing as much equipment into a space as possible.

As a result, the machine designers and builders are challenged to continually reduce the size and footprint of the machines they are designing and building. This, in turn, challenges the controls

Figure 1: Common control panel challenges facing designers today: (1) improving space utilisation, (2) determining strategies for EMI noise mitigation, (3) making proper selections for environmental needs, (4) securing the control panel and (5) creating design strategies for a safe control panel.

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robust, reliable and maintainable infrastructure.

The control panel enclosure plays a significant role in controlling EMI. The enclosure is a shield in all directions or a container that controls ingress and egress of EMI to and from the control panel devices.

The phenomenon by which this works is called a Faraday cage.

A simple representation of how a Faraday cage works is shown in Figure 2. The ideal Faraday cage is a continuously conductive shell around the internal components. This essentially ‘seals’ internally generated EMI in and keeps externally sourced EMI out of the enclosure.

However, enclosures need to allow access to the equipment inside through doors and cable entry points. These needed access points create ‘leaks’ in the enclosure (Faraday cage) and become passthrough points for unwanted EMI. An enclosure design with properly added EMI provisions can mitigate the ‘leaks’ and therefore control EMI into and out of the control panel.

Another EMI consideration for the enclosure and control panel is regulatory compliance, which

involves taking measures to control noise inside and outside of a panel, in order to achieve CE certification that is critical for European installations.

The most common methods used to reduce EMI inside the enclosure are to separate wiring pathways adequately and to apply more grounding products.

However, additional space comes at a high price and more grounding pathways can result in ground loops and unsafe grounding pathways. The design of the grounding pathways should be considered early in the design phase.

An area of strong consideration for both space optimisation and noise mitigation is when a panel is ‘networked.’ There is a compelling and growing need for data acquisition by the Enterprise to measure productivity in real time and implement systems that improve performance.

Designers are witnessing an increase in network nodes and need good planning to deal with the increasing use of industrial Ethernet managed switches, networked devices and DIN rail mountable patching devices integrated as part of the controls system. Applying the space optimisation and noise

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required. Ingress ratings specify the type and amount (if any) of a substance allowed in an enclosure under normal operating conditions. Typical substances include dust/dirt, water/liquids, and human fingers.

Many of the enclosure standards outlined above define ingress protection levels.

Ambient Environment

Figure 2: Effective enclosure design provides necessary user access while maximising the Faraday cage effect when closed, controlling noise inside and outside of a control panel.

mitigation design techniques described provide methods to ensure a more robust design and cost effective implementation of a networked control panel system.

Environmental Protection The primary objective of the enclosure is to protect vital controls and the control panel infrastructure.

End users rely on this protection to ensure optimal system operation. The life of electronic equipment is directly related to its operating temperature. For every 18 deg F (10 deg C) rise above normal room temperature (72-75 deg F), the life expectancy of electronics is reduced by 50 percent.

When selecting an enclosure and control panel infrastructure it is important to understand all the factors relevant to the specific application. These factors include the appropriate standards, the ingress requirements, and the ambient environment including the temperature, any chemicals present, and the occurrence of EMI. Understanding these factors and the impact they have on the control panel infrastructure can simplify the design engineer’s job and save valuable time as well as avoid costly downtime after the system is installed.

Enclosure Standards With the complexities of a global economy, design engineers must understand the different global standards related to control enclosures. These standards include UL50, UL508A, IEC 60529, CSA, NFPA79, NEMA 250, MICE-TIA 1005/568C, UL 867, and IEC 61439. For enclosures in hazardous environments, standards such as IEC 60079 and NEC 500/505 may apply along with other regional standards such as ATEX, GOST, INMETRO, PESO, and KOSHA.

Ingress Requirements An important application factor is the level of ingress

The ambient environment is critical to selecting the enclosure and internal infrastructure components.

Chemicals present in the ambient environment or used in industrial processes can dictate the enclosure’s material to provide optimal corrosion protection and long life. The ambient temperature often impacts how the internal enclosure conditions are maintained.

Enclosures mounted in cold climates may require heat to control condensation while those in hot, humid climates may require cooling for dehumidification and temperature control. The enclosure’s location also plays a critical role in the selection criteria. For example, enclosures mounted indoors may have completely different characteristics compared to those mounted outdoors and enclosures located in direct sunlight are subject to Ultraviolet (UV) rays and high heat loads inside the enclosure.

Control Panel Security Enclosure security focuses on the protection and security of the valued equipment and/or information contained within the enclosure. Mission critical information or components, confidential or classified information, and so on, need to be protected to varying degrees depending on the storage environment.

The expense of lost or stolen information or the cost of injury from unintentional access can be mitigated cost effectively with a layered approach to controlled access. For the owner of the equipment or information, it becomes a tradeoff of cost in protection versus the cost of potential loss of information or liability.

The consultant or owner of the system needs to weigh and consider the following when choosing a control panel security solution: 1 2 3 4

The value of the information or equipment.

The risk level of the panel environment.

The cost that should be spent to protect it.

The function of the equipment inside the enclosure to determine if components such as WiFi signals need to pass through the enclosure.

Exterior Interface Mechanism The first layer to be considered is the exterior interface mechanism that allows entry into the enclosure.

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Layer 4 Geometry

Layer 3 Latch

Layer 5 Redundancy

Layer 2 Material

Layer 1 Latches and Locks

Layer 6 Network & Physical Security

Figure 3: Six layers of security.

There are several types of latches and locks that can be used depending on the level of desired access. The enclosures twice as likely to be tampered with are the ones with external, unprotected hinges.

Type Of Material The second layer that should be evaluated is the type of material that makes up the enclosure.

Steel, aluminum, and composite materials can all be desirable, depending on the application. The thickness of material the enclosure is made of should also be considered on this level.

Internal Interface Type After entry mechanisms and the type of material are considered, the third layer is the internal interface type that the latching or lock mechanism on the door has with the enclosure body. There are various schemes available that offer more or less connection points from the door to the body of the enclosure.

Geometry Design The fourth layer involves the geometry design considerations that can deter the ability to pry or force entry in various ways.

Enclosure Within An Enclosure The fifth layer is an enclosure within an enclosure.

The designer can repeat the above layers by making another locked enclosure within the exterior enclosure. For example, a smaller locked enclosed section can be designed into the main enclosure to provide the ability to allow entry to some sections of the enclosure, but not to others, depending on the security clearance level of the personnel.

Figure 4: Network security devices in application.

decision making (See Figure 4).

Technology can be a catalyst for innovation and help drive ideas into reality, but it can also be the means of potential security threats to infiltrate a system. The greater the number of people who have access to your enterprise and plant floor systems and processes, the greater the probable risks.

To help protect a system from accidental or malicious events, it is necessary to take precautions.

Physical security solutions that help control access to automation devices can be effective additions to other layers of security employed in contemporary control systems.

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Protection Association (NFPA) 70E standards require a ‘flash Space Optimization • Hoffman Fusion G7 and accessories protection boundary.’ OSHA • Panduit PanelMax wiring ducts has adopted the NFPA’s 70E, Standards for Electric Safety in the Workplace as an acceptable means of compliance to meet this requirement and maintains that electrical work should only take place on de-energised equipment.

Access to potentially energised equipment capable of Environmental Protection generating an arc flash must be • Hoffman selection of enclosures Safety and accessories for ingress • Hoffman selection of enclosures and limited to qualified personnel Security protection and ambient accessories for ingress protection • Hoffman latches and locks, with extensive protective environment conditioning • Hoffman and Panduit solutions for material type selection, internal lock grounding and bonding mechanisms and other options c l o t h i ng and equipment, • Panduit Arc Flash labeling • Panduit Network Physical Security including fire-resistant suits lock-ins and block outs and hoods along with nonFigure 5: Hoffman/Panduit control panel featuring best practices for space conductive wands. optimisation, noise mitigation, environmental protection, security and safety.

When designing enclosures, several industry ‘best practices’ should be followed to increase Safety worker safety.

As automation and control systems continue to • Physical safety — providing the appropriate expand and become increasingly complex and the ingress protection and offering solutions to incidents of electrical accidents grow, the need minimise the need for people to access the inside to increase safety considerations in control panel of the enclosure; UL508, NEMA 250, IEC60529, and design is critical to protecting human life.

CSA standards define the level of unintentional A growing concern in the electrical industry is the human access to prevent safety issues. increased incidents of arc flash. An arc flash explosion • Proper bonding and grounding — providing is a very dangerous and often costly electrical system the necessary components to ensure a proper malfunction that occurs as a short circuit between grounding path in case of a fault situation. electrified conductors. When the isolation between • Labeling enclosures with incident energy — the conductors is breached or cannot contain the applied voltage, the air immediately surrounding the informing technicians of the incident energy short can ionise, creating an intense energy flash of inside the control panel to prescribe the correct 5,000 deg F or more. personal protective equipment.

• Wire segregation — separating low voltage wiring Often, an arc flash event is triggered by operator for high voltage cabling to minimise electrical hazards movement or contact with the energised equipment. when troubleshooting live control circuits.

This is a particular threat when faults occur within an enclosure. A phase-to-ground or phase-to-phase Panduit can provide lockout/tagout and arc fault that results in an explosion can cause fatal flash services to document, audit/review, and train injuries, severe burns and produce considerable personnel on proper procedures. property damage.

A report from the State of Washington states that from September 2000 - December 2005, 350 Conclusion State of Washington workers were hospitalised for Design engineers have a tremendous amount of serious burn injuries that occurred at work. Thirty complexity to manage when applying control panels (nine percent) of these injuries were due to arc in today’s industrial environments. Whether the flash/blast explosions. Total Workers’ Compensation application is in oil and gas, food and beverage, costs associated with these 30 claims exceeded automotive, water treatment, or pharmaceutical, US$1.3 million, including reimbursement for almost the competing design criteria make decisions about 1,800 days of lost work time. optimising the control panel critical to the success To protect operators, the Occupational Safety of the project. and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Fire ENQUIRY NO. 6402 Noise Mitigation • Hoffman conductive panels, grounding and bonding accessories, EMC strain relief • Panduit PanelMax shielded wiring duct and noise shield and ground bars, bonding straps

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Continuous emission monitoring systems save time and money in marine and on-shore monitoring applications. By Koh Yee Tiong, business development director of analysers and solutions (Analytical, Asia Pacific), Emerson Process Management

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he need to monitor fuel burning efficiency and emissions is common to many industries. Large boilers and gas turbines in the power industry, process heaters and sulfur incineration in refining, industrial boilers, cement kilns and cogeneration plants require accurate and regulatory-compliant emissions monitoring.

These requirements are now becoming more critical in marine applications due to stricter and more stringent regulatory requirements by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

Maritime companies suffer from rising energy costs requiring precise measurement of the flow of fuel in ships: Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessels

(FPSOs) and other sea-faring crafts. At the same time, these vessels face challenges to install monitoring systems due to operational requirements and extremely limited space.

Likewise, on-shore maritime facilities need intensive emissions control to meet regional regulations but have challenging environments (eg: corrosion from the sea salt environment) that may require changes of configuration.

Like all industrial facilities in Asia, maritime installations experience high trenching costs which limit the potential for growth and changes to the facility. An suitable monitoring solution for these challenging environments is the simple, cost-effective elegance of a Continuous Emissions

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Monitoring System (CEMS), and in some cases, the ideal CEM solution may be wireless.

Operational Performance For one shipbuilding and marine engineering company in Asia, CEMS equipment has allowed it to improve the operational performance of its FPSO vessel, meet regulatory requirements and perform realtime emissions monitoring of the gaseous composition emitted from the engines on the FPSO. The installation of a CEMS allows the operator to monitor the emissions of the fuels being burned by vessels. This information helps determine the need for scrubbers to reduce CO 2, NOx and SO 2, which are required to meet IMO international maritime standards.

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The FPSO CEMS that was selected is a system which is custom-engineered for the analysis of samples taken from various different streams. As the samples from these streams are laden with moisture, due consideration has to be taken to ensure all sample stream components are kept in the same gaseous phase.

Hence, all sample streams are heated from the sample takeoff points and also kept hot to prevent unwanted condensates within the system using the AISI 904L sample tubings. A sample conditioning system is used to properly condition the sample to suit each separate analysis by different analysers.

The sample system is designed to ensure quick response to the change of samples taken from each sample point. The sample conditioning system and analysers are housed in an IP65 weatherproof CEMS enclosure made of 316SS material. A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is used to perform certain functions within the sample conditioning systems.

An on-demand request to the PLC will activate the pneumatic blowback, typical of CEMS with high particulate content that may clog the sample filters at the respective take-off points. This blowback feature was implemented within the design of the sample conditioning system to clean the respective filters at the sample take-off points. The electrical components of this whole system met the requirements of ATEX Zone 1, Gas Group IIA. The space limitations in a tightly knitted FPSO do not allow placement of an analyser house, so using an explosion-proof CEMS is most appropriate because it has a small footprint. In addition, the analysers used in CEMS do not require air conditioning since they are designed to be suitable for up to 50 deg C ambient temperature.

Air conditioning takes up space and generates heat, and the need to meet ATEX certification means a more expensive type of air conditioning system is used.

The simplicity and reliability of the self-contained CEMS the company selected made it an ideal choice for these demanding marine applications where the FPSO is deployed.

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The system is custom-engineered for the analysis of samples taken from various different streams.

Another application for a large onshore marine pollution reception facility, located in Southeast Asia, for the collection and disposal of hazardous waste highlights how CEMS can also be the go-to technology for these challenging requirements. The regulatory body requires that the emission data from the incinerators be reported daily, so continuous monitoring is required.

At the same time, the facility required a flexible system that could be moved easily, in case future growth requires relocating the control room or other facilities.

To install a wired CEM system now

and potentially move it later would be an inefficient and wasteful use of budget. The solution for the facility was an innovative wireless configuration.

As with the shipboard CEMS, the system devised for the facility used a sample probe to extract gas from the flue gas stack which was then conditioned using a sample handling system. The CEMS consists of process gas analysers, oxygen/combustible analysers and opacity monitors as required by the application. Wireless adaptors connected to each analyser system transmit data wirelessly to the control room.

The system takes advantage of the IEC 62591 (WirelessHART) international standard for industrial wireless communications. In its selfo rg a n i s i n g m e s h n e t w o r k t o p o l o g y, e v e r y d e v i c e i n the network can also pass information for its neighbouring devices, so if something disrupts communications between two devices, the network automatically provides an alternate path.

Therefore, changes to the plant’s configuration no longer interfere with transmission paths.

As a result of this highly flexible system, the facility would be able to relocate the CEMS and add additional analytical measurements should expansion or application requirements demand.

Maritime applications are just one example of the flexible, cost effectiveness of CEMS at work.

Whether wired or wireless, CEMS are an ideal solution for meeting country-specific requirements for emissions reporting throughout Asia. Continuous emissions monitoring systems not only save money in installation and operational costs, but with the addition of wireless, they may greatly reduce project costs over time.

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Gavin Fordham, Empangeni, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa

Securing Real-Time Drilling Data

There is no better term around today that sums up the requirements for oil and gas drillers than two simple words: Real time.

By Gregory Hale, editor/founder, Industrial Safety and Security Source

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he easy days of oil and gas exploration are long gone.

N o w, E x p l o r a t i o n a n d Production (E&P) companies must not only use more sophisticated technologies to hike business intelligence and identify profit opportunities upstream, but they must also employ cost effective ways to send that information to decision-makers.

They know they need to get away from proprietary software and custom solutions with every engagement, and to move toward an industry specification that enables interoperability, security, performance, reliability, cost, and affordability instead. While workers pull oil from the ground upstream, everyone within the organisation must be in sync to hike business objectives from the ground all the way to the gas pump.

Companies need information quickly and efficiently before, during, and after drilling operations. They also need to move the incredible amount of data collected securely between all disparate systems.

By ensuring decision-makers will be able to collect, decipher, and put data in the proper context, companies can make accurate and timely decisions.

Furthermore, the ‘Night Dragon’ attacks that went as far back as November 2009 demonstrate the need for more security. Hackers were able to access oil companies’ systems and steal information including financial documents related to oil and gas field exploration and bid negotiations, in addition to operational details on oil and gas field production Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

That attack emphasised security must be strong from the field all the way through the enterprise.

Big Cost, Big Gain Drilling for oil or gas is a science, and with an incredible amount of money on the line, people need to make the right decisions in real time. Most wells today are directional, which does not mean that they are straight up and down, rather they hit a specific spot and then level from an angle at great distances. To reach this level, a rig must drill the hole while a Measurement While Drilling (MWD) tool provides directional information and an Electronic Data Recorder (EDR) monitors the operation.

The MWD tool is an electronic downhole tool capable of gathering telemetric and formation data

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at the point of contact and then transmitting it up-hole during drilling operations. This allows the rig to steer in real-time. The EDR system consists of sensors, data acquisitions, computers, and a database. It acquires data from a large number of rig sensors, displays it to the rig crew and other parties, and then stores it in a database.

From the beginning, it is a challenge to get the MWD data and transmit it securely to the EDR system so the crew can easily see the real-time telemetry and formation data and make steering and drilling decisions. That is where the Wellsite Information Transfer Specification (WITS) comes into play. This protocol provides a simple link that allows the MWD systems transmit data to the EDR system in real time.

WITS has multiple communication levels. The Level 0 specification provides a realtime connectivity standard for sharing information between MWD downhole drilling devices and systems that support the WITS protocol. Kepware developed a suite of WITS Level 0 communication drivers that provide the ability to easily transfer downhole drilling measurements to HMI, SCADA, and OPC Client applications.

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Drilling for oil or gas is a science, and with an incredible amount of money on the line, people need to make the right decisions in real time.

Plug-In with any of KEPServerEX’s communication drivers, users can create bi-directional communications with PLCs and other data sources.

The communication goes two ways because WITS incorporates the ability for a remote computer system to send instructions to the sending system to set or change certain parameters, including the type of data transmitted and the interval for transmission.

In addition, there is another specification making the rounds and that is Wellsite Information Tr a n s f e r S t a n d a rd M a r k u p Language (WITSML).

WITSML is an industry initiative to provide open, non-proprietary, standard interfaces that allow instrumentation and software to work together to monitor and manage wells, completions and workovers.

While the goal of WITS and WITSML is essentially the same, the technology is not. WITS uses a binary file format for transferring wellsite drilling data. WITSML is web-based and built on XML technology, which is platform and language-independent.

Profit Centre Oil giant Chevron uses the latest digital technologies in their mission control centres to focus on utilising real-time data to make

collaborative decisions in drilling operations, or in managing wells and imaging reser voirs, for higher production yields. The company’s goal is simple: They want to improve performance and increase productivity and profitability. By using such technologies at these mission control centres, the company thinks it will save US$1 billion a year.

Proprietar y systems that operate in the field have gone the way of the typewriter. With separate companies often working together in a drilling operation, the only previous consistency in their communication systems was there was no consistency.

In the effort to determine how to transfer data with each other, the partners were always starting from scratch. It took time to create new software, test it, and then debug it before the two firms’ data collection and analysis systems could communicate. It not only wasted time, but it also was expensive and typically lost data.

With WITS, drillers are able to quickly connect, communicate, and collect data to make realtime decisions that can save time and money. They need a flexible and scalable solution to connect, manage, monitor, and control devices and software. They also

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need to manage communications through a robust platform that supports open standards such as OPC, DDE, and ODBC and proprietar y communication interfaces, protocols, and APIs. Supporting these open standards and proprietar y c o m m u n i c a t i o n s i m p ro v e s operations and enables better decision-making through all levels of the organisation.

The Importance Of Communication One of the major challenges faced by exploration and production companies is receiving multiple types of information every day from different directions and sources. It is not always easy to retrieve this data on demand, and in some cases, it never reaches the recipient because it is misfiled or lost.

With the common consortia of oil and gas companies working at drilling sites today, each joint venture partner demands timely information on progress so operational and financial decisions can be made. Time is money. The operating company needs to have a reliable, efficient, and consistent way to distribute information. This often puts pressure on operating company staff at critical times. Instead of searching for the information, operators would rather be analysing the data.

It all starts and ends with the product energy companies are pulling out of the ground.

The need remains simple: Pull timely and accurate data from the site, put it into context, and then get it in the right hands.

This need is simple for sure, but the complexity of the tools is becoming greater. The end result means more energy, more product, and more profit — all in real-time.

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lobally, we have more than 1,500,000 km of oil and gas pipelines — with more than 600,000 km in North America alone. These numbers are even higher with the addition of other hazardous gas and liquids transported through pipelines.

Though efficient and critical, these pipelines carry high costs for individual safety incidents. Around the world, pipeline safety and security are immediate concerns, both for industry and government.

In the US, the Department of Transportation P i p e l i n e a n d H a z a rd o u s M a t e r i a l s S a f e t y Administration (PHMSA) published a final rule, RIN 2137–AE28: ‘Pipeline Safety: Control Room Management/Human Factors.’

The final rule amends the federal pipeline safety regulations to address human factors and other aspects of control room management for certain pipelines where controllers use Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems — and seeks to reduce risk and improve safety during the transportation of hazardous gases and liquids. This ruling sets forth improvements to control room management that have value in the US where mandated and also around the world as good business practices.

Pipeline Safety Operations controllers and managers in oil and gas facilities are inundated with information — thousands of alarms, remote equipment sensor data, and so on. Companies also deal with high turnover and an ageing workforce, along with the challenges of new employees handling situations critical to community and life safety.

Unfortunately, many companies can only rely on their expert workers and do not have formal stepby-step standard operating procedures in place, or a way to capture best practice knowledge.

The PHMSA rulings provide an opportunity to address these challenges and improve business practices globally. As background, under the final rule, pipeline operators — people or corporations who engage in the transportation of gas — must implement methods to reduce the risk associated with controller fatigue.

A controller is defined as a qualified individual who remotely monitors and controls the safetyrelated operations of a pipeline facility via a SCADA system from a control room, and who has operational authority and accountability for the remote

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Utilising Electronic Standard Operating Procedures (eSOPs) to comply with regulatory mandates such as RIN 2137– AE28 Pipeline Safety, drive good business practices globally, and capture and proliferate expert knowledge and proven procedures.

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Mandated Procedural Guidelines The PHMSA regulation includes the following categories: • Roles And Responsibilities • Provide Adequate Information • Fatigue Mitigation • Alarm Management • Change Management • Operating Experience • Training • Compliance Validation And Deviation

Improving Safety And Addressing Mandates With Intelligent Control Room Management An intelligent control room management solution layers on top of an existing SCADA solution and guides controllers in the proper actions to take. By capturing and digitising best practices, companies can make every controller an expert — and can build a foundation for meeting pipeline safety regulations.

An intelligent control room management solution enables pipeline operators to guide controllers through critical Standard Operating Procedures and track responses for compliance records. With templates for SOPs and reporting, operators can quickly and easily add this solution to their existing SCADA system and guide operators through proper procedures and corrective action — increasing controller effectiveness, reducing costs, easing compliance, and minimising risk.

With eSOPs, pipeline controllers can filter through complex situations and sets of circumstances, managing the data from many sources and

understanding what the next steps should be.

Controllers need to know the steps for proper operations, security and much more. In addition to day-to-day activities, an eSOP system can guide controllers through actions to take during uncommon events that require the correct emergency response, to minimise dangerous situations and risks for pipeline operators and customers.

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operational functions of the pipeline facility.

The final rule does not enumerate specific responsibilities that must be defined, as did the proposed rule. Instead, the final rule leaves the scope of controller responsibilities to be defined by each pipeline operator, taking into consideration the characteristics of its pipeline and its methods of safely managing pipeline operation.

This final rule imposes requirements for control room management for all gas and hazardous liquid pipelines subject to 49 CFR Part 192 and Part 195, respectively, that use SCADA systems and have at least one controller and control room.

PHMSA has also revised the scope of the final rule for gas pipeline operators such that each control room whose operations are limited to either or both criteria — distribution with fewer than 250,000 customers or gas transmission without compressor stations — must follow procedures with appropriate documentation that implement only the requirements for fatigue management, validation, and compliance and deviations.

Close monitoring ensures safe operating conditions for gas pipelines.

Specifically related to the PHMSA rulings, an intelligent control room management solution aids in faster implementation and development. The solution addresses the mandates in the following ways:

1 Alarm Management Each operator using a SCADA system must have a written alarm management plan to provide for effective controller response to alarms.

Operators must produce a written plan that specifies the controller response to alarms and prove that controllers follow this plan. By developing SOPs and then using an eSOP method to present the information to controllers in the Work Process Management application, the operator can track the day to day activity of controllers’ actions.

By using eSOPs to facilitate alarm response management, the operator can determine if a controller is inadvertently causing alarms to occur because of flawed equipment manipulation. Every time a workflow is kicked off, the date, time and controller can be recorded, and pipeline operators can compare controller performance as well as the ratio of controller to alarm statistics.

Using the properties in the ISA-95 standard, each piece of equipment can have set points associated with it. The controller supervisor can be notified during the login process when a report needs to be run to verify these values.

2 Roles And Responsibilities Each operator must define the roles and responsibilities of a controller during normal, abnormal, and emergency operating conditions.

Using Work Process Management and the ISA95 standard, each controller can be classified by experience. The work processes defined can take into account the level of experience of the controller on duty and his/her work-related experience.

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step through the process and present information according to the controller’s classification. Every task completed is time stamped and recorded for reporting purposes.

3 Provide Adequate Information Each operator must provide its controllers with the information, tools, processes, and procedures necessary for the controllers to carry out the roles and responsibilities the operator has defined.

The operator must ensure that what the controller sees on a SCADA screen is an accurate depiction of what is happening out in the field. This requirement calls for uncluttered screens, point-to-point verification of equipment represented on the screen, testing backup plans, and passing information to the next controller.

Point-to-point verification of SCADA displays and field equipment can be accomplished with a work process. Any time a piece of equipment is taken offline, it poses a safety issue and must be tracked; each time an equipment goes back online, the controller must verify that what is seen on the SCADA screen accurately represents what is in the field. Using Work Process Management and eSOPs, the verification process can be tracked and recorded.

4 Fatigue Mitigation Each operator must implement the following methods to reduce the risk associated with controller fatigue that could inhibit a controller’s ability to carry out the roles and responsibilities the operator has defined.

The operator must establish appropriate shift lengths, education on fatigue mitigation, and decide when working over the maximum limit can cause a problem. Using the work process system, the operator can set an event to trigger if there is a period of controller inactivity. Once that trigger occurs, the controller can be prompted to respond to an eSOP to verify alertness. If the controller does not respond in a timely manner, the on-duty supervisor can receive notification.

Shift lengths and frequency can be recorded by the sign-in process of the work process system, with a supervisor notification when a controller exceeds the maximum allowed hours. eSOPs can also have alerts for response time, so that operators can review the alerts to try to understand the effect of hours worked on a controller.

5 Change Management Each operator must assure that changes that could affect control room operations are coordinated with the control room personnel.

Controllers should be notified in advance when

With eSOPs, pipeline controllers can filter through complex situations and sets of circumstances, managing the data from many sources and understanding what the next steps should be.

work will be performed out in the field that will affect the safe operation of the pipeline system. Any time a piece of equipment transitions to online, the controller should be notified, allowing the controller to understand the workload required and be aware that changes will occur.

When a controller receives notification of work to be done, an eSOP can be initiated and an expected execution time entered. This allows the controller to plan and be ready in case something goes wrong. At the end of the expired time, the controller can extend the time or cancel the workflow. This method also allows tracking of SCADA data points being taken off scan and point-to-point verification.

The opened work requests can be tracked, and the controller can be notified when too much field work is scheduled to be handled safely and also keeps track of the events that happen elsewhere in the pipeline system.

6 Operating Experience Each operator must assure that lessons learned from its operating experience are incorporated, as appropriate, into its control room management procedures.

The Work Process Management system can afford the ability to continuously record and make eSOPs available to future incidents. In the event that an incident takes place that has no eSOP, the operator can create a new workflow to be used in the future and for training.

By utilising eSOP to control actions and handle alarms, the operator can determine the cause of the incident and then produce a new workflow by reviewing the resultant reports, coupled with the actual alarms produced during the incident.

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7 Training Each operator must establish a controller training program and review the training program content to identify potential improvements at least once. each calendar year, but at intervals not exceeding 15 months. An operator’s program must provide for training for each controller, to carry out the roles and responsibilities defined by the operator.

Workflows developed during normal operation can be used for training purposes. Utilising a standalone computer, the current HMI/SCADA screens can be combined with workflows to generate multiple scenarios that a controller may encounter. Values can be forced into data points during the simulation to evaluate the response of a controller.

8 Compliance Validation and Deviation Upon request, operators must submit their procedures to PHMSA or, in the case of an intrastate pipeline facility regulated by a state, to the appropriate state agency.

An intelligent control room management solution tracks actions and records responses — and provides Industrial Ethernet AD_NEWSCO_20120608Final-01.pdf 1 13-2-21 下午2:00 a historical record to demonstrate compliance.

Additionally, the system digitises SOPs for easy submittal and review of procedures. Standard and custom reports offer a way to analyse overall compliance with procedures as well as evaluate individual controller performance and opportunities for improvement.

Conclusion Pipeline safety is a critical issue for both pipeline operators and the communities they ser ve.

Government rulings establish guidelines for improving pipeline safety — and are good business practices globally. In addition to addressing the mandates, intelligent control room management can help pipeline operators overcome many challenges facing the industry today, such as an ageing workforce with experts retiring, lack of step-by-step Standard Operating Procedures that guide workers, alarm ‘noise’ in the control room environment with thousands of alarms hitting controllers, and emergency situations requiring the correct response to maintain life and property safety.

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Ultrasonic Flow Meter In CO2-Rich Natural Gas Applications An examination of ultrasonic flow meters is given for natural gas applications, with a focus on the effects high levels of carbon dioxide have on instrument design and measurement. By Jeff Law, industrial sales manager, Oil & Gas Process Automation, Sick

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xploration of less conventional natural gas sources has led to more diverse operation conditions and compositions for natural gas measurement. One challenge is increased levels of CO 2 in the gas. While the standard natural gas custody applications deal with levels well below five mole percent, this amount may be as high as 20 mole percent, or even higher at some exploration.

It is the higher carbon dioxide content that usually causes serious problems for ultrasonic flow meters because the attenuation of ultrasonic signals is extremely high compared to other gases. That is why ultrasonic flow meter manufacturers must state the maximum amount of

CO2 allowed in the gas stream at which the meter will still function within specifications.

Table 1 shows the attenuation coefficients and the signal losses (absorption at atmospheric pressure) of methane and carbon dioxide as compared to dry air.

These numbers show that carbon dioxide is one of the most difficult gases to measure with ultrasonic gas flow meters. To develop the successful application Operating frequency 80 kHz 135 kHz 208 kHz

Dry air α [m-1] 0,09 0,26 0,62

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of Ultrasonic Meters (USMs) in CO2-rich atmospheres, the basics behind the attenuation and all other influences on performance must be understood. Other than attenuation of the signal has been addressed, there are two other effects need to be taken into account.

First, gas composition and pressure will change the density of the gas. This leads to a change of the acoustic coupling efficiency of the ultrasonic wave from the transducer into the gas. Higher pressure will result in better coupling and therefore lead to higher signal strength.

Second, there is an influence of the actual speed of sound on the beam characteristic transmitted from the transducer. The beam width characteristic is dependent on the speed of sound. Reduced speed of sound, compared to dry air, will sharpen the beam and concentrate more sound energy into a smaller area.

Methane α [m-1] 5,3 9,9 12,3

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Table 1: Comparison of attenuation coefficients gases at typical operational USM frequencies and loss of acoustic pressure per length due to attenuation compared to dry air.

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Meter Design With the understanding on the effects to the ultrasonic signal, some general conclusion can be made with respect to meter design. The parameters that can influence signal quality at the receiver transmitted from the transmitting transducer are: • Acoustic pressure coupled into the gas • Transducer frequency • Measuring path length First, the acoustic pressure can be increased by a higher driving voltage at the transducer.

Unfortunately this voltage might be limited by explosion proof design requirements of the whole meter, installation or by the breakdown voltage of the piezoceramics.

As such this option is only a possibility in special cases.

Second, the design of the transducer itself can raise the acoustic Sound Pressure Level (SPL). This is inherent in modern design principle compared with traditional design utilising an epoxy matching layer.

A stacked piezoelectric transducer in the form of a resonance converter is a viable design. A metallic spring-masssystem is used to increase the amplitude at resonance. By utilising numerical optimisation of mechanical and electrical parameters, it is possible to produce sensors which exhibit:

High levels of CO2 will affect the way instruments are designed and measurements are made in natural gas applications.

• Sufficient bandwidth for short signals with a very high amplitude (SPL), and • Maximum acoustic efficiency (efficiency converting electrical energy into sound energy).

This sensor concept is characterised by pure tone resonance mode and a welldefined working range. There are several advantages: • Electric energy is efficiently transformed into acoustic energy, • Transducer is hermetically sealed and has a full metal housing • Bandwidth allows relatively short pulse signals.

The transducer design resulted in an ability to predict the maximum working path length depending on operating conditions (eg: pressure, temperature, gas composition), and meter parameters (eg: operating frequency) based on easy to measure meter characteristics.

Besides attenuation, the effect of pressure on the acoustic coupling and speed of sound related acoustic beam width of the transducer, have to be considered.

The receiver sensitivity parameter Automatic Gain Control (AGC) of an ultrasonic meter is a measurement value inversely proportional to the acoustic pressure at the receiving transducer, and therefore directly linked to the signal attenuation on the acoustic path. This parameter is meter design specific, due to different path layouts, transducers and electronics design used by the various meter manufacturers.

Therefore, each manufacturer will have different pre-defined values to estimate the quality of the measurement.

For a specific ultrasonic flow meter design, the critical path

length can be translated into the maximum nominal pipe size for each transducer frequency.

For each operating pressure a maximum nominal pipe size can then be calculated.

As an example, for 2 bar(g) operating pressure, and 80 kHz transducer frequency, a maximum nominal pipe size of 32 inch should result in acceptable meter operation and performance.

This model can be used to evaluate an application on a systematic basis with regard to the maximum possible meter size at the given application’s operating conditions. For applications which do not fall within this criteria, potential solutions such as reduced path lengths by using protruding transducers, may need to be considered.

In Conclusion Modern ultrasonic gas flow meters are capable of handling a broad range of metering applications with high CO2 levels, and today even measurement of pure CO2 is possible. Advanced ultrasonic transducer design, with high efficient acoustic energy coupling into the gas, are the basis for this capability.

Choosing transducer frequencies suitable for the application and specific operating conditions will lead to successful installations. Since the received signal strength in high concentrations of CO 2 is more dependent on path length than in other gases, the use of reflection type path layout, or any other extension of the path length, is not recommended.

With the added diagnostic capabilities of the ultrasonic flow meter, even difficult applications like custody transfer measurement of CO 2 -rich natural gas, or CO 2 re-injection installations, are possible.

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Maximising Returns

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In The Oil And Gas Industry

Dramatic changes across the oil and gas industry require new approaches for managing information, analysing patterns and optimising outcomes in both upstream and downstream operations. By David Haake, global industry solutions executive, Chemicals and Petroleum Industries, Growth Markets, IBM

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he oil and gas industry is risky, highly political and wildly expensive. It is also critical for every person on the planet. It fuels nearly every other industry in the world, from agriculture to information technology. Oil and gas heats our homes, powers our vehicles and helps grow our food. It is no wonder that global energy demand is expected to grow by more than 33 percent by 2035, with most of that energy being supplied by oil and gas.

This global dependency on oil and gas leads to intense scrutiny by governments, regulator y bodies, investors and ordinary citizens. The eyes of the world are fixed upon this US$10 trillion market, and the industry has little margin for error and even less for inefficiency. Mistakes and

waste can quickly lead to bad publicity, speculative swings, legislative action and competitive disadvantage. It is an industry that must operate as efficiently and cleanly as possible.

For tunately, oil and gas companies today have all the tools and capabilities they need to do this.

Technologies such as horizontal drilling and multilateral wells are expanding and improving yields, and the means to monitor and manage environmental impact are increasingly reliable. But perhaps the most valuable advance in the industry is the availability of massive, hugely valuable data sets, a vast resource unto itself which is capable of propelling oil and gas companies into a new era of efficiency.

There is still much work to

be done, of course. This big data alone will not solve the industry’s problems. In particular, critical data is not currently shared across tools or processes, either within or between companies. But with the amount of data already being captured, and the opportunities and insight that data could provide if it were integrated and analysed in real time across the industry’s global landscape, even small improvements could add up to billions of dollars in payoffs.

The Industry Imperatives The oil and gas industry boasts some of the most advanced geologic and chemical science in the world. It is not the science that is holding these companies back.

It is the inability to manage and coordinate data, extract insight and increase productivity that

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Enhance Exploration And Production The harder it becomes to find oil and gas reserves, the greater the need for better, more reliable information that can support timely decisions. It has been estimated that a single well can generate more than 200 DVDs worth of production data daily.

Right now, petroleum engineers can spend as much as 60 percent of their time sorting, validating and maintaining that data to better manage well performance.

By integrating seismic and geologic data from multiple sources,and using advanced data modelling combined with supercom-puting, companies can increase their success rates in locating remote resources and unburden their engineers to focus on more productive work. Analytics, optimisation and visualisation techniques can render larger amounts of complex data in more intuitive ways, allowing engineers to improve their decision-making and, ultimately, their production effectiveness.

For example, to find substantial reserves, Madrid-based Repsol recognised that its best options lay farther offshore in fields difficult to find and produce. However, by optimising advanced seismic information and utilising new technologies, Repsol increased its offshore drill success rate to

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Improve Refining And Manufacturing Efficiency In downstream operations, oil and gas companies face thin margins and are under constant pressure to manage costs.

Short-term volatility in both the supply of raw materials and the demand for products requires greater insight, flexibility and responsiveness from refining and manufacturing operations in order for the companies to remain competitive and profitable.

I n p a r t i c u l a r, r e a l - t i m e visibility into operations can help control costs and optimise the performance of assets, facilities and employees, which allows nimble reactions to issues such as market dynamics, weather and logistics. It can also help improve safety, reduce environmental impact and track regulatory compliance.

For example, one global oil refinery now has the ability to run production simulations to optimise plant runs using realtime data for decision support.

This means that if a supplier ship with a particular type of crude suddenly becomes available, the company can use real-time information about market demand, price and plant capacity to perform ‘whatif’ scenarios and decide if it s h o u l d c h a n g e p ro d u c t i o n operations to refine that crude.

The end result is no more missed opportunities that might have led to a higher margin.

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costs these companies billions year after year.

From the discovery of new reserves, to streamlining global operations, to maximising the yield of old and new wells, oil and gas companies are leaving money and product on the table.To this end, there are three industrywide imperatives that nearly all stakeholders agree are the keys to building a smarter oil and gas industry:

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operational information, including field, plant, pipeline and logistics data across sites, organisational units and geographies.

To do this, companies are increasing the visibility and flexibility of their supply chains using sensor-based technologies a c ro s s t h e i r e n t i re g l o b a l operation. And by analysing this supply chain data, they can improve and integrate decision support, like one global oil company that simultaneously monitors the flow of oil from more than 100 fields and nearly 50 gas-oil separators, through 11,000 miles of pipeline, into seven refineries and chemical plants — using only two dozen people in one remote location.

The Path To Smarter Oil And Gas

Sanja Gjenero, Zagreb, Croatia

Oil and gas companies will increasingly compete on the quantity and quality of their data. IBM believes that in many industries, a company’s ability to analyse, integrate and act upon data will separate the winners from the losers. Through extensive work with clients in the oil and gas industry, the company has developed a series of steps that, if taken in a logical sequence, can address each of the imperatives discussed above.

Small improvements in data capture could add up to billions of dollars in payoffs if it were analysed and integrated in realtime across the industry’s global landscape.

Stage 1: Instrumentation And Production Data Capture First, implement field, well and refiner y instrumentation for surveillance of critical points: from surface, seafloor and wellbore data-gathering devices to realtime data feeds from pipelines and refinement facilities. This instrumentation and data capture can provide real-time, systemwide visibility to better see and understand operations.

Stage 2: Data Management And Integration Then, integrate the information using standardised upstream, downstream and enterprise data for a cross-functional view. In this stage, the data is set up for easy, rapid-access sharing and analysis, either automatically by applications or by staff that employs web-based, front-end portals.

Stage 3: Intelligent Alerts And Event Management Next, inform operations by monitoring critical performance factors and enabling rapid responses. By building on a strong foundation of instrumentation and integration, organisations can begin using data from multiple sources to set up intelligent alerts and event management.

Compliance management — including corrective actions and action-tracking processes — can be integrated with operational management, with workflows organised to better leverage the intelligent alerts.

Stage 4: Advanced Analysis And Forecasting This step helps move field and refiner y operations and management toward proactive decision-making. Predictive analytics can assess and forecast the performance of wells, facilities and pipeline systems. Models can

provide insights into alternatives, along with changes in current operations, life-of-field depletion planning and refinery production scheduling. Companies can gain greater visibility into overall field and refinery performance, which is essential to more comprehensive reporting, better forecasting, faster responses and higherquality decisions and actions.

Stage 5: Asset Optimisation Finally, optimise field and refinery assets through operational modelling and predictive analytics.

In this last step, the producer can optimise assets by sharing information across functions, visualising interactive data and collaborating both inside and outside the company.

The potential value of following the path to smarter oil and gas becomes clearer when its financial potential is calculated through Return On Investment (ROI) modelling tools. Producers can use them to assess the investments required to transform virtually any field and estimate the kind of return that is possible from each capability gained along the path.

Striving For Energy Excellence The oil and gas industry has never been an easy business, but it might just be getting a bit easier. Data has the potential to do for this industry what oil and gas did for so many others: rapidly accelerate growth and efficiency.

That is why it is critical that oil and gas companies use the data available to them to maximise the return on every investment dollar and recover every drop of oil. The degree to which it can do this will depend on the vision of its leaders, as well as on the ability of its business partners to collaborate and support this unique industry and its global mandate.

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Automotive components have to withstand the rigours of road use throughout the lifecycle of an automobile.

To ensure that they can meet such expectations, reliable quality assurance mechanisms are required to ensure their integrity. By Didier Lacroix, senior VP, International Sales & Services, Cognex

Machine Vision & ID Readers:

A Vehicle For Quality T

he outlook for the automotive markets in certain Asian countries appears healthy. According to Business Monitor International (BMI), vehicle sales in Indonesia rose by 9.1 percent year-on-year in March 2013, while quarterly s a l e s f ro m J a n u a r y - M a rc h increased 18 percent compared to a year before. Factors that make it conducive for improving sales are the low interest rates and a strong economy.

In Thailand, automotive sales in the month of March rose 42 percent year-on-year. Sales for the first three months of the year recorded a 48.8 percent yearon-year increase. This is mainly attributed to the fulfilment of

deliveries under the first-car scheme, which ended in 2012. BMI believes that the spillover of 2012’s pre-orders into 2013 is artificially inflating the true demand in the economy.

It is predicted that there will be a three percent contraction in sales in 2013. In the long term however, Thailand is still expected to remain an important automotive hub, given the increasing investments and strong demand for exports.

Moving east, China’s vehicle sales in March went up 10.7 percent year-on-year, and Q1 sales expanded 13.2 percent yearon-year. This puts the industry on track to meet BMI’s full year forecast of 8.4 percent. Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and Multi-Purpose

Vehicle (MPV) sales are helping to boost passenger car sales. The month of March saw SUV sales jump 33 percent year-on-year and MPV sales went up 160 percent.

Automakers and suppliers are expected to continue investing heavily in this sector.

Ready For Production As Asia’s automotive industry g e a r s u p t o m e e t g re a t e r demand ahead, manufacturers of automobile parts and components need to look into more effective methods of production and Quality Control (QC).

Vacuum brake servos (or brake boosters) are used in most cars and light utility vehicles to reduce the braking effort that is required

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Sensors can be part of a complicated system to ensure precision and control.

from drivers. The vacuum pump is a critical component where even small defects can cause it to fail the stringent QC tests on the manufacturing line. A manufacturing facility assembles and tests such pumps, assigning each one its own data record with measured values. The data is held in a laser-etched Data Matrix code that is placed on each product, which can be read by a code reader. The reader decodes the information and transmits the data to the factory network, allowing full traceability of the parts to be achieved.

All it takes is 40 seconds for a vacuum pump to complete a full rotation on the round stepping table of an assembly and test cell.

Quality is maintained through established procedures and intelligent use of sensors.

The cell automatically screws on the cover before testing the seals of the pump. After ensuring that all seals have been assembled and all sealing rings are intact, the pump is connected to a servocontrolled drive for testing.

The vacuum pump is then trialled using various speed ranges for measurements of torque and pressure. It is also given a hydraulic test of oil pressure and a flow test with the oil at operating temperature. Once the test subject has passed all the processes, a laser marking system is used to create a Data Matrix code on it. The code carries information about the measured values, the serial number and date of manufacture.

Product Tracking Next, the DataMan code reader scans the newly etched Data Matrix code and outputs the measured values a whole. This step ensures that measured values can be accurately assigned to the corresponding product for the latter’s entire lifecycle. The reader provides lighting, an imager and processor in a single small, compact housing. It ascertains that all of the required data from the preceding test steps is contained in the code and that that latter can be accurately read.

If these requirements are fulfilled and the part passes the test, the vacuum pump is then moved on to the next stage.

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setting, which also settles on the vision systems. Fortunately, the ID readers and vision systems have a rugged housing that can cope with dust and smears easily.

Operators on duty are simply required to wipe down the cover of each camera lens two or three times per shift and no further maintenance tasks are needed. A blower is used to remove dirt from the Data Matrix codes so that they appear legible to the readers.

Manufacturing precision in the automotive industry is not just a performance issue but a safety issue as well.

Managing Precision is inaccurate, the part is then considered a reject; the operator then applies an adhesive label which indicates that the part requires correction. In the final process, the assembly and test cell delivers the data that is found on the Data Matrix codes to a personal computer.

In another facility, code readers and vision systems are deployed as a QC system to control the work and finishing on production lines. The main task is to eliminate production errors on pump bodies and other products. If an error is detected, the system needs to determine the source. This prevents defective products from moving on to the next station, while allowing the operators to learn more about these errors.

DataMan readers ensure that the imprinted 6mm Data Matrix codes are legible. Using this technology, the success rate of identifying errors has increased from 85 percent previously, to a current rate of 99 to 100 percent.

Due to production demands, the installation of other equipment to support the ID and vision systems was also required.

Ambient lighting for example, affects the effectiveness of the systems and it was therefore necessary to put in place special external lights, such as infrared lighting. An entire system made up

of a camera, additional lighting and sometimes a blower, is controlled by an external Programmable Logic Control (PLC) unit.

Data Capture The ID readers and vision systems offer a major advantage: tracking the course taken by pump bodies throughout the production process, from all key operations. Depending on the production requirements, various properties are recorded using Data Matrix codes.

These are: operation time, machine, spindle, quality of the Data Matrix code, body status and name of worker. It is also possible to perform a back search by using the recorded images from production operations.

Another advantage provided by the ID readers is the ability to use them without the need for a fixed-wired connection. Out of the 80 ID readers that are currently being used, about 75 are wireless.

This feature is useful as it is sometimes necessary to deploy the readers at a distance of two or three meters from the table where they are normally placed. A wired reader in such a situation could be an obstacle to movement and may present a safety hazard in the production environment for line operators.

Large volumes of dirt are created in this production

In modern fuel injection pumps, sealed components have to withstand forces of more than 2,000 bar/29,000 pounds per square inch — exerted by fuel pressure.

This means that the sealing rings for such components must be manufactured with precision. To achieve this, an inspection system checks the surface quality of metal sealing rings to identify scratches and contamination. Dimensional checks determine accuracy in the inside and outside diameters of the parts.

The system runs at a nominal test speed of two parts per second, ie: 7,200 parts/hour and at a precision of four thousandths of a millimetre. The parts are first fed from a bulk magazine to a charging channel, using a pot-type screw conveyor system. The sealing rings are separated and placed on the carrier device at intervals of approximately five centimetres.

A glass ring with an external diameter of 80 centimetres moves the parts to downstream camera control stations for testing.

The inspection system ensures the exact position of each sealing ring. This is by precisely synchronising the time where a part is set down on the glass, in accordance to the rotational speed of the latter’s synchronous belt-drive stepping motor. Throughout the parts tracking process, the stepping

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motor precisely determines the positions of the individual sealing rings, ie: the moment at which the camera is triggered.

At the first control station, the geometric accuracy of the sealing rings is inspected by a camera system that comes equipped with telecentric optics. The parts are backlit from below to allow for good contrast. Both the outer and inner diameters are measured at this station.

industry continues to remain bright. In support of this positive outlook, vehicle parts manufacturers need to provide quality components that are defect-free. QC therefore plays a vital role in ensuring that the required standards are adhered to.

By combining vision technology and ID readers, QC processes can be carried out to ensure not only foolproof inspections but also the reliable traceability of parts and products.

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Further downstream, the second control station studies the surfaces of the face and outer sides of each sealing ring. Optimum contrast is provided in the form of threestage lighting: lateral dark-field illumination coupled with dome illumination that has a centre opening for the camera. Coaxial illumination is also used and is directed through the opening at the centre of the part.

VisionPro vision software is used at the lighting stage and ensures fast transmission of image values. It is designed to focus solely on the critical features that distinguish conforming parts from rejects. Any non-critical variations in appearance are ignored. This eliminates the need for laborious and time-consuming pre-processing of image data. The result is fast parts handling and application development for new product requirements.

At the third and final camera control station, the sealing rings are inspected from below.

Examination is carried out using an industrial camera, aided by dark-field, dome and coaxial illumination. Once the final check has been completed, the system blows the sealing rings into bins, in batches of 2,000. Any parts remaining on the glass ring are automatically rejected at the end of the inspection process.

The future of Asia’s automotive

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By integrating control and information along with finite-capacity scheduling, manufacturers can streamline their tyre-building machine operations.

By Srinivas Kesari, OEM Segment Development Manager, Rockwell Automation (South Asia)

Developing Better Tyre-Building Machines I

n today’s highly competitive tyre and rubber-manufacturing industry, businesses across the globe face unprecedented and volatile changes. Manufacturers, material suppliers and OriginalEquipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are affected by shifting customer demands, globalisation, industry consolidation, technology innovations, safety requirements, government regulations and the demand for lower customer prices.

In particular, tyre manufacturing demands machines that combine high-production output, consistent reliability and flawless product quality with low manpower requirements and minimised maintenance costs. In addition, the machines need to be flexible enough to adapt to trends like larger tyre dimensions and more sophisticated designs.

To address these challenges,

implementing automation and information solutions for tyre and rubber-manufacturing can lower the total cost required to design, develop and deliver Tyre-Building Machines (TBMs), which are widely used to produce green tyres.

Challenges Of The TBM Process The TBM assembles all semimanufactured goods such as tread, sidewall, inner liner, body ply, as well as bead and cord body to build green tyres according to industr y standards. The machine cycle is programmed to carry out the various operations automatically and simultaneously, to give a balanced and singleoperator building cycle. Sequences are controlled by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).

The process is complex, as multiple machine parts need to be

coordinated from and to drums, conveyors, rollers, jointless belt arrays and unwinding operations, as well as the cutter system, laser mark, correction system and pneumatic valves. Complicated sequencing and logic linking are coordinated via motion control, drive control and safety interlocks.

Meanwhile, Human-Machine Interface (HMI) requirements include recipe, alarm, diagnostics and operation. Communication takes place with multiple thirdparty devices. Challenges abound in the process, depending on the type of vehicle, tyre size, tyre structure (bias/radial) and building methods.

For the tyre manufacturer, the goal is to leverage a TBM that is: • Productive: Optimise period per phase to be as short as

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possible; shorten changeover time by complex recipe management; shorten recovery time; and maximise throughput with the highest quality.

Safe: Meet safety compliance standards to ensure the safety of staff and equipment.

Flexible: Match different tyre types and building processes, including the size of the green tyre and the different types of components.

Easy to use: Ensure easy maintenance, despite complexity of the machine.

I T - i n t e g r a t e d : Provide enterprise-level connectivity with standard Ethernet access, Manufacturing execution system (MES) platform and Enterprise resource planning (ERP) support.

From the perspective of the machine builder, the TBM should be: • Modular: Mix and match tyremachine functions that are suited for specific customer applications; customise functions to develop a new machine that is localised to market demands.

• S t a n d a r d : D e v e l o p a n d document mechanisms common to complex tyre machines that can be easily redeployed with minimum modifications, despite different machine sections/conditions that result in more complicated sequencing and interlocking.

• Cost-effective: Reduce startup time and costs of machine integration, mechanical and electrical optimisation and wiring.

level — where decisions can improve responsiveness and quality, increase productivity and reduce costs. Such exchanges of information may be facilitated by integrated solutions in the market that consist of discretemotion and drive control, input/ output, network, visualisation and information components.

Safety is another important concern faced by tyre manufacturers. Accelerating value with integrated safety increases productivity, efficiency levels, intelligence and overall competitiveness. Optimising functional safety beyond compliance improves the functional operation of the machine, whilst reducing waste and keeping machine downtime to a minimum.

Furthermore, acquisition costs can be reduced by using a common platform and programming tools for safety and standard control and visualisation, as well as by reducing switches (safety relays) and cabinet space.

Distributed Control Some manufacturers may require having one controller to achieve distributed control. This need can be readily met with the help of innovative solutions that include open networks, integrated motion and a range of safety components.

U s i n g a c o n t ro l e n g i n e with a common development environment to provide mid-range application control, it combines safety, motion, discrete and drives capabilities in a single controller.

The result is one set of spare parts, one maintenance department and one system to manage.

A Focus On Information Exchange And Safety Functions

Manufacturing Metrics And Development Tools

In the TBM process, real-time, enterprise-wide information exchange is essential for moving decision-making to a higher

Performance metrics, such as equipment/material use and Overall-Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), can provide critical insight

Tyres need to be precisely engineered to ensure not just performance, but safety too.

into how well a TBM-production operation is being managed.

For example, a tyre manufacturer may want to create a reporting system that collects data such as downtime, quality and material waste. Key-data collection and reporting could also include production counts, scrap production, material consumption, downtime events and KeyPerformance Indicators (KPIs).

To obtain such data, tyre m a n u f a c t u re r s c a n u t i l i s e software that monitors plant-floor equipment and provides timely, granular and specific information — both on current machine performance, as well as historical data for long-term analysis. This would ultimately empower plant personnel to make informed decisions on optimising assets within a production facility or across a manufacturing enterprise.

Conclusion In conclusion, the appropriate utilisation of TBM solutions can help manufacturers succeed and grow with power, control and information services. Savvy manufacturers will also benefit from reduced risk, improved operational efficiency, financial savings and faster time to market — giving them a much-needed competitive edge in today’s demanding marketplace.

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eBOOK EXCLUSIVE

Five Rules Of

Enterprise Mobility Success M

obility solutions have become an indispensable part of Asian organisations’ ICT strategy with many businesses and CIOs embracing them.

However, IDC observes that many are challenged by the speed at which the industry is moving and the complexity that mobility can bring to existing ICT infrastructures.

Managing Complexity Complexity rises exponentially as a variety of applications (both corporate and personal) are added onto mobile devices.

Organisations must be aware of the potential rising cost of managing a growing fleet of mobile assets and keeping up with a fast-changing mobile device landscape.

On the positive side, mobility can be transformational; it can resolve some of the most challenging business process pain points and deliver some tangible benefits like revenue generation, cost savings, and even improvements in customer satisfaction. industrial automation asia | Feb/Mar 2013

Fundamental Rules H o w e v e r, t h e re a re s o m e fundamental rules that CIOs should follow: Service providers or mobility partners must understand your business Increasingly.

Transformational mobility projects are tied to business processes, and it is here where returns on investments can be reaped. It has often been said that the ‘majority of IT projects fail because IT providers do not understand our business.’ IDC recommends that CIOs pick IT providers that have a strong record in their industry or have a mobility practice. They must also have the expertise and experience in working across various business processes, especially ones that organisations want to transform.

Without deep understanding of the business processes or vertical knowledge, it would be hard to imagine that the IT provider could develop a solution that can meet the objectives.

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IT infrastructure has to be in place: Mobility solutions will usually result in an exponential increase in mobile data traffic across the enterprise campus. It would be wise for organisations to correspondingly invest in their WiFi and backend infrastructure to ensure that they are able to handle the increasing data traffic. As a poor or inconsistent user experience can ruin the initial mobility experience and prevent a usage uptake internally.

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Mobile application integration does not come easy. Enterprise mobility solutions usually involve integration of a whole range of collaboration and business applications onto mobile devices of various operating systems.

IDC cautions that it is not the easiest of endeavours and it is an area where few IT vendors have a proven track record of successful execution.

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Managing complexity is an essential part of doing business.

Enterprise mobility solutions are seen as an asset towards alleviating problems associated with this complexity. By Adrian Dominic Ho, Principal Telecom, Mobility Lead, IDC Asia/Pacific

Mobile first strategy requires application development and robust middleware. Some regional marketing departments are strongly pushing a ‘mobile first’ strategy which involves pushing Business To Consumer (B2C) applications with goals of creating a differentiating experience for their customers and moving more transactions via mobile devices.

The challenge for Asian CIOs is to either upgrade internal

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applications development and customisations or pick service providers that have experience in this area. In most B2C businesses, the mobile application will define their brand and customer experience and hence the strategic nature of this requires significant investments and dedicated resources.

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get widespread management buy-in for large ICT projects.

As such, it is important that all CIOs and stakeholders have clear objectives of their mobility strategy right from the beginning. A roadmap should also be developed indicating how the mobility solution can achieve the various objectives.

IDC encourages Asian businesses to consider starting with smaller pilot test case projects so that the solution can be refined.

Cloud Services As A Business Innovation Platform Worldwide spending on public IT cloud services will reach US$47.4 billion in 2013 and is expected to be more than US$107 billion in 2017, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Over the 2013–2017 forecast period, public IT cloud services will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.5 percent, five times that of the IT industry as a whole.

As one of the key technologies enabling the industry-wide shift to the 3rd Platform, cloud computing has played a crucial role in changing the way companies consume and use information technology. Now, there are signs that cloud services are starting to shift into a ‘Chapter Two’ phase where the scale of cloud adoption will not only be much bigger, but also more user and solution driven. In this phase of growth, cloud and the other 3rd Platform technologies — mobile, social, and Big Data — will become even more interdependent as they continue to drive growth and innovation across all industries that depend on IT. “The first wave of cloud services adoption was focused on improving the efficiency of the IT department,” said Frank Gens, senior VP and chief analyst at IDC. “Over the next several years, the primary driver for cloud adoption will shift from economics to innovation as leading-edge companies invest in

cloud services as the foundation for new competitive offerings. The emergence of cloud as the core for new ‘business as a service’ offerings will accelerate cloud adoption and dramatically raise the cloud model’s strategic value beyond CIOs to CXOs of all types.”

An important factor driving growth in public IT cloud services spending is the expanding variety of cloud deployment options. The growing richness of these options is a clear accelerator for overall cloud services adoption. The emergence of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) offerings has helped to shift momentum from dedicated private cloud offerings toward public (shared/multi-tenant) cloud offerings.

By offering the attributes of public cloud (economics, scale, pace of innovation) with some of the privacy and control features associated with private cloud, VPCs are effectively addressing many of the objections that have held customers back from the cloud model.

Similarly, growing commoditisation and competition is expected to bring about consolidation in basic cloud services (infrastructure as a service offerings), and will force vendors to expand their offerings toward higher value services. While commoditisation is expected to result in lower pricing and tighter profit margins, the competition will greatly expand the addressable market of solutions and customers. In

order to survive, providers will have to scale their offerings ‘up and out’ toward a broader range (and dramatically larger number) of customers.

The growing focus on cloud services as a business innovation platform will help to drive spending on public IT cloud services to new levels throughout the forecast period. By 2017, IDC expects public IT cloud services will drive 17 percent of IT product spending and nearly half of all growth across five technology categories: applications, system infrastructure software, platform as a service (PaaS), servers, and basic storage.

Software as a service (SaaS) will remain the largest public IT cloud services category throughout the forecast, capturing 59.7 percent of revenues in 2017. The fastest growing categories will be PaaS and Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), with CAGRs of 29.7 percent and 27.2 percent, respectively.

The US will remain the largest public IT cloud services market, although its share will decline from 56.9 percent in 2013 to 43.9 percent in 2017 while Western Europe, Latin America, and Asia/Pacific will each gain share throughout the forecast. Cloud spending in emerging markets is expected to experience a CAGR of 37.3 percent for the 2013-2017 period, a rate almost twice that of developed markets.

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EVENT PREVIEW

Clean Energy Expo Asia 2013 The fifth annual Clean Energy Expo Asia will take place from September 25-27, 2013 and will be co-located with Carbon Forum Asia and Energy Efficiency Asia.

The event will take place at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld in Bangkok, Thailand.

This combination aims to offer exhibitors the opportunity to network and showcase their solutions to the most comprehensive gathering of professionals in carbon, clean energy and energy efficiency; while offering visitors a wider range of solutions across the full spectrum of the carbon and energy markets.

Global Investors And Experts The Federation of Thai Industries Renewable Energy Club, the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Thai Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Association are participating in strength, with

official Thai Pavilions on the trade fair floor, showcasing the capabilities of its network of members and suppliers such as Jebsen & Jessen, Emerson Network Power Thailand, Zero Waste, New Power System Asia, Utile Engineering, Kemrex, Thai Daiichi, Thai Eastern, Chalita K. Swan Group, Asia Biomass, ABO Trading Limited and many more.

The Pavilions help connect Thai companies and governments with international buyers and create a platform to exchange ideas as well as the latest developments in the clean energy and energy efficiency sectors.

The European ASEAN Business Centre (EABC), the European Union’s gateway to Thailand, is organising a European Pavilion as a link way to provide valued propositions and business oppor tunities to European companies in the energy sector.

Visitors can expect to see initiatives and solutions taken by

companies such as Biogasmart, RJC Soft, Atlas Copco and Roth & Rau from countries like Italy and Sweden to Germany.

China is also becoming an increasingly global force in i n t e r n a t i o n a l c l e a n e n e rg y investments, having provided nearly US$40 billion dollars to other countries’ solar and wind industries over the past decade (sources: WRI Analysis). Thailand, and the greater ASEAN, have become increasingly attractive markets for Chinese companies who see a huge growth potential in the region’s clean energy sectors.

Visitors can expect to see a strong display of China’s clean energy capabilities, with companies like TBEA Xinjiang, Shenzhen Jingfuyuan Tech, DaQO New Energy, Sunflower Light Energy among others, exhibiting their solutions. The Chinese participation takes up close to 200 sqm of floor space, a 36 percent increment from 2012.

Clean Energy And Energy Efficiency Experts The Conference Program c o n s i s t i n g o f t h re e p a n e l discussions, 53 presentations and one workshop will delve into key issues companies face in sourcing for financing, managing project risks, selecting the right technology and managing daily operational challenges in clean energy; and to share experiences and discuss solutions towards implementing a successful energy efficiency program.

The conference will feature over 60 international thought leaders who will contribute many ideas and spark many discussions throughout the event.

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Oil & Gas Thailand and Petrochemical Asia 2013

The 2013 edition of Oil & Gas Thailand and Petrochemical Asia will take place from September 1719, 2013 at BITEC, Thailand.

This will be the third edition of these shows, and is considered the only specialised oil & gas technology and petrochemical technology event in Thailand.

They aim to bring together an international congregation of both upstream and downstream oil & gas and petrochemical companies.

Thailand’s Oil & Gas Industry Rayong province is located relatively close to Thailand’s offshore gas fields in the Gulf of Thailand and to major gas consuming centres such as Bangkok. This led to Thailand’s three major offshore gas pipelines being constructed through the region. Partly as a result, the province, and particularly the Map Ta Phut industrial complex,

has grown into one of the world’s biggest petrochemicals hubs.

Construction work began on gas separation plants there in the 1980s as a way of producing fuels that could replace crude oil imports. PTT completed its first 4 billion cubic metre (bcm) gas separation unit in Rayong province in 1984 in order to provide feedstock for nearby petrochemicals plants and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for households.

The next three separation units, completed between 1991 and 1996, were designed to cope with rapidly increasing demand for LPG and have a combined capacity of 9.4bcm. A fifth unit, significantly larger than the earlier units at 5.5bcm, was added in 2005 to provide additional ethane, propane and LPG for the petrochemicals industry.

Since the first five separation

plants came onstream, however, rising demand for feedstock f ro m p e t ro c h e m i c a l w o r k s and residential customers has put pressure on the existing infrastructure. As a solution, PTT started work on an ethane separation plant to improve production at units two and three, and began building a sixth gas separation plant with a capacity of 8.3bcm

The Exhibition Oil & Gas Thailand and Petrochemical Asia 2013 brings together a congregation of Oil & Gas and Petrochemical related international visitors and exhibitors alike right into the heart of one of Asia’s Oil & Gas and Petrochemical producing countries.

Held in the capital Bangkok, the events aim to stand out as exhibiting technology tailored for the industry. Highlights of the events include ASEAN Oil & Gas And Process Safety Conference 2013 and Oil & Gas and Petrochemical Technology Seminars.

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Special Features

Oil & Gas Vietnam 2013 From December 4-6, 2013, Oil & Gas Vietnam 2013 will take place in Vung Tau, Vietnam to showcase the latest developments in the Oil and Gas industry.

This exhibition is taking place at a critical time, when the local petroleum industry is implementing an accelerative strategy. Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) has decided to invest US$27 billion in a petrochemical complex project in the south-central province of Binh Dinh and the Japanese group, Idemitsu Kosan Corporation, will invest US$5 billion for the Nghi Son oil refinery project.

The Event This event is an industrial exhibition covering the major sectors of both upstream and downstream and also its supporting industries. It offers Vietnamese as well as international investors and representatives of

businesses the chance to expand their networks.

The organiser of this event is Fireworks Vietnam — part of Fireworks Trade Media Group, a conglomerate of media companies which have organised international Oil & Gas events such as ASEAN Oil & Gas Expo (AGEX), Malaysia, Indonesia Oil & Gas Expo (IGEX), and Oil & Gas Thailand. This year, the exhibition will bring together more than 100 exhibiting companies under the pavilion of Vietnam, Singapore, US, and many more from 20 countries.

Special features include the grouping of the events topics, which include: safety, production technique, and innovative technology, which form the Oil & Gas conference. Among the speakers participating in the first day of conference are senior management and engineers from OSCT Indonesia; PTT, IRPC Thailand and Petrovietnam.

The topics will include oil spill control, emergency situation prevention, latest HSE Regulations of Vietnam and how to increase HSE consideration.

This conference is not only a key international technology forum on the oil and gas industry in Vietnam, but also an important platform for building business relations. Besides the conference, The dinner buffet with the theme ‘Network Nite’ will be held at Wild Orchid four Star Restaurant in

Vung Tau, Vietnam. This is also the opportunity for people to get together and discuss all of the new advances and meet many new clients.

The event is supported by The Singapore Industrial Automation Association (SIAA), a hub for knowledge in the application of automation technology and business catalyst in the region.

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& Services productsproducts & Services

Allied Vision Technologies:

Check Point Software Technologies:

Allied Vision Technologies has eight models from the Prosilica GT family of cameras for extreme environments. They range from 2.2 to 29 Megapixel resolution and feature a selection of sensors from CMOSIS, Sony, and Truesense.

The Prosilica GT cameras are Gigabit Ethernet cameras designed to perform in extreme environments in temperatures from -20 deg C and up to 65 deg C. The cameras feature Power over Ethernet (PoE), and auto-iris (P-iris and DC) lens control in the standard body GT camera, and Canon EF lens control in the large body GT cameras. The cameras are suited for a range of applications including ITS & traffic imaging, machine vision, security, surveillance, military applications and more.

Check Point Software Technologies has announced the launch of its 13500, the first in a line of 13000 Appliances designed specifically to expand the company’s data centre network security offerings. The Appliance delivers fast security performance with 23.6 Gbps of real-life firewall throughput, 5.7 Gbps of real-life IPS throughput and 3,200 SecurityPower Unit (SPU) rating.

Organisations often face the dilemma of choosing between deploying comprehensive security protections and maximising the performance of the network. It provides data centres with the company’s security protections, without compromises in network performance.

Gigabit Ethernet Cameras

Network Security

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Baumer: Encoder

Enquiry no. 6903

Contrinex: Access Control

Barriers

The HeavyDuty encoder EEx HOG 161 from Baumer is now compliant to the IECEx standard. The device has an explosionproof design with IECEx certification in device category 2 G. The encapsulated, pressure-proof device for enhanced safety is compliant to both ATEX Directive 94/9/EG for potentially explosive atmospheres (II 2 G Ex d e IIC T6 Gb) and IECEx scheme (Ex d e IIC T6 Gb) and this way allows for deployment in anyone of the 30 countries worldwide that have adopted the IECEx standard. In particular manufacturers of export-oriented equipment benefit from the international certification.

Enquiry no. 6902

The Safetinex YBB range, from Contrinex, is suited where finger and hand protection is required close to a hazardous area. Depending on the application, a resolution of either 14mm (finger protection) or 30mm (hand protection) will be advisable.

Safetinex access control barriers, on the other hand, are suitable for the protection of people potentially entering a larger dangerous area. Thanks to their type 4, category 4, PLe safety level, these devices can be used on equipment requiring high protection reliability such as machine tools, robots, hydraulic press, and so on.

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products & Services

Harting: Industrial Connector

ifm electronic: Combined Sensor

Harting standard housings offer the user optimal protection against outside physical influences. The already existing Han B housing product range guarantees IP 65 protection when locked and mated. A new bulkhead-mounted housing surpasses this level with greater IP 67 protection.

The housing’s special flange prevents water from penetrating into the connector and consequently offers protection for the contact points in the housing interior. At the same time, the circumferential collar offers protection while also preventing the seal from sliding off inwardly or outwardly, and consequently offers solid support. The new IP 67 housing furthermore has a stable seal that is able to offset uneven sections, which provides additional protection against penetrating water.

ifm electronic has launched an oil quality monitor, to detect unwanted water content in hydraulic liquids and lubricants.

Helping hydraulic system users avoid serious, unplanned machine stoppages.

The sensor measures both the relative humidity in oil, in the range of 0...100 percent, by means of a capacitive measuring element. And the medium temperature, in the range of -20 to 100 deg C. The measurements of moisture and temperature each have a corresponding analogue output of 4...20 mA. The sensor has a G ¾ (3/4 BSP) process connection.

Housing

Enquiry no. 6905

Enquiry no. 6907

Hioki: Power Verifier

InduSoft: Software

The LR8400-90 PV Power Verifier from Hioki is designed to enable engineers to investigate electricity production in PV systems easily as well as to identify failed strings without shutting off circuits.

With the bundled AC/DC clamp sensor, differential probe, thermocouple, pyranometer and humidity sensor, the expected electricity production of the PV system under continuously varying conditions of air temperature and insolation can be estimated using its algorithm. Armed with the production trend data, maintenance engineers can identify individual problematic strings.

InduSoft has released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for its Web Studio 7.1 software. SP2 provides native support of HTML5 screens and animation for multiple devices and platforms, including Safari and Chrome browsers.

Unlike many other SCADA systems that require separate development for different operating systems such as Windows, iOS and Android — the company’s Web Studio lets users create screens once using the standard screen editor, and then deploy these screens across multiple operating systems.

Instead of waiting months for screens to be developed for their device, users can now instantly access screens on their various handheld devices via the Studio Mobile Access interface.

Enquiry no. 6906

Enquiry no. 6908

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Intermec: Scanners

LG: HVAC Units

The SF61B, from intermec, is a wireless mobility scanner suited for users that require scanning performance, long battery life and ruggedness in a compact form factor similar to a small flashlight.

Unlike traditional gun-shaped scanners that are not designed for workers on the go, this device features a magnetic attach / release system that allows the device to be quickly accessed or securely stowed away as needed — enhancing worker agility, safety and efficiency. Additionally, with integrated Bluetooth wireless, it can connect to Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile tablets and smartphones already deployed.

LG Electronics has released the Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) solution, the Multi V IV. The latest in the company’s line of Multi V products, this model offers greater energy efficiency, operational savings and greater convenience.

It boasts a Coefficient Of Performance (COP) of 4.34, made possible by the company’s technologies. These include High Pressure Oil Return (HiPOR), which effectively resolves compressor energy wastage, and Optimised Cooling Heat Exchanger, which selected the optimal paths for cooling. With the organisation’s fourth generation inverter compressor — the High-side Shell (HSS) scroll inverter — and a BLDC-type motor coil, the product effectively minimises energy loss under part load conditions.

Enquiry no. 6909

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IXXAT: Wireless CAN

NXP: NFC Tags

IXXAT offers a universal bridge, gateway, and PC interface solution for the wireless networking of CAN components and systems in the CANblue II. With three modes provided, the user can now adapt data communications optimally to the specific application in terms of latency, data throughput, and fault tolerance. In Shortest_Latency mode, latency times averaging 4 ms can be achieved, while Quickest_Connection mode permits secure data transmission even in CAN systems running at 1 MBit/sec and 100 percent bus load. A typical application for this product is the wireless connection of CAN segments via Bluetooth and wireless system access using a notebook or handheld service unit.

NXP Semiconductors has a line of Near Field Communication (NFC) tags, the NTAG21xF portfolio. Specifically designed for use in consumer electronics and mobile accessories such as headsets, sound bars and digital cameras; and wearable infotainment such as smart watches.

Designed to provide a cost effective and flexible solution for pairing via NFC. The tags have an integrated field detection mode which switches on the accessory when in close contact with an NFC phone or mobile device, quickly enabling a simple ‘tap to pair’ connection. With a large memory, from 144 (NTAG213F) up to 888 bytes (NTAG216F), the NTAG21xF products are able to cover both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi pairing.

Enquiry no. 6910

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Oven Industries: Temperature

Red Lion Controls: HMI

Oven Industries has released laboratory temperature controllers with ramp/soak capabilities. The 5R6-900 benchtop controller has many user-friendly benefits. Contained all in one enclosure, the device can be plugged into the wall as a self-contained temperature control system, which has its own power supply.

This detail makes the device unique, as well as convenient for users.

The temperature controller can also be used universally, which allows the user to use the device wherever they are located. As a solid state MOSFET bidirectional compact unit featuring an internal power supply, it is also capable of loading currents up to 10A. The compact size, as well as the isolated communication port, makes using the 5R6-900 benchtop temperature controller simple.

The Graphite series of advanced operator interface panels, from Red Lion Controls, come with an all cast-aluminium construction. This series provides the industry’s first rugged HMI solution to combine a range of versatile plug-in modules with protocol conversion, data logging and web-based monitoring and control.

This series allows customers to connect, monitor and control their process in industries that include manufacturing, oil and gas, and water/wastewater. The series’ range of plug-in modules enables customers to create a solution for today, with an option to expand to meet changing business requirements.

Further, organisations will realise a reduction in development and commissioning times over traditional systems that use an HMI paired with separate I/O, PLCs and other controllers.

Controllers

Enquiry no. 6913

ProSoft Technology: Access Point

An 802.11 abgn Fast Industrial Hotspot (RLX2) has been release

by Prosoft Technology. The device features advancements in client/bridge fast roaming between access points, Ethernet packet optimisation, and enhanced diagnostics.

These capabilities provide high-speed Ethernet connections for moving machines and vehicles traveling long distances in assembly plants, crane systems and mining. The secure, high speed wireless network reduces project costs, while improving productivity by eliminating mechanical festooning, rails and slip rings for economical and reliable mobile applications.

Enquiry no. 6914

Enquiry no. 6915

Texas Instruments: Evaluation

Platform

Two Hercules LaunchPad development kits from Texas Instruments have been released. Both platforms have been created to allow design engineers to explore the TI Hercules Safety MCUs and evaluate the MCUs’ safety features specifically around the IEC 61508 and ISO 26262 functional safety standards. The development kits deliver scalable performance, connectivity, memory and safety features for the TMS570 and RM4x series of ARM Cortex based MCUs. The quick-launch evaluation kit contains the development board, USB cable and documentation. On-board emulation and included Hercules Safety MCU demos allow for exploration of advanced safety features.

Enquiry no. 6916

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Calendar Of Events 2013/14

10 – 12 Metalex Vietnam 2013

13 – 15 Oil & Gas Indonesia 2013

Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Reed Tradex Email: rtdx@reedtradex.co.th Web: www.metalexvietnam.com

Jakarta International Expo Jakarta, Indonesia PT Pamerindo Indonesia Web: http://www.pamerindo.com/events/6

10 – 13 IGEM 2013 Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Expomal International Sdn Bhd Email: igem@expomal.com Web: www.igem.com.my/2013

13 – 16 Electronic Asia 2013

sep 17 – 19 Oil & Gas Thailand BITEC Bangkok, Thailand Fireworks Media (Thailand) Email: thai@asiafireworks.com Web: http://www.oilgasthai.com/

17 – 19 Solar Asia Expo 2013 Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ECO Exhibitions Sdn Bhd Email: adzli.ariff@ubm.com Web: http://www.solarasiaexpo.com/

17 – 19 Greenbuild Asia 2013 Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia AMB Exhibitions Sdn Bhd Email: support@ambexpo.com Web: http://www.greenbuildasia.org/

25 – 27 Clean Energy Expo Asia 2013 Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre Bangkok, Thailand Koelnmesse Email: j.liong@koelnmesse.com.sg Web: http://www.cleanenergyexpoasia.com/

oct 2 – 4 Power Gen Asia 2013 IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Centre Bangkok, Thailand PennWell Conferences & Exhibitions Email: exhibitpga@pennwell.com Web: www.powergenasia.com

9 – 12 MITF 2013 Putra World Trade Center Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Expo Works Email: info@expoworks.com.my Web: http://www.manufacturing-expo.com.my

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21 – 23 Biomalaysia 2013 Persada Johor International Convention Centre Johor, Malaysia Protemp Exhibitions Sdn Bhd Email: karendass@protempgroup.com Web: http://www.biomalaysia.com.my/

28 – 1 Nov Singapore International Energy Week Marina Bay Sands Singapore Energy Market Authority Email: ema_siew@ema.gov.sg Web: www.siew.sg

30 – Nov 1 EP Shanghai/Electrical Shanghai 2013 Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center Shanghai, PR China China Electrical Council Email: power@adsale.com.hk Web: www.epchinashow.com

nov 5 – 9 China International Industry Fair 2013 Shanghai New International Expo Centre Shanghai, China Shanghai World Expo (Group) Co Ltd Email: ciif@shanghaiexpogroup.com Web: www.ciif-expo.com

dec 4 – 6 Oil & Gas Vietnam 2013 Indoor Sports Complex Vung Tau City, Vietnam Fireworks Vietnam Email: viet@asiafireworks.com Web: http://www.oilgasvietnam.com/

4 – 6 Semicon Japan 2013 Makuhari Messe Chiba, Japan Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Email: jeventinfo@semi.org Web: http://www.semiconjapan.org/

4 – 7 Manufacturing Indonesia 2013 Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran Jakarta, Indonesia PT Pamerindo Indonesia Email: info@pamerindo.com Web: www.pamerindo.com

Feb 1 – 3 India Automation Technology Fair (IATF) Bombay Exhibition Center Mumbai, India Messe Munich International Email: tarun.marwah@mmi-india.in Web: http://www.iatf.in/

12 – 14 Semicon Korea 2014 Coex Center Seoul, South Korea Email: semiconkorea@semi.org Web: http://www.semiconkorea.org

5 – 9 Industrial Automation Show 2013 Shanghai New International Expo Centre Shanghai, China Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd Email: ias@hmf-china.com Web: www.industrial-automation-show.com

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