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Hyprotech and Fisher-Rosemount form
alliance
Hyprotech and Fisher-Rosemount form alliance to deliver integrated process control solutions
to deliver integrated process control solutions The combination of HYSYS.Plant and DeltaV Simulate software provides high-fidelity process simulation capabilities to address engineering design and operator training needs Hyprotech, a subsidiary of AEA Technology has announced an alliance with Fisher Rosemount, the process management division of St
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 26 Dec 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Our alliance with Hyprotech provides customers with a powerful way to develop and fine-tune control strategies in a simulated environment, without being connected to actual control-system hardware or process-equipment," says John Berra, executive vice president and business leader for Emerson's process management group.
"This enhances our commitment to provide customers comprehensive solutions for intelligent process management and asset utilization." The alliance covers Fisher-Rosemount Systems' DeltaV Simulate software, which simulates the operation of a DeltaV automation system, and Hyprotech's HYSYS.Plant software, which provides high-fidelity simulation of chemical processes and equipment.
Both companies have collaborated to add capabilities to their standard products that enable the software applications to work together seamlessly, using Microsoft Windows NT and OPC.
"The integrated HYSYS/DeltaV application allows companies to perform control system design much earlier in the engineering lifecycle, enabling engineers to balance process controllability against capital cost early in the design phase" said Wayne Sim, CEO of Hyprotech.
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"Enabling control system configuration earlier in the design lifecycle can reduce the cost of control system development by as much as 20 percent." By integrating DeltaV with HYSYS, customers derive benefit from the HYSYS engineering lifecycle capabilities, such as reusing plant models for engineering applications like debottlenecking, and in combination with real time optimization applications like those offered by MDC Technology - recently acquired by Fisher-Rosemount.
"We've made it possible for engineers to design, test and debug entire control system architectures-as well as develop and conduct operator training-in a standard PC environment," said Tom Snead, President of Fisher-Rosemount Systems.
"This capability dramatically reduces our customers' time and cost to implement their plant control strategies, resulting in easier, quicker plant startups and smoother ongoing operations." The combined system will also be used to optimize existing processes.
Applications such as loop tuning, plant step testing, and the development of start-up, shut-down, and abnormal situation procedures may be performed on a virtual copy of the plant, without impacting operation of the actual facility.
DeltaV Simulate can directly download the optimized control strategy, eliminating the effort and potential risks associated with manually transferring this information from the simulation environment to the control system.
Operator training needs will also be met through the combined offering.
Hyprotech's HYSYS Operator Training System Environment provides asset operators with the ability to train and certify their operators under a variety of scenarios.
By integrating with DeltaV Simulate, operators can train on the virtual plant using the same operating graphics that are used in performing their daily control room tasks, improving their ability to translate their training into action.
The use of a rigorous simulation model gives operators a better understanding of process behavior, reducing the likelihood of operator error in unforeseen situations.
It also provides operators with the ability to assess the feasibility of new operating ideas before they are implemented in the plant.
DeltaV Simulate gives new and existing DeltaV users off-line access to the award winning engineering capabilities of the DeltaV system, the fastest growing automation solution on the market today.
Control strategies can be developed and fully tested in a stand-alone PC environment.
In addition, since DeltaV function blocks are based on the FOUNDATION( Fieldbus standard, control strategies for fieldbus devices may also be developed and tested.
The combination of DeltaV Simulate and HYSYS.Plant gives users a cost effective and complete tool set for process design and control strategy development, as well as for operator training solutions.
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