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PITTSBURGH (January 25, 2005) — Backed
by more than 100 years of industry experience, Emerson Process
Management continues to be the control system supplier of choice
for the power industry.
The statistics speak for themselves:
- Emerson is the number-one control systems supplier to U.S.
power generators. Emerson’s control systems are installed
in plants representing more than 230,000 MW of generating capacity,
or more than 35 percent of electricity generated in the United
States.
- Sales of Emerson’s Ovation® expert control system
to utilities have surpassed $1 billion.
- All of the top 10 U.S. power companies (by generating capacity)
rely on Ovation to simultaneously reduce costs and optimize plant
performance.
"We are gratified at the positive customer response demonstrated
by these statistics; they show that by nearly any measure, Emerson
is the leading supplier of control solutions to the U.S. power
industry,” said Bob Yeager, president of Emerson’s
Power & Water Solutions division.
“It’s a signal that we’re succeeding in our
number one objective – earning the highest level of customer
confidence, day in and day out, by offering a combination of people,
technology and experience that the competition can’t match,” he
continued.
Ovation: Power Driven. Power Proven.
Ovation,
a key technology that powers Emerson’s PlantWeb® digital
plant architecture, was designed and built for the power generation
industry and has been proven in thousands of power installations.
Of course, technology doesn’t stand still, and neither has
Ovation, which has continually evolved to take advantage of the
latest technologies. Today’s Ovation boasts a number of industry-leading
advanced technologies: the incorporation of embedded advanced algorithms
specifically tailored to meet the challenges of electricity generation;
a mission-critical, 100 MB Fast Ethernet network with a 100,000
point/sec. capability; the industry’s most powerful controller
with the fastest duty cycle available; and a full line of analog,
digital and special-purpose turbine and boiler control modules;
among others.
Ovation’s integrated digital bus capabilities leverage Foundation™ fieldbus,
HART, DeviceNet™ and Profibus DP industry standard communications
protocols. This open, standards-based approach enables power generation
customers to optimize reliability, performance and environmental
compliance through the integration of high-speed communications
networks, intelligent field devices and bus I/O technologies.
"Simply put, Ovation always has and always will meet the
unique needs of power generators by incorporating the latest software
and hardware technology,” said Yeager.
This is possible due to Emerson’s innovative product evolution
philosophy. This philosophy assures that an Ovation system incorporates
the latest technologies while also providing the best product evolution
approach to ensure that customers can efficiently and economically
take advantage of leading technologies over the life cycle of their
plant.
"The core of the Ovation strategy is protecting our customers’ investment
in applications, database and graphics while introducing leading-edge
technologies,” explained Yeager, who points out that Emerson’s
product evolution philosophy is in contrast to some competitors
who introduce new architectures, brandishing new system names,
on a fairly regular basis.
While technologies will continue to evolve, Emerson’s commitment
to Ovation as a robust, state-of-the-art control system built for
the power industry remains a constant, according to Yeager.
"With more than $1 billion in sales, Ovation is a trusted
control solution for the power industry,” said Yeager. “Power
generators can rest assured that an ongoing integration of leading-edge
technologies will keep Ovation at the forefront of control not
only today, but also in the future. When it comes to control solutions
for the power industry, no one has a better strategy, product or
track record.”
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com),
an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production,
processing and distribution in the power, water and wastewater treatment, chemical,
oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and
other industries.
Emerson's Power & Water Solutions division (www.emersonprocess-powerwater.com)
is a global supplier of advanced distributed process control
and information systems. The Pittsburgh-based company is a recognized
leader in developing plant-wide process control solutions for
the power generation, water treatment and wastewater treatment
industries. Power & Water Solutions plays a key role in the
Emerson mission of combining superior products and technology
with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management
and maintenance services. Emerson brands include: PlantWeb®;
Ovation®; SmartProcess®; Fisher®; MicroMotion®;
Rosemount®; Daniel®; DeltaV™ ; and AMS™ Suite.
About Emerson
St. Louis-based Emerson (www.gotoemerson.com)
is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together
to provide innovative solutions to customers in process control;
electronics and telecommunications; industrial automation; heating,
ventilating and air conditioning; and appliance and tools. Sales
in fiscal 2004 were $15.6 billion.
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Ovation, SureService, SmartProcess, PlantWeb, Fisher, Micro
Motion, Rosemount, Daniel, AMS™ Suite and DeltaV™ are
marks of Emerson Process Management. Other marks are the property
of their respective owners.
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