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control panels using solar and main grid power supplies depending upon their locations. Meanwhile, with the introduction of the
Smart Wireless Gateway 1410, Emerson Process Management says it is making it easier for process industry customers with remote operations to set up and run wireless networks.
Aggressive schedules Often remote operations such as oil and gas wellheads have challenges with difficult installations, high costs and insufficient field personnel to keep pace with aggressive schedules. As a result, they are constantly one step behind – juggling equipment, crews, schedules, and data, with limited insight into what is really needed where. Te Smart Wireless Gateway 1410 helps integrate the critical insights into the production data while significantly reducing the need to send personnel to the field. It connects WirelessHART self-organising networks with host systems and data applications. Because the Smart Wireless Gateway manages the network automatically, there is no need to configure communication paths. Tis means that additional data points can easily be added to remote operations. Te added insight provided with a wireless network using the Smart Wireless Gateway 1410 can also help reduce environmental and safety issues, such as tank overfills and wellhead integrity. Te Smart Wireless Gateway 1410 was specifically designed to meet the needs of smaller networks (up to 25 devices) required for remote
applications, without giving up the security and flexibility inherent with the existing higher volume Smart Wireless Gateway 1420.
Consolidating control functions In upstream oil and gas processes, there is an ever pressing need to prevent accidents and protect the environment. Accordingly, there is a growing demand for safety instrumented systems that can detect abnormal conditions and safely initiate emergency shutdowns. However, wells and pipelines are typically distributed over a wide area and often have limited space for the installation of equipment. To improve operational efficiency and reduce hardware costs, there is a need to consolidate the functions performed by control and safety instrumented systems. In response to these needs, Yokogawa is releasing a new version of the ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system (vR3.02.10) and has enhanced the DPharp EJX multivariable transmitter. To compensate the gas flow rate, differential
pressure, static pressure, and temperature must be measured. Te DPharp EJX multivariable transmitter is a sensor that can measure all three of these variables. As the Modbus protocol is widely used in upstream oil and gas processes for communications between sensors and gas flow rate compensation devices, Yokogawa has added Modbus protocol support to the DPharp EJX multivariable transmitter. Tis sensor can thus be used together with ProSafe-RS to perform highly reliable and accurate gas flow rate calculations. ●
Real time information on status of personnel and contractors A
pprion has launched the latest version of ION Mustering, its personnel safety application for industrial facilities. ION Mustering provides real-time information and communication about the status of employees and contractors, enabling plants to locate personnel in real-time and providing efficient communication that can save lives and keep facilities’ most valuable asset – their personnel – safe.
“Te imperative for safe plant operation has never been greater. ARC’s surveys of manufacturers find that real-time location tracking solutions such as ION Mustering are much preferred. In an emergency real-
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time data is comprehensive, accurate, up to date, and readily available,” says Harry Forbes of Boston-based ARC Advisory Group. In the day to day operations of industrial facilities, nothing is more critical than the safety and health of personnel. Unfortunately, says Apprion, many facilities are still utilising archaic, manual processes and systems during critical emergency activities. One serious incident puts the lives of many at risk. ION Mustering ensures greater protection for employees, contractors, and the surrounding community with faster, more accurate and efficient mustering than traditional manual processes, real-time monitoring of
worker health, location and status and visual confirmation of personnel safety. “Our customers have stressed that personnel safety is the top priority at their facilities,” said Sarah Prinster, vice-president of marketing at Apprion. “We focused our design and engineering efforts on our ION Mustering application with features such as area entry logs and broadcast alerts to give industrial sites the best solution possible for personnel safety during critical industrial activities.” Te ION Mustering application
provides wireless technology and the integrated ION dashboard to verify the location and status of all personnel during an emergency. ●
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