NEWS Emerson’s Enhanced Perimeter Defense Solution Simplifies
Network Security for Distributed Control Systems NextGen Smart Firewall offers greater bandwidth, updated user-friendly interface and more granular roles for robust, easy-to-configure perimeter security
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merson, a global software and engineering leader, is improving perimeter security for the DeltaV™ distributed control system (DCS) with its new NextGen Smart Firewall, a purpose-built control system firewall designed to provide easy-to-install and easy-to-maintain perimeter security for all industries. More ruggedized construction, increased bandwidth, and role-based access provide users with increased performance and more granular access control.
Manufacturers need to secure their networks without complexity that would otherwise add administrative overhead to already busy operations teams. Emerson’s NextGen Smart Firewall features a user-friendly HTML5 web-based user interface,
easy to understand setup menus, and pre-defined DeltaV application rules. The ease of use helps DeltaV administrators and control engineers with no security or information technology (IT) expertise create secure connections for DeltaV applications. “A critical element of Emerson’s vision of boundless automation architecture is secure connectivity between systems in the plant and across the enterprise,” said Claudio Fayad, vice president of technology for Emerson’s process systems and solutions business. “Emerson’s NextGen Smart Firewall delivers intuitive setup and interfaces to provide plants with access to a much wider array of technologies—from control, to reliability, to sustainability and more—without the need to
Drive Lines Technologies to Showcase ADE-WERK Linear Actuators at Flood & Coast Exhibition 2023
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lood & Coast Conference and Exhibition is an industry-leading annual event created to share and celebrate innovative solutions for people and places most at risk from flooding and coastal erosion. This year, Flood & Coast is taking place at the Telford International Centre in Shropshire, from the 6th to the 8th of June 2023. At the event, Drive Lines Technologies will be showcasing ADE-WERK Linear Actuators and Grob Antriebstechnik Screw Jacks on stand A3, in collaboration with the ADE- WERK team from Germany.
Drive Lines Technologies supplies components for flood protection and water management hydraulic steel structure applications throughout the UK. As the UK agent for ADE-WERK products, Drive Lines Technologies offers electro-mechanical linear actuator solutions. The growing trend of utilising electric actuators instead of hydraulics for flood defence systems and water level control has been fuelled by environmental benefits, as well as lower operating costs. ADE-WERK’s linear actuators were developed for the operation of weir and sluice gates in shipping canals, and have now expanded to hydro, flood, bridges and other applications The linear electric actuators offered by Drive Lines Technologies are reliable, with low operating and maintenance costs and a minimum design lifetime of 35 years. They can handle forces up to 2000kN, with a stroke length of up to 8000mm. The actuators offer IP68 submerged protection and have a high level of positioning accuracy of less than 1mm via an AUMA or Rotork user interface.
As well as the ADE-WERK Linear Actuators, Drive Lines Technologies will also have Grob Screw Jacks on their stand. Screw Jacks are typically used wherever controlled lifting, lowering and safe, controlled movement is required. Screw Jacks can be used for sluice gates and flood protection flap seals actuation via motor control or hand wheel operation. Drive Lines Technologies have extensive experience with mitre gates, flood barriers, gates and doors for all flood prevention applications. For Asset Managers and Design Engineers looking to make the change from aging or leaking hydraulics to clean electro-mechanical actuators and screw solutions, the Drive Lines Technologies and ADE-WERK teams will be on hand at Flood & Coast this June.
maintain a dedicated IT presence.” Gigabit connections support improved performance for applications that require higher bandwidth. Ruggedized construction is well suited for harsh manufacturing environments. Emerson’s NextGen Smart Firewall’s advanced features include: · Virtual private networks – increasing flexibility and security for geographically dispersed networks · Network address translation – protecting network IP schemes and conserving addresses · More granular user roles – administrators have full control, engineers may add or modify application rules, and auditors have read-only access to logs. To learn more, please visit the DeltaV NextGen Smart Firewall webpage.
Coke drum exchange minimizes
disruption for Gulf Coast refinery Removal and replacement of four coke drums completed ahead of schedule
he impressive capabilities of Mammoet’s SK350 crane aided in the efficient replacement of four coke drums at a Texas City, Texas refinery. The replacement of the coke drums was part of a planned turnaround at the refinery’s coker unit.
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By utilizing the SK350, a 5,000t class crane, no preparation work was needed as the crane could lift the derrick as constructed. This allowed significant time savings for the client and other third- party contractors since they did not have to make modifications to the derrick for lifting ahead of time.
In addition, the SK350 had more than sufficient capacity to extract the 740t derrick and keep ground bearing pressure low because of its ring design, while also completing all lifts from the same location.
First the 53m (174 ft) tall derrick was removed so the coke drums could be reached. After this, one by one, the old 270t (596,000 lb.) coke drums were removed and replaced with new, 448t (998,000 lb.) coke drums. Once in place, the derrick structure was reinstalled. Each of the eight coke drums was handled with the SK’s auxiliary hook. Typically, lattice boom cranes have two hook blocks hanging from the boom. The main hook block is the crane’s heavy-duty block that can handle the full lifting capacity of the crane. Hanging
in front of the main hook block is the auxiliary or runner hook block, which is typically considered a light duty block. The auxiliary hook block moves up and down much quicker than the main block, hence its nickname “runner”. The runner is very useful for quickly handling lighter loads for routine job site and crane assembly activities. On the SK, the runner hook on its own has a 600t capacity, making it strong enough to lift a load as heavy as an average coke drum, which would typically require the strength of a heavy-duty main block on most cranes.
Mammoet provided manpower for two 12-hour shifts, allowing for around- the-clock work to complete all ten lifts several days ahead of schedule despite encountering multiple days’ worth of weather including strong winds and heavy fog.
Mammoet Project Manager, Sidney King, states, “Using the world’s strongest land-based crane, Mammoet’s international team comprised of six nationalities led the coke drum replacement project to a successful conclusion. With zero recordables and despite some weather downtime, the SK350 was able to complete all the client’s lifts days ahead of their planned schedule, giving the turnaround an opportunity for an ahead of schedule completion.”
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