Emerson expands programme of wireless technology web seminars for the chemical industry

Phil Black - PII Editor 02/09/2009

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Learn how wireless solutions in process automation can help to maximise output and reduce cost at your plant

Emerson Process Management has confirmed its programme of free web seminars that focus on the use of wireless technology within the chemical industry. Following the success of the opening seminar for senior plant management, Emerson has scheduled monthly seminars that will demonstrate how wireless can improve plant efficiency, increase effectiveness of operations and maintenance personnel, and even change the way you operate your plant.

“The initial seminar was very successful and we received excellent feedback,” said Chris Hamlin, Marketing Director – Global Chemical Industries, Emerson Process Management. “Participation in the forthcoming seminars will help delegates understand where wireless solutions can improve the bottom line of their plant.”

The next seminar; `Doing More with Less with Wireless’, is on Monday 14th September and focuses on the challenge that all chemical producers face, which is to do more with less. Following a brief introduction to wireless technology, the seminar identifies areas of production, operations and maintenance, and project functions where wireless will have a significant and immediate impact on business performance.

This is followed by `Wireless in Projects – A Faster, Cheaper, Manageable Infrastructure’, to be held on October 19th. This demonstrates how wireless technologies have the potential to bring alignment between project organisations, with their emphasis on risk, cost and time, and the on-going systems and I/E engineering functions that are more concerned with consistency, sustainability and supportability.

`Improving Production Performance with Wireless’ scheduled for November 16th, will focus on the dramatic improvements wireless technologies can make to production. Concentrating on the themes of temporary and additional measurement, the seminar will illustrate how wireless can change your approach to performance measurement and monitoring, bringing about significant improvements in productivity, yield and availability.

Aimed at plant maintenance and operations staff, the final seminar in the series on December 14th; `Wireless – More Reliability, Less Maintenance’, will illustrate how wireless technologies can reduce the frequency and severity of unplanned equipment failures, enabling you to move away from reactive or periodic practices to truly predictive maintenance.

The 45 minute web seminars will use typical applications based on existing installations to demonstrate how wireless can improve plant efficiency; increase the effectiveness of operations and maintenance staff, and providing advanced warning of problems before they have an effect on the process. Tailored to the needs of plant management, projects, operation, and maintenance personnel, the seminars will be fully interactive, enabling delegates to pose questions directly to the presenters during the event.

Delegates are required to register in advance at www.EmersonProcess.eu/ChemicalWebinar