Emerson and RCS Preview Wireless Corrosion Transmitter

Phil Black - PII Editor 04/12/2007

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Coming in 2008, high-speed corrosion transmitter will be a seamless element of Emersons Smart Wireless Solutions and will integrate with AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager for asset optimisation

Emerson Process Management and Rohrback Cosasco Systems (RCS) of Santa Fe Springs, California, are jointly previewing the new RCS Microcor Wireless Transmitter for high-speed communication of corrosion rate data. To be introduced in 2008, the new transmitter will be the culmination of more than a year of cooperative development and testing between Emerson, a global leader in wireless solutions for the process industries, and RCS, the market leader in corrosion monitoring products and services for the process industries.

The new RCS wireless corrosion transmitter will integrate with Emersons Smart Wireless offerings. Corrosion information from the Microcor device will be available for use in the automation system where it can be logged, trended, and analysed along with other process information. Corrosion data will also be available in AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager software, widely used in the process industries for device configuration, calibration, and documentation and predictive diagnostics. This will extend the predictive diagnostics coverage of AMS Suite to corrosion, enabling a predictive approach by users that reduces maintenance costs, prevents unexpected shutdowns, and optimises plant assets.

The wireless corrosion device will be based on RCSs Microcor technology and will provide corrosion rates in any process media at speeds approaching real time. Real time corrosion rates can be used by operators to detect a spike in corrosion, control inhibitor injection, and correlate with other process data for root cause analysis to reduce operating costs, extend asset life, and extend the time between shut-downs.

The RCS wireless transmitter will work as a node in a self-organising network with other Emerson Smart Wireless devices, or it can be configured as a part of an independent network of corrosion monitors. Smart Wireless solutions are an extension of Emersons PlantWeb digital plant architecture that integrates the highly reliable wireless data with DeltaV and Ovation digital automation systems and AMS Suite predictive maintenance solutions.

“We have chosen to work with industry leading suppliers to develop wireless field devices that are both best-in-class and meet open standards,” said Craig Llewellyn, president of Emersons Asset Optimization Division. “RCS fits this profile and is fully committed to the WirelessHART standard, which we support. Users of Emersons PlantWeb architecture and the AMS Suite can take advantage of predictive intelligence from third party devices that best meet their operating needs.”

“We see wireless corrosion solutions as the ideal response to unique process challenges, particularly in the oil and gas industries where the reservoirs in mature fields are yielding an increasing cut of water and other corrosive compounds,” said Brent Ford, CEO of Rohrback Cosasco. “The assets through which these materials flow are often ageing, susceptible to corrosion, and not easily adapted to hard-wired online systems. The ideal solution to prevent failures due to corrosion in this environment incorporates wireless corrosion transmitters working in conjunction with a reliable data transmission and processing system like Emersons Smart Wireless.”

Emersons Smart Wireless solution is an extension of the PlantWeb digital plant architecture, combining highly reliable, smart monitoring devices with wireless transmitters in an innovative self-organising mesh network that automatically adapts as device points are added or removed, or obstructions encountered. The network, which uses Time Synchronised Mesh Protocol (TSMP) technology, has been extensively tested in real-world environments.

For more information on the forthcoming RCS new wireless corrosion transmitter, visit www.rohrbackcosasco.com For information about all Smart Wireless products and services, including AMS Device Manager, go to www.EmersonProcess.com/SmartWireless

For more information contact Emerson Process Managemant, Stockport, Cheshire

Tel; 0870 240 1978 (UK) +44 870 240 1978 (Intl)

Fax; 0870 240 4389 (UK) +44 870 240 4389 (Intl)

Email; uk-irelandsales@emersonprocess.com

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